Many of you may recognize the name Cut Chemist from the superb hip hop group Jurassic 5. He’s also worked with Ozomatli and ska band Less Than Jake. He recently came out with his first full-length album entitled The Audience’s Listening. The album is an amazing blend of samples and scratching taking you on a trip through some music you probably haven’t heard before. I really enjoy this album, and this song The Garden has some great samples in it. This isn’t rap, it is hip hop. For those who don’t know the difference, turn on the radio and listen to what’s being played. That is rap. This is hip hop, or at least one aspect of it. So give it a listen and check out this amazing album.
I know I already posted a Tonedeff track for a song of the week, but I had to post this one. It is a beautiful song. Tonedeff creates such meaningful music. I relate to it very well. He’s not afraid to break the “standards” of hip-hop (standards put in place by radio and MTV). Simply put, he makes music for people who like music. This song is another amazing song that I think any fan of music can relate to, even if you don’t like hip-hop. I can’t wait to hear more Tonedeff in the future. He is a talented musician.
The song is from the Asterisk: Four album. Make sure you pick this up. It has some fresh music from Tonedeff, Masta Ace, CunninLynguists, Session, PackFM, and more. You can also buy it from iTunes. I love the cover design.
This is an amazing song. The funny thing behind this song is I bought the album that this song is on, Mezzanine, after a friend recommended it. When I started to listen to this song I noticed it was very familiar. I’ll give you a hint, my favorite TV show uses it as it’s theme song. A little bit about Massive Attack from Wikipedia:
Massive Attack are a trip-hop band from Bristol, England. They have released four studio albums, two movie soundtracks, one remix album, and a greatest hits collection. Their musical style has been acclaimed for combining elements of jazz, hip hop, rock, and classical.
This song features Portishead, a great group also from England.
I know I already have a song of the week this week, but I needed to post this song because of how much it means to me. Sometimes there is a song that you relate to so well. There is a song that you listen to whenever you feel a certain way. Music is very powerful. It pumps you up, chills you out, helps you when you’re sad, and makes you happy. It is wonderful. This song is a favorite of mine because not only does the singer Tonedeff do a great job singing, but also because the lyrics are so meaningful to me. You can read the lyrics to the song here. This really is an amazing song.
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The song for this week is a song by CunninLynguists. The song was their first single of their brilliant album A Piece of Strange. For those who don’t know much about CunninLynguists, they have two previous albums out, Will Rap for Food and Southernunderground. Producer Kno is a genius on the APOS album. The beats he creates are more than just beats, they are great compositions of drums, samples, and melodies. This is not a typical hip hop album. The album is one giant story from the first track to the last. Don’t let that fool you though, the songs hold their own by themselves, but for a great adventure in storytelling, listen to the album from start to finish. Once you buy the album, which I highly suggest you do, head on over to whatisapos.com to read up on what fans think, input from the artists themselves, and general news about the album. Without further ado, here is the great song by CunninLyinguists featuring Cee-Lo (of Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley fame).
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