I know I’ve already posted a bunch of different covers, remixes, and mash ups but… doesn’t everybody love them? I think when people hear a song they recognize combined with something they haven’t heard before- something new and unfamiliar- it makes the experience more memorable and sometimes even more enjoyable. Here are some more covers, [...] Read More…
First song is Mos Def‘s brand new track, “Quiet Dog”. It’s the second single from his upcoming album, The Ecstatic. I really just like Mos Def’s vibe. Not only does he flow over whatever beat he’s on with ease and edge, but his lyrical abilities combined with his distinctive sounding voice really separate him from [...] Read More…
Damn these are popular. Mash Ups are kind of going through a surge in popularity right now. Mash ups can be… Read More…
First song is by the new underground hip hop supergroup, The Mighty Underdogs, comprised of rappers Gift of Gab and Lateef the Truth Speaker, and producer Headnodic. This song is the first track of their debut album, Droppin’ Science Fiction. But the album is just good, it’s not great. Lateef used to be one of my favorite [...] Read More…
First track is a mash up of Mobb Deep’s “Shook One’s Pt II” vocals blended together Bob Marley’s “I Shot The Sheriff” by Jon Moskowitz & Swindle. They also layered a beat on top of the Bob Marley classic which gives the mash-up more of a hip hop feel. These guys actually made a whole album of Bob [...] Read More…
First song is “Hard Days Night” by a new hip hop crew called The Knuxwhose debut album, Remind Me In Three Days, comes out at the end of this month. The Knux are 2 brothers, Al Millio and Krispy, and they produce the music themselves and play all of the instrumentation. I first heard their most popular [...] Read More…