Bristol bass don Ewan Hoozami grabs London-based hip-hop/ 8 piece brass outfit Lazy Habits’ funky cautionary tale by the horns (see what I did there) and transmutes it into something a little more 21st century. Subtly mind – different break and some moody synth – oh and a lovely stompy bridge. Plus it’s free for you to download – which is nice. Don’t forget to say thanks. I should point out that this did actually arrive on my virtual doormat on Monday
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Tag Archives: hip-hop
LAZY HABITS: Even Out (Ewan Hoozami remix) (2013) Free download
‘BIZARRE RIDE II THE PHARCYDE’ Live: Europe tour dates (2013)
It’s got all the potential to be a massive clusterfuck of hasbeens and assorted hangers-on trading on past glories to make some cold cash money hasn’t it? A tour where two members of The Pharcyde (who, along with fellow rappers Imani and Booty Brown and producer J-Swift assured their place in hip-hop history with their glorious jazz-hip-hop psychedelia of their 1992 debut Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde) perform every track of the album live, in
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TOO MANY T’s: The T.P. EP (2013)
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Let’s face it, too much UK hip-hop is all dour posturing and album covers on which grown men pull the facial expressions of a fifteen year old who’s just been bollocked for having his phone out in class. Time to welcome Too Many Ts‘ official studio debut release The TP then, as they firmly plant the flag of old school party hip-hop somewhere at the crossover between Aspects, the
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DJ ROAST BEATZ: Panama Ho’s (2013) Free download
Rating: I’m all for sisters not being held back by gender inequality but have you ever noticed how when DJs play tracks containing iffy lyrics like ‘shorty get on it’ and ‘she’s leaking, she’s soaking wet’ that the ladies, far from storming off the dancefloor in a fit of pique, get more filthy? It’s something that is almost certain to happen with this mashup bomb from DJ Roast Beatz
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ACEYALONE: ‘Leanin On Slick’ video (2013)
Here’s the video to the title track and lead single off what is shaping up to be one of the monkey’s favourite LPs of 2013 – Aceyalone‘s Leanin’ on Slick. Expect to find the Freestyle Fellowship rapper, slightly greyer in the beard but still tight on the mic, propping up a barrio bar, chain smoking and downing endless shots of rum whilst holding forth about what people will sell their soul for –
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DJTZINAS: It’s About Really Hot (2013) Free download
Rating: Djtzinas provides a slab of timely reggae-hip-hop booty with It’s About Really Hot mashing up Clipse and some random rapped hook from Alex Tune’s gabba abortion Frequencies over a skankin riddim that positively radiates summer vibes. A fact which will be particularly poignant for UK residents who have just been graced with three days of continuous sunshine. Poignant because going by
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FORT KNOX FIVE: 10 Years Of Fort Knox Five (2013)
Has it really been ten years of Fort Knox Five? I had to dig out my 12″ of Radio Free DC (which features on this) to see how old it was and even that’s eight years old. So, yes a decade since the spy funk breaks of The Big Score. If another record company had signed the four of them (yes, I know) back in 2003 you can imagine they might have been posed the question “So – where do you see
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CHART – May 2013
(NEW)1. T Bird & The Breaks – I Gets My Boogie On (Mako & The Hawk remix)
Shades of Coldcut’s remix of ‘Paid In Full’ and Loaded-era Primal Scream anyone?
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TOO MANY Ts: ’1992′ video + remix competition (2013)
Rating: Strutting round lighting cigars off wads of bank notes, and bragging about how great they are? Contrary to expectations, not a bunch of braying investment bankers from the city but rather a pair who are inevitably going to end up being called the UK Beastie Boys. I say ‘end up’ – they already have been – though not by the monkey. It’s Too Many Ts of course – never strangers to straight-up party
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ACEYALONE: Leanin’ On Slick (2013)
Rating: Sniffing at the heels of the recently unveiled title track comes Aceyalone’s latest full-length project Leanin’ On Slick. It finds the Freestyle Fellowship rapper continuing to reinvent retro-hop with the assistance (once more) of producer Bionik. Where the former album favoured Motown and doo-wop flavours however, this sees Acey return to the fine tradition of funky/ soulful
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