First song this week is a great track from back in 2002. It’s “Cry Baby” by Spiller. The Italian producer/dj has been around since the 90’s but his music is usually more pop/electronic than hip hop/electronic like this track sounds.
Second song is by David Holmes and it’s off of the Ocean’s 12 soundtrack that, along with Ocean’s Thirteen, he scored. The track is called “$165 Million + Interest (Into) The Round Up” and it’s a great one. He’s always got a great combo of jazzy, funky bass lines and edgy guitar riffs with funky, hip hop-ish sounding drums and this song clearly illustrates that.
David Holmes – $165 Million + Interest (Into) The Round Up (Click Here if the link is not working)
Third song is “Slow Bullet” by People Under The Stairs and even though it’s only 1:20 seconds long, it’s amazingly mellow and definitely my favorite interlude. Thes One produced this track and, along with Double K, PUTS included it on their 1999 release The Next Step. I wrote a little bit about them a couple of weeks ago so if you haven’t checked them out yet, you’re kind of blowing it. Thes One is a great hip hop producer and the way he turns the Bob James/Earl Klugh sample in this song into a downbeat instrumental interlude is a little piece of genius.
People Under The Stairs – Slow Bullet (Click here to sample the song)
