Awwww Mane

This blend is currently blowing my mind. Ghostface x Roy Ayers. I think we all won here.

I must have listened a solid 2 dozen times while working on some prints last night. Well done and inspiring.
Ghostface Killah vs Roy Ayers (Blend) by HowlingMad123

Roy Ayers Thinks You Should Sample Him

One of my favorite artists sits down and dishes the dirt on sampling and speaks on his impact on hip hop culture. Lord knows I’ve sampled my fair share from his catalog. As a matter of fact I’m gonna put on his album “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” right now.

Smoke DZA

I’m late to the party. I’ve seen Smoke DZA’s name floating around on features for a while now and finally investigated. I copped “The Hustler’s Catalog” off of datpiff.com. Amazing beat selection. My favorite track is “Early Days Of George”. Stream it below or cop it HERE!!

On a sidenote, this is my favorite album cover [...]

On My Way From Pasadena

Some hometown love from Overdoz.

“Just got a call from my boo, she said she ain’t gotta be to LMU ’til 2″

So many LA-isms. Chuuch

Fillmore Slim

I’m finna play this out. Cop the mixtape HERE.

[thanks fresh.maker]

Pimp x Marvin

I was listening through Marvin Gaye’s “Hear My Dear” album a couple days ago and stumbled upon a sample I didn’t know of. One of my favorite tracks off of Pimp C’s last album “The Naked Soul Of Sweet Jones”, is “Midnight”. Looks like he pulled some inspiration from Marvin for it.

Listen to Pimp’s [...]

Sayonara Shaqtus

The Big Diesel is out of gas. Shaquille O’Neal officially retired yesterday after 19 seasons in the NBA. He finishes his career 5th on the all time scoring list with 4 NBA titles and 3 NBA Finals MVP’s. However, he’ll be best remembered for his certified platinum (wish this was a joke) [...]

David Dallas

I found David Dallas through a song called “Caught In A Daze” that he did with Freddie Gibbs. I’m a huge Gibbs fan and dug deeper after I heard this track.

It’s from David’s mixtape “The Rose Tint”. I downloaded it today and have listened through 5 times. He’s from New Zealand and definitely has a [...]

9th Wonder

Needz to see this film. Seen 9th spin a couple times here in LA and even met the legend on a couple of occassions. Fire.

The Wonder Year – Trailer from LRG on Vimeo.

Wilson Pickett Remixed

A friend just shot this over to me. From their page…

“We proudly present to you a project that showcases many interpretations of songs from Wilson Pickett’s 1978 a funky situation album.
Wilson Pickett, an icon and Alabama native, has been so influential to modern music but with the growing amount of microwave talent, it has become [...]