Diversidad – ’The Experience’

Grymt projekt där man visar en positiv(?) effekt av globaliseringen. 20 artister, 9 språk, 12 länder finns representerade. Bland de självklart även Sverige som representeras av ’Mackish’ Price. ’Diversidad’ (Mångfald) har släppt skivan ’The Experience’ där samarbetet har skapat 14 spår och där mångfalden också består av kvinnliga sångerskor och MC’s.
Kolla in Diversidad!

Nice & Smooth – ’No Delayin’

Nice & Smooth ger inget annat än glädje och positiv energi i sin musik. Diskussionen om huruvida funkig hip-hop idag skulle kunna marknadsföras fortsätter! För idag känns det som om hip-hop = våldsam = tuff = farlig!
Inte mycket annat verkar gälla! Tyvärr! Jag har flera gånger försökt visualisera Biz Markie och låten ’Pickin’ Boogers’ i dagens hip-hop scen, men det blir ofta ganska svårt att göra! Vem eller vad har gjort att hip-hop har blivit så jäkla tuff och (ibland!) tråkig?
Nice & Smooth försöker i alla fall införa lite glädje med denna nya video från deras debut platta ’Nice & Smooth’ från 1989. Props till dem för en grym idé!

Delusionists – ’Digital Connects’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYDs68qm_oo

Delusionists släppte skivan ’Prolusion Plus’ under 2010. En skiva som fick bra recensioner och som fanns bland många top listor i slutet av året. Låten ’Digital Connects’ är proddad av Jon Phonics. Bra låt men kolla upp skivan! Det finns bättre material, dock tyvärr inga videos! Big Up UK Hip-Hop!

Skivan finns att köpa här: http://music.delusionists.co.uk

J Dilla – ’Still Shining’

”We are fortunate to have the musical gifts of J Dilla remain with us to listen to forever. He will live-on through his music, and his legacy will be upheld by his many supporters. After 5 years, there aren’t too many Dilla related photos or videos clips of our beloved J Dilla that we haven’t grown familiar with… fortunately some periodically surface. This video is a mark of one of those refreshing times. When James “J Dilla” Yancey passed away on February 10, 2006, this remembrance piece “J Dilla: Still Shining” got underway on the day of his funeral when friends and family shared their thoughts on camera (you’ll notice the dark clothing). This project takes us to February 2006… in the very moments when we were all still coming to terms with this heavy loss. In the weeks that followed, other interviews with his associates, artwork submissions in Dilla’s likeness from his fans, photographs from friends, and some unreleased video material helped support the piece to completion.

This piece was designed to be an uplifting and fun project that was created from a pure place to reinforce J Dilla’s legacy, not as an official documentary. This stands as a tribute for the true J Dilla fans that knew of him well at the time he passed away… and those who continue to seek material about him to rejuvenate their support. This “J Dilla: Still Shining” remembrance piece is designed as a fun way for each of us to gain greater insight, and a richer appreciation of this musical icon. J Dilla continues to shine.”

— Brian ‘B. Kyle’ Atkins

(2:55) – Work Ethic Starts In The Basement
(7:35) – What To Listen For in A Dilla Beat
(9:10) – J.Dilla’s Range As A Producer. The King of Reinvention
(12:16) – Going Beyond His Influences
(14:39) – The Dilla Approach To Production
(20:21) – Jay The Producer vs Jay The MC
(26:08) – The Personal Side of J.Dilla
(29:04) – A Soldier Unstoppable!
(32:05) – Venturing Out. (as explained by Phat Kat)
(33:59) – Heading Home… Job Well Done.
(34:48) – We Salute You.

”J.Dilla: Still Shining” from B.Kyle on Vimeo.

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