TAG: Prodigy

Oct05

A Video worth watching: “Destroy” by @C_Rayz_Walz (Video & MP3)

Destroy (C-Rayz Walz) from Nicolas Heller on Vimeo.

This video speaks mountains. To watch A Shabazz on Shabazz (Ricky on Waleed, pause) video in the middle of naptown (Indianapolis) train tracks with C Rayz running over what can be argues as one of his best songs is amazing to me. I recall the video of Homeboy Sandman crawling out the womb with 2hungrybros. For one man who is known to be shooting the gun rather than being exposed to one, the boom bap drums of animals turning on humans with berettas (or glocks , pardon me for any lack of knowledge on gun types) to the face makes him light hearted, to the other side of a stick up kid.

Now after chatting with Sandman, the video “Destroy” is the one …

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Sep26

Evidence, Cats & Dogs (Review)

Evidence

Cats & Dogs

Released by Rhymesayers


Evidence is that dude. Many heads point to 2007's Weatherman as one of hip-hop's recent treasures. That first solo project, with production from Sid Roams, The Alchemist, Jake One, Babu & Ev (all of whom are back on this one, save Jake One), had a refreshingly crisp sonic blueprint, heavy on the spacy synths and brimming with soul. Having now made a switch from the lost-at-sea ABB to Rhymesayers with a Layover (EP) in between, everything is back in order for the dilated one to drop another top-drawer record.
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May05

Pollyn – Still Love (Sid Roams Remix) (MP3)

The Los Angeles musical collective known as Pollyn is comprised of vocalist Genevieve Artadi, guitarist Anthony Cava, and beatmaker Adam Jay Weissman.  Pollyn creates atmospheric pop songs with lush electronic overtones.  With heavy rotation on KCRW and featured on Urb’s Next 100, the band has remixed several high profile acts including Gorillaz, Liquid Liquid, Buffalo Daughter, Health, and Exile. Their second Remix EP for the song Still Love features remixes by dEbruit, Blue Daisy and Sid Roams.  Today, we are sharing the Sid Roams Remix, who is known for his production work with Dilated Peoples, Prodigy, and many others, and is one of the more hip hop friendly tracks from this recently released EP.

[Pollyn – Still Love (Sid Roams Remix) …

Mar28

Dubstep: Calling for Reinforcements

Inside the scattered evolution and cross-Atlantic club nights of dubstep (by Brandon Ivers) 

It only takes five minutes inside Crash Mansion, the current host of NYC’s dubstep  party Dub War, to see the telltale signs of a new scene taking form. Everyone is learning to dance again; midair hand chops and a pseudo-skank bounce replace years of codified junglist head bobs. The music sounds rawer, more unpredictable than most of these people are used to; a sludged-out bass crawl one moment can flash into a bleepy synth arpeggio the next. Even the DJs seem as psyched as the crowd-when certain tracks drop, these grown men suddenly look like 10-year-olds with a PS3.

On this night, Dub War’s “FWD vs. Dub War” lineup represents a cross section of the success both the UK and U.S. dubstep scenes have experienced over the last year. Youngsta and Hatcha represent the UK’s FWD weekly, which, aside from the …