“Late Nite Tip”
TEAR DA CLUB UP ‘97
“Who Run It”
Indo G – Remember Me Ballin
So this one might not be such a “classic,” but it’s one of my favorites.
They’ve got a lot more than this, but these are some favorites.
Tonight in Lawrence, Diplo and the Mad Decent army will be stopping through at the Grenada on Mass. Street. This will be my third time seeing Diplo. The last time was in Lawrence at the Grenada, to a much smaller crowd than what should have showed up. However, I predict that tonight will probably sell out. And that’s because of his extensive line of work that has only grown since ‘05. So I could understand if you were sleeping on this event in ‘06, but not today. The first time I saw him was in Cincinatti in 2005 for the Scribble Jam opening night warehouse party. Little did I know that it would be the best DJ set I’ve ever seen, still to this day. At the time, I was still in my indie-hip hop phase, but I was ape shit for Diplo’s Florida album, which was largely instrumental stuff. I was also dabbling in baile funk, which Diplo helped bring to the American dance floors. I remember at that party a lot of the Kansas City people left early because they thought he was going to play true-school hip hop stuff, but he didn’t. Needless to say, I stuck around and witnessed the best DJ set of my entire life. I got back from Cincy and I told Ben Fuller about the show and he said that from what he’d heard indicated that it was a “legendary show.” Then they told me about the hollerboard, which was supposed to be a secret back then. This party revolutionized my tastes in music. There’s no other way around it.
I hope to see some of those KC heads faces tonight in Lawrence. Because after all…it is bigger than hip hop.
Here’s a picture that I took at that party in Cincy:
We got a new remix from our good friend Kiko De Gallo (big time fan of Demench Magazine!) a few days ago in our e-mail inbox. I think it’s meant to make more of a statement about our the current state of our economy rather than rock a party. Here’s what Kiko had to say about it:
“A folk track from my friend PLENUM in Chicago remixed to make you shake and jump! It is kind of funny that Plenum wrote this track months before the current economic situation that he talks about in the track. I’m pretty glad that I had the chance to remix it, as well as, being authorized to share it with friends.”
Plenum – Money Changers (Kiko De Gallo Remix)
Taha and Miles Bonny repping INnatesounds Crew
J Lee, Taha and Joc Max (Basement Khemists) in the lab (1996)
Our good friend DJ Shad gave us a CD the other day with the remix to Soundsgood’s “Pacin,” produced by Joc Max and featuring Taha, two of the members of Basement Khemists. I was never really a fan of Soundsgood, but when you put Joc and Taha together once again, good things always happen.
Soundsgood (Miles Bonny and Joe Good) feat. Taha – Pacin’ (Remix prod. by Joc Max)
Beatbroker and I actually agreed once on hiphopkc that Taha is probably the top dog MC in KC, and has been for years. So in related Taha news, we recently read a blog post he put on his myspace page wherein he talked about what was new with him, personally and professionally. He even mentions his featured guest spot on DJ SPINNA AND JOC MAX’S UPCOMING DOMECRACKERS PROJECT. Thank god it’s still in the works.
Taha wrote:
“Well Well Well I’ll be damned if we ain’t gon into the second half of 2008! Looking forward 2 C my new baby girl Tah’keia Khadijah Zaire (It just came 2 me). As well as the completion of new musical projects from myself as well as the Heet Mob! Also be on the lookout for D.J. Jocmax and D.J. Spinna aka Domecrackers I will be a featured guest on that as well. I hope 2 do more work with Miles Bonny and my Innate Sounds family, lotta good music coming from them. Kansas city Soul/Hip-Hop music is definetly on the up and up! I’m old enough now to say I’m like a Uncle on the scene…. Get at me if you want 2 know the real history of Kansas City music. It really has a very interesting story behind the scenes. I plan 2 do a piece on it, a short story or somethin. Anywayz all is well in my world and I hope all is well in yourz! Stay focused and I’ll probably see you out and about around town…..PEACE AND BLESSINGS aka Bro. Neves aka Papa Tah aka Chief of Tribe CHOKEAMUTHAFUCKA lol.”
In related related news, Miles Bonny, formerly of Soundsgood, has put together a new OBAMA mix. Download it here.
And here’s the tracklist for it:
Kim Weston – Lift Every Voice and Sing
Barbara Mason – World War Three
BIlly Paul – Am I Black Enough For You?
Marvin Gaye – You’re the Man
The Impressions – Stop the War
Curtis Mayfield – We Got to Have Peace
Gil Scott-Heron – Madison Avenue
True Reflection – Society
Stevie Wonder – Jesus Children of America
Leroy Hutson – Time Brings on a Change
Donny Hathaway – Someday We’ll all be Free
Cody Chestnutt – Afrobama
FMB – Obama2008
So McCain is speaking today at the Heartland Church in Belton, Missouri. I live in Raymore, which is right next to Belton. I went over to Subway in Belton just now and got a sandwich (I almost always go to Belton if I’m doing things like getting a bite to eat, going to the grocery store or gas station) and I asked the three female employees behind the counter if the highway was going to be shut down or not for security for McCain’s vehicles. They said they didn’t know, but one of them said that “he (McCain) was no one special anyway.” A coversation amongst themselves about politics ensued as I went to my table to eat my sandwich.
I saw some cops posted up at weird places near the 58 Highway and 71 Highway intersect on the way back to Raymore after my sandwich. Which brings me to a point. Why didn’t they just have McCain speak somewhere in Raymore? Raymore’s residents are way more conservative than Belton’s. I guess this will finally force all the snotty Raymore people to cross the highway into the hated Belton. LOL.
In related news, I bought Young Jeezy’s new album, The Recession, a few days ago. I’m a certified Jeezy fan now. I have not been able to listen to anything else but this album since I got it. After the first of the month, I’m going to buy his entire catalogue, including the USDA stuff. I haven’t given spins to something like this since UGK’s last album. But anyway, there’s a song on the album called “My President,” featuring Nas. The whole album is relavent as fuck, but particularly this song:
Young Jeezy feat. Nas – My President is Black
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