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A brief note about A/Rs & the music industry: See, the thing is, everything you might hate about the music industry has been carefully cultivated by a relatively small, extremely affluent group of older white men. That’s not pointing a finger. That’s stating a fact.
So when people criticize hip hop and rap music based on what’s popular in the mainstream, they’re criticizing the choices of a select group of men who would rather promote that vision than what might actually be the case. It always gets me when “rapper” or “hip hop” is used as a negative code word for “black people” because, when you look at that, the reaction to a people and a genre of music has been meticulously chosen by a group of people more comfortable with stereotypes of them than countering them.
There have been plenty of conscious rappers in the history of hip hop (still are). Plenty of rappers uplifting communities, stressing the importance of education, frankly discussing class differences, safer sex, and breaking the cycle of poverty, drugs, and incarceration. As well as plenty of skilled lyricists who just have flow for days with eloquent nuggets of gold tucked into lyrics. But these aren’t necessarily the cats getting signed. Mainstream hip hop has a past littered with the corpses of people who were trying to bring better and be better for the music and the scene. I don’t know why the stereotype is preferred but it is. Maybe it’s easier to swallow because it reinforces the idea that the social order is there for a reason, as opposed to it being a completely arbitrary system designed to disguise privilege and inequalities.
Cut to Macklemore who enters the scene and is basically treated as the hope of hip hop. A break from the misogynist, homophobic monotony that people blindly think of as hip hop. Nevermind that there are LGBT rappers who are perfectly capable of telling their own stories who don’t get the spotlight because they’re actually LGBT. Nevermind that there are black rappers who can’t get the time of day if they’re not spitting minstrelsy. This one man is the hope and salvation. Now here’s the thing: I’m not saying he can’t rap. On the contrary, he’s actually decent. But if Macklemore was black, you probably wouldn’t know anything about him. He probably wouldn’t get any play, most probably wouldn’t get attention from the A/Rs. If he had to do it independently, he wouldn’t be lauded as being innovative for it. He’d be dismissed as just another wack rapper on the hustle. Selling bootlegs and mixtapes after shows where maybe 1-2 people would show up. If Macklemore was black and rapping about being positive and preaching acceptance, he’d be just one more black rapper most people wouldn’t know about.
So he got a Grammy. A few. And that’s all well and good. He’s a talented person with a positive message. And that’s also good. But I remember more than a few rappers who preached love, who weren’t rampant misogynists, who talked about personal edification, and spoke about building up instead of tearing down who got nowhere. And when you realize just how many black Macklemores got left behind thanks to an A/Rs decision, and when you realize how many rappers are trying to move ahead without compromise who don’t ever get the opportunity to be better or do better or broaden anyone’s horizons, and when you see that minstrelsy gets rewarded while it’s also being used as a reason to denigrate a people; while the man is talented, it also kinda smarts.
And I’m not even all that into hip hop. Mostly nostalgia for me. Still….
Ten new trax, brand new for February 4th, 2014 – SHORTIES V.1 by Dr. J!NX.
I asked him about the album, and J!NX (Zac) the empire-creator who both created this album as well as runs different music labels (in this case, Ghettomax) had this to say:
Shorties, just came out today… 10 tracks every week or two, all under 2:00 minutes, by myself… why? Because I eat a bunch of adderrall and writed make DJ weapons…
We also jussst released an amazing textural hiphop album from corduroy strafe, and a completely next level purpletrap 2-side from trichome…
FILE this album under: chicago /experimental / ghettotech /trap beats / footwork / future / ghetto / juke / seapunk trax / Pittsburgh
Hit up http://ghettomax.bandcamp.com/ too, there’s a ton of fun shit there! You’ll feel like you’re walking into an alternative, colorful universe of fast beats and booties full of codeine. Yea, that’s right.
Harper Boogie has been at the controls since last year with his radio show on mixcloud, showing off his mad funkadelic skillz with his awesome series… It’s thick, funky, trippy, beat-driven as all funking fuck; and then it moves into a realm of soulful loops and ambient vinyl grooves that are sure to make you feel juuust right. I haven’t had a chance to hear all of it (as I said, it’s … uh… 15 hours worth of sets.. Actually, a little bit more than 15 hours) but so far it sounds mostly instrumental. Some of it even sounds wonky. (Note: that’s the GOOD WoNKY.)
So if you wanna hear a bunch of music, MUCH of which I guarantee you haven’t yet heard, ranging from modern funk and soul (leaning on the hip hop/electronic tip) you REALLLLLY NEED TO CHECK this stuff out. I PROMISE you will not be disappointed with it. Fo real.
http://fnkdl.blogspot.com/…/funkadelia-02-02-2013…
Was going on: http://fnkdl.blogspot.com/2014/02/funkadelia-02-02-2013-playlist.html
And definitely follow this guy’s site, if you’re into this kind of music, it’ll be well worth it.
Here’s what was written on his site, first in English, then in his native Polish:
Popular and influential weekly radio show run by DJ and journalist Marcin Hubert aka Harper. Dedicated to interesting and fresh new sounds and genres and – simply – good groovy music.
Where? Polish national radio channel Polskie Radio IV “Czwórka”. http://www.czworka.polskieradio.pl
When? Every Sunday, 5 – 7 PM.FOLLOW:
http://www.fnkdl.blogspot.com
harperboogie
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Popularna, opiniotwórcza audycja prowadzona przez dziennikarza i DJ’a Marcina Huberta vel Harpera. Poświęcona nowym, świeżym brzmieniom oraz – po prostu – dobrej muzyce.
Gdzie? Polskie Radio 4 „Czwórka” http://www.czworka.polskieradio.pl
Kiedy? Niedziela, 17 – 19.
Want to hear the tunes now? Ok…
There’s just a funky taste. For more, hit up hit mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/FUNKADELIA/
“Mikolaj Krencik, alias Miko, apart from his main project ‘Balagany Na Bani’ hip-hop collective, during the last year has also revealed himself as a great editor as well as a re-mixer in the juke/footwork world. After Symbiotic Sounds he was considered one of the most promising Polish producers promoting juke/footwork and his versions of hits like Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe, I’m In It or Bonfire showed the range of musical arsenal at his disposal. For majority of listeners the fundamental question was when his first EP would be released. After a long period of waiting Polish Juke would like to present the first debut material by Miko ‘Do They Know Ya’.
“Do They Know Ya’ brings four original tracks, personal variations on footwork/juke. One should add they are quite surprising variations, which use the illustrative, space and ambient music, evoking emotions, interacting with the listener, attracting him/her. Footwork stays in the background and complements the whole making the basis for the sound, however, sometimes switches to the foreground speeding up the action a bit.
“Do They Know Ya’ is a clear-cut miniature, consistently and consciously prepared. The tension builds up gradually with no intrusiveness or obviousness. What is left is the essence required to please the ear and move the body to the beat.”
FREE DOWNLOAD: http://polish-juke.bandcamp.com/album/do-they-know-ya-ep
https://www.facebook.com/polishjuke
Check it oooouttt!
J∆ZZ✞♠ (aka Jazzface) is a talented DJ (Svein Jazzface Brunstad) based in Los Angeles. He offers some great mixtapes to the world, and I thought it would be in the best interest of everyone who enjoys good music to post his mixes up.
Also, here’s his soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jazzface << you should follow this dude, and get in on some free (and awesome) soul music!
So here's his newest mix, called Urban Roots 2…
https://soundcloud.com/jazzface/urban-roots-2
Back by request; 55 tracks of Inner City songs, Hip Hop, Soul and RnB. Beautiful music from dirty streets and neon lights. Concrete jungle. Familiar faces from Urban Roots 1, spiced with new talent.
Cover art by Mike Simen Patterson http://www.mik.ee/
55 tracks. Repeat, FIFTY-FIVE! That’s two hours! Put this on and smoke up / groove out! Here’s the complete track listing posted on his soundcloud:
TRACK LIST:
1. Luke James — Strawberry Vapors
2. FilosofischeStilte — Growth (Holowave Remix)
3. Tycho x Three 6 Mafia — Who Run It (Hudson Mohawke Edit)
4. Flying Lotus — Colemans groove feat. Andreya Triana and Niki Randa
5. Pusha T — Dont Fuck With Me
6. Theophilus London — All Around The World (Deep Shoq RMX)
7. Kendrick Lamar — Swimming Pools (Deep Shoq RMX)
8. Boeboe — Amazon Basin’
9. Le1f — Star Me ft. Lofty305, DonChristian, JODY & Rahel
10. A Tribe Called Quest — Once Again (Nick Wisdom Remix)
11. Jonwayne — The Come Up Pt.1 (Feat. Scoop DeVille)
12. Captain Murphy — Between Villains Ft. Viktor Vaughn & Earl Sweatshirt
13. Schoolboy Q — Collard Greens feat. Kendrick Lamar)
14. Falcons — Vroom
15. Missy Elliott — Sock It 2 Me (Kaytranada Remix)
16. Raheem DeVaughn — Dooms Day feat. James Blake
17. Action Bronson & Party Supplies — 9.24.13 (Feat. Big Body Bes)
18. Moruf & Iman Omari — The Path
19. Reggie B — Hypnotized
20. Miguel — Adorn
21. Movement — Us
22. Jai Paul — Jasmine
23. Cuthead — Everlasting Sunday
24. Isaiah Rashad — Shot You Down Remix Feat. Jay Rock & ScHoolboy Q
25. Big K.R.I.T. — KING Pt. 3
26. Jhené Aiko — sailing NOT selling (feat. Kanye West)
27. Med, Blu & Madlib — The Buzz (feat. Mayer Hawthorne)
28. Erykah Badu — Telephone (Freddie Joachim Remix)
29. Homeboy Sandman — The Plot Thickens
30. Robert Glasper Experiment — No Worries ft. Dwele
31. Tanya Morgan — The Vehicle Ft. Spec Boogie & 6th Sense
32. Jesse Boykins III — From Time With Time feat. MoRuf
33. Jhené Aiko — From Time (Total Freeom CHOP 4 JESSE)
34. Little Queen — L.I.L.O.U. MoDlEe
35. 7 Days Of Funk / Snoopzilla & Dam-Funk — Faden Away
36. Pomrad — Pomslap
37. Starship Connection (B.Bravo and Teeko) — We Can Go All Night
38. Anthony Hamilton — Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens (Sivey Remix)
39. Flume — Space Cadet Feat. Ghostface Killah & Autre Ne Veut
40. J. Cole — Power Trip (feat. Miguel)
41. Hiatus Kaiyote — The World It Softly Lulls (Amin Payne Remix)
42. Jesse Boykins III & MeLo-X — I’m New Here
43. Frank Ocean & MeLo-X — White (MeLo-X Gentrification Mix)
44. Flatbush Zombies — TP4 (Prod. By Obey City)
45. Chance The Rapper — Chain Smoker
46. SZA — Euphraxia
47. KIT — Profit Prophet prod. Jeremiah Meece
48. Ab-Soul feat. Danny Brown & Jhene Aiko — Terrorist Threats
49. Stwo — Virgo feat. Shay Lia (Jarreau Vandal Remix)
50. MeLo-X — Connected to the World (Prod. by Evil Needle)
51. Rome Fortune — The Other Song (Prod. By DJ Spinz & Ceej)
52. Tinashe — Aint Ready
53. Waldo — Kobe’s Room (Truth Be Told) prod. by Sango
54. Jay Ant feat. Kool John — Cool Things
55. Kelela — Bank Head (Extended) (Prod. Kingdom)
Yeeeeeaaa! That’s a lot of soul.
Want some more?
Here’s his original Urban Roots mixtape:
If you’ve gotten through those two without hitting replay a couple of times (which is hard to do) there’s more music below that Jazzface has compiled for you:
When I asked him for a mix for Bassadelic exclusively, he said that at the moment he was busy, but to ask him later on. So, I’ll have to make sure to ask him again later! :) In the mean time, here’s some more of his previously mixed material:
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