Author Archives: Wes Flexner

Daymon Day 2012 September 15th Cafe Bourbon Street After Party Announced

MP3: Racist Joe: Bitch-You-Dont-Know-Shit

The Daymon Day After-party flyyer says it, DJ Lo-Zone, & Pos 2 of the Fonosluts will be joined by Get Right’s DJ Detox & Cashola and CJ. Pre-Shows will be announced soon…

Listen: Kirko Bangz – “Stop Bitchin'”

Sounding like an H-Town Aubrey on this one, Kirko Bangz’s new track “Stop Bitchin,” off Procrastination Kills 4, dropping next Tuesday

Lindstrom Announces New Album “SMALHANS”

Norwegian producer Hans-Peter Lindstrøm is set to release his second album of 2012 SMALHANS. The album’s title may look like is says SMALL HANDS to a half-wit like myself but it is actually a Norwegian word that means scarcity or poverty. Each song of the 6 songs on SMALHANS is named after a traditional Norwegian meal. Smalhans was mixed by Todd Terje and will come out November 6th on Smalltown Supersound.

Listen to Lindtrom’s Rà-àkõ-st of off Smalhans

Watch: US Girls – “Jack”

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US Girls drop a video for Jack which is on the upcoming GEM album that is set for October 23rd release on Fat Cat Records.

Listen: Norah Jones – “Miriam” (Peter, Bjorn & John Remix)

Norah Jones’ “Miriam” gets an upbeat remix from Peter, Bjorn & John.

Listen: Flying Lotus – “See Thru To U” ft Erykah Badu

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It’s R+B day here on DW as Flying Lotus teams with Erykah Badu for “See Thru to U” off Lotus’s upcoming album ‘UNTIL THE QUIET COMES’, which drops October 1st &  2nd on Warp Records . Other featured guests  on this album are Laura Darlington, Niki Randa, Thundercat & Thom Yorke.

This album will be available on collector’s edition 180 gram double vinyl, double vinyl, CD and download. You can pre-order Flying Lotus’ ‘Until the Quiet Comes’ here.

 

Listen: How To Dress Well Cover Janet Jackson’s “Again”

If you pre-order R+B influenced sound collagist How To Dress Well’s upcoming album Total Loss here then you will also receive a 7 inch that has HTDW’s cover of Janet Jackson’s song “Again”. Total Loss is said to be an album about “sharing” and “opening up” with neo-classical, trap-rap and of course Janet Jackson’s Velvet Rope-ish tendencies. “Total Loss” drops on September 18th via Acephale.

HTDW is going on tour and the dates are after the jump.

 

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Watch: Riff Raff – “Summer of Surf” Video

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Riff Raff brings a video for the title track  from his Summer of Surf mixtape. V-Nasty, Dirt Nasty and Lil Debbie cameo.

Watch: Geto Boys at the 2012 Gathering of the Juggalos

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SO when the Geto Boys reunited at the 2012 Gathering of the Juggalos Scarface and Bushwick Bill painted their faces. (woop woop).
Willie D did not. Cash Rules.

MP3: Casual & J. Rawls – “Respect Game or Expect Flames” ft. Del the Funkee Homosapian (Radio Rip)

Yesterday, Columbus Hip Hop Producer J-Rawls announced The First Annual Polar Entertainment Showcase which is a free outdoor Hip Hop Showcase that features acts like S.P.I.R.I.T, P.Blackk, King Vada, Middle Child,  Fabraysha A & More at the 83 Gallery in the Short North. This September 1st showcase comes on the weekend J-Rawls and Casual will release their album Respect Game or Expect Flames. Peep a radio rip of the “Respect Game or Expect Flames” title track which has a very special guest on it:

MP3: Casual & J-Rawls Ft Del The Funkee Homosapian- Respect Game or Expect Flames (Hot 97 Rosenberg Radio Rip)

While bumping this banger, I decided to sift through some footage Path and I shot when I interviewed Rawls for the Other Paper back in May of 2011. In the below footage shot in Rawls home, J explains how he got his start in both making music, and in putting records out. It’s pretty interesting as his Hip Hop story starts in 1987 with him and friends stealing his fathers records. J. Rawls ,then, tells us how he ended up linking up with Greyhound Bus traveling Talib Kweli in 95.96 and eventually started putting his records out during the late 90’s Hip Hop boom with his group the Lone Catalysts.

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