TAG: Aloe Blacc

Oct09

Aloe Blacc – Good Things (Review)

Aloe Blacc

Good Things

Released by Stones Throw


Stones Throw multitasker and host of L.A’s best party (Do-Over), Aloe Blacc, is making a big splash with his second solo album.  He seemingly came out of nowhere earlier this year with his recession anthem "I Need a Dollar;" which is the theme song of the underrated HBO show "How to Make It in America." But Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III has been active since the early-1990s; best known as the singer-rapper half of L.A.-based hip-hop duo Emanon with DJ Exile. He released his first solo ...
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Sep22

The Miguel Atwood-Ferguon Ensemble x Aloe Blacc’s Tribute to Guru + Deliver the Word (Video & MP3)

Here’s the final and 3rd video from the recent free event by The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble in Los Angeles, CA.  Hopefully by now, you’ve checked the previous two videos, one featuring Bilal, and the other featuring Flying Lotus.  Backed by some of today’s best musicians, including Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave on drums and Stephen ‘Thundercat’ Bruner on bass, The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble’s performance was truly as special moment for Los Angeles.

This final video features Aloe Blacc.  Together, Miguel and Aloe pay homage and tribute to Gang Starr MC Keith ‘Guru’ Elam, doing an arrangement of Gang Starr’s Betrayal, which initially featured Scarface.  Aloe Blacc’s album Good Things is also out now via the Stones …

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Sep07

Exile – AM/FM (Review)

Exile

AM/FM

Released by Plug Research Records


Exile has built up his name as a producer over the years and could quite possibly be the best producer in the Los Angles scene currently. His Radio album that dropped last year was one of the more creative instrumental projects to ever grace the hip hop genre and it's his new release, AM/FM, that gets the "...reworked/remixed/new compositions and interpretations" as listed in a press release. Never one to be dull, Exile and compadres bring new life to the familiar soundscapes that were found on Radio. If you had ...
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Jun08

Various Artists – Notes For Haiti (Review)

Various Artists

Notes For Haiti

Released by Oxfam America


In response to the catastrophic series of earthquakes and aftershocks experienced in Haiti, a collective of musicians from Detroit, MI and Los Angeles, CA came together with faith in the people- us.  They formulated the project, “Notes For Haiti” in hopes that we can make a difference; and not only do, but believe in it as well.  This album is a way to thank and remind us, of not only our fortunes, but also our duties as a society - in remaining thankful and humble, during such times. Initially, this ...
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Mar24

Mulatu Astatke – Yekermo Sew (Te’Amir Remix) (MP3)

Timeless somehow doesn’t need to be remixed.   However, it was always intended to be an inclusive multi-generational project, and commissioning remixes of Timeless allows exploration of new options for these amazing performances.  The first of three exclusive remixes is by a group of young musicians from Los Angeles called Te’Amir, named after the group’s leader. …MORE
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