Recently Played...

Def Squad 'Full Cooperation' taken from the 1998 record El Nino.

Complex Best of 2010...

Complex mag bought together a group of hardcore sneaker fiends and amongst them drew up their top 10 sneakers of the year, the winner being the Patta x Parra x Nike Air Max 1.

Pow 2011. Official Vid...

I posted the audio of this track when it was dropped exclusively on Westwood's 1Xtra show, and as usual Westwood was dropping bombs and chatting all over it. So thankfully here's the official video for Lethal's 'Pow 2011' but doesn't feature Wiley, shame really. Anyways. Enjoy!

Recently Played...

Wu- TangClan 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin' taken from the 1993 record Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)

Gza 'Labels' taken from the 1995 record Liquid Swords.

Nigel Sylvester...

A couple Nigel Sylvester edits. Dude makes me want to get another BMX...

Long Beach Cruisin...

Long Beach Cruisin. from The Fly on Vimeo.

James Brown...

Automotive Love...

Somebody give me £25k to get a Delta HF Intergrale please...

Skream Presents..The Freeizm Album...

After dropping two big records this year with Outside The Box  and Magnetic Man Skream has come over all festive and dropped The Freeizm Album on us. Download and Enjoy!

Download: Skream Presents The Freeizm Album

Kay Young: Happy Holiday...

Kay Young drops the 5/7 musical biscuit on us. 'Happy Holiday' available as a free download via Kay's Bandcamp page. Enjoy!

Check Kay's Bandcamp for more info!

R.I.P. Teena Marie...

R.I.P. Teena Marie. 5th March 1956 - 26th December 2010.

Teena Marie AKA Lady T, passed away aged 54 at her Pasadena, California home during the early hours from natural causes on December 26th. 

Marie was the protegee of funk legend Rick James and was one of the very few whites artist to have a successful career in R&B writing, producing and arranging, for most part, 13 studio albums.

Here's a link to a short collection of songs, some hits and many career defining, put together by Questlove. Enjoy!

Rick Ross: Ashes To Ashes Mixtape...

Not really a Rick Ross fan to be honest but this new mixtape has been eagerly awaited by the masses. Here it is for you to download and enjoy all the same!

Download: Rick Ross: Ashes To Ashes

D3ADSTOCK: Retro Air Jordan III Black Cement 2011

D3ADSTOCK: Retro Air Jordan III Black Cement 2011: "If you guys missed out on the count down pakege that had these baby's in them as part as the 23 pack with the 20's. Have no fear 2011 is ..."

Daft Punk x TRON x Medicom...

Seems like everybody is on the TRON: Legacy merchandise bandawagon. Medicom have produced a pair of Daft Punk x TRON: Legacy Bearbricks in 400% size. Due for release $th January 2011 at all Medicom Stockist.

James Brown: Future Shock...

James Brown: Future Shock...

This video is bought to us by Holy Roller and will be up until the new year. I'm not sure where they dug this up from as most clips available online are no longer than 4 or 5 minutes long.

Future Shock was a live dance show hosted by The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Its basically had a similar format to Soul Train and the music was performed live by James Brown's band, The JBs. Enjoy!

Edit: The original video i posted was removed by Holy Roller as it was only available until the new year, but i've added a 5min clip so you get to see what it was about. Enjoy!

Murs & 9th Wonder...

New video from Murs & 9th Wonder 'I Used To Love Her (Again)', taken the record Fornever available now.

Dixon Bros. Mini Mix 2.0...

The World Famous Dixon Bros drop mini mix 2.0 on us, and its most definitely a welcomed lil treat! Stream. Download. Enjoy!

MINI MIX 2.0 by DIXON BROS

Gilles Peterson Worldwide: Best of 2010...

Last night was Gilles Peterson's Worldwide 'Best of 2010' show, and here is the tracklist....

Listen HERE.

Tracklist:

The Rongetz Foundation — Broken Doll Beat

Nick Rosen — Ancestral Echoes

John Blake Jr — Motherless Child

Quest — Smooth Skin

Grace Jones — Love You To Life (Digital Mystikz Remix)

Mala — Eyez

Koreless — 4 D

Ramadanman — Glut

Mount Kimbie — Blind Night Errand

Bonobo & Andreya Triana — Eyes Down (Floating Points Remix)

Joy Orbison — The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow

Sepalcure — Love Pressure

Scuba — You Got Me

MJ Cole & Wiley — From The Drop

Girl Unit — Wut

Dark Sky — Reflex

Gonjasufi — Ancestors

Jyoti — First Stitches

Bilal — Move On

Taylor McFerrin — A Place In My Heart

John Legend — Hang On In There

Rick Ross — Maybach Music III feat. T.I., Jadakiss & Erykah Badu

John Legend feat. Kanye West — Blame Game

Erykah Badu — Window Seat

Homeboy Sandman — Parallel Perpendicular

The Roots feat. Blu, Phonte & Patty Crash — The Day

Shad — Yaa I Get It (Oddisee Remix)

Aloe Blacc — Dollar

Big Boi — Shutterbug

Jai Paul — Btstu

Baths — Lovely Bloodflow

MdCL & Rahel — Hope

Raashan Ahmad — Pain On Black

Gil Scott-Heron — New York Is Killing Me feat. Mos Def

Theophilus London — Calypso Blues

Nas & Damian Marley — As We Enter

Brasstrnaught — Good Times

Janelle Monáe — Locked Inside

Great Weekend — Let’s Do It Again

Cerrone — Hooked On You (Kon Re-Edit)

Scuba — So You Think You’re Special (Joe Remix)

Gold Panda — Snow & Taxis

Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band — Rezando (Michel Cleis remix) 

Ogris Debris — Miezekatze

Wbeeza — He So Crazy

Kode9 — Don't Wash Dub (Actress Remix)

Doc Daneeka — Hold On

SBTRKT & Sampha — Look At Stars

Flying Lotus — Mmm Hmm

James Blake — Cmyk

Jamie Woon — Night Air (Ramadanman Remix)

Caribou — Sun Midland Edit

Roska — I Need Love

Four Tet — Sing (Mosca Remix)

The 2 Bears — Be Strong

Ramadanman & Midland — Your Words Matter

T Williams feat. Terri Walker — Heartbeat Mosca Remix

Kink — E79

Lone — Once In A While

Cee Lo Green — I Want You (Demo Version)

Jay Electronica — Exhibit C

Shuya Okino — Still In Love

Ezel — In my Lifetime Deetron Remix

Dickies x Stussy...

Dickies x Stussy S.S. 2011 collection preview. 

A Decade of Mochilla Pt.2...

The Sounds of VTech / Mochilla 10 Part 2

If you enjoyed part one of the Mochilla decade mix like me then you'll be happy to get part two!

Download: A Decade of Mochilla Pt.2

TRACKLIST

1.  King Ruly & Toy Selectah! – Bumpin Time! (Sistema Local Mexmix Version)- Keepintime

2.  DJ Shadow – Roy’s Theme - Keepintime

3.  Clutchy Hopkins – Thanks Mochilla – Timeless

4.  King Britt – The Radcliff Remix - Timeless

5.  Nobody – Song For Sophia – You Can Know Her - Keepintime

6.  Suite for Ma Dukes - Morning Order - Timeless

7.  Quantic – Cumbia de Mochilla – Mochilla

8.  J.Rocc – Dirty Fingered B-Boy Edit - Keepintime

9.  Arthur Verocai – Karina - Timeless

10. Te’Amir – Yekermo Sew Remix - Timeless

11. Mulatu Astatke – Yekermo Sew - Timeless

12. Black Spade – Fall in Love Remix - Timeless

13. Suite for MaDukes EP – Fall in Love - Timeless

14. DJ Nuts – From SP On My 303 - Keepintime

15.  Suite for Ma Dukes – Angel - Timeless

16. Jackson Conti - Sunset at Sujinho - Brasilintime

17. Suite for MaDukes – Antiquity - Timeless

18. Oh No – A Remix in 3 Parts -  Keepintime

19. Jackson Conti – Papaya - Brasilintime

20. Suite for Ma Dukes – Stakes Is High - Timeless

MED: Bang Ya Head III Pt.2...

The Sounds of VTech / BangYaHeadIII Part 2

"VTech and MED are giving the gift of music to the fans of VTech this holiday season with the second installment of BangYaHeadIII, Pt. 2. Featuring works by Exile, Beat Konducta, Medicine Man, HouseShoes and more, this mixtape has it all."

Download: Bang Ya Head III Pt.2

Tracklist:

1) Intro

2) It’s Your Life prod. by Exile

3) Ain’t Bragging feat. Guilty Simpson prod. by Waajeed

4) Yoyo Affair (Official Unreleased Remix) prod. by Beat Konducta

5) SupaMan Prod. by J. Rocc

6) Purest Form feat. POK Prod. by HouseShoes

7) Amazing Prod. by Miss One

8) Hold U feat Aloe Blacc (Mixtape)

9) Prices (full version) feat POK Prod. by Medicine Man

10)Sure Shot (Disrupted Remake) mixtape Oh No

11)Heads Up feat LMD Prod. by Madlib

Kay Young: The Other...

Here's biscuit 4/7 from Kay Young 'The Other'. Available as a free download via Kay's Bandcamp Page. Download. Enjoy!

Check Kay's Bandcamp for more info!

Just For Laughs...

Oh how i miss The Real McCoy, classic Black British comedy from the likes of Curtis Walker, Eddie Nestor, Robbie Gee, Felix Dexter, Collette Johnson and many more. The show ran from 1990-1995 on the BBC and was a hit! Unlike most successful comedy series run on the BBC, The Real McCoy never made it DVD as the majority of the master tapes were destroyed once the show was decommissioned, all a bit suspect really. So all we have are the clips which have been ripped from homemade VHS copies.

Anyway, here are a few of my favourite clips. Enjoy!

Instrumental...

Easy Mo Bee remix of LL Cool J's 'Pink Cookies' from the 1993 record 14 Shots To The Dome. Enjoy!

Recently Played..

'Sing (If You Want It)' taken from Omar's 2006 record Sing.

'Realove' taken from Musiq's 2002 record Juslisen.

Shoezeum...

Life long sneaker fiend Jordan Geller started off selling Nikes on eBay and has know amassed a huge collection of Nikes and below are two videos taking through his warehouse.

Today Was A Good Day at Sneak's Kicks from Jordan Geller on Vimeo.

Welcome to the ShoeZeum from Jordan Geller on Vimeo.

Some words from Geller about his creation...

"Ten years ago I started selling shoes on eBay when I stumbled upon a bunch of vintage Nikes at a local swap meet. I emptied out my checking account (a whopping $300) and bought as many pairs as I could afford. I rushed home to my one-bedroom-apartment and listed the shoes on eBay. Week after week, I went back to the swap meet and bought more Nikes. Eventually, the swap meet vendor disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again. So I had to figure out where I was going to get my inventory of Nikes from. Over the years, I have bought and sold hundreds of thousands of Nike Shoes. My business grew from a one-bedroom-apartment, into a two-bedroom-apartment, into a storage locker, into eight storage lockers, and eventually into the warehouse where I am presently. I decided that the best use of my giant warehouse and my profits that I have worked so hard for, was to build the most comprehensive collection of Nike shoes and put them on display for the world to enjoy. So one by one, I built this amazing collection. All of the shoes are in my size (11-12). All of the shoes are deadstock with their original boxes. And all of the shoes have been professionally shrink wrapped for their protection. The shoes have been placed on display with toys and props that are meant to bring the collection to life. The shoes were mainly purchased on eBay and Flightclub, as well as at Footlocker, Sportie LA, Niketown, and Nike Outlets all across the United States. The toys and props were all purchased at the same swap meet where my business got started."

Beat This...

Beat This is a challenge series for producers to make a beat in 10minutes bought to us by the guys at Dont Watch That. This episode sees Swindle crafting a funky beat. A bit of a long video in full, but worth the watch!

Eric Lau Mix...

Eric Lau. BTS Radio. Warm It Up! Download. Enjoy!

Download: Warm It Up

TRACK LIST:
BIll Evans - Solar
J Dilla - Untitled
Eric Lau - Bendy
Georgia Anne Muldrow - E.S.P. (Instrumental)
Karriem Riggins - Soul on Top
Madlib - Untitled
Jay Electronica - My World (Nas Salute)
Baatin - Girl
Slum Village - World Full of Sadness
Madlib - Untitled
D.Rose - Track #003 (Produced by Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave)
D’Angelo - Jonez In My Bones (Rehearsal)
The Roots - The Suits
The Robert Glasper Experiment - For You
Georgia Anne Muldrow - Child of The Sun
Herbie Hancock - Butterfly (Live)
Tarika Blue - Truth is The Key
Curtis Mayfield - We’ve Only Just Begun (Live)
Sapo - Nina
Ju-Par Universal Orchestra - Is Anyone Listening?
The Kinks - End of a Season

Ghostface Killah feat, Raekwon, Method man & Redman...

Here's a first look at what we can expect from Ghost's forthcoming record Apollo Kids. This first single is titled 'Troublemakers' and is produced by Jake-One, the record due for release December 21st. 

Ghostface Killah featuring Raekwon, Method Man & Redman – Troublemakers (Produced By Jake One) by Hypetrak

Alife x Be@rbrick...

Alife team up with Medicom for the 2nd part of their winter drop to present the Alife Bearbrick Flocked box set. These are a pair of completely flocked Bearbrick figures along with flocked boxes and come in 100% and 400% sizes. Set for a US release on Saturday 18th through Alife Flagships stores and The UpSet.

Funkineven...

XLR8R Mag has done a nice lil feature on Stevie J AKA Funkineven. Read it and get yourself up to speed on this brother!

XLR8R: Funkineven

Incase you missed my previous post with TMI interviewing Stevie here it is.

The Alchemist + Oh No: Gangrene...

The Alchemist + Oh No = Gangrene! 

When these two heavyweights hook up you know you're in for a treat. The duo dropped their Gutter Water record last month and have dropped videos for 'The Sickness' and 'Not High Enough', they've now dropped a video for their latest single 'Overdose' and believe me its not for the faint hearted! 

WATCH WITH CAUTION!!!

Label Love Vol.2..

"Label Love is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe - each track plucked and presented by label heads from Melting Pot, Ninja Tune, One-Handed , Plug Research, Tru Thoughts and Ubiquity. "

Download: Label Love Vol.2

Hoya:Hoya...

Hoya:Hoya Secret Series Trailer from Hoya Hoya on Vimeo.

Hoya:Hoya Secret Series. The guys are planning a series of events taking place in their backyard of Manchester definitely an event worth reaching judging by the guests they have lined up.

Hold Box Flat 030...

Latest instalment from Hold Box Flat. Download and Enjoy!

Download: HBF030

Long Arm :: After 4am :: Project Mooncircle

The P.E Hewitt Jazz Ensemble :: III Love Song :: Now Again

Young Jazz Rebels :: The Sun :: Stones Throw Records

Braille :: Casper :: CD-R

R. W. John :: Brandt Brauer Frick :: !K7

Agoria :: Heart Beating :: Infine

Sepalcure :: No Think :: Hotflush

Drexciya :: Dr. blowfins' black storm stabilizing spheres :: Tresor

Mosca :: Square One VIP :: taken from Night Sugs Allstars Volume 1

Martyn :: Shook Up :: 3024

Bakey Ustl :: A Tender Place :: Unthank

DJ Jus-Ed :: Pain (Love and Distance Mix) :: Underground Quality

Sobanza Mimanisa:: Ohnono Kiwembo :: Crammed Discs

The Psychedelic Aliens :: Okponmo Ni Tsisi Emp Le :: Voodoo Funk Academy

Scientist vs Mala (Digital Mystikz) :: City Cycle Dub :: Cargo Records

Mount Kimbie :: Carbonated :: Hotflush

Actress :: Let's Fly :: Honest Jon's Records

Jay Electronica :: Jazzmataz :: Roc Nation

The Beatles :: I Want You (She's So Heavy) :: Parlaphone

Slave Trade :: Jewels :: Leggo Sounds Records

The Congos :: Fisherman :: Black Ark

Breton :: Pop Death :: Hemlock

Bilal :: All Matter :: Plug Research

Mary Lou Williams :: A Grand Night For Swinging :: Smithsonian Folksways Recordings

Donald Byrd :: (Falling Like) Dominoes :: Blue Note

Gill Scott Heron vs Jamie XX :: New York Is Killing Me :: XL Recordings

Chromatics :: Healer :: Italians Do It Better

The Cosmetics :: Black Leather Gloves :: taken from Rough Trade Synth Wave 10

Dam Funk :: Fonky Island Life :: Stones Throw

Ghostface Killah :: Buck 50 (feat. Cappadonna, Method Man, Masta Killah & Redman) :: Sony Music

The Politik :: Black Sun :: Fat City Recordings

Free The Robots :: La Lune :: The Do Over

Pavel Dovgal :: Solar Midnight :: Project Mooncircle

The Viking Combo Band :: Pieng Yuk Owakard :: Soundway

Dekka Jaye Ga & uf yeh beeviah :: Sound of Wonder

Slave Trade :: Love and Liverty :: Leggo Sounds Records

Mulatu Astatke :: The Radcliffe :: Mochilla