Puxsatawney

magnetizing the ghetto

sillyness.

maybe a dream line-up of 2009?

MP3: Reflection Eternal - Untitled (Ft. Jay Electronica, Mos Def & J Cole)

who takes the win? HipHop for one. And J Cole certainly more than holds his own.

on a buzz, high enough to scribe out the lyrics --> how this music should be making us feel. I just feel so blessed we've still got artists making us feel like this.

.....

Leftovers.

 More! More!

Go on eLZHI, take Black Milk & DJ Dez back to the lab, cross bolt the door + don't come up for air until you've made enough material to provide me with quotables to last out 2010.

If you don't download this. Better get back to the drawing board. Your lost.

www.elzhi.com

ps. i know i'm (internet time)late on this. . .

beauty from all angles.

I always try and look at 'r&b' in a different way to how it's presented in the charts.

but only as far as disecting the instrumental or plotting what hudmo beats i'd like to see chris brown ride.

thoughts and dreams that are knocked sideways into lameness by this.

Oli Chang's cinematic remix of Beyonce's Naughty Girl

MP3: Beyonce - Naughty Girl (Oli Chang's Cinematic Remix)

thanks to amelia + all the others who, like me, are probably having their listening schedules run by this right now.

redLight

Luke Wolagiewicz in Ponte City (JohannesBurg) via VervePhoto

Where The Wild Things Are

I have a thing for voices - nasally, gruff, gravelly, silky. Even girls with deep voices. Other guys don't like them. I hunt em. Where The Wild Things Are just happens to have some of the most distinct voices in hollyweird on a film reel. James Gandolfini? Check. Forrest Whittaker, the sound of sad broken wisdom? Check. Gruff, rough Mark Ruffalo? Come on now. Crazy.



In class they say one of the hardest things to do is to write from a kid's perspective. I think it's just as hard to show the world how a kid sees it. The famous book does just that. Spike Jonze does just that. This is very much a film about growing up, for kids and grown ups alike. It's surprisingly dark. It's also got an amazing soundtrack which was written by Jonze's ex-girlfriend, Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, with contributions from her bandmates and some members of The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather



Max Records is the coolest entertainment name ever. Max Records is the coolest entertainment boy ever. He might even win an Oscar. He should.



I abso-positively love this movie. It just might be my favourite of 09. One of my favourites ever. Where The Wild Things Are is where i'm at

BEKAWS

KAWS is an NY based artist most people know but just don't know that they do. This is the guy behind numerous magazine covers, BAPE adverts, and the artwork for The Clipse's latest offering - Till The Casket Drops.



A while back I came across this video highlighting the man, his work, and the streets. Street Art.



i-D recently chopped it up with him and released this video

BlakRoc

What do the Black Keys, Mos Def, RZA, Q-Tip, Billy Danze, Nicole Wray, and Jim Jones have in common? Talent. That and the fact that they've come together to form a new supergroup called BlakRoc. With a lil help from our favourite super mogul of the 2000s - Dame Dash



The album is actually out already and is pushing decent numbers but it's really all about the music. They hit the studio on some eleven artists, eleven days, one studio tip. And even had the courtesy to record it all for our viewing pleasure. There are, you guessed it, eleven webisodes and I'll be uploading them time to time. Enjoy.

I.D

Legendary windycity native NO I.D has got somethin bubbling with The Verve's very own Richard Ashcroft. Some may know I.D as the man behind the boards, pushing buttons for the very best of Common's work - I Used To Love H.E.R should ring a bell. I.D is generally hailed as Kanye's mentor and they both worked on Jay's DOA.

They've recorded 20 to 30 songs already. The project is as of yet untitled and might be droppin sometime round April.

cool out

the bass was heavy and the lyrics were clever



just. cool. out

de ja vu

Tell em Teena

QUAKES

no plug for anyone or anything here. just head nod with this for a minute or 2.

exhibit C

real hiphop cut of the quarter out today on I T U N E S 

lyrics .gif courtesy of rappersiknow

you gotta say 'heat' where it's due.

(often lowercase) oracular; obscure; ambiguous:

i'm a big kid. i like shiny new things. shiny new songs and shiny new toys. shiny new years. 2010 will be epic. 2010 will be delphic



more jewels from Jools

Santakwon

jimmy and the boys



Rae, Thought & the mighty Roots Crew

OB4CL...II

Nasty Gong

first cousins




Young Rakim n Young Bob have had this is the works for a minute now. They dropped a snippet of a bomb on us with As We Enter left us fiending for a while. Ofcourse Juniour Gong first teamed up with Nasty Nas on the eerie Road To Zion but now theyve had us hungry stans salivating over their Distant Relatives album. Should be out round the top of twenty-ten. The hype machine is in full grind. First up the Distant Relatives Forum

Watch live streaming video from distantrelatives at livestream.com

They brought out some stellar names for this one - Rakim, Big Youth, Kool Herc, and DJ Red Alert. Just to name a few. The Forum looks at the cultures of HipHop and Reggae, their similarities and influences on the world. They discuss Africa and the origins of music. The V-Tech sponsored event was pretty live and a lot of heads came thru for this one.




The dynamic duo unleash a few exclusives



You gotta love Hate Me Now. Still



Meltin wax with the old heads

Distant Relatives drops in March on Universal Republic

Rebel Music

Green White Green

this is me



Things Fall Apart. But sometimes things just fall into all the right places. Like one Nneka. She ticks every single box. For me. I'll let the music do the talking. But im sure youve already bopped your heads silly to this one



Sometimes things just fall into all the right places. Like this mixtape. Right into my lap.



Tracklisting

1. Can You Hear? (Intro)
2. Let the Madness Begin (J.Period Exclusive)
3. Wake Up World (Interlude)
4. Wake Up Africa (J.Period Remix)
5. The Uncomfortable Truth
6. Untainted Love feat. Damian Marley (Interlude)
7. Spread Love (Brooklyn to Zion) (J.Period Remix)
8. Human Rights (Interlude)
9. Changes (J.Period Remix) feat. M-1 & General Steele
10. Conscious Lyrics (Interlude)
11. Gypsy/Infamous (J.Period Exclusive)
12. Hip Hop Comes From Africa (Interlude)
13. Walking (J.Period Remix) feat. Jay Electronica
14. In Transit (Interlude)
15. Show Love (J.Period Remix) f. Rakaa (Dilated Peoples) & Aceyalone
16. For the Good of Humanity (Interlude)
17. God of Mercy (J.Period Remix) f. Zumbi (Zion I)
18. Suffri (Nigerian in Berlin Remix) feat. Fela Kuti
19. Perseverance is Character (Interlude)
20. Strength/Kangpe (J.Period Dubplate) f. Big Boi (Outkast)
21. Heartbeat (J.Period Remix) feat. Talib Kweli
22. In the Heart of Man (J.Period Exclusive)
23. Symptoms of My Madness (Outtro)

[ Bonus Mix: J.Period Dubplates ]
24. Mind vs. Heart (J.Period Dubplate) f. 2Pac
25. Changes 2 (J.Period Dubplate) feat. Lauryn Hill & John Forte
26. Walking 2 (J.Period Dubplate) feat. Nas

Out Now. Cop it. Make things fall in the right places.

down with the foreigners

'Forever changed' A Grammy nod can do that to you. Shout out to my big brother (not really related - just got love for dude), Little Brother's Phonte and flying Dutchman Nicolay, better known as Foreign Exchange.

After earning a nomination in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category for the track "Daykeeper" featuring Muhsinah, theyre rapping and scratching on cloud nine. I have to say I've never been a fan of the Grammys, but I give em props for this cos, to me at least, the nomination shows theyre thinking outside the tv box.

Foreign Exchange are just not mainstream. But the flow is still serious. Congrats. Even if they don't win. Grammys boost sales. Grammys boost interest. Can you spell exposure? I guess theyve already won

They've even started circulating a lil video. Kinda like a thankyou speech. Don't hesitate to be far too kind. Watch.

SHK

I have to thank my dude for gettin me Shook. Not scared and full of trepidation and all. I mean the magazine. Each issue is like a lil tablet of art filled with pages taken right out of the imaginations of our Ipods. The folks over there never lie. SHK Winter 09/10 - they stay true to form.



The FUNK FACTORY Special sees a lil light being shed on a few names more than due their fifteen - Breakestra, Whitefields Brothers and Lefties Soul Connection. Just to name a few. They shoot the smoky cohiba breeze with Giles Peterson, and come up with a surprise for Nneka. Dope names. Dope read. Cop

DeviationChristmasBall

If all other deviations have been roadblocks (as personal accounts always suggest  + common sense predicts), this will be something pretty special. Benji B shuns any other guests (in a good way of course) and takes to the decks for a 5hour marathon. You don't even have to bring a tux or gown.

I can't think of a better christmas ball.

Not to mention its the first deviation i will be actually attending. Very very excited.