In a startlingly awkward interview, Mos Def reveals some clues about his new album, including collaborations with Slick Rick, Jay Electroncia, Black Thought, Madlib and his brother Oh No. He also talks about bringing back Def Poetry.
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Madlib’s latest release, WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip, will be dropped by Barely Breaking Even in the fall of 2008. Apparently Madlib will stray from his world rhythms and return to a more west-coast, hip-hop/R&B vibe. Like usual, many guests fill the slots in this closing to BBE’s Beat Generation series, which J Dilla opened them with. In their eyes, for a guy that is compared to the late Dilla so much, it’s only natural to close with Madlib. Guests include, but are not limited to: Guilty Simpson, Oh No, Talib, Karriem Riggins, Frank N Dank, and many more. Go here to sign up for more info, and peep the track listing below.
WLIB “plays like the days when AM radio ruled the airwaves, transmitting a crackling, low-fi m
It seems that Delicious Vinyl Records will be releasing an album for Dilla’s brother, Illa J, that has no release date or title as of yet. Illa J relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles after his brother’s death to start Yancey Boys Studio, using his brother’s equipment. This studio is where family magic is being made…Illa J has taken unreleased Dilla beats and worked them into an album where he will be MCing over the beats.
Mike Ross, founder of Delicious Vinyl, said that in the early years Dilla had given him some beats that piled up but never got released. Ross took these to Illa J to make this record. Ross saw these beats as Illa J’s “birthright,” and given the musical talent of the Yancey family, knew that Illa J would not dissapoint in making …
Ever since Cannibal Ox debuted in 2002, its leader Vast Aire has been that dude. Which dude? The dude who’s got so much attitude and wit on the mic that his verses make spiders cross-eyed. Just know that come Jun 24th, his new album, Deuces Wild, will be ready for consumption. With fourteen sure-to-be-solid tracks, there are appearances by Camp Lo’s Gecchi Suede, Copywrite, and Cannibal Ox’s Vordul Mega. Production-wise, Oh No, Pete Rock, and Melodius Monk all contribute (among others).
2K Sports has been upping their cred as of late. Not only producing games that are actually pretty dope (All Pro-Football 2K8 was alright, but last years NBA 2K7 was the bomb explosive in the most positive way), but for the past several years they've enlisted indie hip-hop's finest to produce the complementing soundtracks to their games for folks to nod their head to.
In the past they had Dan the Automator, and with this year's All-Pro Football they had Z-Trip which saw all the Roots to Rakim to Redman rapping about schooling suckas on the courts or in the field. In continuing that trend, this year is no different. What they've got lined up for this year's NBA outing is that they've tapped Stones Throw presidente Peanut Butter Wolf to compile B-Ball Zombie War, an album with …
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