Nov10

Gray Kid, The – B thru Z (Review)

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Gray Kid, The

B thru Z

Released by white


The Kid is one of our boys'he wrote a ridiculously entertaining essay on music's similarities and obsession to the cocaine trade that'll appear in our Dec issue'but we couldn't sleep on writing a few words about the first cut he sent us from his upcoming mixtape, The Pilgrimmage: Y'all Some Turkeys. Tackling Dipset's 'Crunk Music,' Gray Kid picks up where Juelz Santana's staple adlib''A!''leaves off. Using letters as words rather than just rhyming alphabetical alliterations, he's able to mimic Juelz's swagger and style without sounding like a parody. Of ...
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Nov10

Game ft. everyone in the game – It’s Okay (One Blood) Remix (Review)

Game ft. everyone in the game

It's Okay (One Blood) Remix

Released by Interscope


'Cause this joint is nearly 12 minutes long, you must know, I grade on a curve: Jim Jones (C+), Snoop Dogg (B), Nas (B), T.I. (C), The Game (B-), Fat Joe (D+), Lil' Wayne (A-), NORE (B-), Jadakiss & Styles P (B+), Fabolous (C-), Juelz Santana (B+), Rick Ross (D+), Twista (C), Kurupt (D), Daz (C-), WC (B+), E-40 (C), Bun B (A-), Chamillionaire (B-), Slim Thug (C), Young Dro (B+), Clipse (A), Ja Rule (C+).
Nov10

Theo – Summertime Groove / Funk My Tricky Groovy Disco Shit (Review)

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Theo

Summertime Groove / Funk My Tricky Groovy Disco Shit

Released by Labrok


French label Labrok can really do no wrong and this release holds true to that statement. Relative newcomer Theo drops to soulful funky disco breakbeat jams that fans of labels like Fort Knox and Funk Weapons should be all over. Don't sleep on this label.
Nov10

Rob Reng – Plug Me In (Review)

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Rob Reng

Plug Me In

Released by Ruff Dog


'Plug Me In' is a steady groover that contains some hooky organ keys and tech-funk beats for the housier break heads complete with some hip-hip vocal sections. It totally heads in another direction on the flip with Italian whiz kid Madox turning into a stripped down minimal electro house bass romp.
Nov10

Napt – Contrast Pt. 1 (Review)

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Napt

Contrast Pt. 1

Released by Sub Frequency Funk


The duo known as Napt churn out some of their best work to date on this soulful breaks label. On 'Rock Your Style' they team up with MC Ken Mac to deliver one of the funkiest numbers from these two. Definite party rocker here with all the right elements. The flip sees them remixing yet another MJ Cole tune in 'So Damn Into You' that features wicked beats and the sultry vocals of Elizabeth Troy.
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