Aphelion is now available on limited-edition vinyl! Pressed on 180 gram, high quality vinyl. Featuring exclusive vinyl-only mixes and bonus tracks not available on the digital release.
Super B-Boy Breaks
It’s been a LONG time since I put together a sample mix (2003 to be exact) so I decided to get back at it and drop Super B-Boy Breaks. I was tired of hearing the same old set lists of READ MORE…
Little Beaver Breaks
Little Beaver is an awesome name for a soul artist. I guess “beaver” didn’t have the same meaning as it does now. Anyways, Little Beaver isn’t very well known but he was a session musician for TK records and played READ MORE…
The Glass Bottle – Sweet B-Boy Break
The Glass Bottle was a Rock/Soul group on Avco Records. The story behind this group is actually pretty hillarious. The band’s co-producer Dickie Goodman worked for a PR firm hired by glass manufacturers. At the time, soda companies were experimenting READ MORE…
Beastie Boys sued for Copyright Infringement
The fear of any sample-based producer is the dreaded “copyright infringement” lawsuit. With the passing of Beastie Boys member Adam “MCA” Yauch, albums sales for the group have shot up this week. In comes in Tuff City claiming The Beastie READ MORE…
The ILLZ – Turpentine Weed (instrumental)
I’ve got several requests for this instrumental over the past year so I finally decided to post up for your listening/downloading pleasure. Above is the instrumental vesion of The ILLZ track “Turpentine Weed“. This version is slightly longer than The READ MORE…
Milk – Spam (featuring Ad Rock)
Hip-Hop lost an icon earlier this week – Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys. The Beastie Boys are responsible for giving Def Jam commercial success, merging Hip-Hop and Rock, and giving a lane to white rappers. The face of READ MORE…
Shirley Caesar – Nobody By Jesus
Nobody but Jesus can inspire a dope drum break like this. Shirely Caesar was a gospel/soul/r&b artist on United Artists records. Despite her sexual pose and big afro on the album cover, this LP is pretty much a snoozer. Most READ MORE…
Talib Kweli – Jackin 4 Beats
Vintage Talib Kweli freestyle provided by Hot 97’s Cipha Sounds. This freestyle is from 2000 around the time Reflection Eternal was poppin’ off and Rawkus Records was king of the underground. Listen as Talib murders beats by M.O.P., Terror Squad, READ MORE…