TAG: DOOM

Mar17

DJ Ayres, “Got Me Gone” Featuring GLC (MP3)

Rubber Duck DJ 

“…Amazed at all the so-called wanna-be players/showing off they titballs to all the free Gayers…”

Ah yes a punchline from DOOM’s “Batty Boyz,” one that seemed like a subliminal dis of one of New York’s darling hipster DJs. While The Rub is something of a legendary party in the Northeast USA, the crowd that it attracts always seemed to be on the neophyte side perhaps in part to the mash-up formatting the aforementioned DJ sponsors (a format clearly co-opted from Philadelphia’s now-defunct Hollertronix crew, helmed by none other than Diplo). No disrespect at all to Chicago’s GLC but this track is an utter snoozefest and perhaps an example of a DJ getting gassed up off his own press clippings. There are many DJs/producers/crews with technical skill but not all of them honor the rich tradition of …

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Feb20

Live Review – Mos Def and De La Soul @ The Trocadero, Philadelphia 2/18/10

Mos, De La & The Ruler In The Illadelph 

Hi Mos Def

It wasn’t that type of show. That’s what this pressman (minus a press pass) overheard near the capacity bar. It was Pete Rock on the wheels warming up the crowd. Then De La Soul for a long, bizarre set. Then mighty Mos Def clad in garish garb commandeering the limelight in self-indulgent fashion, Slick Rick in tow. Another wrinkle in time in Philadelphia, a city that recently withstood two crippling blizzards in less than a week. A city trying to thaw, a country teetering on the edge of double-dip recession. An awkward moment for a sold-out true school party. Thursday night to boot, not quite the weekend. …MORE

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Feb17

Promoters React to Chicago MosDOOM Scandal (Video)

The promoters of this weekend’s Mos Def/MF Doom show in Chicago have released a statement regarding the multitude of accusations that MF Doom did not perform and instead had an impersonator lip-synch in his place:

There are rumors floating around that this past Saturday’s DOOM show was performed by a person who was not DOOM.

The promoters of the show: React, Cold Grums, Silver Wrapper and the Congress Theater understand the rumors and are NOT ignoring the issue.

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Feb15

Live Review: Mos Def (& Doom) @ Congress Theater, Chicago

Let me start by saying I have very little respect for Doom. His fans are able to understand and be content with the fact that Doom will routinely send out impersonators to perform for him, as he did last night at the near-packed Congress Theater in Chicago, and I respect them for that. But that stuff doesn’t fly for me. I left about 15 minutes through Doom’s set, which was filled with loud bass, horrible lip-synching, and–the only thing I really liked about it–Doom’s hypeman Big Benn Kling-On, the only person who could’ve convinced me to stay.

However, Saturday night was not a complete and total loss by any stretch of the imagination–Mos Def was in the building, and he came with a swagger and presence that made Doom’s lacky impersonator look like he was performing at a high school talent show. …MORE

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Feb11

CX, DOOM, DIALLO: CX Kidtronik’s debut Stones Throw 12″ in Spring

http://www.stonesthrow.com/store/12-inch/cxkidtronik/black-girl-white-girl

CX Kidtronik’s 2006 Krak Attack sounds like Wu-Tang Clan if they were produced by Alec Empire.

His CV reads “He is from New York City.  He has worked with Antipop Consortium, Saul Williams, Trent Reznor, Kanye W.” (Live with Saul Williams, the guy had Trent Reznor vocal samples coming out of his MPC!)

His hit from the aforementioned album is called “Big Girl Skinny Girl” where he weighs the pros and cons of both body types; the new single, “Black Girl White Girl”, discusses merits such as, “White girl, try and put me in a Prius”.

King Ghidorah from the Godzilla pantheon, representing one of DOOM’s finest alter-egos, graces the cover.

May will be a good month (this 12″ teaser anticipates a forthcoming LP by CX, also on Stones Throw).

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Dec23

Best of ‘09 : A Soul Centric Review (URB writer David Ma)

The best part of what I do is all the music I get to listen to; the worst part is all the music I have to listen to.  And yes, there were plentiful letdowns this year.   Sure, you have your Phoenix, your Jay-Z, your Yeah Yeah Yeahs, your Gaga– all huge artists whose work was really really solid.  But they, and a few more, were largely in the minority in ‘09.

Besides all the boring,  trend-chasing releases, there were moments of triumph and originality.  These projects, perhaps niche or weird, do show that smarts and musicianship can still prove successful.  These artists lacked MTV airplay, features in Rolling Stone, and major radio support, but  the actual music, unlike this year’s trite hits, will likely age well in the coming years.

As I sink deeper in age (and curmudgeonism), I find myself sucker-punched by music with one commonality: Soul.  Heartfelt songs that get you in the gut can’t be denied.  Here are solid releases that, for one reason or for many, struck me hard in ‘09.   …MORE

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