February 8, 2008

Framework of a Franchise- Seattle Sonics

Next up: The Seattle (for now) Sonics

Where they are now: The Sonics are in an interesting position. They have a decent amount of talent, but it does not necessarily fit together perfectly. Also of note is their ownership/location format. It is abundantly clear that Clay Bennett wants to move the team from Seattle to Oklahoma [...]

February 8, 2008

dropping knowledge…

De La Soul used it in “Ego Trippin’.” Later, The Roots used it in “Stay Cool.”
It’s “Harlem Hendoo,” by Al Hirt.
Cop the original for free here, the De La here, and the Roots here.
Don’t forget to peep the video for Ego Trippin’ below:

February 8, 2008

Tom Tom Club meets Grandmaster Flash. Nasty Genius?

Derrek’s been whistling this tune for two weeks, so I thought I’d post the original and the sampled version. Its Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love” with the sample used by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five in “It’s Nasty.” Enjoy!

February 8, 2008

Kanye’s Flashing Lights Video – Out Soon.

We’ll all have to wait until BET premieres it and it seeps onto the internet, or until Wednesday, when ‘Ye puts it on his blog. Until then, there’s always this:

February 8, 2008

An Angie Stone classic gets some fresh remixes…

“Wish I Didn’t Miss You” is Angie Stone’s classic song. Its steeped in soul, Angie has a tremendous voice, and the lyrics are fantastic. Lots of DJ’s have touched this track, but here are two of my favorites:

1. Captain Planet of Captain’s Crate (excellent blog!) just put out his mix, catch it here for free.

2. [...]