Our boy Jillionaire hit us up on twitter yesterday to let us know that “Yuh Love” is catching fire in Trinidad…
and today he emailed his new mixtape saying, “I got that sunshine for your ears.” Respect!
Archive for February, 2010
Culture Bash Mixtape Volume 1
February 26th, 2010Sissy Nobby Record Release Party
February 25th, 2010
“Lay Me Down” is a Sissy Nobby rap track in the vain of “Da Letter” and “Consequences” with raw sexual lyrics and a heartfelt delivery. Produced by Dre Skull, this anthemic, midtempo rap song is equally indebted to the sounds of No Limit and Rap A Lot Records, carrying on a Southern tradition of syrupy synth strings and head nodding bass.
You’ve heard the “Lay Me Down” remixes and it’s finally time to drop the single. Tomorrow night is the Sissy Nobby “Lay Me Down” record release party in New Orleans, Louisiana and Dre Skull, Rusty Lazer and Sissy Nobby will be in the building.
You can order the limited edition vinyl now – only 500 copies.
If you’re in New Orleans, get the full record release party details here.
My Chick Bad
February 24th, 2010
Ludacris and Nicki Minaj over a beat that uses the string sample from Sticky’s Jumeirah Riddim. Big!!
Bounce For Relief: The Best Of New Orleans Bounce Vol. 2
February 23rd, 2010
Cocaine Blunts dropped Bounce For Relief Vol. 1 back in 2005 and they have finally followed it up with Vol. 2 and it’s a big mix.
Here we veer into the gangsta bounce of early Cash Money and another of the stronger labels from that era – Pack. It’s also bookended by two proto-bounce tracks Gregory D & Mannie Fresh’s “Buck Jump Time” and the J Ro J’s brass band “Buck Jump” knock off “Let’s Jump.” Like the first the song selection consists of mostly classics with a few lesser known titles sprinkled in. Sorry about the crackle and fuzz on some tracks, you know how it goes. Please continue to support New Orleans in any way you can.
Bounce For Relief: The Best Of New Orleans Bounce Vol. 2
[via Cocaine Blunts]
Dutty Artz, Dutty Future
February 22nd, 2010
DJ /Rupture and Matt Shadetek‘s Dutty Artz label, blog and parties are indisputably ground zero for New York’s exploding global bass scene. Here, we speak with Shadetek and longtime collaborator Jahdan Blakkamoore about the rising tide of dancehall, daggering, Latin, and tropical and what it takes to push music into the future.
[via Seen]
Bootlegged In Japan
February 19th, 2010
The “Smoke Machine Riddim” is still a growing phenomena (just check out the daily twitter mentions of “Yuh Love”), but it wasn’t until we saw it being bootlegged as a riddim CD in Japan that we realized just how global it had gone. Big up the dancehall massive!
NguzuNguzu “Moments In Love” Mixtape
February 18th, 2010
NguzuNguzu redefine “eclectic” with this mixtape, culling old house music, ghetto bass, Gucci Mane, beatboxing and even Ginuwine’s “Pony” into thirty seven minutes of harmonic dissonance – each track sampling elements from “Moments in Love” by Art of Noise.
Hey Bonjay!
February 17th, 2010
Hailing from Toronto, Bonjay (island slang for “Good God!”) are emerging as a force to be reckoned with. Utilizing bits and pieces from dancehall, heavy bass music, soul, reggae and R&B, Alanna (vocals) and Pho (beats) have assembled a sound that’s accessible & layered- satisfying for lovers of underground dance music and pop enthusiasts alike. Here’s a cut from last year’s “Gimme Gimme” EP, which you can grab on Amazon or iTunes. Keep watch, big things will be coming from these two.
