Friday, January 30, 2009
What did I miss?
Didn't really see anything notable come out since I've been gone. Did I miss anything? Let it be known! Of note: Kardi's 'Dangerous' is huuuuuge in South East Asia. Heard it non-stop everywhere I went. Represent The Dot!
Here's a little something fairly recent (a couple of years old is still fairly recent, no?) from The Dutch Master. Definitely feeling his sound. So full and soulful.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Sunday, December 28, 2008
On The Look Out
It's usually a good thing when you see production on an album from Illmind, Jake One, M-Phazes, Analogic, 9th Wonder & Oddisee. This is no exception. Don't really know who this guys is (maybe someone can shed some light onto the situation) but this is a dope mixtape!
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
We never grew up, we just got taller
Been a lack of good music on here lately. And that's why you come here, isn't it?
We all know that Elzhi is beast on the mic. Here's a joint featuring the man himself on Evidence's recently released The Layover.
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Choice Cut,
Music
What Could Have Been...
It's been a while between posts here. We've all been extremely busy! It's almost that time of the year when we start looking back at the past 12 months / 52 weeks / 365 days and reflect upon all the great music that has been released. There has been a lot!
But until then, let's think about what could have been. Here's a list of a few artists who gave us a taste but left us wanting more or who's lives were ended short by whatever means. In no particular order (although Freud may have something to say about that):
- Binary Star
- J Dilla
- Talib / Hi-Tek
- Black Star
- The Fugees
Leave a comment and tell us your wish list!
Happy Holidays ALL!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Beyond Cute and Super Mario
Especially when the little hedgehog floats on his back. Reminds me of those fish from Super Mario underwater levels....speaking of which, peep this actual room decorated in Super Mario steez.
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Videos
Thursday, December 11, 2008
(dis)information?
Who controls the British crown?
Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps?
Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car?
Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cave fish of their sight?
Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do! We do!
The Big Agenda.com
The truth exposed?
- you decide.
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| 1. | having or showing a mind receptive to new ideas or arguments. |
| 2. | unprejudiced; unbigoted; impartial. |
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Dreamo's Certified Heater of the Week
We have multiple heaters this week courtesy of honourary noyoite, DJ Edit One aka Eno Tide. He's already on volume 11 of his Tables of Content sessions, if you slept on any of the first 10 volumes, you know what to do this weekend. He brings much joy to the ears and minds of the Tdot collective. Click the tables for the earfood and peep his site http://www.djeditone.com/ - the "Infectious Rhythm" and "Jyrate and Jiggle" mixes are also certified heaters.
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D.C.H.W.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
You win. Perfect.
Street Fighter was one of the biggest games of the mid 90s. If you didn't play this game, you definitely missed out and if I could count the number of quarters that I spent at the arcade... Well, let's say that it would be a lot quarters. I'm sure there are dedicated blogs on what some would call the best fighting game ever made.
Street Fighter II has been re-released in full HD glory! Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (available only on Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network) is a pixel-for-pixel recreation of the game. From the character select all the way through to backgrounds and endings, the entirety of the game has been redrawn!Are you drooling yet? Cause that wasn't even the point of this post. Or was it... To commemorate the new game, several artists have put out tracks. Here's one of them.
-- from Joystiq
Redman + Oh No on the boards + Street Fighter samples = FIRE
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
"Bad motherfucker like Oedipus"
This joint exemplifies the dude above's blend of Chicago soul with east-coast boom-bap; resulting in what he insists is “commercial hip hop” with awareness and attitude. Hip-hop is considered by many to be “classic” when it paints a picture vivid enough to be experienced by any listener, regardless of their own background. Throughout the album, he documents his one-of-a-kind journey from the windy city of Chicago to the nation’s capitol of Washington, DC, and across the globe. Although “classic” is a claim that only time can verify, SoulStice’s claim to have made the perfect album can only be decided by the legion of Hip-hop fans worldwide.
-- from Rap News Network
This album is dope! Production comes Oddisee, Analogic & M-Phazes to name a few.
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Who got the jazz?
Rap and jazz go together like you and this blog. This album came out earlier this year and don't ask me why I didn't post it before but here it is now (you'll ask WHY, trust me).
... a tribute to the golden age of hiphop, taking its strength into the roots of the black music and more notably in jazz music. Through out the album, the listeners will discover the warmful sound of the old jazz fusion records from the 70's mixed with samples and live instruments on which Jazz Liberatorz have invited la creme de la creme of the independant hiphop soul & jazz scene.Track 1 takes you on a trip down memory lane, quoting recognizable riffs that have been sampled by some of the best producers in the game (can you name them all?). The rest of the album is just smooth smooth timeless music that you've come accustomed to here.
-- from MySpace
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
And then a hero comes along...
Everyone is a hero in some way, shape or form. Everyone has the strength to carry on. So cast your fears aside and click the pic - it takes you to heromachine, where you can actually design and create your very own personalized hero in significant detail. The pic above is a quick crack at it (my hero would definitely rock a crossbow).
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Games
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Dreamo's Certified Heater of the Week

On some laid back artsy "crossroads of my mind" heater ish. Please do not get confused - its not only MOP "Ante Up" type joints that can cause you to throw a chair out the window - any genre and style can trigger that behaviour....as long as its a heater. Click the pic to enjoy the track, then click the vid and mimic what you see. Shouts to AP.
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D.C.H.W.
1001 Rules for my Unborn Son
Click the pic for a blog where a dude posts life lessons for his unborn son. What if he has a daughter? How much of his wisdom will hold true? The genders are wired differently, that is fo sho sho.
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What's Next
Saturday, November 15, 2008
How's your tshirt game pt. 2
80sTees has this amazing shirt for pre-order right here. Sadly, I don't think it comes in a plastic sleeve, but I am fairly certain you have to blow on it a few times before you're able to put it on.
-- from Topless Robot
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Clothing
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Really???
Ridley Scott has officially moved onto Park Avenue.
The helmer will direct Universal Pictures' bigscreen version of Hasbro's Monopoly board game from a script by Pamela Pettler.
Scott, who recently helmed Warner Bros.' "Body of Lies" has long been attached to the project. He will produce, with Hasbro topper Brian Goldner, as well as direct.
"Monopoly" is set up at Universal Pictures, which has a first-look deal with Hasbro to develop movies based on the company's line of toys. Those include "Ouija," which Platinum Dunes is developing, and "Battleship."
Hasbro jumped into the adaptation game after successfully turning its "Transformers" toys into a franchise at DreamWorks and Paramount. It has actioner "G.I. Joe" bowing next summer.-- from Variety
Does anyone else think that this is a bad idea?
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Movie News
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Dreamo's Certified Heater of the Week
Dilla influenced, yet original. Familiar, yet unique. Accessible. Head-noddin'. International. Feel good ish. Onra. Dude is nice with it. Please baleeee....click the pic and enjoy this breath of fresh air.
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D.C.H.W.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
They're back!
Eight years after Troy Duffy's police actioner "The Boondock Saints" disappeared quickly from theaters, he's come back to direct "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day" from his own script.
Chris Brinker and Don Carmody are producing the sequel, which has started shooting in Toronto. Lloyd Segan and Rob Fried exec produce.
Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus are reprising their roles as brothers dispensing vigilante justice in Boston. Billy Connolly, Julie Benz, and David Ferry also star.
-- from Variety
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Movie News
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Your Lazy Sunday Listen
This kinda album even makes the most retired of loop diggin' producers want to return to the game, lay down some freshness and profess eternal gratitude to all those that virtually made love to an instrument or instruments and laid it all out for the world on wax.Damn Coltrane, I've missed your sickness...
Your Lazy Sunday Listen...float on!
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Albums,
Lazy Sunday Listen,
Music
The Counter...Ed. 4
Here's an interesting selection. The Black Ghosts. A group that is somewhat akin to the Gorillaz, but with more of a UK neo-soul flare. Essentially, you have one psycho DJ and a limey crooner belting out some pretty cool chunes.Ironically, Damon Albarn (of Blur and the Gorillaz) appears on the track, "The Repetition Kills You".
Peep this album for your Euro moments.
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Albums,
Music,
The Counter
How's your shoe game?
Inspired by the nostalgia-inducing color scheme of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, the Air Classic BW – Nintendos feature the system's iconic black, gray, dark gray, and red color arrangements. The design also incorporates d-pad shaped patterns and start/select buttons etched just to the right of the shoe tongues.
-- from IGN gear
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Clothing
Friday, November 7, 2008
On The Look Out
14KT is a producer that y'all need to be on the look out for.
As part of the Athletic Mic League and The Lab Techs, he's produced pivotal tracks for nearly every notable Detroit Hip-Hop artist. He has been instrumental in boosting the careers of fellow crew members Buff1 and DJ Haircut (Stones Throw Records' newest acquisition and 1/3 of Now On).Peep this instrumental album that will have you boppin your head until the very end... until you hit that repeat button and start it again!
-- from myspace
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