Well, it’s been a little while since I posted. Unfortunately, that has been a trend for me lately. I have moved a few times and have had a small bit of trouble getting Internet access at the new crib…but that problem is now solved! What better way to reenter the scene then to put my man LEO37 and the PPF House crew on blast. I first met LEO37 when I was gigging in Taipei. We hit it off instantly. The cat has a nice flow and is type ILL with the freestyle. The PPF hail from Canada and cover a wide range of artistic talent, from music to visual arts. Check out their website here. They continue to pump out new material on a regular basis. This particular mixtape actually hit the web this past spring, but it is my favorite so far. Check out two of the tracks below and judge for yourself:
PPF House – Glorious (f/MAGNOLIUS) | mixtape
PPF House – Sometimes Things Go Wrong (f/LEO37, The Worst Pop Band Ever) | mixtape
I think this post is much more for me than anyone else, so apologies in advance. I just broke a fever yesterday (rather rapidly actually) and I was not able to listen to any music on the subway today, it just hurt my ears too much. I got home and threw on some house music that I had 
It has been nearly a month since my last post, and I’ve been through more “life changes” than I have room to shake a record at, so I’ll spare you the details. I have 
She is back…and what a way to do it! In this age of Autotune and re-crafted vocals, Whitney Houston returns to the scene with a masterful blend of pure uptown-funk crafted by none other than Swizz Beats and Alicia Keys. They chop, filter and loop up one of my favorite Loleatta Holloway track from her self-titled 1977 album, “We’re Getting Stronger”, truly an apt description for the new, huskier and sexier-voiced, Whitney. She easily outshines her contemporaries with a raw and infectious track worthy of a spin on the Studio 54 dancefloor. Check out both tunes below:
My apologies for the hiatus; I have been bouncing around the country and making some moves, but I am now back in The Lab and ready with some fresh music. The sonic assault from southern Cali continues (what’s up New York? Brooklyn where we at??)… Pac Div has been dropping gems for a few years, but a few months ago dropped 
Nike has been doing a series of mixtapes (Nike+ Original Run) aimed at runners for a few years now. Since 2006, The Crystal Method, Aesop Rock, LCD Soundsystem, Cassius and A-Trak have all done running mixes. Earlier this year, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of 3 Feet High and Rising, Nike tapped de la Soul for their 6th in this series, and de la’s first new music since the very solid The Grind Date. All the production is credited to Flosstradamus, but I really feel the influence (or work) of AOI-era de la and Supa Dave West beatcrafting. “Baby Phat”‘s production comes to mind as soon as I hear “Big Mouf”. What do you think?
I think I first heard of Joyo Velarde 
Why should I post a 50 Cent mixtape? Because his last two have been unlike anyone else’s out there. With 
When I first heard this dude, I thought: “is this MIMS?” David Dallas has a similar voice, but is way more interesting lyrically and half a world away from New York. Most of the foreign (non-US) rap artists that have made it to our shores seem to be stuck in an early 80s-style on-beat flow and so never rise out of the underground scene. (Of course, we have our share of American stuck-in-the-80s flow artists – Chamillionaire comes to mind.) So here comes this cat from New Zealand with his Young MC delivery (he cites Young MC as an early influence) and humble charm. He also just released 
Hailing from Manchester, UK,