The hip-hop's been a bit quiet for a minute, but there's still plenty of goodness to go around:
Sa-Ra are the future as far as I'm concerned and their "Hollywood Recordings" (which is only meant to be the album before the album) is as good as anything I've heard this year. Glorious is arguably the standout track.
Back to the old school with Stevie's funky-as-hell "You Ain't Done Nothing", addressing Nixon I believe, but universally applicable to dodgy politicians everywhere. Genius.
Got into Stereolab after hearing Pharrell mention them in an interview and I'm sure glad he did. Wouldn't class them in any particular genre other than good music. Les Yper-Sound from "Emperor Tomato Ketchup" is poppy, infectious and sublime when it's sunny.
Madlib's "Uno Esta" is another great summer tune, this one an instrumental off the 1st Yesterday's New Quintet album.
Fade by Joe Beats is another great instro; real mellow and chilled out.
And to close it out with a bang, I'll end on an afrocentric tip with some Kwaito music from South Africa; ideal for the rumpshaking:
Hip-hop Pantsula - Lefatshe Je (Kentphonik Mix
Pitch Black Afro - Matofotofo (I like to think of this as Woohaa meets Kick in the Door)
Kabelo - Pantsula for Life (Cadillac music for folks that don't drive cadillacs).
Sa-Ra are the future as far as I'm concerned and their "Hollywood Recordings" (which is only meant to be the album before the album) is as good as anything I've heard this year. Glorious is arguably the standout track.
Back to the old school with Stevie's funky-as-hell "You Ain't Done Nothing", addressing Nixon I believe, but universally applicable to dodgy politicians everywhere. Genius.
Got into Stereolab after hearing Pharrell mention them in an interview and I'm sure glad he did. Wouldn't class them in any particular genre other than good music. Les Yper-Sound from "Emperor Tomato Ketchup" is poppy, infectious and sublime when it's sunny.
Madlib's "Uno Esta" is another great summer tune, this one an instrumental off the 1st Yesterday's New Quintet album.
Fade by Joe Beats is another great instro; real mellow and chilled out.
And to close it out with a bang, I'll end on an afrocentric tip with some Kwaito music from South Africa; ideal for the rumpshaking:
Hip-hop Pantsula - Lefatshe Je (Kentphonik Mix
Pitch Black Afro - Matofotofo (I like to think of this as Woohaa meets Kick in the Door)
Kabelo - Pantsula for Life (Cadillac music for folks that don't drive cadillacs).
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