Another project totally produced by DJ Premier, Wrath of The Math is the sophomore album from Jeru The Damaja, released in 1996. "Will O' the Wisp" by Miles Davis From the album Sketches Of Spain (1960) Sampled in "Wrath of the Math" & "Invasion" Produced by DJ Premier "My Thang" by James Brown From the album Hell (1974) Sampled in "The Frustrated [...]
Here’s more footage of The Roots’ show at the Highline Ballroom. I’m kicking myself in the skullcap for not being there while these are going down. Props to Phalary.
I felt obliged to allow Jeru the Damaja to grace my MOG twice in one week -- this particular song is great for a whole number of reasons. Numero Uno: I instantaneously assign 1,503,184 brownie points to any beat that successfully makes use of a piano. The right combination of chord choice (by the original artists) and sample quality is nearly impossible to come across. This particular piano sam...
...And I'm back from the dead. My apologies for not posting in eons -- I've been absurdly busy in work and otherwise. As a result, time to write suffers even though I continue to listen to and find new music.This track is, not surprisingly, aligned with many of my posts in that the beat feels decidedly lo-fi. But, as we all know, that's exactly how I like it.I don't think I need to write much a...
Apart from being super busy with work over the past weeks and still fighting IINET to get me internet access there has been another reason i haven't been blogging as much.I don't want to give the high number of idiots who write this blog off any more good music.ButAfter seeing Trumpdisco's remix of Fatboyslim cop over 5000 downloads in little under 2 weeks it really made me think. It probably is t
Here’s the old school for this week:Jeru The Damaja ~ “Ya Playin’ Yaself”views:244,466Mama always said watch what comes out your mouthTight case for the DA from here to down SouthKnowledge wisdom understanding like King Solomon’s wealthYou’re a player but only because you be playin yourselfSamples:The New Birth ~ “You are What I’m All About“Rufus Thomas [...]