(PRESS RELEASE) Is it a mash-up or is it a remix? Are these really two distinct concepts anyway? Mako and The Hawk couldn’t give a monkey’s! Shamelessly stealing Rasco’s vocals from Parker’s ‘Bristol bass’ hit Western Soul, they craftily weld the Cali Agent MC onto a new beat made from an obscure funk 45 dug up by Mako. In doing so they spawn a hip-hop monster! Spacing Rasco begins with a fanfare as it rumbles into earshot, Rasco materialises atop a bar or two of an electro beat to incite the crowd and then he must leap (at some risk to his own personal safety) astride a mighty funk break which steps in the arena and lays waste to all before it. ‘Ave some of that!
…and cop these too…
LISTEN/ DOWNLOAD – MAKO & THE HAWK vs. BEASTIE BOYS Too Many Rappers (‘Not Enough Funk’ Mix) 320 kbps
LISTEN/ DOWNLOAD – MAKO & THE HAWK – Shut Up & Give It Up 320 kbps
LISTEN/ DOWNLOAD – MAKO & THE HAWK – Ain’t No Other Big Boss Man 320 kbps
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