Hip hop album review of 2001 »
The second part of our look back at the best hip hop albums of the decade. This time, 2001 and Cannibal Ox, Roots Manuva and Aesop Rock.
New music from Reps, Robot Koch, TheQ4, Mr. Cooper and DDay One »
There’s a few nice new releases out well worth a peep. Firstly the free EP from Reps and a heap of beats from Robot Koch, TheQ4, Mr. Cooper and DDay One.
Mr. Wany x Ironlak graffiti video »
A superb quick graffiti video from Ironlak Paints featuring Mr. Wany dropping an ill number on a rooftop somewhere in Milano, Italy.
Hip hop album review of 2000 »
The first of series looking back at great hip hop albums from the decade, starting with 2000, featuring Ghostface Killa, Dilated Peoples, Del and Outkast.
Capsule Art Book »
Capsule is the new project from the same mind behind Multilink Magazine, featuring some amazing artwork from the likes of Meggs, Duster, PandaYoghurt and Alex Young to name a few.
A Boom Bap Continuum mix »
‘A Boom Bap Continuum’ is a huge mix of the best hip hop beats from 1999-2009, brought to you by 2Tall, Kper and DJ Clockwork.
Delarge ‘Styles Upon Styles’ Tshirts »
We have a new set of exclusive tshirts out entitled ‘Styles Upon Styles’, with an exclusive design and super dope look.
Phoenix Da Icefire mp3s »
A look at the new mixtape from South East London rapper Phoenix Da Icefire ‘Baptism Under Fire’ with some free mp3s to download.
Heavy Artillery ‘Haters’ show »
The end of October saw the all-star graffiti crew Heavy Artillery with special guest Insa, host a show at the Prescription Art gallery here in Brighton. We have a photo gallery of shots from the opening night.
King Underground wallpaper »
We’ve got a desktop wallpaper in from the crew at King Underground record shop, go there to bag up your beats and come here to dope up your desktop.
Roc Raida tribute videos »
Videos from the tribute to Roc Raida in New York, including live sets from the Beat Junkies and DJ Craze.
Del + Tame One album and Doom compilation »
We take a look at the new Tame One and Del album – Parallel Uni-verses including video and mp3 download as well as the new MF Doom compliation, Unexpected Guests.
Daily visual:
A collection of inspiring images from around the web, updated daily.
Links:
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DJ Screw’s Legacy - Seeping Out of Houston, Slowly - NYTimes.com
This month is the 10th anniversary of DJ Screw's death - a good read about his influence on a crop of artists getting a fair bit of attention right now. -
New track from Saroos
Produced by Odd Nosdam -
Eski Clicks | Slackk
Good sounds. -
Don’t Fool with the Dips
A Dipset retrospective - great article on drownedinsound.com -
Speed painting videos
A collection of time lapse painting videos on this Vimeo channel - including one of ours -
J Dilla - Donut Shop download (zip)
Stones Throw say thanks to the Dilla fans with this free 6 track zip -
Huess - Broke EP
Grab the new one from Inaudible Answers' Huess -
Death Row: Unreleased
A great read about lots of tracks and circumstances around Death Row Records at the height of their popularity, along with a big download of lots of unreleased tracks -
Animal Ox (Animal Collective x Cannibal Ox Mashup)
Download of Cassettes Won't Listen's latest big limited offering -
2010 in mixes - so far
A round up of dope mix downloads from this year, compiled by Lo La
Best of the beats
Our pick of the best podcasts:
- The Beat Magistral (Con Anima) (mp3) A massive deep dark flowing mix by Dj Heisa. A beautiful trip through abstract hip hop, jazz, classical and folk music. This man makes classical, jazz and folk music sounds like hip hop. Tracklist at http://bit.ly/1NmgzU »
- D-Styles and The Glitch Mob (mp3) Another Low End Theory podcast - this one is just amazing! One of the best scratch DJs on the planet backed with the Glitch Mob. Beats are huge, bass looooow and you'll love it. Heavy head nod beats sprinkled with some classic hip hop tracks. A great example of how the LA beat scene is flying. »
- Glitch Mob mix for XLR8R (mp3) "Long before the LA beat scene threatened to take over the pages of XLR8R, The Glitch Mob was turning heads with its party-starting and hip-hop-informed take on bass music. Now, on the heels of their debut album, Drink the Sea, Ooah, Boreta, and edIT have moved beyond the confines of their Southern California stomping grounds and taken their low-end rumblings to the masses. Fresh off a massive US tour, the boys put together an exclusive mix for the XLR8R podcast, right before they hit the road again for another lengthy run of dates." Link: http://dlrg.co.uk/xl-gm »
We're listening to:
- The Scientist – Scientist - Hero To Hero Dub
- The Scientist – The Scientist Ghetto Dub
- The Scientist – The Scientist- Ravin' Dub
- Mad Professor & Jah Shaka – Atmospheric Dub
- Mad Professor & Jah Shaka – H.I.M.
- Mad Professor & Jah Shaka – Warrior Dub
- Mad Professor & Jah Shaka – Creation Dub
- Kyuss – Catamaran
- J Dilla – Won't Do
- Dday One – Mood Algorithms
- Ex Models – Orbital and Nuclear
- Ex Models – The Idea of Peter North
- Ex Models – It's on Television
- Rodan – tooth fairy
- Rodan – Wurl (The Flying Squire, Danbury, CT - bonus track)
