After quietly circling the scene for almost ten years, Swiss producer Naturetone makes a bold re-entry with this full-length tribute to the music and culture of Japan, blending live instruments, synthesizers and his Golden Era production influences.
The SF-by-LA producer Shlohmo (aka Henry Laufer) returns with Camping, a digi-EP celebrating the May 24th first-run vinyl release of this year’s Shlohmoshun Deluxe LP. Having already headlined LA’s premiere beat-based party, Low End Theory as well as being featured by XLR8R, the BBC (Mary Anne Hobbs), LA Times and more, Shlohmo is on the tip of the ear for those attuned to the spaced out beat scene led by Flying Lotus, Ras G, & Nosaj Thing, among others…
As far as titles go, Camping is particularly apropos; the outdoor and indoor collide as Shlohmo’s selection of found sounds rub up agianst the technology of 8-bit blap & subwoofer stress tests in three new tracks. Additional amenities include remixes from hotly tipped LA music maker Baths and fellow up-and-comer Asura (on the AWESOME new LA label, Non Projects) as well as recent Ghostly International signing Shigeto. There’s also a rework from Shloh’ himself, flipping Shlohmoshun Deluxe opener “Tomato Squeeze” into “Tomato Smash.” -- FoF Music
01. Fintro 02. FM2 Theme feat. DJ Dex Andres 03. Greezy feat. Jack Spade, Akil, Laid Law & DJ Dez Andres 04. 2na Enter View 05. Tanya Stephens feat. Chali 2na - No Bad Mon 06. Sha Born, Shockwave & Street Cred - Chicken O The Sea Messages 07. Hype 2night feat. Ang 13 08. I Met Dez 09. Step Yo Game Up 10. X-Clan feat. Chali 2na - Funky For You 11. RIP Dusk 12. Heroes In The City Of Dope feat. Chali 2na - Too Much 13. Across The Map feat. J-Live 14. Hood Report 15. Focus Up feat. Shockwave, Ang 13, Raw Power, Street Cred & Laid Law 16. Fried 2na 17. On The Low feat. Planet Asia 18. Wheels On The World feat. DJ Dez Andres & Elzhi 19. Gadget Go Go 20. For The Luv feat. DJ Dez Andres & Fat Ray 21. Time Is Now 22. Save The People
01. Duvel - Welkom op de ROTTZ (prod. by PBeats) 02. Stick-N-Duuv - Waar we ook gaan (prod. by Duvel) 03. Rascle - Geef Me Geld (prod. by Dion47) 04. Midkade - Voor De Buurt (prod. by Presto) 05. aDISON - Aanwaaien (prod. by Presto) 06. Lexcoup - Je Weet Nixxx (prod. by Dion47) 07. Midkade - Het Lijkt Zo (prod. by R. Waves) 08. Lexcoup & Dosprod - Rollen met de Coupe (prod. by Hype) 09. Midwest Piraten - Ik Leef (prod. by Cellus) 10. Billy - Bismillah (prod. by Billy, cuts By DJ Githyper) 11. Jawat, Sticks, Duvel, Supah & Typhoon - 221 (prod. by Duvel) 12. VSOP - VSOPAID (prod. by Presto) 13. Midkade - Ja Dat Is Easy feat. MP (prod. by Cellus) 14. Stick-N-Duuv - Smaakmaker (prod. by A.R.T.) 15. Midkade - Buurt Chick feat. Supah (prod. by DJ MP) 16. Mike Tibbert - Niets Meer, Niets Minder (prod. by SirOJ) 17. Midwest Piraten - Piraterij (prod. by DJ MP) 18. Kempi - Hosselaar (Remix) (prod. by DJ MP) 19. Steen - Hard (prod. by DJ MP) 20. Lexcoup & Dosprod - Zet Die Stap (prod. by Ciph Barker) 21. Billy - De Kou (prod. by Dion47, cuts By DJ Githyper) 22. Zo Moeilijk - Schaamstreek (prod. by Nikes)
01 01:56 Intro The Agent 02 03:21 Talk My Shit 03 03:46 Say Wassup Ft. Phonte 04 03:51 How High Ft. Little Brother and Darien Brockington 05 03:33 Chocolates 06 03:17 One Hand Push Up 07 03:18 Prosperity 08 04:18 Truth On You Ft. Twone Gabz 09 02:19 Intermission Juan Carlos 10 03:34 Chicago 11 04:42 Agony Ft. Glenn Lewis 12 02:56 Last Night 13 03:09 Give It To Me Ft Saigon and Adad 14 00:40 Intermission No Help 15 04:54 City Is Falling Ft. Slique 16 04:06 Celebration
The Chicago, IL-based Rhymefest first gained national attention as the co-songwriter of Kanye West's Grammy- winning "Jesus Walks." His association with West actually went back several years prior; the MC's independently released Raw Dawg, issued in 2001, was produced entirely by a pre-fame West. Later signed to Mark Ronson's J Records- distributed Allido label, Rhymefest put together Blue Collar for a March 2006 release. Its first single, "Brand New," also featured production from West, as well as extensive assistance from No I.D. (Common, G-Unit). The two remain close friends today with Rhymefest recently returning from Hawaii where they were collaborating on Kanye's forthcoming project. The new project from Rhymefest, entiteld El Che is a smart urban hip hop record addressing contemporary issues with strong melodic hooks. It's a bit of a thowback with live drums, horns, and guitar, bass and background vocals. Features and guest MCs include: Phonte, El, Little Brother & Darien Brockington and Slique.
01. Intro 02. OPG Theme feat. Burke The Jurke & Vinnie Paz 03. I'm a G 04. Trigger Talk feat. Bloodsport 05. Bosses feat. Akir & K-Beta 06. Chops Speak (Interlude) 07. Get Me Outta Here 08. Suicide Slang feat. King Magnetic & Slaine 09. Lazy Sunday 10. Three Greats feat. Kool G Rap & R.A. The Rugged Man 11. Cut U Up 12. What We Rep feat. Big Noyd 13. Sun
01. Blessings 02. Return To Eden 03. I Am King 04. All I Need 05. You Only Live Twice 06. The Legend Of The Golden Warrior 07. Medicine 08. Waiting 09. Fight 10. Angel Without Wings 11. Marry Mary 12. Last Days 13. The Compound
1. Nunchucks (Bad Man) 2. Crazy Summer 3. Fresh Boris Of Bensonhurst 4. Hands Down 5. Chris vs Jermaine 6. Boostin' And Buddha (feat. 2Ugli) 7. Chuños 8. No Need To B Humble 9. Next Level Of The Ass Movement 10. The most Beautiful Murder Mystery 11. Inferno Is 2 Rooms 12. In A Blank Haze 13. 86th Street 14. Rum In Tha Tummy 15. I-t!!! (Movin' in the Chorus)
01. Wake Up Day 02. Top Billin' 03. The Voice 04. Ego Trippin' 05. Black History Month 06. Last Night's Life feat. Wes Restless 07. Kings For The Night 08. You're Dope! 09. 11/03/04 10. A Thousand Violins Fill The Air 11. The Chi Holds Me Down Pt. 1 feat. Kevin Coval 12. The Chi Holds Me Down Pt. 2 13. Making It 14. Black History Month (Remix)
01. Intro 02. Just Before The Rain 03. Pearls 04. 2,000 Leagues Under My Keyboard 05. Warm Like The Wind 06. Charlotte 07. California Cloaked In Wool 08. Tristess 09. Cerulean 10. Beyond All Walking 11. Meaning Of Unequipped 12. Shoe (Outro)
01. Hell (Intro) 02. Crossroads 03. Goodbye 04. F.T.W. feat. Famoso 05. Back Together Again feat. Riles 06. Moving In 07. Poltergeist feat. Nickel Plated 08. When Death Comes feat. AB 09. Purgatory 10. Better 11. Reason 12. Throw Ya Hands Up 13. Heroine feat. Jada 14. I Hate Love 15. Retard Strength feat. Tinman 16. Time 17. Smash Your Face 18. Heaven (Outro)
01. Karriem Riggins - Virgo 02. eLZhi - Growing Up feat. AB 03. Invincible - Taxicab Confessions 04. Fashawn - Father 05. SlopFunkDust - Rushing 06. Astro - Underdogs feat. MEDaphor 07. Crown Royale (Buff 1 & DJ Rhettmatic) - Photographs 08. Jordan Rockswell - Ten 09. Blu - Spanish Winters 10. Now On (DJ Haircut, Jackson Perry, IX Lives) - Doo It 11. Aloe Blacc - Very First Time 12. Exile - Exbox (Live on the MPC) 13. CoSS & Sene - Let's Begin 14. Marv Won - Ways To Go 15. 14KT - Less Than Enough feat. AB 16. Houseshoes - Everything
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