Che Guevara once wrote: “A man must harden himself, but without ever losing his tenderness.” I’m somehow reminded of that as I listen–on repeat–to the lo-fihip-hop track “Respect Mine” by OBVIOUS, which strikes a strangely similar balance between both hardness and tenderness. It does it by way of a gritty-voiced sample from a Wu-Tang classic (C.R.E.A.M.) coupled with multiple layers of seductive synthchords, delicate piano licks, and faithful beats and bass lines. The hypnotic end result, I think, makes this track the perfect addition to YouTube playlists curated for long and solitary night drives through dreaming cityscapes. – YourKungFuSucks
Shout out to the homie DJ Darrell D for hookin' your boy up with this jazzy-fat-nasty new track from Bun B & Statik Selektah.
This one's called "Basquiat," y'all, featurin' Fat Joe & Smoke DZA. Since I clicked on the link D sent me (posted above), this joint has been in heavy rotation. Truly dope...on so many levels.
Horn Players by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Collection of the Broad Art Foundation
Yooooooo!! This new video for the Czarface and Ghostface Killah "Mongolian Beef" joint is everything, all that, and a bag of wasabi peas! A gorgeously garish visual smörgåsbord of old school Eastern and Western influences. I'm givin' it 5 stars, five mics, and–as the Chitown homies Siskel & Ebert used to say–"Two thumbs up! Way up!!" Directed by: Shawn A. Johnson (Nektr) @oldsoulbrother1 Also, the full Czarface Meets Ghostface album just dropped on February 15th, so make sure to cop that $#%@ wherever good music is sold! And no bootlegs, y'all–buy that $#%@!!! Or...bootleg it AND buy it. I could definitely co-sign on that.
UM...HOW DID THIS HAPPEN, AND HOW AM I JUST LEARNING ABOUT IT?!?!
Despite my not owning any records, CDs or even a single mp3 track by the legendary rock group KISS, I still have a soft spot for 'em that dates back to my days as a lil' crumb snatcher. This is mainly because–aside from their super cool-looking visuals and superhero-like alter egos–the band had a series of toys made in their image (by MEGO), and a comic book published by Marvel (Marvel Comics Super Special #1, 1977).
In addition to that serious soft spot for KISS, I have a fanatical love of anime that dates back to childhood. I've mentioned before how old school Japanese import TV 'toons like Prince Planet, Speed Racer, Starblazers, Battle of the Planets, Captain Harlock and others helped make me into the big ol' otaku that I am today.
Well, the video for "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi na" ("Try to Bloom in a Dream About the Floating World") is giving me all the feels. The idol group Momoiro Clover Z did this rockin' lil ditty as a collabo with KISS back in 2015. I didn't know anything about it, though, until 10 or so minutes ago. So I'm postin' it here, cuz I know I'm not alone.
And no, it's not subtitled in English. Deal widdit.
In the exact words of the ganja blazin' rasta who sent me this hot lil' numba:
"Dis track is str8 fiyah! Rock steady reggae muzik specially *dezined*
in da Solomon Islands to bless up de dance floorz worldwide, Ras! A
worldwide rocker, dis one!! Worldwide!!!"
– Ganja Blazin' Rasta
You
read it here, folks. A worldwide rocker, dis one. So make sure to
have a subwoofer or a pair of high-quality headphones jacked into your
laptop when ya press the play button. Because Dezine's "Perfect"
(feat. Jah Boy) is one bass-heavy lovers rock 'riddem' that must be listened to
properly to really appreciate it for the sweet reggae groove dat it is. Meh been playin' dis track to death since meh got it, mon.
To. Death.
Shout outs to all mah peeps in the Solomon Islands!
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