Kutiman Mixes YouTube <—–Click that. It’s amazing. It’s the brand new project from Kutiman and, to date, it’s one of the greatest things that exists on the internet. I know it’s a bold statement, and I stand by it… one of the greatest things. He takes random YouTube clibs of people playing different instruments, or people doing things that create different sounds, and he cuts them up, and restructures them for a new, single song- and there are 7 songs. He samples YouTube to create his own brand of funky, soulful beats. It must have taken a very long time since he samples between 10-20 youtube videos for each song. A little personal history on Kutiman (this kind of ties it all together for me)- I bought his debut, self titled album back in 2007 and I loved it. It’s extremely funky and soulful and draws on hip hop, rock, and world music which creates a very mature, passionate overall sound. That’s why I was surprised to learn that Ophir “Kutiman” Kutiel was born in Jerusalem in 1982. He was 25 and his music sounded like it was made by someone who’s been making music for decades collaborating with people from all over the world. After this new project, all i can say is- what a talent. What a modern, musical genius.
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Don’t know much about this track. Haven’t really researched it at all. Found it, loved it, wanted to share it. It’s Nickel Eye featuring Wale- the Mark Ronson remix of “Brandy of the Damned”. And it’s pretty “damned” good if you ask me.
Nickel Eye – Brandy of the Damned Feat. Wale (Mark Ronson Remix)
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Redman and Method Man are coming out with a new album. Awesome. I still play 1999’s Blackout and I think it would have to be in my top 20 best albums in hip hop. So when I heard these two tracks I haven’t heard before, I got a little excited about it all. They’ve always managed to combine hardcore style with goofy lyrics and the music is cool, fun, and has some serious mainstream appeal. At least it did. I’m not so sure Redman and Method Man’s new album will do that well but not because of the songs alone. It’s more because of the fact that they are old news in a world that’s overwhelmed with new acts everyday. Check out the new tracks.
Redman and Method Man – A Yo / Broken Language
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I feel pretty bad that the last song is a Kid Cudi song and I’m not really going to talk about Kid Cudi. I picked this song to talk about Kanye West because Kanye bugs me. But he is a great producer and there’s no doubt about that. I just wish he would always let great emcees rap over his beats instead of saving the best beats for himself. I don’t think he’s a good emcee and he tries way too hard to be a rockstar for me to really like him. Kanye produced this new Kid Cudi track, “Sky Might Fall”. Kanye’s beat is only ok, but what’s great about it is that it’s sound really captures the style of the music of this decade- the 00’s. The sixties, seventies, eighties- when you think of the sound of music from each decade, certain songs stand out more than others. It’s similar to what happens with art and artists who become popular- and I hope I don’t get too into this for you- certain artists really capture something unique about a culture and time and they’re work becomes relevant and, in time, valuable. Seriously though, Kanye is a b.
Kid Cudi – Sky Might Fall
