TALL BLACK GUY- RETURN OF HERE AND NOW

Brand new hip hop/soul vibes from tall black guy productions (detroit). I first heard tall black guy through his incredible re-working of "Fela Kuti's" water get no enemy which was featured on Giles Petersons latest "Brownswood Bubblers" compilation.

this is an amazing sign of things to come from the motor city local.

Dance forever is a deep soulful sexy laidback jam with a dope female hook and some tight rhymes and a nice drum break throughout.

The return of here and now is a more uptempo dancefloor number with an almost P-funk feel with some great boogie funk references, I think I heard a piece from fatback's Backstrokin' in there.

peep the digital/ 7" release here .

http://shop.firstwordrecords.com/album/dance-forever-the-return-of-here-now?permalink

Common - Blue Sky (Official Lyric Video)

Common drops the new single of the upcoming album "The Dreamer, The believer at the same time".

Blue skies is produced by No ID who sampled "ELO'S" "Mr Blue Sky". I personally find the beat a little lacking although the concept is interesting the drums could be harder. But chi towns legendary Common pulls it together with strong lyrical content and flow.

not as banging as "Ghetto Dreams" ft NAS but a good sign of things to come for the upcoming album.

DTMD - MAKIN' DOLLARS

SOME NEW HIP HOP I'M FEELING.

DTMD - MAKIN' DOLLARS

Mello music group hits us with another dope album by fresh faced crew DTMD featuring beats from Kev brown, Oddisee, and some dope rhymes featuring My favorite newcomer "YU".

Very smooth beats definitely a huge dilla influence there.

This album is great and hopefully a bright sign of things to come. Shit these kids ain't even old enough to drink yet. Damn

peep this jazzy chopped up track keep on below

http://www.divshare.com/download/15762540-f89

FELA SOUL

GUMMY SOUL - FELA SOUL

Gummy soul hits us with a quirky but surprisingly good beat tape of de la soul acapellas over fela kuti loops.

Much in the same vein as the "Ghostfunk" beat tape a while back.

You really can't mess with fela kuti's music as a sample it just sounds so earthy and warm. And de la's flow over the top just compliments it perfectly.

peep the DL below

http://gummysoul.bandcamp.com/album/fela-soul

EVIDENCE - YOU PROD DJ PREMIER

EVIDENCE - YOU PROD DJ PREMIER

Evidence (dilated peoples) hits us with one of many (I hope) dope singles from his upcoming "Cats and dogs" album.

Primo on the beat in his signature simple chops and cuts with incredible drums aaaaahhhh what would we do without primo?

Evidence kills it best hip hop track of the year so far? maybe between this "Dirty- NAS" and I gotta say I know watch the throne had its fair share of haters but "welcome to the jungle" was ridiculous!

So much good hip hop right now I might have to do another "Just Listen" mixtape!!!

props and respect to pipomixes.blogspot.com for hosting the mix you guys rock!

any ways peep the dl below

http://www.divshare.com/download/15682960-6d8

JUST LISTEN

New mix up Charlie Bucket - Just listen

1. hassaan mackey/ apollo brown - volume
2. elzhi - detroit state of mind
3. pete rock & smiff n wessun - monumental ft tyler woods
4. marcus - I shine ft royce da 5'9, justis & kid vishis
5.Thurz - riot ft black thought
6. taku - hey kids
7. kid tsunami - catch wreck ft o.c
8. RuCL - driving me crazy
9. j. cole - who dat
10 . Pharoahe monch - shine ft Mela Machinko
11. jay z & kanye west - welcome to the jungle
12. Termanology - welcoome to the jungle freestlye
13. Ghostfunk - dem back
14. Dynas - it's my turn
15. Trek Life as the world turns ft oliver day soul
16. Common & Nas - ghetto dreams

peep the dl here

http://soundcloud.com/charlie-bucket/just-listen-new-hip-hop-mix

R.I.P NICK ASHFORD"

We say goodbye to another legend of soul music today as "Nick Ashford" from husband and wife duo "Ashford and Simpson" has passed away from complications with throat Cancer.

Ashford's input into Soul music, disco and his influence in Modern forms of dance music is undeniable. From the early days of writing hits for Motown with his partner in crime "Valerie Simpson", The duo were responsible for such hits as "Aint no mountain high enough" (Marvin gaye & tammi terrell & "Cry like a baby" (Aretha Franklin).

To the proto disco sounds of "Chaka Khan", "Diana Ross" & "Teddy pendergrass".

In 1974 Ashford & Simpson got married and continued their career as a duo with the Warner bros album "Gimme something real" Followed by the hit singles "Don't cost you nothing", "It seems to hang on", "Is it still good to ya", and one of my personal favourites "Street corner".

I have been playing "Ashford & Simpson" records regularly for about 10 years and most likely always will. You will be missed "Nick Ashford" R.I.P

http://www.divshare.com/download/15585927-13c