First off, Happy Halloween! I hope you’re earning a new cavity in that sweet tooth of yours, I’m certainly going to do my best. While the entire East Coast (and much of the Caribbean) gradually gets back on its feet, I put together this latest installment of musical upliftment to help soothe the minds and move the asses of those in need. Even if you weren’t affected in the slightest by superpower Sandy, it never hurts to have a solid playlist of new music to help make it through whatever tough times this week has in store for you. Highly eclectic as always, this month’s show features new tracks (many of which haven’t been featured here yet) from Monkey Robot, Miguel, The XX, The Stepkids, Cherub, Crazy P, DJ Nu-Mark, Chico Mann and a whole lot more. Full tracklist and downloadable podcast available on the BrooklynRadio page.
For all my people bunkered up and hunkered down on the East Coast, I’ve got some heavy selections to help you dance away your cabin fever while you’re trapped at home. From the pics and video clips I’m seeing, this storm is no joke. Stay safe and prepare your lazers for the godzilla attack! Also big thanks to all my friends and fam who came out to the Stupid Hype premier on Friday, so good being back in NYC (even for just a couple days) and seeing all your beautiful faces. Glad I got out in the nick of time too. Finally, related to rain in it’s gloominess, RIP Terry Callier who passed yesterday- a truly unique artist whose voice & music has been deeply moving to me over the years.
Eddie Kendricks : Date With The Rain (Disco Version)
Blondie vs. The Doors : Rapture Riders
Recloose : Don't Get Me Wrong
Solidisco : Turn Around
& Set Me Free
Julio Bashmore : Au Seve
& Battle For Middle You
Roska : Long Range
Eats Everything : The Size
Juan Atkins : Dayshift (Oliver's Nightshift Remix)
Blende : Fake Love
Le Youth : Dance With Me
Terry Callier : Dancing Girl
& You Goin' Miss Your Candyman
Tonite I present you all with the first official nugget from the Stupid Hype project that I’ve been working on for the past 4 months. Stupid Hype came out of the success of the viral video that I helped make with my brother, the elusive Murphy Lawless, hyper-talented director homie, Dugan O’neal, and the pint-sized swaggadelic alter-ego of actress Rachel Bilson– “MC Thug Lite”. We made a rap video with a hollywood starlet, and people laughed. The CW Network then thought it appropriate to extend more resources towards our crew to make a “webseries”. Well, we went waaaaay beyond what they expected and it’s finally ready to be revealed. My brother and Dugan wrote a kooky, hilarious, and ironic-yet-moving tale of a has-been b-boy who pursues his newfound dream of becoming the best rapper alive in 1990 (official trailer here). I produced and recorded the soundtrack (and I’ll take a lil credit for helping come up with the concept too). If you were raised on 90’s hip hop like I was, or have a love for new jack swing and Big Daddy Kane, then you’ll no doubt get a kick out of this. We also collectively owe a great debt of inspiration to Cool As Ice. The whole series runs over an hour in it’s entirety, with music videos and songs running throughout- “Get Hype!” is the first official single. The video was shot with VHS cameras. 2 Legit 2 Quit, nawmean?!? I’m sharing a playlist of some other 90’s boom bap gold to help get you in the mood for the rest that’s still to come. If you’re in NYC, join me and the posse at the premier this Friday at the NY Television Festival. Hammerpants and acid wash are highly encouraged.
N.W.A. : Express Yourself
one of the first hip hop songs I fell in love with, from a mixtape given to me my by my big sis. Forever indebted.
Public Enemy : Don't Believe The Hype
Remember when I opened for P.E. at Flava Flav’s 50th Bday?!? I do. It was kray. It’s also kray that Flav has a cameo in Stupid Hype. YES.
De La Soul : Buddy (ft. Jungle Brothers & Q-Tip)
These are the dudes that would shape my listening for, well, the rest of life…
Masta Ace : Music Man
a somewhat lesser-known bomb
Cypress Hill : How I Could Just Kill A Man
catch me at age 12 with a bbgun in hand, off-roading (or “skiddin”), in the jacked up jeep of my best friend’s older brother- bumpin this
Run DMC : Peter Piper
Mardi Gras drumbreak, still one of the best ever, WITH the bells.
KRS-One : You Must Learn
words from the teacher
Young MC : Know How
this full album was one of my first CD’s ever
Big Daddy Kane : Warm It Up
I still drop this all the time, and I don’t think that’s gonna change any time soon
Eric B & Rakim : Let The Rhythm Hit Em (Mashed Up Funk Mix)
where to begin with this duo, so many joints! But maybe you don’t have this one
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It’s here! And I couldn’t be happier to share this lovechild with you all. The basic concept for this whole project was about returning to the roots of what first inspired me to make music as “Captain Planet”. From the cassette mixes my sister would give me with ornate hand designed track-listings (generally accompanied by glitter), to smoking weed with my high school art teacher and her husband while recording tracks from their insane psychedelic record collection, to my travels abroad in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America, to the endless thrift stores, flea markets and record dens where I always spend too much time and too many dollars digging, to the present day where I’ve come to dedicate my life to making and sharing music that often falls beneath the radar- this 50min mix is a product of all of that. I warned you I was going to make a cassette tape, so now here’s your chance to grab it. We only pressed 200 of these, and they’re already selling faster than shake-weights, so I highly suggest you get one quick. Letting my creativity run amok, I even hand painted some walkmen which are available as a premium package. AND, if you’re as broke as I used to be, then you still have the opportunity to win big with this sample-spotting contest through TurntableLab.com where you could take home the coolest boombox known to humankind. Big shouts to my Bastard Jazz fam, to OkayAfrica and to the Potholes blog for their support.
And now, without further ado, feel free to press play, and take a trip…
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