RASHAD BLENDING HIP HOP & ACADEMICS

One of the two artists responsible for one of my most favourite Hip Hop LPs in 2012. Really looking forward to hear more from RaShad, Director of Community Diversity in Natural Resources, North Carolina State College (technicianonline.com) in the future. His new album "Transitions" seems to be in the pipeline...

 

SANCHEZ & WASHINGTON - P.W. ESQUIRE

Henry Sanchez and Pat Washington rippin' it:



"I glide with the beat, ride with the beat! Sometimes even get high on the beat! ..." - very nice interaction between skateboard- and rap-parts!

From "Got Gold?" Skatevideo, 2002

MYSTERY'S EXTINCTION

Another absolutely incredilbe track from my men Deja Voo (really nice guy as far as I can say) and Blame One from Mystery's Extinction. You might recognize the sounds from some of my former mixtapes. Deja Voo is also featured on one of my most favourite Kankick releases ever called "Observation". It took 15 years for this video to appear; take your time to enjoy! Great vibe!

I observe things ...

DIGGERS DIGEST - DOC BEC

one of those artists you never get disappointed by. Doctor Becket from Las Vegas. Two tracks from his "Way Of Life" album from 2005 ... you might know this tracks from "home again ..." mixtape. Enjoy



related blogpost: "Doc Bec - The Other Way"

BLAME ONE - FINALLY EP

Since years one of my most favourite Hip Hop records. Listen to the lyrics, starting from the first sentence in the track posted and realize that this lyrical artform can be about a lot more than just about "the money and the bitches". Elevate your mind!

Blame One - Lyrics Geometric (1995, prod. by Kankick)


"By many its overlooked, to me its underrated,
valuable content, artistic ..."

Blame One: "This download will be really dope to some, outdated and/or even wack to others [...] I originally only pressed 500 copies of this on vinyl. It was my first vinyl as a solo artist (my group mysterys extinction was featured on vinyl before this). I to this day only have one copy so its very limited. Two songs ended up on “chemically imballanced” but they were heard here first. I didnt add any restoration or effects to clean it up, I kept it exactly as is. Ive always wanted to tell a bit of history behind songs and since this is free… I figured… why not"

DJ SIGNIFY - SIGNIFYIN' BREAKS - TRACKLIST - COUNTING ON YOU HEADZ OUT THERE ...

This is a message to all crate diggers and music lovers. For a long time I wanted to put the tracklist for one of my most favorite tapes in personal history - "Signifyin Breaks" by Dj Signify - together. I made it a long way, but havent got everything. Some names are on the tip of my tongue but I just cant spit them out.

The tape - rotaug's very own berserka bought at Fat Beats NY (* 1994, † 2010) way back in '97 - never had a tracklisting on the cover and for whatever reason I want to put it together. In a way this tape was a new experience for me back then; going back to the samples, the breaks, to where Hip Hop (among other things) comes from. Signifyin' breaks "anyone" should know as I would say. Still a hard job to name them all. But; here's what I have and the "???" are what we're trying to find. I put a recording of the (quite worn) tape (.zip) online, so you know what we're looking for.

I put my part of the tracklisting in the comments, ... dont hesitate adding a number or two or ... I'm sure I missed something inbetween.

Dj Signify - Signifyin Breaks (Mixtape 1996, discogs).

LEX DE KALHEX - PERFECT PICTURE 2LP - LTD

The forthcoming Akromegalie Records release Perfect Picture by Lex de Kalhex is one of those releases none of you out there, that likes well elaborated jazz based Hip Hop instrumenals in a mid 90ties Godfather Don, Pete Rock tradition should miss. Very nice beats combined with very well selected and compared to Damu the Fudgemunk’s “Supply for Demand” rather unknown samples come in a limited run of 300 records. A good combination as Positive K would say. After having dozens of conversations with Lex on hip hop, art and music over the net for quite some time I had the pleasure to meet him in Paris last december. Sitting in some fastfood restaurant (it was the only place where we could stay longer without someone blaming us for not consuming more) I had the chance to listen to the whole album and some other upcoming projects … I loved each and every track I heard. And I don’t say this cause I consider Alex a friend and part of my extended and likeminded family. I mean it! And today in the morning my cellphone whispered something in my ear. Seems like they just arrived in someone’s postbox, “available very soon” …

Also make sure you check Kalhex (Lex, Parental and Le Makizar) debut LP “Kalhex” from 2009. A “sleeping” French Rap diamond from Paris. Great beats, great conscious lyrics … just great! ! Buy records! Support artists you like, so they can do what they seem to do best!