Man... anyone who knows me, know that I get into this work funk when I'm in season. I have a backlog of posts and have yet to post them. ARGH.
Anyhow, this is a quick, simple reminder. We got Black Milk in Toronto Nov 6th @ Revival celebrating the release of TRONIC, the new LP in stores Sept 28th - that's THIS TUESDAY.
Here's some footage from a few days ago in NYC @ Southpaw.
Anyone with a discerning eye might have caught the one and only Daru Jones on drums. Say wrd. Shouts to Heath for the link. Come thru my dude!
I thought that I would save my 200th post for a big announcement. The timing could not be any better...
That's right.
it's just over 1 year since he last came and we're about to do it again. Last time, Phat Kat came to rip the show to shreds, this time, we got long awaited Elzhi and that MF House Shoes in the building as well.
So we here.
We'll be rawkin out and celebrating the release of the Black Milk "TRONIC" LP. You know w/o question this record will bang.
As well, getting to see Elzhi finally rawk is going to be pretty bananas. House Shoes is always a trip. But don't sleep, he's got soe bangers I'm trying to get my hands on. So man, this is hella simple. You're down or you're not. That's it really.
All the deets are here, FB event style. More deets and music to come later.
Shouts to Heath Blizzard @ Fab Beats and Jay @ Koch. Let's do it.
Man, I still recall having this convo w/ Phat Kat about some of the cats in the D and who I felt had next. Yes, I used to run my mouth all day about Black Milk and with reason. Sh*t. Dirty District 1 was enough for me to know and hear sickness. That beat alone... But when Dirty District 2 dropped, I took notice of this one cat. I still recall a touch of confusion as the 1 ot 2 tracks I had were mislabeled so for a min, I didn't know who had the hot verse. After sorting that out, Fat Ray is who emerged. Sick. Every time afterwards, I would tell Kat how I felt that Fat Ray was next to rep the D. If you were familiar with Dirty District 2, Man Up & Number One were two of my faves. He also had this sick verse on Xtra off the T3 mixtape. Just bananas. Anyhow, I had this same Fat Ray convo a whilst back w/ Black as he played me this banger he did w/ Fat Ray (Hello - which may remain in the vault now - more no that another day.) So now, the good news:
What started as an EP quickly became an album just to put out there. All bangers co-signed and produced by your man, Black Milk. Black was here this past Friday (for the Real Frqs anni party) and played me the whole record. ¡Jesus! If you love the D, this one is for you.
Even better news is that Fat Beats just inked a deal w/ Koch Canada, so this should be avail in HMV - and such outlets. Say Wrd. Shouts to my man Heath Blzzard & Jay Dev.
So xtra xtra, Fat Ray's now in town, and here's The Set Up and how he & Black get down. Enjoy.
My man Ty G has been burning up putting out a sick podcast. He just started it recently and has had some heavyweight (pun intended) cats come thru: Daz-I-Kue, Black Spade and a few others. Most recently, vol.17 was touched by the newest LA resident but forever Detroit rider DJ House Shoes.
This Michigan magistrate has been down with the D before cats knew what was happening. Having seen the Dilla movement from it's infancy, he forever carries the torch and spreads that Detroit doctorine @ each able opportunity.
This newest HVW8 podcast was no exception.
Enough.
Pls get down w/ my man Ty G's podcast. If you got iTunes, you can subscribe to his podcast by clicking here.
You can also just download the entire podcast by right clicking here.
Tracklist is as follows:
House Shoes - Castles (CDR)*D Guilty Simpson - For the D (CDR)*D Jay Electronica - Victory is in My Clutches (CDR) Pete Rock/Slum Village - Gangsta Boogie *D Blu - No Greater Love (Sound in Color) Kev Brown - Random Joint (LowBudget) Waajeed - Proud (Bling 47)*D House Shoes - Newports (CDR)*D Dabrye feat. Guily Simpson - Special (Black Milk rmx) (CDR)*D Quelle - Special Ingredient (CDR)*D Qeulle w/ Denmark Vesey - Deal Widdit (CDR)*D Snowman Jack - Street Corner Music (CDR)*D M.O.P. - Sharks Marv Won - Back Like I Never Left (CDR)*D House Shoes - Dorothy's Look (CDR)*D Marv Won - Happy Birthday (CDR)*D 14 KT - Gee Whiz (CDR)*D Black Milk - Get Down (CDR)*D House Shoes - It's On (CDR)*D Phat Kat - True Story Pt.II (Look)*D Waajeed - Dusk (Bling 47)*D Jay Dee - Fresh for 98 (CDR)*D Illa Jay - Me and My Brother (CDR)*D J Dilla w/ Ta'Raach - Say It! (Operation Unknown)*D Guilty Simpson - Get Bitches, Get Rides (Stones Throw)*D Phat Kat - My Old Label (Look)*D 14 KT - Without Dilla (CDR)*D Robert Glasper - J Dillalude (Blue note) D'Angelo - Fantastic (CDR) Erykah Badu - Didn't Cha Know
(*D reps Detroit to the fullest, as if you didn't know...)
You can also stream it down here if you're @ work. You know that had to happen. say wrd. Click Play. Enjoy.
So... I just spent 2 days in NY and after a change of plans, made a b-line for Chitown instead of home. 2 reasons:
Went to catch up to my man, all beatsmith, super producer Jake One, and to also catch up to a cat that I've been building w/ for a min: Black Milk - another Monarch of the MPC.
Supersonic Jake was in Chitown as one of the heads of this traveling Beat Battle: Red Bull Big Tune. Essentially cats are facing off and go mano y mano with the beats and the crowd calls out the winner. Hmmmm.... Sounds like a god 'ol fashion clash.
As well, I wanted to take a closer look as plans are in the works to have it in Toronto. Say wrd. Shouts to JD and A$ as well as JO and H who rolled for the ride.
Shots of the event (click for larger)
The show was pretty live. The winner and runner up qualified for the finals in Seattle Oct 18th 2007. The Chicago winner ended up being this cat called Tall Black Guy who had some bangers. I mean, it's hard to get an instrumental banger out that cats can feel. A loop can't quite cut it. Felt like he had that boom and bap that's been missing out of NY. Lot of cats were running some dbl time, southern riddims. Being in the Midwest and the sign of the times would allow for that still. So they all posed for a photo @ the end. The whole show was a good look as some had been 1st timers tryingto have their joints heard
But the highlight for me had to have been to finally run into Black Milk after kicking it w/ him for months, trying to get him in Toronto (and he's here Wed July 25th).
As the special guest, he essentially rawks a quick set and played some bangerd from his beat tape. Bananas. I should have taped that. But what I did record was a joint he rawked (for those who have Sound of The City). Enjoy
Well, almost 9months to the day I've been trying to make this happen, it's here.
I wanna thank JD and all the ppl @ Red Bull for having that listening ear. It's going to be a great show! $ayer in the building!
RedBull Muic Academy is proud to present:
BLACK MILK w/ special guest TBA
Wednesday, July 25th @ Revival 783 College St Doors @ 10pm, show @ 11pm.
$10 Adv tix available @:
Play De Record (357A Yonge Street, Toronto) Rotate This (620 Queen Street West, Toronto,) Slinky Music (442 Queen Street West, Toronto) Ticketweb.ca (search for Black Milk)
Size med, thinn finns, 1nce constantly bespectacled but now more off than on. Now on 1st name basis with foreign immigration. Window seats if I have my say. Amaretto sour when I play the back, banana jacks when I spark the night, Jager bombs when I'm calling the shots - let's do it right. Family all day long.
