[MP3] Jai Paul – BTSTU (Edit)

MP3 Stream (no download): Jai Paul – BTSTU (Edit) by Jai Paul

Aka the sample from Drake‘s “Dreams Money Can Buy” for those who didn’t already know.

[via Anousheh]

[Instrumental Hip-Hop] GreenSteez – Music for Muffs (Semi-NSFW Artwork?)

Music for Muffs by GreenSteez | Alt. download link: mediafire

So smooth, so soulful. This is a breath of fresh air. I shoulda waited ’til Sunday to post this but I just couldn’t wait. Enjoy (and MC’s: have at it….)

[Event] TONIGHT in Toronto: The 2 Year Anniversary Celebration of the Monthly Beat Lounge Showcase

This post is stickied to the top of the site until tomorrow (April 1).

Featuring recent Kitchen faves, Relic the Oddity and Elaquent (aka eQ), this is a must-check for those of you in the GTA/T.dot area who are free tonight….

IT’S THE UNKOFFICIAL (sic) 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF BEAT LOUNGE MONTHLY HIP-HOP PRODUCER COMMUNITY AND SHOWCASES! (ok, we’ll stop yelling now)

The BEAT LOUNGE UNKOFFICIAL (sic) 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
(28th edition)
Thursday March 31st, 2011
The Rivoli (back room)
332 Queen Street W
Toronto, ON
STRICTLY $5 admission BEFORE 10:30PM
NO GUEST LIST
?? after ??
Doors @9:30PM
Show @11:00PM
Sponsored by MOOG Audio

Since it’s inception in November of 2008, BEAT LOUNGE has grown to become a brute force in the realm of local hip-hop events and occurrences (local to Toronto & GTA). Our 1 year anniversary was on January 21st 2010, and now it’s our 2 year anniversary. Wait a minute…

It is what it is, somewhere around this time of year we became a year wiser. It’s round #28 and we’ve become stronger, badder and funkier than ever before. Thanks to a firm community of supporters and loyal troops, we’re still rocking it…

I think they keep deliberately misspelling UNOFFICIAL because the Unknown Funk Hero is one of the driving forces behind this long-running Toronto beat-makers event series.

CLICK HERE to learn more about tonight’s 2 Year Anniversary Beat Lounge event at the Rivoli.

[MP3] Hip Hop Is Read pres. Beanie Sigel – The B.Coming: The Samples

“Released in March of 2005, Beanie Sigel‘s The B. Coming stands as the titular bookend of Roc-A-Fella Records’ Dynasty Era. Recorded between Sigel’s guilty verdict and his trip up north, The B. Coming highlights the meshing of the Philly emcee’s Biggie-like swagger with Scarface‘s patented paranoia rap. Despite the wide array of guest artists, the album is nonetheless a personal narrative of a man in solitude, expressing his existential qualms. Sigel’s diary scripts are well-accompanied by the record’s sound spectrum of 70s and 80s soul and rock. Production highlights include the sampling of Raphael Ravenscroft and Klaus Doldinger‘s wailing saxophones on the respective tracks “Feel It in the Air” and “Tales of a Hustler Pt. 2”, Natalie Cole‘s sweet crooning on “Oh Daddy”, and the string arrangement of David Crawford on René & Angela‘s “My First Love”, lifted by Ty Fyffe for the Rell-assisted “Change”. The album concludes with a harrowing re-imagining of Bon Jovi‘s “Wanted Dead or Alive” as Sigel ponders life on the lam. Enjoy this sample set to one of my favorite albums of the aughts. Turn it up!!”

Co-sign Ivan on this one. The B.Coming was definitely one of my favorite albums and I still think it stands as one of the great underrated hip-hop albums of the last decade.

Download: Hip Hop Is Read pres. Beanie Sigel – The B.Coming: The samples

[DJ Mix] House Shoes Presents… Constellations: The A to Z of Dennis Coffey

MP3 Stream (no download): Constellations – The A to Z of Dennis Coffey: A Mix By House Shoes by Strut

New mix by one of the keepers of the J. Dilla legacy, DJ House Shoes. Read on for what it’s all about:

“Leading up to the foundational Motor City guitarist’s new self-titled solo album, Detroit’s own House Shoes takes us on a journey through Dennis Coffey‘s history of funk. Including the psychedelic b-boy soul of Coffey’s 70’s solo material, classic recordings on which he recorded as a sessions musician, hip-hop cuts which have sampled his material, and even a couple of sneak peaks at the new album’s music, Constellations is 45 minutes of straight heat, mixed by a master DJ intimately acquainted with Coffey’s legacy, and his future.”

This mix was recorded by Rhetmatic at Soundmatic.

Set-List:
01. Scorpio Intro- (feat Dennis Coffey, Jazzy Jeff, Jake One, and Q-Tip)
02. LL Cool J- Jinglin’ Baby
03. Dennis Coffey- Main Theme (Black Belt Jones OST)
04. Dennis Coffey- 7th Galaxy*
05. Dennis Coffey- Ride Sally Ride
06. The Temptations- Cloud Nine
07. Rodriguez- Sugar Man
08. Marvin Gaye- I Want You
09. Dennis Coffey- Garden Of The Moon
10. The Spinners- It’s A Shame
11. Dennis Coffey- Never Can Say Goodbye
12. Dennis Coffey- Whole Lotta Love
13. Diamond D- No Wonduh
14. Isley Brothers / Dennis Coffey & Lyman Woodward- It’s Your Thing
15. The Floaters- Float On
16. The Dramatics- In The Rain
17. The Dramatics- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
18. Dennis Coffey feat. Mick Collins (Dirtbombs) & Rachel Nagy (Detroit Cobras)- I Bet You*
19. Edwin Starr- Easin’ In (Hell Up In Harlem) / Digable Planets (Nickle Bags)
20. The Temptations- I Can’t Get Next To You
21. The Undisputed Truth- Smiling Faces Sometimes
22. Dennis Coffey feat. Mayer Hawthorne- All Your Goodies Are Gone*
23. Outro

* denotes material from the upcoming Dennis Coffey album dropping April 26.

[via HHIR]