As promised DJ Franchise has come through with the goods, live video footage of my homeboy (© Damon Weaver) Ghostface Killah performing in San Fran. Ghost and Trife run through a bunch of Wu classics complete with J-Love’s signature Staten Island ferry horn.
We hip hop fans in New Zealand have been deprived of one of hip hop’s greatest live acts, Method Man and Redman. Meth and Red were billed for the Buggin’ Out Tour a few years back, Redman got as close as Australia but apparently didn’t have permission from the US government to enter New Zealand. Although at the time we were told a totally different story by the promoters. Still, we got a live Method Man solo show which was ill.
Anyways, the homie DJ Franchise was fortunate enough to see Meth and Red live in San Fran on Sunday night and has shared some footage of them performing one of my favourite joints from their new album Blackout! 2, “City Lights”. Ghostface and Duo Live also performed on the same night, so expect some more footage in the next few days…
Impressive new innovation in music technology or a clever ploy by Calvin Harris to touch hands with half-naked females? What do you rection?
Baatin of the legendary Detroit hip hop crew Slum Village passed away on 31 July 2009. That leaves only one remaining member of the original trio that formed SV, T3. I can’t claim to have followed Baatin’s career closely or anything but even so Slum Village to this day are one of my favourite all time hip hop crews. They made so much great music, Fantastic, Vol. 2 in particular will always be one of my favourite hip hop albums.
“Fall N Love” was my joint! First time I heard this was on Trueschool back in 2000, that shit caught my attention straight away and I immediately begun a search for it on 12″ or LP. To this day I do not own a copy of this song on vinyl or CD (I bought the version of Fantastic, Vol. 2 that strangely didn’t have “Fall N Love” on it, WTF?!). For years my only means of listening to this joint was on Melo-D’s A.M. Workshop mixtape (great mixtape by the way). I was put out of my misery by DJ Substance about two or three years ago when he hooked me up with a vinyl rip of the joint and instrumental. I’ve been rocking the fuck out of this joint since.
Long story short, this is one of my favourite joints, evah! Sure the rhymes are nonsensical but the combination of that beat and the singing is perfection to me. I’ve endured a lot of bullshit to be able to listen to this joint on a regular basis, and now you have the convenience of peeping it on Youtube, enjoy 
Rest in peace Baatin and Jay Dee!
… and I’m always reminded of that fact when I watch this video, being that it dropped round the same time. “Name On A Cloud” is taken from Wiz Khalifa’s Flight School mixtape and sees the skinny dude doing his thing over the “Runnin” beat. Top 10 beats ever btw, R.I.P Jay Dee, and if you’re one of those dudes who wears “Dilla saved my life” tees and you didn’t know he made this… now you do. We’re all about bettering the community round here.
Back to the vid tho – it rules for the reasons that Drakes video sucked. It features a great yet simple performance from the artist. It gives you an idea of his character and something to identify him with. And most importantly it sits well with the mood of the song. It’s also very nicely shot, quite a remarkable effort really for something that’s just a mixtape cut.
As I’ve said before, I rate this kid.
Taylor gang or fucken kill yaself.
If my calculations are correct, The Game’s Auckland concert is exactly one week from today. As of today, I have not bought a ticket. That isn’t all that outlandish considering I’ve never been the most organised fellow. However what I did find alarming was the realisation that, as of today, I don’t know of anyone else who’s bought a ticket either.
Perhaps all the people I know are just Game-haters, but I think the issue here runs deeper. Seems whenever we have an ‘urban’ artist of Game’s caliber we’re all quick to assume that the promoters a shmuck, not enough people will buy tickets, and it’s not gonna happen. Subsequently we don’t buy a ticket and the prophecy is fulfilled.
It’s a shame cause whenever a more ‘niche’ act like say Dizzee Rascal or Lupe Fiasco comes to town, people are jumpin out the fucken window to go buy their tickets – funnily enough, a lot of these same people probably bump Game’s music much more than they do either of those 2. The fact that the niche acts are always brought over by the promoters we actually have faith in helps, but I think people also just find it easier to believe that smaller acts will actually come here, as opposed to the big superstars. Inferiority complex ?
The other key beef I see people having with this concert is the Logan Campbell Center.
The Logan… fucken … Campbell center.
I’m sure there were fans saying “oh well” as soon as they announced that. Some out of fear of leaving central aucks for a show, others out of dismay. God I hate that place. I can’t quite put my finger on what causes it, but it’s just depressing. The most depressing venue in Auckland. It feels like a bigger than average school hall. Thinking about it now, i feel ashamed of what we as a city subjected our international performers to back in the day. A circus tent by some rugby fields, and Logan Campbell Intermediate. Fucken mean, no wonder I never got to see Wu Tang.
Whatevs tho, let’s take this to the polls. Who’s going ??
Dj Class in this bitch!
This video cracks me up. If you’ve been hitting clubs in the past 12 months you’d be hard pressed to have not heard some “Baltimore club” or “BMore” songs and remixes creeping into peoples sets. I don’t know shit about this genre except for the fact that heaps of the songs use the same break (I don’t know what the break is called, ask P-Money he’ll tell you) and they like to sample ignant rap quotes and repeat them a few hundred times throughout the song. It’s great.
Anyways, if theres one Bmore song you’ve probably heard without knowing.. it’s this bad boy right here. This vid is made all the more comedic by the fact it’s directed by Class himself, and is budget as fuck. When you got Kanye West jumping on a remix of your song I woulda thought you’d score some finances behind you – unfortunately not for Class. Best bit is when he shows the patron in his cup … which given the setting looks suspiciously similar to a glass of water.
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Had a chat with our mate Nicholas last night, he’s in Tokyo at the moment and wanted to inform me of a new pastime he’d recently partaken in whilst visiting Akihabra.
Mimikaki
What is Mimikaki you ask ? Here’s the definition:
For 2,500 yen you can experience the pleasure of laying your head on the tender thighs of a yukata-clad young woman as she picks the wax out of your ears.
Now I don’t regularly engage in picking the wax out of my ears, but on occasion I’ve had to handle a blockage (hey man, flu + loud clubs + flights .. it can take a toll). I can’t say I’ve ever found it to be that sensual an experience to be perfectly honest, and the thought of some chick I don’t know having to scrounge round my ear seems somewhat embarassing .
Perhaps all the attraction lays in the head to thigh action ? Regardless, it’s apparently all the rage at the mo and Nick rates it so it could be worth a look in. What say you’s ?
Young Sid’s long awaited Domestic Disturbance mixtape has arrived courtesy of the MTC blog. Had a listen this arvo and it’s solid – Sid doin the damage over various NZ instrumentals, and it also acts as a great compilation of the various guest verses he’s done to date. Salutations must also go to Danny Ill for the care that’s obviously been taken in putting this tape together. From track sequencing, to sourcing audio from various interviews and even live shows to transition between songs. Shot.
