1. Last Ole
2. Rather Unique
3. Colorful Storms
4. Leo The...Part I
5. Coffee Table
6. Ego Trooping
7. What's Next (Damu Remix)
8. 2004 Beat Original
9. Randi
10. Work In Progress
11. Pulse <---- (this beat is paralyzing)
12. To RBI
13. L.B.
14. Leo The...Part II
15. Colorful Storms (feat. Raw Poetic)
16. Pulse (feat. Raw Poetic)
17. Rather Unique (feat. Insight)
18. Work In Progress (feat. Kev Brown)
19. Paranoid (feat. Insight)
A few weeks ago, to save myself the agony of picking a new groove every week, I decided I'd make a bit of a play list, or a schedule for what to post for the next few months. Needless to say, that was done and posts were prepared as such. However, when I did this, I never imagined I would stumble upon a record so "banging" I had to get it out to you folks immediately. That record is Damu's Spare Time. As far as I'm concerned, this is to date, the most musical breaks album I have ever heard.
You remember the last bit of "Long Island Degrees" from De La's Stake Is High? That, "Rap Music? I hate it. There just ain't no music to it. It's just niggers talking" Well, If that fellow wasn't a concrete conservative who has "lynch" in his vernacular, perhaps I would lend him this record and we would certainly see eye-to-eye. Who knows, maybe one day we would meet on a street corner and throw down. I could provide the beats and he could spit about his trailer park!
Speaking of De La Soul; Ego Trooping might blow up, but it won't go pop.
I believe quite strongly in the importance of hip-hop's cultural value, in terms of enriching our universal language by giving a voice to the brightest "pauper poets", and I know that the most common turn-off for new hip-hop fans can be those jarring beats coupled with bitter, militant gang rappin'. I assure you, you will find none of that here. Just the smoothest, rawest grooves coupled with the rich, aware poetry of Insight(for those not familiar with Insight, he's the Yngwie Malmsteen of hip-hop...a speed FREAK) and Raw Poetic. If you find you've been having a hard time getting into hip-hop, but still enjoy honest, genuine soul/jazz. Flip this! You'll go bonkers. If this really gets your appetite rollin', you might want to check out Y Society's "Travel At Your Own Pace", being another great collaboration between Insight and our favorite Fudgemunk. (leave a comment if you'd like me to post it)
To anyone keeping track, my last few posts were a handful of shitkickin' party albums. This weeks record is for after the hotel lobby (which proceeds the after party, and said party). Just sheer afterglow. If you spent the whole night wigglin' your rump to the ol' "boom-bap" and you're entirely spent, but the only thing on your mind is the kick and the snare; throw this on and watch the sunrise.
P.S. Just thinking about watching the sunrise to this, with a cup of tar-black joe...is giving me shivers. What are you kids up to this weekend?
It's rather unique.
Enjoy.
You remember the last bit of "Long Island Degrees" from De La's Stake Is High? That, "Rap Music? I hate it. There just ain't no music to it. It's just niggers talking" Well, If that fellow wasn't a concrete conservative who has "lynch" in his vernacular, perhaps I would lend him this record and we would certainly see eye-to-eye. Who knows, maybe one day we would meet on a street corner and throw down. I could provide the beats and he could spit about his trailer park!
Speaking of De La Soul; Ego Trooping might blow up, but it won't go pop.
I believe quite strongly in the importance of hip-hop's cultural value, in terms of enriching our universal language by giving a voice to the brightest "pauper poets", and I know that the most common turn-off for new hip-hop fans can be those jarring beats coupled with bitter, militant gang rappin'. I assure you, you will find none of that here. Just the smoothest, rawest grooves coupled with the rich, aware poetry of Insight(for those not familiar with Insight, he's the Yngwie Malmsteen of hip-hop...a speed FREAK) and Raw Poetic. If you find you've been having a hard time getting into hip-hop, but still enjoy honest, genuine soul/jazz. Flip this! You'll go bonkers. If this really gets your appetite rollin', you might want to check out Y Society's "Travel At Your Own Pace", being another great collaboration between Insight and our favorite Fudgemunk. (leave a comment if you'd like me to post it)
To anyone keeping track, my last few posts were a handful of shitkickin' party albums. This weeks record is for after the hotel lobby (which proceeds the after party, and said party). Just sheer afterglow. If you spent the whole night wigglin' your rump to the ol' "boom-bap" and you're entirely spent, but the only thing on your mind is the kick and the snare; throw this on and watch the sunrise.
P.S. Just thinking about watching the sunrise to this, with a cup of tar-black joe...is giving me shivers. What are you kids up to this weekend?
It's rather unique.
Enjoy.
-The Cool Jerk
(Clickin' the head'll take you to the download link)
