R.I.P.
[MP3] D-Sisive – Adam [MCA Tribute 1964 – 2012]
D-sisive drops a very cool tribute to the late Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch of the Beastie Boys. Peep the science:
‘parents saw the devil when their children saw god’
The Beastie Boys were my Beatles. My father would preach the gospel of the Fab 5 while me, too young to give a shit, wanted to wear baggy clothing and be MCA. You’d think I wanted to be Mike D due to the ‘4th letter in the alphabet’ connection, but nope. Yauch was cooler to me.
MCA was no bullshit. The only one of the three that I would be afraid of. Yauch was my Lennon. Leave the bubblegum to McCartney. Here’s the real shit.
“I can blow you away or you could ride with me.” -MCA, Paul Revere
My world stopped when a friend of mine sent me a text, telling me MCA passed away. I’ve lost people. It’s always a different reaction based on the closeness of the relationship. I’ve never met Adam Yauch, but it felt like I lost a family member. We never shook hands, or greeted each other, but I’ve spent hundreds of hours, over the course of 20 plus years, with him and the Beastie Boys in my headphones.
No offense to, but I wasn’t one of those tweeting how they were going to spend their entire weekend listening to the Beastie Boys, in memory of MCA. I’ve been listening to them consistently since the late eighties. Not a week goes by that I don’t have one craving to listen to a Beastie Boys song.
I knew I had to create something for him. I didn’t want to record the typical tribute song. MCA wasn’t typical and deserves better. I wanted to take it back to my childhood. The childhood they had impacted so heavily. I wanted to take it back to me, rapping Pass The Mic in a comb in front of a mirror in my bedroom, hat backwards, in my father’s work jacket. These were the moments that drove me to become an artist. And MCA helped me steer.
Thank you, Adam.
Derek
[Mixtape] DJ M-Rock – The Best of Notorious B.I.G.
Still miss Big Poppa. It’s the Brooklyn in me. So, M-Rock, take it away….
“I’m pleased to drop this brand new Best of Biggie for all his fans. On top of that, I’m happy I made the march 9th death anniversary deadline. Long story short, I was working on another Valentine’s tape because the first was so well-received, and then Cabbie said I should really do a March 9th BIG tape. It made sense because it’s been long overdue and the timing. That was it, my RNB tape had to get pushed back. Take an hour and a half and let the funk sit in. Enjoy.”
Shout to all my peoples in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Red Hook, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens and Bed-Stuy. Brooklyn, we still doin’ it!!!
R.I.P. Malcolm X: May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965
“If You Stick A Knife In My Back….”
The Last Speech….
[via 546inthemorning]
R.I.P. Whitney Elizabeth Houston: 1963 – 2012
What can you say in response to this tragic news today? She’s an icon and a legend. Let us celebrate her legacy and artistic greatness rather than dwell in sadness and focus on this immense loss. Between not being able to find an official video version of her signature song “I Will Always Love You” and it being Saturday we’re gonna take it to the dancefloor to do so instead though. Enjoy….
Download Whitney Houston Megamix 2009 (Radio)
Download Whitney Houston Million Dollar Bill (Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix)
R.I.P. Dwight ‘Heavy D’ Myers: May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011
MP3 stream (no download): Heavy D “Don’t Curse” feat Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, Cl Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, Pete Rock & Q Tip by InWaxWeTrust
Sad, sad news especially coming just one day after the passing of the great Joe Frazier (which ironically was the inspiration behind this tweet).
The ‘Overweight Lover’ Dwight ‘Heavy D’ Myers was only 44 when he passed away yesterday. Myers was one of the more beloved figures in hip-hop which makes this news that much more hard to take. “Don’t Curse” above is one of the highlights of his very respectable musical career. Here’s wishing your spirit a Peaceful Journey, Mr. Big Stuff….