Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
QUASIMOTO - YESSIR WHATEVER
Produced by Madlib. 12 tracks recorded over a roughly 12-year period. LP & CD come with a peel-off cover sticker revealing Quasimoto's guts; LP with bonus 7-inch single.
Quasimoto first came to life on Madlib's personal beat tapes in the producer's early years in Oxnard CA – private music, not meant for release, made for himself and a small circle of local smokers and their car stereos.
By the time of Quasimoto's debut The Unseen, most had caught on to the fact that Madlib and Quasimoto were one in the same. The MC as artistic alter ego, like a talking dummy from surreal rap vaudeville. Quasimoto is usually the “bad character,” doing and saying what the producer doesn’t, with Madlib along side as a noncommittal collaborator. The Unseen (Stones Throw, 2000) was among the new decade's first sleeper hits, ranking on Spin’s year end list at a time when the producer and label were unknown outside hip-hop DJ circles.
After a subsequent journey through jazz production and now-legendary collaborations with MF DOOM & J Dilla, Madlib called on Quasimoto again for The Further Adventures of Lord Quas. The album played something like a smoked-out comedy/crime Blaxploitation flick, and continued to build Madlib's reputation as one of the most creative and fearlessly skewed creators in hip-hop.
As for Quasimoto – usually represented by pen & ink with brick in hand – he has been many things over the years: rapper, cartoon, the poor-man's Gorillaz, a toy, bad tattoo, internet meme. To all this Lord Quas might say, yessir … whatever. It’s all about the music.
Yessir Whatever collects 12-tracks made by Madlib and Quasimoto over a roughly 12-year period. A few were released on rare & out-of-print vinyl, while a few others are previously unreleased, now mixed and mastered for the first time. Take two & pass. Yessir … whatever.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
DJ Muggs – “Breathe Slow” (feat. Rahzel)
Fabolous - We Get High
Yo....Even though I Hate Fab as an MC I had to give it up on this video.....420 Smoker's Yall
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
R.A. The Rugged Man ft. Brother Ali & Masta Ace – The Dangerous Three (Studio Session)
Mr. Green creates the beat for R.A.’s album cut “The Dangerous Three” featuring Brother Ali and Masta Ace. The People’s Champ is out April 30th.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie Trailer
Arguably the two longest standing members in their respective, haze-filled field, Cheech & Chong are back on the big screen debuting as never-seen-before animation characters. Directed by Branden Chambers and Eric D. Chambers, this full-length showcase the legendary duo go-about their favorite past time, in addition to featuring numbers like “Dave’s Not Here,” and “Let’s Make a Dope Deal” from the Grammy Award-winning album come to life. The team have also put together an alluring soundtrack with “Cheech and Chong Anthem (WEed Are the World),” featuring animated cameos from the likes of Zach Galifianakis, Kid CuDi, Whoopi Goldberg, Wiz Khalifa and B-Real. The animated film will hit theaters in North America from April 20 onwards, stay tuned for a worldwide release.
The Gods of Chaos - City Of The Lost - Trailer
THE GODS OF CHAOS (BIG DUKE OF PSYCHO REALM AND BLOCK MCCLOUD OF ARMY OF THE PHARAOHS) ARE HAPPY TO PRESENT THE TRAILER TO THE UPCOMING VIDEO "CITY OF THE LOST". THIS IS THE FIRST RELEASE FROM THE UPCOMING FULL LENGTH ALBUM " 13 " TO BE RELEASED SUMMER 2013.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
J-LOVE FEAT AG DA CORONER - CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER
J-LOVE FEAT AG DA CORONER - CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER
PRODUCED BY PURPOSE
PARDON MY INTRUSION
R.A. The Rugged Man - The People's Champ
R.A. The Rugged Man presents the first official video off his new album "Legends Never Die." "The People's Champ" is produced by Apathy and features an intro from Rampage. Pre-order the album here: store.nature-sounds.net/store/legendsneverdie/
Friday, April 5, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge ft. Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa & Killa Sin – Murder Spree
Ghost and Adrian Younge give us a preview of the track “Murder Spree”, featuring Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and Killa Sin, set over a behind the scenes clip of the folks at AntiDesign manually screenprinting the vinyl jackets for the “12 Delucas” deluxe packages of 12 Reasons To Die.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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