2.25.2010

Stussy’s J Dilla Documentary (Part 2 & 3)



Stussy - J Dilla Documentary Prt3 (of 3) from Stussy on Vimeo.



Turn It Up!

2.24.2010

J-Rocc: Live beat creation, Overseas market and Keeping time

Free the Robots vs Jay Live at Soundclash LA

Holy sh!t...

2.22.2010

Clark Kent = Superman!!! (Live in AtL)

DJ's take notes...

2.17.2010

Closed Sessions With Emilio Rojas, Scheme & Astonish

Solange has got her groove back

Solange teams up w/ The Dirty Projectors do a pretty good job on Groove Theory's "Tell Me".

Words from Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey shares a few words of wisdom & runs down a list of producers that will be on his debut album, South Central State Of Mind: DJ Khalil, The Runners, Scott Storch, QD3, Play-N-Skillz, Mr. Lee, J.R. Rotem. CHUCH!!

2.16.2010

In the Lab: Madlib Sound Directions Rehearsal

Pick up an instrument..

Behind the Flow: Busta Rhymes

What the f@ck is all that screamin' on the record..??

Just Blaze talks about Big Pun

Just Blaze talks about Big Pun on Toca Tuesdays from Toca Tuesdays on Vimeo.


Hello??...Come to the Bronx!!!

Under the Radar: Flying Lotus and Samiyam

Here, 'FlyLo' shows off his fluid style as he switches with ease between discussing musical legends in the family (great-aunt Alice Coltrane, cousin Ravi Coltrane) and kicking ass on Street Fighter and Galaxian.



Breathe-Flying Lotus



Beatmaker extraordinaire Samiyam comes by the studio to discuss his inspirations, his weapon of choice, and what role he sees the internet playing in the constantly-evolving music industry today.

Grapesicles (Samiyam Remix)

V-Day Heartbreak



C'mon Son

DonwiLL(Tanya Morgan) on Making Beats

Shouts 2 Cool Edit Pro!!!

2.14.2010

Throwback Clip: J-Dilla from Toronto



Back in 2002..

Wu Tang x New Era- Shoalin Wu Cap



Only built for cuban lynx!!!

Hip Hop and his Airness



Sorry Cham..

2.11.2010

24hr.Karate School Teaser

24 HOUR KARATE SCHOOL TEASER from Creative Control on Vimeo.


The trailer to Ski Beatz’ mixtape featuring Jay Electronica, Curren$y, Mos Def, Jim Jones, The Cool Kids, Dame Dash, Nikki Wray, Jean Grae, dropping on Monday,
February 15th.

24hr Karate School-Mos Def

Stussy: J Dilla Documentary Pt.1



They're releasing one every week. Stay tuned...

Hip Hop vs John Mayer



In case you were sleepin’ under a rock or a foot of snow today, John Mayer’s recent provocative interview with Playboy magazine has become a national scandal. In the article, he uses the “N-word” and compares his penis to a white supremacist. Yup, fun stuff. Anyways, as you can imagine Twitter was on fire today with folks observations. Here’s what our culture had to say.









In case you missed it...




Common Names Dilla Greatest Producer Ever

True....

MTV UK: N.E.R.D. Diary

First time showing in the good ol' US of A.

2.10.2010

?uestlove spins for Dilla

RIP JAY DEE

Behind the Beat: Exile



Exile live at Left Fest!!!

2.05.2010

Jay Electronica x Mos Def- Exhibit A (Live)

Jay Electronica & Mos Def - Exhibit A (Live @ The Independent, San Francisco - 2/3/2010) from AlwaysHustle.com on Vimeo.



"They say Candyman, Candyman, spit me a dream/ blow a chunk of the levy out and spit me a stream"

Consequence: It Sounds Good 2 Me

From Consequence’s Movies on Demand mixtape.



It Sounds Good 2 Me

Slum Village: Da Villa Chronicles Pt.6

T3 discusses taking matters into his own hands, when it came down to working on Villa Manifesto.

Raekwon speaks on Big Pun



"Darling darling baby..what!??..n!gg@ you puerto rican!!!"

RIP Big Pun

Common on J Dilla

Jay Dee RIP

Freddie Gibbs: Mini Documentary Pt.1

Check out Brooklyn bred MC, Freddie Gibbs, perform "The Ghetto" at Highline Ballroom.

Mucho respect...

2.03.2010

Behind the Beat: "On to the Next" w/ Swizz Beats



Swizz said he never would have created Jay’s club banger without the urging of Pharrell Williams and Q-Tip.
“To be honest, Q-Tip and Pharrell put me onto Justice,” Swizz told MTV News. “We had a long conversation on the phone, and they were like, ‘Yo, you need to get onto this Justice joint.’ I knew the sound, but I didn’t know the name of the sound that I was liking. They were calling me back, like, ‘Yo, did you get the Justice stuff yet?’ Nah, nah, I’m on it. I was on vacation or something, and they called me again, and they were like, ‘Yo, did you get the Justice joint? We’re going to stay on top of you!’ ”MTV

Oddisee: Money, Music, & Motown

From bedroom production to label construction..

This week Oddisee released, a 24 track instrumental LP, Traveling Man. Each track was produced in the city that inspired him.

San Fran


Chicago


Khartoum

Styles Reminisces..

Styles P. gives us some insight on what motivated him to get in the game on Shade 45.

Scott Storch x The Roots-Still Dre (Live Pre-Grammy Jam)

Dope....

2.01.2010

Grammy Moments Recap

The Dream Gets Snubbed!


B Thanks J!


Jamie Foxx/T-Pain/Dougie Fresh


Drop the World/Forever Performance


Maxwell rips it then joins Robert Flack. (Best performance of the night!!!)


It's not the Grammy's, but happened to feeling you used to get watching performances!


RIP MJ!!!

Common: Return of the Boom Bap





Last night, Common spoke with Sway about his producers on The Believer..



“I’m starting on the next album right now with No I.D., who produced some of my earlier stuff, and Twilight Tone who also produced some of the earlier stuff. I’m working with them and Kanye, and I’m going to go to some boom-bap.”