New Age, Neo Rock Hip Hop or What?

This episode we talk about a few  rappers/entertainers that are changing the sound of hip hop and if this is just a phase that the distributors are allowing or is this a change that will move Hip Hop to a different space.  These unique entertainers we talk about moves between rap, vocals and unique production to enhance their style and their personality.  Here's our thoughts

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J.Cole new Review

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4 Your Eyes Only plunges deep into J. Cole's soul.  You can clearly hear it in his voice - pleading testifying, on the verge of cracking.  At Center stage with no featured guest, The North Carolina rapper speaks out on social ills, black lives and doing the right thing in a world of wrong.

We plunge into this amazing artist with a old hip hop head and a Generation X perspective.  Sean and I go at it and gives props to an artist that steps away from the traditional rap perspective.  

Live Dj's Session #1

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In this session we talk to one of the Live DJ's in Harlem DJ Ant Live and get his perspective on the state of DJ'ing in this new era of Music.  ith his collaborative DJ'ing group "Square Root entertainment". Ant continues the tradition old school DJ'ing with the new.  He begins the series of DJ's, we going to interview and get into  the different aspects of the art form.

The Get Down (podcast)

This session is the review of the show on Netflix called The Get Down.  A hip hop anthology of the birth of Hop hop.  From Graffiti to hip hop on records.  We talk about our life during that time and what we saw through the eyes of children at that time that became the reality of what is being seen today.  We explore this with my Brother Mark as well as my Wife Alicia.

World (Music) Invasion of the 70's and 80's II

This session we go through many of the World artist that influenced the US with their interpretation of our music as well as their own sound that we began to embraced and add to our brand of music.  My brother and I talk about a lot of them and how even MTV had a big part with introducing their music and how we started listening and seeing music. 

Masters of the Nuyorican Soul Experience

This episode uncovers the creativity of a pair of remix djs that evolved into producers in their own right. Louie Vega and Kenny Gonzales were two of the clubs hottest house/dance djs out of NYC. Their Latin roots and creative style propelled them to a higher level in music production. As producers and eventually record label owners, these two became sort after by many artists. We talk about the history they created.  

Introducing Flying Lotus

This episode we talk about Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison).  A Hip Hop instrumentalist that has become a hip hop darling  because of his work.  I followed him from Pandora to purchasing his work currently.  With the new artist coming out copying his style and the people on his label.  I wanted to give this Producer/artist/DJ/ etc., the credit that he deserves.

 

Break Beats and Roller Rink Artists

This episode we look at some unknown one and done artist that shined during their time but faded away in to oblivion.  These artist was a must have for artist and filler and ensured they would keep dancers and B Boys on the floor until we could begin playing the main attractions.  We discuss our struggles and how we had to keep up with the changing trends of hip Hop music.

 

Bob James, Hip Hop's Musical Genius

This episode is all about one of the most influential artist to hip Hop.  Bob James is one of the most sampled artist in Hip Hop history.  He helped create a growing industry into a full fledge genre.  We talk about how he influenced us and some of the popular artist that he influenced with many of his albums.

                                                        Bob James One, Two, Three, Four

                                                        Bob James One, Two, Three, Four