Some Links Fo Dat Ass

I know most of the people that read this blog aren't into reading a whole bunch of blogs, but most of you are into the same music as me if you've stuck around this long watching all the youtube videos I post. Since I'm not going to post a Friday Jams edition this week, I figured I'd hit you readers up with some great links to find your own damn Friday jams (and perhaps post in the comments of this post). Big ups and happy hunting.

Here's a link to my favorite DJ's blog. His name is J. Rocc (The Funky President), and his blog is called Stoney Jackson. The blog is relatively new, but still a great source for mixes and news/history on J. Rocc, The Beat Junkies, and Stones Throw artists. Peep.

This right cheah is a link to a blog I check religiously for new mixtapes and videos of my favorite DJ's getting loose. Lots of great J. Rocc/Beat Junkies material. Be sure to download the DJ Day Credit is Due mix from here. For real tho, this site is such a great source of music and information. Check it.

Fuck it, here's a Friday Jam for you (in case you need that fix). You can look at it now... it's not a reflection of my mood today or my future mood on Friday (I got that Doctor Manhattan clairvoyance, pimpin); but it is a great jam. Peep out Atmosphere and El-P's Homecoming. El's verse is on another level of storytelling.

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Monday Wake Up Joint

It was rough getting up this morning. So cold out I didn't even want to get out from under the covers, plus mad tired from the weekend still. The drumbreak from the Honeydrippers Impeach the President always makes for a great hip-hop song. Just Blaze and Ghostface know this. That's why Ghostface's The Champ is such a ridiculous high energy tune. Peep:

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Friday Jams

Whoa... way tired today. But feeling great after having so much fun last night. I got the permanent cheese grill (and the teddy bear jacket) on today. Feeling steezy but in need of a serious nap, plus my neck is killing me. If I had to express my swagger right now, or at least come up with a soundtrack for my bike ride into work, I would play The Death of Chris Palko by Cage. I could listen to that opening break in a constant loop all day. Peep:

Menahan Street Band's Make The Road By Walking (more Daptone love) is so damn steezy. This here is a live version. Hold onto something at around 2 minutes into this video... you may experience what is commonly referred to as "wigflip" or "scrunchface":

My favorite moment of the set last night was when Hunter dropped KRS-One's Step Into a World (Rapture's Delight). I had Ben, Bochet, Mel, and Palmer standing at the front of the stage; and as soon as the bass hit, I started wildin (so did they). Just one of the many highlights from last night. I had a great time. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped make the party a huge success. Peep KRS tho:

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Come To The Black Cart Tonight

Tonight only, The Street Prince Clique (me and Hunter) are DJing from 10 till 11:30 at the Black Cart (above Joe Pasta on King St). You heard it right, Lil Snubnose (Hunter) and Dapper Dade (yours truly) will be spinning all sorts of 90's boom bap for your neck to snap to. So if you ain't got plans, come out... if you do have plans, break them. We're gonna do it godzilla big and crush shit. We're expecting all the local B-Boys to come out and get down to the funky sound, so at least you'll have some visual entertainment other than Hunter and I hunched over our turntables bobbing our heads and looking like mad scientists. For those of you that haven't seen us before, it's 2 DJs on 4 turntables at the same time collaborating to rock the party on a level of thoroughness that you've never witnessed. In other words, I'm the biggest boss that you seen thus far. See you there.

Funniest Thing I've Seen All Week

I found this via the turntable lab blog. So funny to see that stepping in doodoo can happen to anyone anywhere. Also nice to see Diddy still gets his every once in a while.

Monday Wake Up Joint

Tryina get going when it's cold outside and you don't want to get out of bed? Listen to Big Brother Beat by De La Soul ft. Mos Def.

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Friday Jams (Daptone Love Edition)

You can track my progression in music appreciation by what record label I am listening to most over the years. At the end of high school and the beginning of my freshmen year at Clemson, I listened mostly to stuff released on Rawkus Records (Mos Def, Kweli, Pharoah, Company Flow). From the second semester of my freshmen year until my junior year, it was all Def Jux (El-P, Aesop Rock, RJD2, Cannibal Ox). Then on to Stones Throw (Madlib, Dilla, PB Wolf, J.Rocc) until I graduated. Since then, it's kind of hard to explain since Parliament, Funkadelic, Booty's Rubber Band, and the rest of the splintering of the Parliafunkadelicmentthang was spread out over 5 different labels. 

I've been listening to a lot of stuff from Daptone Records (Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Budos Band) lately. Mark Ronson is always gettin down with the Dap Kings for his productions (Amy Winehouse, Wale) because game recognize game. Peep Game...

This is the actual take that made the album. Recorded live without overdubbing on an analog 8-track recorder. Check Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings recording Answer Me for the 100 Days 100 Nights LP. So steezy:

Here's Sharon and dems doing Let Them Knock on that same french TV show from the last Monday Wake Up Joint edition. Peep:

How bout Wale's Chicago Falcon Remix. Don't know if your into afrobeat getting remixed to some 808 gogo disco rap, but if you are, this is for you. It even dips into B-More during the breaks. Peep:

And in case you wanted to see where that came from, here's Chicago Falcon by the Budos Band from their self-titled LP:

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I Wish I Had Posted This Before The Election

Here's a video of Daptone Records' Obama Fundraiser. So steezy.

A Change Is Gonna Come has a completely new shared social contruct (I so rarely dip back into the communications studies terminology on the blog) from the previous generation.

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Monday Wake Up Joint

Crazy weekend. Really threw me for a loop. Whenever I feel a little down, I listen to Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. I missed their performance from Austin City Limits on PBS this weekend, but I'll find it somehow on the interweb. If you are also interested in seeing the performance, check this link... it's got info on the band, the set list, and even 2 videos from the episode to peep out.

Hopefully you're feeling as good as me right now, but in case you're not... here's one of my favorite youtube videos. It's sure to get you going on a cold Monday morning. Anyway, here's Sharon Jones singing Amazing Grace followed by her fantastic performance of How Long Do I Have To Wait with the Dap Kings on some French TV show similair to Austin City Limits. Peep out how Homer starts the drum break at 1:27 in... so steezy:

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Friday Jams

Not much to report on my end... still reveling in the Obama victory. Here's some feel-good jams to nod your head to now that it's okay to be positive about damn near anything in your life. For serious, enjoy yourselves this weekend. It'd be hard not to if you keep listening to De La Soul's Breakadawn (I'm getting close to have posted the entire Buhloone Mindstate LP). Peep:

How bout Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's Balicky Bon... so uplifting, makes me bounce pretty hard. Peep:

And Madlib's Parklight will break whatever chair your sitting in while listening. One of those rare bounce from the first hit beats. Check:

Here's Joel Ortiz with a live freestyle... you'll have to fast-forward through MIMS (unless you're into that sort of thing), but when Joel gets on, it's over. Peep:

mythroatislikecokeispitnothinbutrawlines... weekendsrealbig

Oh Nine Is Gonna Be So Fuckin Huge

Obama real big. We were out celebrating the overwhelming victory last night. Started at YoBo with Ben, Brittany, Bochet, and Emily. We went back to Ben's after a while and heard the results there with Mel. After watching Obama's speech, we met up with Eddie, Eric, and Bernard at Recovery Room to celebrate, and I jumped on the jukebox. Here are the songs I picked:

Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (I wish Sam were alive to see this)

Band of Gypsys - Power to Love

Bob Dylan - Ballad of a Thin Man

James Brown - Funky President (I wish James were also alive to see this)

Curtis Mayfield - Kung Fu

Oh eight just got a lot bigger... stillbegettinmineinohnine

Monday Wake Up Joint

This morning, I had to ride my bike in the rain. It was miserable once I got to work, but I didn't really care during the ride because I was listening to Introduckling by Ugly Duckling off the Journey to Anywhere LP. I couldn't find the actual track on Youtube; but here's Dizzy Dustin, Andy Cooper, and Young Einstein performing the track live (plus a bonus of Smack from the Bang For the Buck LP). Peep game and wake up:

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