Scottish high(lands)

DJ Scuba Steve is continuing to represent his brethrin with volume 2 of his Scotland Stand Up series. Get up on some serious unkown gems. Volume 3 is coming soon so when you feel this one stay tuned. Enjoy!

1. Nity Gritz & Kon-Tempt - Intro
2. Werd & Deeko - Sons Of Scotland
3. Scatabrainz - What Madness
4. West Ft Pro - Com-Bust-Able Elements
5. Synical - Remind Me
6. Nity Gritz - Smile
7. Typikal - Where Am I Goin
8. Awesome Wellz - Fistin From Hellboy
9. Dark Rumors - The Sufferin
10. Shogun - The World's Greatest
11. Eastborn - Blair Witch Project
12. Chad The Lad & K9 Kev - End Of The Line
13. Cbas Ft CatchKlick - Take It Like That
14. D-Team - Money Talks
15. Hosie - Sorry I Hurt You
16. Jee4ce - The Worlds Gone Mad
17. Loki - Consistency
18. Bigg Taj - Music Is All I Have
19. Wurrd Ft Werd & Chazel - Smokin And Drinkin
20. The Being - Get The Jump Leads The Chickens Have Escaped

Scotland Stand Up Volume 2

UK Rap UP 2010

Big yaself up Mys. I reckon tjis is better than (Mad) Skillz US version. But i’m obviously biased. Filmed in my hometown (although that’s nowt to shout about [like my rhyme]).

Nolanised/ized

Veeeery nice use of Drake’s Fear by young master //nolan here. The dude just will not stop upping his (mic) skillz level. For those that don’t yet know, check the albums too freeness of such quality is to be embraced. Enjoy!

J. Nolan – Leave It Be

Albums: Resilience & Chasing Cool

J.Nolan "Going In" from Brook Millz on Vimeo.

J’s myspace

what a Tool (in a good way)

You peepz should know by now. enjoy!!!

CD 1:

101 - The ARE - Iran [Intro]
102 - Mos Def - Auditiorium (feat. Slick Rick) (prod. by Madlib)
103 - La Coka Nostra - Choose Your Side (feat. Bun B) (prod. by The Alchemist)
104 - DOOM - That's That
105 - Dynas - The Apartment (prod. by J Dilla)
106 - Cormega - Make It Clear (prod. by DJ Premier)
107 - DJ JS-1 - Ridiculous (feat. O.C. & Pharoahe Monch)
108 - Fresh Daily - Me First (feat. Tanya Morgan) (prod. by Analogic)
109 - Blame One - Wonder Why (feat. Blu & Exile)
110 - CunninLynguists - Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)
111 - Blitz The Ambassador - Something to Believe
112 - Brother Ali - Palm the Joker
113 - Felt (Slug & Murs) - Protagonists
114 - Souls Of Mischief - Postal
115 - Saigon - The Rules (prod. by Statik Selektah)
116 - Bekay - Brooklyn Bridge (feat. Masta Ace)
117 - KRS-One & Buckshot - Survival Skills (prod. by Illmind)
118 - Rasco - Classic
119 - Marco Polo & Torae - Lifetime
120 - Royce Da 5'9'' - Hood Love (feat. Bun B & Joell Ortiz) (prod. by DJ Premier)
121 - Jay Electronica - Exhibit C (prod. by Just Blaze)

CD 2:

201 - Pete Rock - A-Yo [Intro]
202 - Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers (feat. Deck, Ghost & Meth) (prod. by J Dilla)
203 - Elzhi - Deep (prod. by Black Milk)
204 - The Recordkingz - Heat (feat. Mobb Deep)
205 - Finale - The Waiting Game (feat. Invincible) (prod. by Khrysis)
206 - Concise Kilgore - Teknoir (feat. Evidence, Guilty Simpson & DJ Revolution)
207 - AB - Go At It (feat. Phat Kat, Elzhi & Bishop Lamont) (prod. by Black Milk)
208 - The Undergods (Canibus & Keith Murray) - No Brainer (prod. by Shuko)
209 - Heltah Skeltah - Midnight Madness (M-Phazes Remix)
210 - Qwel & Maker - White Elephant
211 - DJ Spinna - New York (Duck for Cover) (feat. Jigmastas)
212 - Capone-N-Noreaga - Grand Royal (prod. by DJ Premier)
213 - Kam Moye - Forever Fresh (prod. by Marco Polo)
214 - El Da Sensei & Returners - Ain't Trippin (feat. Ghettosocks & Timbuktu)
215 - J.R. & PH7 - Take It to the Streets (feat. Planet Asia & Rakaa Iriscience)
216 - Keelay & Zaire - Saturday (feat. Torae & Tiffany Paige)
217 - Cesar Comanche - Choose (prod. by 9th Wonder)
218 - Sene - WonLover (prod. by Blu)
219 - Tanya Morgan - So Damn Down
220 - Panacea - Coin Toss
221 - Fashawn - Why (prod. by Exile)
222 - Skyzoo - The Opener (Salvation)

maybe you can hire…

Ooooh i’m excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike Swoop - New Love

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MIKE SWOOP DEBUT ALBUM "NEW LOVE" // AVAILABLE IN STORES & DIGITAL FEBRUARY 2ND, 2010

With the unveiling of his debut album, New Love, Minneapolis-based producer and composer Mike Swoop straddles the boundaries of Tribe Called Quest styled sampling and the live instrumentation of Dosh. Primarily founded on the basis of sampling and reinterpretation, Mike Swoop commands a mixture of jazz, hip-hop, dub and funk inspired grooves.
At 14, Mike Swoop wrote to the superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools explaining why they should allow him to attend the then, 16 and up Creative Arts High School. Mike's request was accepted, and it was there where he met Recording Arts teacher and local Producer/DJ Adam Bucher, known as Booka B (Basementality), who introduced Mike to sampling and the MPC. Now, at 22, as a Last of the Record Buyers Beat Battle Veteran and Music Production graduate of McNally Smith College of Music, Mike Swoop presents his self-released debut, New Love.

Contributing to the sample-based musicianship of New Love, the album features appearances from Rhymesayers’ newest artist, Toki Wright, Mexican-American hip-hop duo Big Quarters, and Kavorkian & Allpurpose.
Join Mike Swoop to celebrate the release of New Love:
Friday, February 5TH @ Sauce Spirit & Sound Bar; Minneapolis, MN
21+/$5/9:30PM

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New Love AVAILABLE IN STORES & DIGITAL 2.2.10
Track List:
1. On My Mind
2. No Room
3. Fiend feat. Big Quarters
4. Seeing Dubble
5. Artisan
6. Spice Interlude
7. Let it Go feat. Toki Wright
8. Spread it Thin
9. No Go Die!
10. Gain
11. Where Do We Go? feat. Kavorkian & Allpurpose
12. Up Late
13. A Better Idea

Download “No Go Die!” @ http://www.mikeswoop.com
Watch video @ http://www.youtube.com/swoopdeville
Follow Mike Swoop on Twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/mikeswoop

New Love Music
ATTN: Mike Swoop
2401 Garfield Ave. S #302
Minneapolis, MN 55405

those i forgot to mention

I am sure there are more than a few of my blogging brethrin who are also guilty of this when it comes to those dreaded year end lists. You gotta understand, some of us plough through hundreds of albums in a year. Surely we can be forgiven one or two cases of involuntary selective memory syndrome. Aaaanyway these are few that have recenntly come to mind that would have lengthened my original 'favourites list'

Ryan Leslie – Transition

Ok, so Robin may be my champion, but this dude is my close second. As smooth a vocally driven head nod as I've heard in many a while. This one has been stealthily doing its thing withj my eardrums yet I forgot all about it. Sorry Ryan (not that he's gonna read this anyway).

Brother Ali - The Truth Is Here

Before US and after The Undisputed Truth, there was CD/DVD combo The Truth Is Here. It arrived at only nine tracks deep. But Bro's ridiculously high standards and some live niceness on the other disc ensured an easy purchase.

Ghostface Killah - Ghostdini: Wizard Of Poetry In Emerald City

When I first heard this was coming out I was jazzed. My first instincts on what this release was gonna be like was Ghost doing his thing over some classic soul (as evidenced on some of his previous outings). Then I saw the tracklisting and (due to the guestlist) was pretty sceptical as to what I was gonna get for my ten quid/pounds. I bought it, but it sat untouched for quite a while. It must have been about 2 months before I actually played the thing. As soon as I'd finished repeating Do Over for the unpteenth time, I knew I'd had done Toney a grave disservice (sorry Ghost).

AB and Daru - A Work In Progress

Admittedly I'd never even heard of these guys before I got hold of this album. I found On Deck (an album track featuring Black Milk) while doing some random searches on Apple's pride and joy. Loved the song, copped the album and the rest, as they say.... Aaaaaaah the wonder of iTunes.

Calvin Richardson - Facts Of Life: The Soul Of Bobby Womack

Calvin is clearly in his element and at his very very best. They may all be covers, but maaaan when the songs sound this good, who gives a flying f%€# where they originated. Bobby would be proud.

Diamond District - In The Ruff

How could I not have included anything involving Oddisee. X.O. and YU make up this superb trio. Anyone who doubts the validity of what they like to call 'real Hip Hop' need only listen to this album.

televisual effects

Peace to the Dot Got It crew.

words by Dot…

The Revalation Will Be Televised: Commercial Interruption
Hosted by DJ Motion & Presented by RefinedHype.com, DotGotIt.com, & RockTheDub.com Drops Today Dec. 31st!!! This is the 1st in my “The Revalation Will Be Televised” series. I wanted this tape to embody the idea that network media and social media are currently taking over our whole way of life. With that being said I decided to make a tape containing all “industry” beats or beats that had a “commercial” appeal. This was my way of showing versatility and but without sacrificing my creativity. If you listen to the songs, they all have that appeal but lyrically, I haven’t changed a thing, I’m just as raw, creative and humorous as usual just with a more “mainstream” sound on this one. And each tape in this series will have a different theme. Next mixtape “Emergency Broadcast” (coming soon) will be over all original production & for the Hip-Hop Heads!!

The Revalation Will Be Televised: Commercial Interruption

a new Day

 

The Last Skept ik’s latest project, Same Day, Different Day is due sometime towards the end of February. An original, yet diverse take on some of your favourites. Daniel Merriweather, Mongrel, The Game, Lowkey, The Streets and more are all given the Skeptik treatment. This taster features Loudmouth Melvin going over the ‘Top Ten List’. Skeptiks’ wide range of beats should make for a nice album.

Top Ten List (Last Skeptik Remix)

quite Frankly, it’s niceness

Funky DL (as recently featured on my annual favourites list) is back with a bit of freeness for the masses. Using Amy Winehouses debut soundscape as a catalyst, DL has put together some real niceness peepz. The formula i mentioned in the annuals list is executed as superbly as ever. Enjoy!

Funky DL – Back To Frank