hip-hop

Single of the Week: The Alchemist “EYEsotope Remix”

On “EYEsotope Remix,” hip-hop producer The Alchemist transforms MRR’s analog-obsessed instrumental original into a dreamy head nodder.

This Stezo b-side is still a great banger from rap’s golden era. The backup dancer turned MC always delivered the goods.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, In Memoriam, Song of the Day Tags: Classic Hip Hop, EPMD, hip-hop, In Memoriam, song of the day, Stezo

“The Bud” is an all-time Go-Go classic from the Huck-A-Bucks. This is locally grown music at its most mesmeric.

Categories: Blog, go-go, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: go-go, hip-hop, Huck-a-bucks, music, R&B, song of the day

The p-funk influenced Zapp Band‘s “More Bounce to the Ounce” makes clear why the group is one of the most widely sampled acts.

Categories: Blog, funk, hip-hop, music, R&B Tags: Bootsy Collins, funk, hip-hop, music, R&B, Roger Troutman, song of the day, zapp

J Dilla teamed up with Common and D’Angelo for his supremely chill but still bumping 2006 radio hit, “So Far To Go”.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: Common, d'angelo, hip-hop, J. Dilla, music, song of the day

Boogie Down Productions‘ “Illegal Business” was an early entrée in KRS-One‘s shift from gangsta to socially conscious hip-hop.

MC ADE samples the main theme from John Carpenter‘s seasonal horror classic, Halloween, for this bumping early Miami bass hip-hop track.

Pioneering rap trio Whodini throw a Halloween party that was wild even by ’80s standards.

“Hihache” is a funk onslaught from Lafayette Afro Rock Band that had a second life as one of the most heavily-sampled songs in ’90s hip-hop.

Categories: Blog, funk, hip-hop, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: breaks, funk, hip-hop, Lafayette Afro Rock Band, music, R&B, song of the day

Little Brother reunites with a sound at once familiar and improved. North Carolina’s most important rap group has long time fans rejoicing.