Monday, August 6, 2012
VA- The 10s | Everything Is Purple: Celebrating "The Purple Tape" (2012)
Only a handful of
pieces of nostalgia come to mind which have a stronger association to an
artist's legacy than Raekwon's Purple Tape. Twenty years from now in
Hip Hop's Museum, located on a shelf placed between one of Jam Master
Jay's fat gold rope chains and Flava Flav's clock, will we find that
purple colored cassette. Seventeen years from the date of its release,
"The Purple Tape" is more popular of a term to describe Rae's debut than
the album's title itself. The Chef describes how the idea to color the
cassette was influenced by the crack game. He explains how back in the
day, during his hustling days, it was customary for dealers to identify
their product by using colored vial tops. In one of the most genius
marketing moves of Hip Hop's era, Rae decided to adopt this same method
for his debut release. At the time, i'm sure, not Raekwon nor the
Marketing Department at Loud could've envisioned the impact of this
decision, and now fifteen years removed, it's saga continues. Even with
the demise of the cassette format, its still one of the most sought
after cassettes by Hip Hop memorabiliists, tape heads, and cassette
collectors [the OG cassette is now up on Ebay for $260.00]
For the anniversary of the legendary release, we decided to pay tribute, The Up North Trips way. So we put together a dope mix of grape tinted classics for your listening pleasure. Now let's get purple like Grimace or Barney...
For the anniversary of the legendary release, we decided to pay tribute, The Up North Trips way. So we put together a dope mix of grape tinted classics for your listening pleasure. Now let's get purple like Grimace or Barney...
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Jinesis- The Sun Shines Through EP(2012)
We often wonder why certain individuals might seem to be successful while we're often struggling to find our place in life. Introspective questioning on where we're failing. Perspective will show however that it's not necessarily that we are doing anything wrong, it's just that our time hasn't come yet. The people you see wining, the sun is shining on them for that moment. We should take it as the Sun is behind us and hasn't caught up to us yet, our turn is soon to come once the sun catches up to us. This EP is a reflection of me creating and working towards when my turn comes. "The Sun Shines Through" is a sunbeam highlighting my creative process. Thank you. Enjoy - Jinesis
Rick Ross-3 Kings feat. Dr. Dre and JAY Z
Thats For Okz.You Know That I ll Never Gonna Post A Rick Ross Album..
Wax Tailor - Heart Stop (2012)
1. Heart Stop (3:00)
2. Heart Stop (RJD2 Remix) (3:19)
3. Heart Stop (Instrumental Version) (3:00)
4. Heart Stop (RJD2 Instrumental Version) (3:19)
5. Heart Stop (Radio Edit) (2:43)
Link|Buy
Wax Tailor : Heart Stop from Mathieu Foucher on Vimeo.
Jay Marvli$ & Apollo Brown – Dark Clouds (2012)
01.Intro
02.Flow With Me
03.Win
04.What Time
05.Circus
06.Stop The Frisk
07.Wake Up
08.Ms. Lady
09.Open Minded
10.Stay True
11.Time Zone
12.Outro
Link
Akello Light – Yellow Tara EP: Language Of The Halliwells Series (2012)
Link
Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem & Greensboro) producer "The Twelfth Doctor" provides the obscure chill samples & cracking drums for this dusty music project.
Akello Light spits that Halliwell's slang for the Goddess Yellow Tara while somehow not traveling to far from Earth lyrically.
This is some North Carolina cassette tape bedroom Hip-Hop
for the Hi-Fi/Lo-Fi lovers.
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