Tag: jazz
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Chicago’s Neak Delves Into Race Relations In Self Produced Record “B.M.P”
Some soul-heavy hip hop was needed this morning – and I have Chicago’s Neak to thank. His newest self produced cut B.M.P. is his journal entry into the current dysfunctional behavior in race relations. The impressive Dilla-esq, jazzy instrumental serves as a back drop for Neak to poetically address racial tensions in U.S. culture, his…
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AUSTRALIA’S SAMPA THE GREAT BRINGS FORTH A LANDMARK MIX OF RAP AND JAZZ ON NEW SINGLE “BYE RIVER”
Jazz music is an artform that has always had a close relationship with rap music, whether through the samples driving classic material from acts like A Tribe Called Quest or groups like The Roots being comprised of live instrumentalists who internalized the spirit of jazz. The connection between these two sounds continues to manifest itself…
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German Producer Slim The Chemist Drops An Impressive Multi-Faceted EP “Perspective” (Review)
The release of DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing in 1996, in tandem with projects from J Dilla, Nujabes, and Madlib, (amongst others in the 2000s) gave rise to the rap instrumental auteur, beat-crafters who cultivated atmospheres with their productions that stand alone from an MC’s verses. This is the environment in which a producer like Slim The…
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