The Internet-'Love Song'

Badass lez Syd Tha Kid is best known for her engineer, production and DJ roles in west coast hip-hop outfit 'Odd Future.., but now she's stepped in front of the mic to lay down this quickie "Love Song - 1" under the ominous moniker The Internet. Odd Future associate Matt Martian is on the beats.

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Tribe Called Quest Documentary

BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST is a documentary film directed by Michael Rapaport about one of the most influential and groundbreaking musical groups in hip-hop history. Having released five gold and platinum selling albums within eight years, "A Tribe Called Quest" has been one of the most commercially successful and artistically significant musical groups in recent history, and regarded as iconic pioneers of hip hop. The band's sudden break-up in 1998 shocked the industry and saddened the scores of fans, whose appetite for the group's innovative musical stylings never seems to diminish. A hard-core fan himself, Rapaport sets out on tour with "A Tribe Called Quest" in 2008, when they reunited to perform sold-out concerts across the country, almost ten years after the release of their last album, The Love Movement. As he travels with the band members (Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi White), Rapaport captures the story of how tenuous their relationship has become; how their personal differences and unresolved conflicts continue to be a threat to their creative cohesion. When mounting tensions erupt backstage during a show in San Francisco, we get a behind-the-scenes look at their journey and contributions as a band and what currently is at stake for these long-time friends and collaborators. Check the Ryhme!

What's In Your Bag- James Blake

James Blake is an English electro-soul composer and singer-songwriter who released his self-titled debut full-length in March 2011. Blake started playing piano at six years old, playing mostly Jazz and Classical. He moved into electronic composition after hearing dubstep at a club in London at age 19. He released his first 12" in 2009, "Air & Lack Thereof," on the dubstep label Hemlock Recordings. He released several more 12"s on various dubstep labels including a cover of Feist's "Limit To Your Love." Just prior to the release of his first full-length, Blake was named second in the BBC Sound of 2011 poll.

Sly Stone-'I'm back! Family & Friends

Tracklist
1. Dance To The Music (Feat. Ray Manzarek) 3:01
2. Everyday People (Feat. Ann Wilson) 2:57
3. Family Affair 3:19
4. Stand! (Feat. Carmine Appice & Ernie Watts) 3:14
5. Thank You (Falettinmee Be Mice Elf Again) (Feat. Johnny Winter) 4:55
6. (i Want To Take You) Higher (Feat. Jeff Beck) 4:44
7. Hot Fun In The Summertime (Feat. Bootsy Collins) 2:54
8. Dance To The Music (Extended Mix) 6:39
9. Plain Jane 4:24
10. His Eye Is On The Sparrow 4:18
11. Get Away 3:46
12. Dance To The Music (Club Mix) 4:12
13. Family Affair (Dubstep Mix) 4:44
14. Thank You (Falenttinme Be Mice Elf Again) (Electro Club Mix) 4:31

Chase and Status-'No more idols'

Tracklist:
01.no problem [04:11]
02.fire in your eyes__ft maverick sabre [04:15]
03.let you go__ft mali [03:55]
04.blind faith__ft liam bailey [03:54]
05.fool yourself__ft plan b and rage [04:34]
06.hypest hype__ft tempa t [03:30]
07.hitz__ft tinie tempah [03:08]
08.heavy__ft dizzee rascal [03:34]
09.brixton briefcase__ft ceelo green [03:59]
10.hocus pocus [04:00]
11.flashing lights__ft sub focas and takura [04:10]
12.embrace__ft white lies [04:59]
13.time__ft delilah [04:20]
14.midnight caller__ft clare maguire [03:45]
15.end credits__ft plan b [03:21]

Evidence-'Cats & Dogs'

Tracklist
01 02:27 The Liner Notes Feat. Aloe Blacc
02 04:10 Strangers
03 04:46 The Red Carpet Feat. Raekwon & Rass Kass
04 03:27 It Wasn't Me
05 03:00 I Don't Need Love
06 04:18 You
07 00:50 God Bless That Man
08 04:09 Fame Feat. Roc Marciano & Prodigy
09 03:39 James Hendrix (Stepbrothers)
10 05:38 Late For The Sky Feat. Slug & Aesop Rock
11 02:42 Crash
12 04:35 Where You Come From Feat. Rakaa Lil Fame Termanology
13 00:04 TBA
14 03:11 To Be Continued
15 04:16 Falling Down
16 04:42 Well Runs Dry Feat. Krondon
17 03:10 The Epilogue

Ed Sheeran- '+'

Tracklist
01. The A Team
02. Drunk
03. U.N.I
04. Grade 8
05. Wake Me Up
06. Small Bump
07. This The City
08. The City
09. Lego House
10. You Need Me, I Don't Need You
11. Kiss Me
12. Give Me Love

Eric Roberson -'Mr Nice Guy'

Tracklist
1. Mr. Nice Guy
2. Strangers
3. Summertime Anthem feat. Chubb Rock
4. Beautiful Place feat. The Ones
5. Picture Perfect feat. Phonte
6. Fall
7. Shake Her Hand
8. The Magician
9. Love's Withdrawal feat. Omari Hardwick
10. How Would I Feel feat. Jean Baylor
11. Talking Reckless
12. At the Same Time
13. Male Ego feat. Hezekiah
14. Try Love
15. All For Me

DJ Flash presents 'The Best of Phonte'

The Phonte mixtape to end all Phonte mixtapes. 70 tracks, 78 minutes, covering the past 10 years of my career all mixed and selected by DJ Flash.

For those who need a Phonte crash course, start here.

Thank you for listening. And if you're a long time fan, thank you for re-listening,

Phonte

Tracklist

9th Wonder-'The Wonder Years'

Tracklist

01 05:14 Make It Big Feat. Khrysis
02 01:59 Band Practice Feat. Phonte & Median
03 03:23 Enjoy Feat. Warren G Murs & Kendrick Lamar
04 03:07 Streets Of Music Feat. Actual Proof & Tanya Morgan
05 04:05 Hearing The Melody Feat. Skyzoo Fashawn & King Mez
06 04:15 Loyalty Feat. Masta Killa & Halo
07 04:10 Now Im Being Cool Feat. Mela Machinko & Mez
08 04:00 Never Stop Loving You Feat. Terrace Martin & Talib Kweli
09 03:19 Piranhas Feat. Blu & Sundown
10 04:04 Peanut Butter & Jelly Feat. Marsha Ambrosius
11 04:23 One Night Feat. Terrace Martin Phonte & Bird
12 03:50 Your Smile Feat. Holly Weerd & Thee Tom Hardy
13 04:01 No Pretending Feat. Raekwon & Big Remo
14 04:20 20 Feet Tall Feat. Erykah Badu & Rapsody
15 03:31 Thats Love Feat. Mac Miller & Heather Victoria
16 04:17 A Star U R Feat. Terrace Martin Problem & GQ

Phonte- 'Charity Starts at Home'

Tracklist:

01. Dance in the Reign
02. The Good Fight
03. Everything Is Falling Down
04. Not Here Anymore
05. Eternally
06. Sendin My Love
07. Ball and Chain
08. To Be Yours
09. Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
10. We Go Off
11. The Life of Kings
12. Who Loves You More

Hip Hop Histories 3- 'Unsung : Big Daddy Kane'

Many say there would be no Jay-Z without Big Daddy Kane, in-fact Jay-Z even said so himself! Big Daddy Kane mastered “swag” before your favorite rappers had even heard the word. Kane was the originator of smooth flows that appealed to both ladies and fellas. His episode of Unsung reveals how he got his start in rapping, how he hooked up with Biz Markie and it even shows Jay-Z opening at one of his shows!


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Fela Soul

What do you get when you put together afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and rap pioneers De La Soul? You get Fela Soul; a musical tapestry created by Gummy Soul artist Amerigo Gazaway. More than just a clever title, Fela Soul is an 8-track, 33 minute journey into the world of afrobeat rhythms, funky horn riffs, and classic hip-hop gems. Using dozens of hand-picked samples from the Nigerian instrumentalist and political figure Fela Kuti, and 8 carefully-chosen acapellas from the Native Tongue rap trio De La Soul, Amerigo seamlessly intertwines the two into something completely new and original.

Freddie Cruger presents-'The 3 Foot People

Tracklist

1 Intro 0:31
2 Simply Fresh (Feat Desmond Foster) 4:57
3 Zodiac (Keys By Salem Al Fakir) 4:40
4 Clappers Power 3:42
5 On My Way (Feat Linn) 3:22
6 Le Market 2:17
7 Childsplay 3:43
8 Dubweizer 3:12
9 The Way You Look At Me 4:25
10 Reach Out 2:28
11 This Is Going Ut (Keys And Horns By Al Fakir Brothers) 3:46
12 Kant Hold Us Back 2:55

The Weekend-'House of Balloons'

Tracklist
High For This
What You Need
House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
The Morning
Wicked Games
The Party & The After Party
Coming Down
Loft Party
The Knowing

Wildcookie- 'Cookie Dough'

Tracklist
01. Song With No Ending
02. Serious Drug
03. Jackson Miles
04. Skit
05. Flashy Flashy
06. Heroine - Cookie Dough

07. On The Road
08. Touchy Touchy
09. Piece Of Mind
10. Tuesday Is Friday
11. Come Closer
12. About Those Days
13. Autocoon
14. At The Same Time

Rewind-Volume 5

Tracklist:
1.El Michels Affair (Burt Bacharach) – Walk on By
2.Black Shakespeare ft. Charlie Charles (Fleetwood Mac) – Dreams
3.The Rebirth (The Sylvers) – Handle It
4.J Davey (Frank Zappa) – Dirty Love
5.Nuspirit Helsinki (Led Zeppelin) – No Quarter
6.Randy Watson Experience (Sting) – Be Still My Beating Heart
7.Psapp (The Aristocats) – Everybody Wants to Be a Cat
8.Osunlade (Prince Nelson) – Crazy Love

9.Daz-I-Kue ft. Bembé Segué & Colonel Red (Ben E. King) – Spoiled
10.Henrik Schwarz (Guem & Zaka) – L’Abeille

11.Owusu & Hannibal (The Beach Boys) – Caroline, No

Rewind-Volume 4

Tracklist:
1.Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – This Land Is Our Land
2.The Rebirth (Mighty Ryeders) – Evil Vibrations
3.Willis (Cameo) – Word Up!

4.Nostalgia 77 ft. Alice Russell (The White Stripes) – 7 Nation Army
5.Orgone (Beginning of the End) – Funky Nassau

6.Sa-Ra Creative Partners (Sly & The Family Stone) – Just Like a Baby
7.Platinum Pied Pipers (Burt Bacharach) – The Look of Love
8.Nicola Kramer (Joni Mitchell) – Help Me
9.Yam Who (Heatwave) – The Star of a Story
10.John Beltran & The Detroit Latin (Fania All-Stars) – Vente Conmigo
11.Shawn Lee (Nick Drake) – River Man
12.As One ft. Paul Randolph (Weldon Irvine) – I Love You

Rewind-Volume 3

Tracklist
01. Louie Vega ft. Anane (Chakachas) – Jungle Fever

02. Greyboy ft. Bart Davenport (Cymande) – Geneive
03. Antibalas ft. Mayra Vega (Willie Colon) – Che Che Cole (Makossa mix)
04. Elsa (Betty Carter) – Open Your Eyes
05. Paolo Fedreghini (Sahib Shihab) – Please Don’t Leave
06. This Kid Named Miles ft. Todd Simon, Coco & Medusa (Johnny Cash)

07. Damon Aaron (Gil Scott-Heron) – Willing
08. Spiritual South ft. Aurora Dawn (Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra)

09. Spaceboys ft. Earl Zinger & Valerie Etienne(Sun Ra) – Space Is the Place
10. John Arnold ft. Ayro (Herbie Hancock) – Rough
11. P’taah ft. Amy Pike (Lorez Alexandria) – Baltimore Oriole
12. Swag (Ryuichi Sakamoto) – Riot in Lagos
13. Nobody ft. Chris Gunst (The Monkees) – Porpoise Song
14. Jeremy Ellis (Herbie Hancock) – Chameleon
15. Bing Ji Ling (AC/DC) – You Shook Me All Night Long

Rewind -Volume 2

Tracklisting:
01 The Platinum Pied Pied Pipers -
Ridin' High
02 Greyboy - To Know You Is To Love You
03 Joseph Malik - Take It All In And Check It All Out
04 Povo Povo - Vam Vam
05 Karin Krog - Meaning Of Love (Herbert Remix)
06 Big Bang - Speak Low
07 Roy Davis Jr - People Get Ready
08 Yestardays New Quintet - Deja Vu
09 Superbacana - Reza
10 Nicola Conte - Adriana
11 John Beltran - Fragile
12 Read Or Dread - Private Life
13 The Platinum Pied Pipers - Open Your Eyes

14 Terry Callier - Just My Imagination
15 Soul Bossa Trio - Naima

Rewind- Volume 1

Covers of well known songs, reworked and remixed

Tracklist

Breathe - Open Door

Hercules - Beatless

Riders On The Storm/Pink Solidism - Yonderboi

Sunshine Of Your Love - Rockers Hi-Fi Meet Ella Fitzgerald

Turn Off The Lights - Frank De Jo Jo

Daylight - Yesterdays New Quintet

Round About Midnight - Gotan Project Meet Chet Baker

Quimbara (Jazztronik Mix) - Jack Constanzo

Calypso Blues (As One Remix) - Jack Costanzo

Billy Jean - Shinehead

Heaven Must Be Like This - Yesterdays New Quintet

Golden Brown - Better Daze

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble- 'Bulletproof Brass'

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble proudly present their new release titled “Bulletproof Brass,” a 6 song mini album showcasing this family band’s unrivaled musicianship and universal appeal...

Spring 2011 saw the group reform (like Voltron) in their native Chicago to record a selection of the many new songs they have written over the past few years touring and recording. Mesmerising melodies and pulsating rhythms that sound from another world are like a remedy or tonic to the listener in this digital age of over produced music. Bonafide, raw and unadulterated; HBE’s music grips the listener and brings them on a trip to another world teaching the true value and meaning of music.

Bandleader Hudah says of the new record
“The EP ‘Bulletproof Brass’ is part of the next mission for HBE. The stage in our quest for completely rescuing music from the hands of vultures, and parasites. Our mission starts with us as ‘Starfighters’, wearing ‘Bulletproof Brass’ armour. ‘Touching The Sky’, HBE began taking ‘Kryptonite’ from the ‘Black Boy’, travelling the galaxy and cosmos, HBE crushed all fear of peace, with the most fierce battle being fought on ‘Pluto’. HBE is victorious, in becoming ‘World Champions’, in the war on music. In our opinion, we need to create new dialogue regarding how great the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are. By releasing singles, producing music for artist's, creating relationships with our fans to develop our brand...”

Tracklist
1 Starfighter
2 Touch the Sky
3 Pluto
4 Kryptonite
5 World Champions
6 Pluto feat. Phil Kelan Cohran

Zo-'...just Visiting Three'

Tracklist

01. Black Cow feat. Phonte and Sy Smith
02. Let It Go feat. Nicholas Ryan Gant
03. Driving feat. Sy Smith
04. Marzipan feat. Eric Roberson and Phonte
05. Everything She Wants feat. Phonte
06. Same Ole Love feat. Jeanne Jolly
07. Playing Your Game, Baby feat. Anthony David

What's In Your Bag- Prince Whipper Whip (The Fantastic Five)

Prince Whipper Whip is a pioneering Hip-Hop MC from the Bronx, New York. Born James Whipper, he began his career with Grandmaster Caz, became a member of The Mighty Gestapo in 1978, went on to form the Salt and Pepper MCs with Dot-A-Rock, was briefly a member of the Cold Crush Brothers, and then joined Grand Wizard Theodore's Fantastic Five. Grand Wizard Theodore is credited as the inventor of two DJ techniques: the scratch and the needle drop. The group (also known as the Fantastic Freaks or the Fantastic Romantic 5), released a 12", "Can I Get A Soul Clap," in 1980 and appeared in the influential Hip-Hop movie, Wild Style, in 1981. The group broke up in 1983, having never recorded an official album.

Prince Whipper Whip (a.k.a. the Bronx Puerto Rican Prince) was one of the first Latino Hip-Hop MCs and one of the first MCs from New York to travel to the West coast, where he performed with Ice-T and Afrika Islam. Prince Whipper Whip has also collaborated with Afrika Bambaataa and appeared as a guest MC on records by DJ Honda, The Beatnuts, Brother Ali, De La Soul, and DJ Z-Trip.

Strange Fruit Project-'A Dreamers Journey'

Tracklist:
1. A Dreamer’s Intro
2. I’m Goin’ Far (Feat. Pumah)
3. Heartbeat
4. Bigger Than Me (Feat. Trey)
5. How Strange Is That
6. 1, 2
7. Daydreamin’ (Feat. Grey)
8. Gotta Move (Feat. Yolanda Johnson)
9. Big Time (Feat. Grey & Rhymefest)
10. Freedom (Feat. Verbal Seed & Tone Trezure)
11. Bright Lights
12. Needy 2 U
13. Seeing Is Believing

Roy Ayers - 'Virgin Ubiquity' - (Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981)

Tracklist
1. Boogie Down
2. What's The T?
3. I Really Love You
4. Oh What A Lonely Feeling
5. Sugar
6. Mystery Of Love
7. Green And Gold
8. Brand New Feling
9. I Did It In Seatle
10. Mystic Voyage (Version)
11. I Just Wanna Give It Up
12. Together Forver
13. I Am Your Mind

Swindon Diggers on their trials and tribulations

Copped this video from the good people of Ageing B-Boys Unite
a short film, YOKEL ADDICTS from Roundabout Town Productions.
It's about a group of people in Swindon who all have one thing in common - a vinyl obsession.

I'm sure it'll strike a chord with some of you out there.
And the interesting thing about it is that unlike some crate-diggers, it delivers with a rather humourous way about it, too.

YOKEL ADDICTS from Roundabout Town Productions on Vimeo.

What's In Your Bag- KRS-One

KRS-One is an MC, philosopher, activist, author, and lecturer. KRS-One spent his teen years in a homeless shelter in Brooklyn, and it was there he met a counselor named Scott Sterling (aka Scott La Rock). Together they formed Boogie Down Productions in the mid-1980s, releasing their debut album, Criminal Minded (M.I.L. Multimedia), in 1987. Sterling was killed in 1987 and shortly after KRS-One founded the Stop the Violence Movement to address violence in the Hip-Hop community. In 1983, he released his first solo album, Return of the Boom Bap (Jive). To date, KRS-One, also known as "The Teacha," has released 19 full-length albums, has given over 500 lectures, and written three books, The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument (2010), Ruminations (2003), and The Science of Rap (1995). KRS-One was given the BET Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 for his work with the Stop The Violence Movement and his contribution to Hip-Hop.

Kindred The Family Soul- 'Love Has No Recession'

Tracklist:
01. The Sheddington (Intro)
02. Above Water (Part 1) Ft. Ursula Rucker
03. We All Will Know Ft. Raheem DeVaughn
04. Take A Look Around Ft. BJ The Chicago Kid And Bilal
05. You Got Love Ft. Snoop Dogg
06. Magic Happen
07. Authentically You Ft. Lady Alma Horton
08. Above Water (Part 2) Ft. CoCo Brown
09. SOS (Sense Of Security)
10. Sticking With You
11. 2 Words
12. Going To The Go-Go Ft. Chuck Brown And DJ Kool
13. Love Has No Recession Ft. Fred Yonnet
14. Above Water (Part 3) Ft. Rich Medina
15. The Sheddington (Outro)
16. You Got The Love (Remix) (Bonus)

Root Soul

Track list:

1. Spirit Of Love (Feat. Vanessa Freeman & Mike Patto) (4:35)

2. Sky High (4:55)

3. It's The Way (Feat. Vanessa Freeman) (6:07)

4. Override & Fly (Feat. Andrea Clarke & Lyric L) (5:39)

5. Moog Rock (7:15)

6. Fuselage (Feat. Leon King) (6:14)

7. Feeling Good (8:43)

8. Disco-Tech Tribe (Feat. cro-magnon) (7:03)

9. On & On (Feat. Shea Soul) (5:48)

10. My Dream Came True (Feat. Leon King)(6:13)

11. Spirit Of Love (Feat. Vanessa Freeman & Mike Patto - Phil Asher's restless soul Boogie mix) (12:45)

What's In My Bag- DJ Scratch

DJ Scratch is a renowned DJ and producer who has been nominated for three Grammys and 40+ Gold and Platinum Awards. Born in New York as George Spivey, he won the New Music Seminar Battle for World Supremacy DJ Championship in 1988 and then went on tour with Run-D.M.C.. During the tour Scratch and Jam Master J became friends and it was under JMJ's mentorship that Scratch developed his style of showmanship and honed his performance skills. At JMJ's recommendation, EPMD hired Scratch when they needed a DJ with flair. By 1989, DJ Scratch was the official EPMD DJ and by 1992 he was part of the Hitsquad, a collective of Hip-Hop artists associated with EPMD, including Redman, K-Solo, Hurricane G, and Das EFX. Scratch is not only a DJ but a producer and has produced tracks for EPMD, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, and many more. He was also the resident DJ for various national TV shows including BET's "Rap City: Tha Basement," was featured in films including Spike Lee's Bamboozled, and was named a Hip-Hop Icon in 2006 by The Source Magazine.

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Nice 'n' Smooth- 'Dope On A Rope'


K7- 'Zunga Zeng'


Junior M.A.F.I.A- 'Players Anthem'



Black Star -'Definition'



Boogie Down Productions- 'P Is Free (Remix)'


Winston Hussey- 'Yuh Face Look Good'

Thievery Corporation-Culture of Fear

Tracklist
01. Web Of Deception
02. Culture Of Fear
03. Take My Soul
04. Light Flares
05. Stargazer
06. Where It All Starts
07. Tower Seven
08. Is It Over?
09. False Flag Dub
10. Safar (The Journey)
11. Fragments
12. Overstand
13. Free

Dionne Farris-'Signs of Life'

Tracklist
01. Day Dream
02. Every Day
03. For U
04. Funny
05. Gravity
06. Hidden Charm
07. Open
08. Where You Belong
09. Sweet Hello
10. Laughin' & Cryin'
11. Can You Feel

Emily King-'The Seven EP'

Tracklist
01. Down
02. No More Room
03. Ever After
04. Radio
05. Georgia
06. Sides
07. Every Part

Rashaan Patterson-'Bleuphoria'

Tracklist
01. I Only Have Eyes For You
02. Ghost
03. Crazy (Baby)
04. Easier Said Than Done
05. Stay With Me
06. Miss You
07. Goodbye
08. Bleuphoria
09. Mountain Top
10. Makin' Love
11. 6 AM
12. Insomnia
13. God

Hilz- 'Bring Back The Love'

Tracklist
01. Bring Back The Love

02. Where It Hurts
03. Going For Broke
04. I've Got You
05. It's Over
06. Loopy
07. Mexican
08. This Is The Life
09. Moving On