The Hip Drop

September Beat Tape 2011

2011-10-05T10:52:00.003+13:00

Beat a day beat tape throughout the whole of September. 30 days, 30 beats. All raw who gives a fuck bout mixing this shit. Free Download http://hazbeats.bandcamp.com/

Photo by Johnny Rescue aka @honebegood.

We've Moved!

2011-06-20T12:06:00.002+12:00

You might have noticed we've been a bit quieter lately, this is due to us moving over to a new site over at http://hipdrop.co.nz . Same shit different place.

@Peace

2011-06-15T14:21:00.000+12:00

@peace 'Be Like' from @ Peace on Vimeo.

Mo Kolours - Drum Walking Mix

2011-06-14T08:53:00.006+12:00

Wax Poetics & One Handed Music have hooked this mix up by Mo Kolours who recently released his EP Drum Talking, a record based around...well, drums (and percussion). Hella dope tunes and if you're the first who can give a complete track listing using only the given drummers then your up to win and limited edition (only 20 made) OHM T-shirt. Track list of drummers in the comments. Downloads have maxed out via Wax Poetics but you can still cop it here for now.

White Noise - Love Without Sound

2011-06-12T18:17:00.003+12:00

Rolling out my week with this masterpiece from White Noise, a group formed by American David Vorhaus after meeting BBC Radiophonic Workshop composers Delia Derbyshire & Brian Hodgson (of Unit Delta Plus). This is probably one of the most spliced and manipulated records in history, employing numerous tape delays, manipulation techniques and uncanny sound effects (orgasms, double bass sped up to sound like cello and violin and so on). It's hard to describe the record but I would say it is akin to some sort of Gothic theatre (although the cover art does give a good indication of what it sounds like). Matthew Murphy did a great review of the record for pitchfork back in 2007 when it was re-issued. Definately recommended for those broadcast fans out there.

@Peace

2011-06-08T12:32:00.000+12:00

@peace 'Time Travelling' from @ Peace on Vimeo.

Letherette - EP2

2011-06-08T11:36:00.004+12:00

Latest from Alex Nuts (Eglo/Rinse FM) Ho Tep imprint bringing another quality EP from UK duo Letherette. This one brings together a few joints you've probably heard floating around in some of their mixes and finally gets a proper vinyl release.

In & Out

Put Em' On Blast V3

2011-06-08T11:23:00.002+12:00

The limited Put Em' On Blast mix series is back again with Monky featuring all original productions. Previous releases from Darkhouse Family & Mr Healan have been scooped up pretty quick, so for your free copy email Don Leisure and hopefully there might be some left. 100 copies only. Also there's a bandcamp to be set up in the very near future for some of the mp3's to be purchased, but we'll keep you posted.
More info over at Put That Shit On Blast.

Bleep x Sonar (Free DL)

2011-06-08T11:01:00.005+12:00

In the lead up to the Sonar Festival Barcelona, Bleep are giving away two free mp3 downloads everyday up until Friday (Saturday in NZ/Aus). All downloads feature artists participating at the festival and last 24 hours before the next two become available. Todays release is brought to you by Illum Sphere & B Bravo (click the image above to beam you there).

@peace preview

2011-06-07T12:06:00.007+12:00

Kicking off my working week with some top shelf heat courtesy of @peace who also released the track Sky Is Falling a couple weeks back. The homies Lui Tuiasau (Nothing To Nobody) & Tom Scott (Homebrew Crew) bring the killer shit with this release. It's due out next month but in the meantime here's a joint to keep ya ears warm. Don't Sleep!

Shouts to Lui for the hookup. Mean.

@peace - Nobody

HipDrop Vinyl Clearout

2011-06-03T15:23:00.003+12:00

Dopeonplastika and me are clearing out some records tomorrow at the Mighty Mighty Markets

come get your fingers dusty if you want to pick up some deals. Lots of shit going crazy cheap too many to list and music from lots of different genres. If you are interested and are lucky enough to be in Wellington come down to Mighty Mighty upstairs on Cuba St tomorrow from 1-5pm. Guest DJ playing tunes and I hear there is going to be a stand with Mexican food so after you get your records you can spice up your saturday afternoon.

Zebrahim - In My Heart I Am

2011-06-02T21:01:00.002+12:00

Zebrahim sessions with Häzel

r&b vibes to conquer cancer

zebrahim - in my heart i am by Ebrahim

Vanilla - High Life

2011-06-02T17:39:00.005+12:00

Choice beat tape from Vanilla right here

High Life by Vanilla

Fantastic Man - Say What You Said

2011-05-29T11:59:00.007+12:00

Kicking off my Sunday morning with a little Slo-Mo house joint that my homegirl Amy Jean sent through (Thanks!). I don't know what they put in the water over there in Melbourne but it seems to be the place for all things chugg. Fantastic Man and Kolour Recordings come correct on this vinyl only release.
Real Deal.

R.I.P. Gil Scott Heron

2011-05-28T16:58:00.004+12:00

Thank you Brother Gil Scott Heron. Rest In Power.

Midnight Eez - Midnight Eez

2011-05-28T10:23:00.005+12:00

Loving these rock solid HIP HOP beats courtesy of All City Dublin & Turntablelab.
All City label head has been sitting on these for a good 15 years before he manage to unearth them during a move and now they are here to provide many bluntheads with some theme music.
This is goin' down a treat with my scrabbled eggs, chopped cherizo & hotsauce.
The Bizness.

HipDrop Presents NZ Music Month EP 2011

2011-05-26T22:04:00.003+12:00

It's time again for the HipDrop to bring together a varied cross section of new local gems from the wealth of producers and beatmakers that we are lucky enough to have around us.

HipDrop Music Month EP by HipDrop

01 Si_res - These things

02 Ralphhimself - Rap beats 2

03 Dick Darstedly - Dreaming

04 Tony and the tones - Deep in it

05 Cruickshank- Misguided

06 James Skylab - Glass Dance

07 White on Rice - Dream Girl

Click the link on the artists name to find more bits.

Also if you missed last years One

Thanks to all the people who helped make it work.

Mara TK & Lord Echo Duel Release

2011-05-25T22:41:00.000+12:00

Mara TK & Lord Echo Dual Release Party.

Instrumental is chuffed to present Lord Echo and Mara TK’s Dual Release Party on the 28th of May at San Francisco Bathhouse in Wellington.

This night of merriment is set to show case the exceptional new musical wares from enigmatic musicians Mara TK and Lord Echo.

Lord Echo aka Mike Fabulous (Black Seeds) will present his "Melodies" in glorious live sound, with his band of feverent followers in tow. The album of the year is now the gig of the year - and your uncle is now your dad! Instrumentation will be mostly wooden and sometimes electric, performed by professional musicians with complete credibility and casual competence. There's Riki Gooch, Samuel Lindsay and Lord Echo's own brother Danny Pash, not to mention some other guys he is yet to find - do you know a trombonist? Special guest singers will sing, clowns will cry, but be warned: this reclusive musical enthusiast may not perform again in the near future due to an overly nervous disposition, so witness the spectacle now or forever hold your peace!

The second half of this dual release party will feature Electric Wire Hustles front man Mara TK and his brand spanking new Red Bull Music Academy Ltd edition 7” vinyl “Taniwhunk”. Recorded at Red Bull Studios late 2010, this 7” of previously unreleased material contains two tracks of soulful spacey goodness that showcases Mara’s golden voice and globally towering musical talents. Throughout this performance Mara TK will be joined by several of his fellow space cadets whose talents will aid this orbital Maori in bringing Taniwhunk’s futuristic vision to life.

Tickets available now from under the radar.

Auckland Church Of Moloch - Moloch ist Mein Gott

2011-05-25T14:39:00.004+12:00

I know nothing about this person/persons other than that they're from Auckland and that I like what they do.

Samiyam - Cushion

2011-05-25T10:30:00.003+12:00

Taster to the forthcoming Samiyam album which gets released next month.
Heard a couple other new joints off the album on Kutmahs Sketchbook mix, sounding killer.
Thanks XLR8R.

K*Saba - Escape EP

2011-05-24T19:14:00.003+12:00

Here's some more local produce courtesy of K*Saba outta Wellington and mastered by Benny Tones at Organik Muzik Workz.

Ciggy Breaks Minimix

2011-05-24T08:57:00.005+12:00

Here's a minimix I have for the times I'm DJing and want to auto-pilot DJ booth whilst I take a piss, grab a drink and have a ciggy. It's easy to keep track of where you are in the mix and provides the perfect of amount of time to get these essential things done. But hey if you don't DJ then it's great for those morning ciggy breaks.

Lee Moses - Hey Joe

2011-05-22T23:41:00.003+12:00

Had this one on frequent rotation this weekend. A damn fine version from Mr Lee Moses.

PressPausePlay

2011-05-18T20:55:00.003+12:00

Interesting looking doco PressPausePlay

"The creative landscape is changing. Some talk about a revolution. Others talk about a natural evolution. These changes affect everything. From creation to distribution, from artist to consumer."

Electric Wire Hustle - NYC

2011-05-18T11:07:00.003+12:00

Hella dope vid. Shouts to the Wire Hustle Boys (who will be embarking on a Northern Hemisphere tiki tour in the near future) and Vibol @ Foxtree Studio for the banging video work.

VA - Galaxie Junktion

2011-05-17T10:19:00.007+12:00

The homies over at Junktion have put together this very fine selection of tunes for y'all. Featuring beatmakers from round the globe. Do yourself a favour and click here for this dope free release.

Leno Lovecraft - May Mix

2011-05-14T14:01:00.004+12:00

The sexual maestro that is Leno Lovecraft sent us through his latest mix, a sensual and flamboyant aural affair for sure.

Scratch 22 - Cold hands

2011-05-12T11:00:00.000+12:00

Very interesting brand new video from Scratch 22's new album Distance from View

Check out his website for more on the album

New Mayer Hawthorne Covers EP

2011-05-12T10:00:00.000+12:00

The Mayer has hooked this one up for free, the download is hosted on the rollingstone website.

I have kindly saved you the trip.

Don't say the HipDrop never hooks you up.

VA - Secret Hangout Vol.4

2011-05-11T10:27:00.003+12:00

The lastest Secret Hangout is available for free download thanks to Turntable Lab.
Features some dope tunes from Suff Daddy, Pure P and our very own Benny Tones & Sacha Vee.

VA - Secret Hangout Vol.4

Parliament - Wizard Of Finance

2011-05-10T20:48:00.004+12:00

Just reminiscing about how dope President Clinton was the other week.

Fresh Daily - The Quiet Life

2011-05-07T19:46:00.008+12:00

The Quiet Life by Fresh Daily

SBTRKT feat. Little Dragon - Wildfire

2011-05-07T14:31:00.007+12:00

Nice lil freebie from SBTRKT and Little Dragon via The Fader.

SBTRKT f. Little Dragon, "Wildfire" by The FADER

Jamie XX Interview

2011-05-05T13:32:00.003+12:00

Found this over at the Turntable Lab blog. I've often wondered what makes this young man tick. He's been all over the internet blogesphere lately, but this is the first time I have seen him give any insight into what goes into his wonderful productions.

Here it is:

Your drums for XX combine the aesthetics of bedroom producer and traditional drummer rock drummer... Who influences your drum style? What made you decide that you'd perform your drums on a controller rather than a drum kit?
I much prefer the versatility of samples and electronic sounds to the limitations of a standard drum kit. Its also much easier, when playing live, to pack a punch with electronic sounds. The first person I saw using an MPC live was RJD2.

What artists from the past influence you? What current peers influence you?
Recently I've been digging up a lot of 70s boogie records, they're having an influence on what I'm making right now. Incidentally, a 'current peer' Floating Points, who plays a lot of boogie in his sets, has been making some real nice stuff

What hardware, software, modules do you use to produce?
Logic, Space Echo.

What is your favorite piece of studio gear? why?
The Space Echo, it's a classic.

You've worked with some incredible artist already, whose on your dream list of artists to work with?
Most of them are dead.

A lot has happened since you released the XX album, do you foresee any style shifts / developments for the next XX release?
I think each of us have developed our own ideas about music much further since we wrote the last record. That will have an effect for sure.

Indulge us, what's the coolest thing about becoming "famous" from relative obscurity
It's the same, but I meet more people.

Bastard Sons Vol.1

2011-05-05T12:07:00.004+12:00

Whilst I'm on a bit of a metal tip here's a compilation of black metal compiled by Some Bastard.

When it comes to Metal, Techno & Reggae, this bastard trumps me. If it's deep, dark or heavy then the homies got you covered.

Bastard Sons Vol.1

Beastwars - Album Preview

2011-05-04T11:01:00.010+12:00

Beastwars self-titled album is being released this coming Monday (May 9th) on CD/gatefold vinyl and digitally. You can check an interview with hipdrop hombre Martyn Pepperell here.

Be sure to check their supporting NZ tour coming soon (tickets and the full album preview from UTR). Below is a free download from the album "Damn The Sky".

Damn the Sky by BEASTWARS

Butler - Bang Bang

2011-05-02T23:57:00.008+12:00

Came across this whilst up in Aucks last week, outta my price range but maybe one day I'll get to dig it out of obscurity somewhere. Here's some words from Sergent, which better summarize Butler than I can or should.

Line-Up:
Steve Apirana (Guitar / Vocals)
Heidi Warren (Guitar / Vocals)
Angel Adams (Bass Guitar)
Hori Sinnott (Drums)

Bang Bang

Butler were one of few all-Maori rock bands. All four members were originally from Rotorua, but the band actually formed in Christchurch in 1970. Predominantly an underground group, they played their early gigs at the Open Door, before moving into Trevor Spitz's nightspot Aubrey's.

Having built a strong Christchurch following, the band took stabs at other South Island centres, returning to hometown Rotorua in 1971. From there they began building up a North Island following, proving popular on the University circuit with their combination of originals and Led Zeppelin / Wishbone Ash covers.

Some television exposure followed with a spot on 'Happen Inn', 'Popco' and 'Free Ride'. This was fairly rare for an underground group and even with this they never really gained much pulling power.

In 1973 they recorded a self-titled album for Pye. It was released on the Family label and from it came one single, "Green River"/"Especially For You".

Shouts to Rosco for puttin' me onto them. Aue!

Red Eye Society - Absolute Epoch

2011-05-01T14:32:00.012+12:00

These cats been on the scene for a long time now. I remember when R.E.S came out in 1996. Tomorrow is the official release of their newest album "Absolute Epoch" Which is true to form street music. Wicked rhymes and really solid production. Guest's include the crazy man alphabethead on all the cuts, NZ regulars Mareko and Louie Knuxx, and a very special remix by the one and only Haz Beats!

09 Dananana Featuring I.N.F. by wheresyourbeatsat

The Kind folks over at Breakin Wreckwords hooked us up with this, check it out!

In stores tomorrow. Go get that!

Shanalog - End Of Summer Mixtape

2011-04-29T16:42:00.010+12:00

The homie Shanalog has sent through this all New Zealand mixtape he's put together which is a nice prelude to NZ music month. Definately a few peeps to keep your ears open for. Tracklist is posted in the comments. Shot cuz!

End of Summer Mixtape by Shanalog

Abacus - My Brazillian Love

2011-04-27T19:07:00.002+12:00

The Definitive Sounds Of Prescription Records Vol. 1 Compiles 9 classic, hard to find Chicago house tracks

Kutmah - The New Error Vol.2 (sampler)

2011-04-26T13:22:00.012+12:00

Preview to The New Error Vol.2 Mix by Kutmah and Hit+Run.

Probably one of my favourite DJ's when it comes melding new and classic joints with really obscure shit. As always though, quality+heavy. While your at it check his mix of unreleased Madlib instro's.

KUTMAH "The New Error" Vol. 2 (sampler) by HIT+RUN

Dam Funk Mix for oki ni

2011-04-26T09:14:00.003+12:00

oki-ni presents TRUTH by DaM-FunK by oki-ni

The man Dam Funk just dropped this nice little collection of tracks for dope online store oki ni

Here's what the man himself had to say:

“All songs were taken from the original wax pressings. This mix is what I simply listen 2 on any given day, while living life. It's a pleasure to share these tracks with my new oki-ni friends. I own all of these records. No mp3s or computer files were used for this mix. No fake shit or fads; just the truth.”

oki ni has a really wide selection of clothes and shoes, all at quite fair prices. They got plenty of other cool mixes available for download too. Found over at Stonesthrow

Damn Sam The Miracle Man & The Soul Congregation - B.J.

2011-04-24T20:28:00.007+12:00

Spent the last few days up in Auckland (shouts to the Dick Dastardly & Dylan C up at Base FM).

Picked up a few new bits and pieces, with this being the pick of the lot. STOMPING 1970's rhythm and blues infused funk from O.C. Tolbert with the help of Jack Taylor and The Soul Congregation (built outta Detroit musicians). Anyways, if your lucky enough to find an original copy (which you probably ain't) then you've hit the jackpot cause it goes for large Benjamin Franks.

Modern Jazz - Industry

2011-04-20T17:15:00.009+12:00

Here's a dope synth pop band outta Australia, released in 1986 off Cleopatra Records.
I was pretty blown away when I played this record on 45, really sounds like something James Pants would do (try it if you've got the vinyl), or maybe it was just the weed.

Herbie Hancock - And What If I Don't

2011-04-17T22:04:00.003+12:00

Had this one on play this morning, Herbie Hancocks second album (I've been giving his more celestial influenced Sextant lots of lovin' as well!). Some really dope cuts on here which is not too surprising considering that lineup (really diggin' Tony Williams steez on the drums). King Cobra is another killer track but this is just a good end of week jam on that "everythang gon be aight" tip.

fLako - The Mesektet Album Snippet

2011-04-16T11:31:00.000+12:00

Lookin' foward to this one from fLako via Project Mooncircle.
Hit up the bandcamp for a free download of "Trujana".
Out on the 6th of May.

Rapohnelizenz Beat Tape Vol.2

2011-04-16T11:30:00.001+12:00

The homies over Rapohnelizenz have just put another fine selection together.
Name your price over at the bandcamp.

Record Store Day

2011-04-15T10:13:00.000+12:00

So it's record store day today, a celebration of independent records stores and the whole culture that comes with it. So take some time to go visit your local spot, have a dig and support a really dying art. With the closure of Real Groovy Wellington & Christchurch, it's quite a blow, but fortunately there are still a number of stores doin it. I thought I'd post a link to a little video on conch as Cian makes some good points on how the record/record store game is these days. Support it, cos one day it might be gone and you'll have to dig through more dumpster than your used to. (shouts to Andy M for puttin me onto the vid)

Conch Records Video

Frank Mitchell Jr - Booty Lock

2011-04-14T19:26:00.003+12:00

A very slick 70's tinged heater from Washington DC's Frank Mitchell Jr, who wouldn't sound out of place on the more 80's focused Peoples Potential Unlimited (also based outta DC). That falsetto is a perfect accompaniment to a fly honey, fireplace and glass of pinot noir (oh and some trees, can't forget the trees).

Booty Lock by ESLmusic

Co.Fee - Easy Listening Promo

2011-04-12T18:42:00.007+12:00

This just got released today. check his "spark plug" joint released via xlr8r last week for a taster. It's no real secret I'm a fan of ethnic/world music and I dig the way co.fee incorporates it into his sound (Nahid Akhtar anybody?). Anyways you can order the 10" from myhollowdrum or hit up ya local mp3 stockist.

IKONIKA

2011-04-11T10:21:00.004+12:00

Ikonika is Playing Wellington on friday.
Ikonika's music fits somewhere into the post dubstep thing thats going down right now. She has an album out on Hyperdub, as well as starting her own label called Hum and Buzz with fellow artist "Optimum". Her music features a lot of video game type noises and really interesting synth melodies and textures. Big up National radio for having a dope little interview with her on saturday afternoon's Music 101 show. Get your tickets to fridays show from 1-night.co.nz or Cosmic corner.

Ta-Ku - 24 Beat Tape

2011-04-08T08:27:00.002+12:00

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://soulection.bandcamp.com/album/24"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;24 by Soulection&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Check out Ta-Ku's new beatape "24" out via SOULECTION (L.A). Free download available here : http://soulection.bandcamp.com/album/24

Laxmikant Pyarelal & Asha Bhosle - Yeh Dhuaan

2011-04-07T20:20:00.012+12:00

Picked this one out of a heap that work were donating to a Christchurch fundraiser a few weeks back. I carted about 10 crates up town, so of course I had to have quick look myself. Amongst a couple James Brown & Prince Far I 45's was this. It's the soundtrack from "Dilaur Deewaar" a late 70's Bollywood flick. You might recognise this cut from the J-Rocc track "Party (Boogie Man Remix)". This particular tune is sung by Asha Bhosle with the music and lyrics by Laxmikant Pyarelal & Anand Bakshi respectively. Coincidently both tracks run for 5m.31s.

Laxmikant Pyarekak & Asha Bhosle - Yeh Dhuaan

J Rocc - Party (Boogie Man Remix)

DJ Spell EPK

2011-04-07T18:49:00.005+12:00

The cuzzy spell drops his EPK. If you don't know or ain't heard, this ma'ucka right here is one of NZ's livest DJ's. I haven't seen anybody rock the decks with more enthusiasm than this man in a long time. So when he says he's a bad mutherfucker, well, you better believe it.

Kazi & Madlib - Blackmarket

2011-04-06T09:24:00.006+12:00

Lost tracks from '96 with Kazi & Madlib.

CDP in effect!

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://kazi.bandcamp.com/track/tha-unstoppable"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;THA UNSTOPPABLE by KAZI&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

Parallel Dance Ensemble - Posession And Obsessions EP

2011-04-05T11:11:00.001+12:00

Picked up the 45 of "Run" the other day, so I decided to see what the homies been up to since "Turtle Pizza Cadillac" and "Run" (which was initially released back in 2009 as well). Turns out they've just put out a 9-track EP, "Posessions And Obsessions".

It's fucken dope.

Run

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Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival

2011-04-05T08:31:00.003+12:00

This is one of the best "festival" lineups that I have ever seen. Set in the small fishing town of Sete in the south of france. What I wouldn't give to be there...

Check out the site for more info.

Riki Gooch - Cave Circles 2

2011-04-05T00:00:00.001+12:00

The cousin just put up the latest Cave Circles. Make sure your laces are tied, you might just trip over your own dang leg.

Riki Gooch - Cave Circles 2

Scratch 22 - Distance From View EPK

2011-04-04T21:51:00.011+12:00

Damn NZ is puttin' in some quality work at the mo. Scratch 22 with more heavy shit to prelude the coming debut released on 18/04/11.

roundtripmars.com

Carl Carlton - This Feeling's Rated X-tra

2011-04-02T15:33:00.005+13:00

It's hot out and I ain't got no work.

Me & Carl Carlton are gon get lit and go serenadin'...

Christoph El' Truento - Wednesday EP

2011-04-01T10:58:00.001+13:00

Our good friend Christoph El' Truent just dropped this gem. Its up for free download but I recommend all you mugfaces to pay for it, even its just $1 or $5. Shot Truent!

Wednesday EP by Christoph El' Truento

Jayson Brothers - The Game

2011-03-30T08:39:00.006+13:00

This one was released about this time last year by Jayson Brothers, one of Motor City Drum Ensembles many aliases, nothing flash in terms of sonic trickery or none of that. But the sample hook is what makes this, forever a sucker for cut up soul.

Jayson Brothers - The Game by invrs

The Primmers - You're Gonna Get Done

2011-03-28T00:58:00.004+13:00

Picked this one off the AK79 compilation, a collection of NZ Punk tracks from the late 70's.
Got that 2tone/ska vibe but with a more hori kiwi sensibilty.

THE RUCKAZOID - RRRRAP

2011-03-26T11:33:00.004+13:00

Original beats/acapellas/mix/cuts/whatever from The Ruckazoid aka Ricci Rucka, turntable extrodinaire (yup same dude who released Crush off All City last year) . This has been around for over half a decade now but shit is heat still.

A few words from the man himself...

I made this record in early 2005. At the time, I realized that Hip Hop was less about wordplay, and more about talking to a beat, while at the same time, the backbone of hip hop, lost it's backbone to the laptop. Skill development is no where to be found.

Hip hop, like politics, only has a handful of flavors, and a group of subscribers of each. Gangster, South, Westcoast, Hipster, Underground, and a few more. This is what's left, if you don't fall into this, you are NOT "hip hop". The artform I fell in love with, changed, very much, and it's an empty shell.

RRRRAP is an ode to a dying culture, and my last offering to hip hop in a format that is recognize as "hip hop".

ONE
RUCKAZOID

Doug Hream Blunt Interview

2011-03-23T13:13:00.006+13:00

A wee while back I posted up Mr Blunt's "Gentle Persuasion", since then I've copped the vinyl and CD, watched the video's and wondered why so many talented mutherfuckers go unnoticed. Just the way it is I guess. Anyways, Mr Pepperell (who now has a tumblr) took the liberty of shedding more light on the man, who seems like personification of the Californian lifestyle. Thanks bro.

“Yes, this is Doug Blunt! Who is this?”
Speaking down the line from San Francisco, Doug Hream Blunt literally can’t understand a word I’m saying. To be fair though, he has probably never had a phone call from New Zealand before. The loud background noise of a TV set playing and several children running rampage around the house isn’t helping either. For a moment I consider abandoning ship. “Oh, you’re from New Zealand right?” says Blunt, speaking with a tone which makes me realise he knows exactly who I am and why I’m calling.

Whist speaking with this highly underrated San Francisco singer and musician, this sort of dichotomy characterises all. With an accent which mixes American and Caribbean, Blunt will swing from having no idea what I’m saying, to connecting completely with my questions, in the process displaying an amazing degree of enthusiasm. On the other side of the scale, he’ll just as quickly disconnect from me, slowly trailing off with his sentences. And as someone familiar with his highly prized musical output, every answer or reaction sits perfectly with his sound.

I first became aware of Blunt’s work while trawling the internet for a Dam Funk remix of an Ariel Pink song. Googling both artist’s names together, the first entry to come up was a blog post in the Line Out Section of thestranger.com. Titled ‘Dam-Funk X Ariel Pink = Doug Hream Blunt’, writer Dave Segal’s post included a YouTube link to ‘Gentle Persuasion’. An incredible song, ‘Gentle Persuasion’ blends the hazy lo-fi aesthetic Ariel Pink has become associated with, with the early eighties boogie funk/RnB feels often connected to Dam Funk; evening throwing some carribbean/tropical touches in for good measure. I was absolutely floored over by this waking dream of a tune. Faded as hell, the song sees Blunt alternate between singing macked out sexual innuendos and noodling away on his guitar. The sort of player who goes so out of key on his solos that he actually comes back into key, Blunt is aptly supported by some super beached keyboards, strutting bass, snappy drums and a gorgeous female backing vocal.

Completely captured by ‘Gentle Persuasion’, after some specific digging, I made contact with Blunt’s LA based label, OT Records and Fun. Through them I purchased copies of both Blunt’s 12inch ‘Gentle Persuasion’ record and a CD album of the same name. OT Records and Fun also put me onto a series of video clips on vimeo.com. Taken from CITYVISIONS, a public access TV channel in San Francisco, the three incredible clips show Blunt and what looks like a band of high school music students syncing along to three of Blunt’s songs: ‘Ride The Tiger’, ‘Love Land’ and ‘Caribbean Queen’. The clips are incredible, easily some of the most amazing examples of a hypnagogic state I’ve ever seen.

Rocking a mini-afro, slender black aviator shades and a cream suit, Blunt holds down guitar and vocals. His band consists of a white girl with big hair and blue denim jeans on guitar, another white chick with a cowboy hat and a leather jacket on keys, what appears to be an Indian woman in a lime shirt on bass, a funny little bearded guy on vibraphone and a spiky haired guy in a striped blue shirt on drums. Backed by a black backdrop, and positioned on a blue stage, in reference to Hypnagogic states, all three videos have a weird quality to them which makes you think they might not actually be real. It’s kind of like the sci-fi/fantasy story trope about the shop weird shop you visit once and get a gremlin from. The strange shop you can’t ever find again and seems to have been replaced by a brick wall. I was obsessed and I needed to know more.

Juggling talking with me on the phone with entertaining his three children (“They really are a handful,” he says with a happy sigh), Blunt slowly lets me in on the best kept secret that is his back story. The facts are interspersed with constant laughter and a reoccurring sense of disbelief that someone from New Zealand is talking to him on the phone. “I was born in Arkansas originally, but I came to San Francisco when I was younger, when I was seven,” he says, after repeating my question about where he is from back to himself several times. This parroted verbal repetition is a habit he displays throughout our interview.

While his parents were music lovers, they didn’t play any musical instruments themselves. That was something Blunt would have to pick up for himself later in life. Still, between them and the rest of the people on his street, he had the love of music drilled into him from young. ” I was raised in this poor neighbourhood in San Francisco,” he passionately reflects, placing emphasis on the word “poor”. “The only thing we had to do was listen to music. You know? It was really poor. You couldn’t go outside and stuff. All you could do was just listen to music. It was funny. I got addicted to it.” Raised on RnB and Rock and Roll, Blunt quickly became a record collector. As he puts it, in a very matter of fact way, “I was of that generation, so I collected, you know? I collected a lot of vinyl cause I was of that generation.”
Name-checking The Whispers and Jimi Hendrix (a name he will come back to later), Blunt had been playing guitar and singing for, in his words, “six or seven years,” when he hooked up with a young studio owner named Victor Flaviani to record at his Flaviani Recording Studios in San Francisco. As to when exactly this occurred however, Blunt is close to blank. The best he can hazard is sometime in the late 90s. “Victor [Flaviani] was a music teacher,” Blunt happily recalls. He had a music workshop so he was able to do the album for me in there.”
As to why he wanted to record a record at the time, Blunt is just as faded as he is with exact dates. “I don’t know why man? I have no idea?” he laughs. What he does remember though, is he recorded it in less than a week. “Victor was new to studio work,” Blunt says. “Since he was new, he didn’t ask a lot. And I didn’t ask a lot, cause I didn’t know a lot,” he explains, trailing off with a giggle. In terms of his studio band, Blunt teamed up with some musician friends, a couple of Flaviani’s music students, Flaviani’s sisters and even Victor himself on drums. It sounds pretty ad hoc and somewhat slapped together, and it kind of was, but not completely. “I wasn’t just whoever I could get though,” Blunt passionately states. “I felt that they could all do it you know. If I thought you could do it, I let you do it!”

Defining a capable musician as one who, as he puts it after a lot of serious thought, “Can keep a beat and keep the time and knows his chords,” Blunt’s ultimate musical icon is Jimi Hendrix. “I like Jimi Hendrix,” he enthuses with a touch of frustration. “I’ve been trying to get a weird sound like that, but I can’t get it!” “I want to sound like that, but,” seemingly on the verge of a big statement, he just trails off, dropping into silence for a few semi sad moments. Ironically, what Blunt doesn’t seem to realise, yet is constantly ticking over, and occasionally interjecting my questions with his own questions about, is his lionized cult status.

On ‘Gentle Persuasion’, an album inspired by, like he explains, “the life experiences of living all over California,” Blunt and his ragtag band of players throw down a series of seven fundamentally Californian (and cross-genre jams). Musically, the record is the sound of spending your whole life in a haze of weed smoke, whiskey and women on the beaches of California. They’re the sort of daydream funk meets glazed over radio rock jams that make doing nothing but staring at the wall all day seem like a pretty cool idea. You can literally feel how much time Blunt must have spent chilling on corners and stoops across the state, taking it all in, one breath at a time. Subconsciously drawing his lyrics from these languid days, Blunt views music as something which just pops out and comes through you. His favourite jam is his tune ‘Wiskey Man’, a tune built around the repeated refrain “I got to be mellow”. And if you ask him where he got his sound from, his answer is simple, and so damn cool. “I got it from California man!”

In terms of what he has done on the live circuit, Blunt is just as vague as he is with recording dates. He mentions having held a few gigs singing and playing guitar at the local hospital. Then there is the CITYVISIONS performance, which in typical Blunt fashion, he has minimal factual memories about and a maximum emotional response. “I don’t know man,” he says, speaking with a special emphasis which makes you realise those televised song were a special moment for him. “It was just something that happened, and I just did it. It was good. It was good to be on TV, and I did it!”

These days, Blunt is a lot more low-profile with the music. He’s a father with a young family. Worryingly though, the major reason he hasn’t been playing is he had a stoke recently. “I’m getting back on my feet, but that took it out of me,” he admits, with an underlying mixture of strength and sadness. “That was a lesson man. It doesn’t really bother me that much though, not now.” Still, as a result he isn’t playing guitar. As a replacement, Blunt has been playing the congas (perhaps an extension of flourishes of tropical feel on his earlier work?) and taking trumpet lessons. Alternating between happy and sad, he makes and amusing and really exciting musical threat. “When I’ve finished studying trumpet I will probably go back to record with Victor Flaviani and try and do some singing behind the trumpet .”

Blunt doesn’t use the internet and as a result is more or less ignorant of his cult artist status and the astronomical prices people attempt to retail copies of his twelve inch record and CD for on the internet. During our conversation I actually get the sense that processing the stories I tell him about the niche interest in his music and the manner in which it presages plenty of contemporary musical trends is probably making it difficult for him to focus on my questions. As alien as the idea is to him, he is very enthusiastic about it. The thing is though, as you can tell from listening to his songs and his earlier comments, he is one hell of a chilled out dude. People find him, he doesn’t find people. Equally, as opposed to seeking out opportunities, opportunity seeks him out. It’s situations like this which have lead to his current arrangement with OT Records and Fun, who have been pumping his CDs and vinyl records out to music lovers across the globe, for a fair, affordable price. Similarly, it’s thanks to OT Records and Fun that I’m able to interview Blunt.

Doug Hream Blunt might be unknown, he might be underrated, and he might even stay that way forever. I get the sense that none of that really matters to Blunt though. He’s made music, played music, has a family and is experiencing a late career resurgence he probably never even imagined would occur. It’s the “well ahead of your time” scenario that so many truly great artists suffer from. Regardless of what happens from here on in, one thing is certain, Doug Hream Blunt is gonna remain chilled out as hell, just like his awesomely casual musical output.
Bottling the essence of everything carefree about California isn’t easy, unless you’re so laid back, you didn’t even have to think about trying. Which in a nutshell is - the Doug Hream Blunt story.
By Martyn Pepperell

If you want to purchase Doug Hream Blunt’s Gentle Persuasion CD or LP, please contact otrecords@hotmail.com

Ice Cream

2011-03-23T13:09:00.002+13:00

The good folks that brought you Submarinate are bringing you another stella lineup this Friday.

Don't really need to say much as the flyer says it all. A great lineup of some of the most progressive beat makers in the land. Holla!

Redbull Present: Space Invadas Gig/Workshop

2011-03-23T13:03:00.002+13:00

This Thursday evening Space Invadas are in town to perform as well as hold a workshop down Havana. The workshop will talk about this years academy which is to be in Tokyo
(and still is at stage) as well as an interview with Steve Spacek and
Katalyst of Space Invada's.

From 9pm onwards we'll have our very own Dan Aikido, Rio Hemopo,
EWH Soundsystem and Julien Dyne performing as well as Space Invada's
and their 5-piece band.

The workshop is free with the gig costing $15+bf. A good chance for those interesting in applying for Redbull this year as well as checking some fresh sounds.

MMM.... Doom

2011-03-21T08:33:00.002+13:00

One of the most interesting and elusive men in Hip Hop, MF DOOM aka King Geedorah aka Viktor Vaughn began his carrer as "Zev Love X" he formed KMD who were signed on Elektra records. Releasing the album "Mr hood" in 1991

Over the next two decades DOOM has done so much in all sorts of directions.
Working solo or with such artists as MF Grim, DangerMouse and Madlib.

Doom is in town tonight at the SFBH, tomorrow he plays FU/ZEN in Auckland.
Go check this cat, One of the greatest MC's of all time.

Help Out Japan Pt.2

2011-03-18T18:36:00.003+13:00

Nihon Kizuna have also put together a compilation of heavyweight artist in support as well. Available 18th March (tomorrow).

http://www.nihonkizuna.com/buy/

Help Out Japan Pt.1

2011-03-18T18:28:00.005+13:00

Last month NZ was hit with one of it's worst natural disasters and now as you would have seen Japan needs a hand.. Finest Ego have put together a compilation "The Sun Still Rises In The East" in aid of the situation over there. Don't know if the embed player is working right so if not then hit up the link hurrr.

R.I.P. Nate Dogg

2011-03-17T18:33:00.006+13:00

Ain't nobody can fuck with Nate's gangsta croon.

I was quietly hoping he would come back and show all these busta's how to make a hook.

R.I.P homie, we blazin' for you.

Mosca

2011-03-15T09:35:00.006+13:00

A little midweek madness goin' down tomorrow night at the San Francisco Bath House. Night Slug's Mosca is in the place with a whole heap of Wellington's finest throwing down for Ghetto Box on Blast's first gig. If your in the area holla down, should be a dope night with yours truly "hosting", that should be a laugh in itself.

Tickets here ($15 2 for 1 ticket online)

Bloggers Delight 2

2011-03-13T15:41:00.005+13:00

As the seasons change we at the Hip Drop thought it was time for another collection of freebies. Grab the second collection in the "Bloggers Delight" series.

01 Mar - 2u4u
02 Mndsgn - Flybutter ft. Michael Jackson
03 KeithCharles - Nu Shit ft. J-Coop
04 Pac Div - Take Me High
05 Ivory Keyes - Temptation
06 MED - Where I'm From feat. Kurupt & Aloe Blacc
07 Dom Kennedy - Playas Punch
08 Ta'raach - Lemonade(Guru Mix)
09 Elaquent - Noir
10 Jacque Polynice - Obama O's(Mike Slott Remix)
11 Take - Horizontal Figuration (Tokimonsta Remix)
12 B.Lewis - Choice Two - Leave
13 heRobust - Shawty Swing My Way (Busted)
14 Beatbully - Kosmisk Regn
15 Shlohmo - Places
16 Trailer Limon - Call To Me
17 Nite Jewel - It Goes Through Your Head (Dam-Funk Clubdub)
18 Jeeks - Nightcap
19 Round Table Knights - Say What feat Ogris Debris (Ogris Debris Version)
20 J.Rocc - Tribute To Malcom McLaren
21 Débruit's - Débruit's Pony
22 Busta Rhymes - Dangerous(Slugabed Remax)

Deep House Mix - Nick Soto

2011-03-12T20:27:00.007+13:00

New Wellington resident, Sydney expat Nick drop'd us off a mix. Enjoy

Deep House Mix - Nick Soto

Scratch 22 - Death Is The Dancer

2011-03-10T18:13:00.006+13:00

Scratch 22 layin' the heavy on ya for this instrumental version of a Jay Roacher track. Reminds me a little of the vibe the Beastie's were on with the last album. Anyways be sure to check out his Soundcloud for more heat.
Death is the Dancer by Scratch22

Ben Jamin" x -Y∆HN LøÔK∑ PIc∆RD - Seoul 85

2011-03-10T18:05:00.000+13:00

Ben Jamin" has been puttin' in work for a wee while now. He has just featured on the latest Finest Ego NZ/Aus compilation and I'm sure he's got some more freshness coming our ways this year. I'm glad I've FINALLY gotten round to posting some stuff of his up. Keep em coming cuz.

Ben Jamin" x Y∆HN LøÔK∑ PIc∆RD - Seoul 85 by Ben Jamin''

Sub Marinate

2011-03-10T18:01:00.002+13:00

If your in the area tomorrow night (11th March, Tugboat, Wellington) come down and check some sounds from the homies. Pretty hype lineup.

Numero Eccentric Breaks & Beats Compilation 2

2011-03-09T14:11:00.004+13:00

Shouts to ever reliable Numero (and xlr8r for puttin' me on) who are hooking up this selection of breaks for free.

Eccentric Breaks & Breaks, Volume 2 by Numero

Che Grand - ZFTP VIII: Uche The Great

2011-03-07T20:17:00.003+13:00

Heres a nice mixtape from Che Grand

http://chegrand.bandcamp.com/album/zftp-viii-uche-the-great

We Love DJ Kool Herc

2011-03-07T20:13:00.002+13:00

"We at Saturn Never Sleeps emailed our friends to put this compilation together – We Love DJ Kool Herc is our way of saying thank you for his contributions to music & culture."

More OFWGKTA

2011-03-07T15:34:00.003+13:00

Lot's of people hating but this shit is gold. Tyler doing Yonkers on piano

Also Toro Y Moi flipped Odd Futures "FRENCH" get it here

Possessed By Paul James - Take Off Your Mask

2011-03-06T23:52:00.003+13:00

Rollin' out the week with this number from Possessed by Paul James.

Good insight into the man himself over at Voodoo Rhythm.

James Brown - Sho Is Funky Down Here

2011-03-04T18:12:00.005+13:00

Have been revisiting some wax that I haven't played in a while. This LP has a bit more of a rock tinge than straight funk, more like Sly meets The MG's steez than what we're used to hearing from James & Co but diggin' that's for sure. I've read a few bad reviews here and there but to be honest I don't really know what they're goin' on about.

Soul-I-Darity

2011-03-04T14:19:00.004+13:00

Marek and Dan Aikido go head to head down Bettys.

Get down if your in the area, sure to be a funky affair.

TightMike

2011-03-03T12:59:00.003+13:00

Dope beatmaker from Vancouver by the name of TightMike. Go get his offering "Bobbin&Weavin"
Came across this at Doin Work

Wajeed - 1st of May

2011-03-02T14:21:00.004+13:00

Here's an oldie but goodie that I find myself droppin still. Be sure to check out Jeedo's soundcloud for more dope free shit.

jeedo beats: 1st of May by jeedo47

Lorn

2011-03-02T11:42:00.004+13:00

Lorn touches down in Wellington tomorrow (3rd March) at The San Francisco Bath House. Here's an interview from Martyn Pepperell to give a little insight on the man himself...

Lorn: desolate, forlorn, abandoned.

Words… Words have power, words have meaning. And for a young Marcos Ortega, at age nine, already a world weary wanderer of America, the word Lorn, the nickname turned performance moniker (by which he identifies himself to his day) represented the start of something new.

As he explains via phone, early one evening in January, “I remember sitting in my mother’s chair in the living room, this really old uncomfortable, dirty, coarse chair… I had come to the realisation that my father hadn’t been around. Marcos is a very Mexican name and my other family is German. I guess it was my little bit of youth rebellion, just saying fuck Marcos, I’m coming up with my own name. At first I didn’t think it meant anything, like I don’t think Dave means anything. I just thought it was a name. I just liked it, so I kept it. Then, when I got older, you know, the friends I had and I made, they called me Lorn. When I was a teenager, I looked it up, and I was like; holy shit. It just fit with my upbringing, and where I was at, because I was always moving as a child. So I didn’t really have a home, or a specific family member that I was living with, so it just fit.”

A lifelong music lover who caught the bug for DJing and electronic music production in his early teens, Ortega was raised across America by a single mother with a penchant for drug and alcohol abuse who had DJ boyfriends coming in and out of her life as much as she moved cities (by age fifteen Ortega had lived in a dozen cities) as well as his grandparents and aunt, who all took turns looking after him. Describing some of his earliest memories as dancing to mixtapes collected off his mother’s boyfriends, Ortega’s childhood was filled with classic hip-hop, pop and rock. And while as he puts it, “I never really felt like I had a real home or place I belonged,” Ortega could always invent things in his mind. Which in this scenario manifested as, as he puts it, “My ideas of music and my ideas of relationships and friendships. What it meant to be a man. How a man should be. How a family should be, things like that.”

Exposed in Chicago at age thirteen to the anarchistic drill’n’bass labyrinths of English electronica innovator Aphex Twin and the Black Atlantis imagining techno of Drexciya, Ortega’s mind was blown by the possibilities of sampler and synthesiser powered electronic music. Picking up turntablism in a friends basement, Ortega obsessively scratched over classic electro breakdance records, taught himself keys on his grandparents ancient piano and disappeared into a secret universe of computer program and sampler based music creation. ” I was just messing around, ” he laughs. A thirteen year old kid just suddenly discovers all of this shit, and I was hooked.”

At some point in the early 2000s, Ortega surfaced as a central figure in an internet chat room centralised community of turntablists, who would download his free-for-use darkly textured half-time beat loops and utilize them in their scratch DJ routines. ” It seemed like people all over the world were interested in these beats and it sort of gave me a little bit of a following,” he recalls. “It wasn’t electro, it wasn’t hip-hop, to me it was something else. I think other people caught onto that.”

From here things get murky for a few years. An aborted attempt to live in New York here. A dubstep sounding scratch record released in Paris there. Radio support on Triple R 102.7FM (Melbourne, Australia) on a tangential tip. Connections with DJ/Producer figures like NOSAJ THING, The Gaslamp Killer and eventually Brainfeeder Record’s Afrofuturist architect Flying Lotus, who with a single album release would change everything for Ortega. Throw depression, anger, thoughts of suicide and his grandparents house in Wisconsin (a locale he describes as, “by a big lake out in the middle of nowhere”) into the mix and you have a reductionist road map to Nothing Else, his Brainfeeder released debut album; at that stage intended to be his last. He explains, “After I failed in New York I moved up north to my grandparents in Wisconsin. I guess once I got there it kind of gave me time to reflect on everything and really get down to what I gave a shit about, and that was Nothing Else.”

Thickly textured in melody and atmosphere and richly detailed in rhythm, Nothing Else is future b-boy music for a dystopian Blade Runner world which hasn’t quite arrived yet, and concurrently, a personal response to John Milton’s cult 17th century poem Paradise Lost. Coloured by a re-occurring sound and energy Ortega defines as “this whole idea of conflict,” due to his low mental state at the time, Ortega put everything into the record, seeing it as both the alpha and omega of his career. “Nothing Else meant that this was all there was ever going to be for me, you know?” he admits with an ironic laugh. “It was some sort of existential piece of music.”

These days, Ortega, the desolate, abandoned Lorn, exists in a new location. A location where, as during his struggles he continues to do the only thing he has ever really done, make music. However, as opposed to a place destitute, Ortega now works from the vantage point of one who has embraced the wider world, been embraced back and has that ever important extra bit of spare cash in his pocket when his unconventional working week is done. “I’ve been in a few magazines and I’ve been approached to do music for film,” he enthuses, baffled. “I’ve been around the world practically; and now I can pay my rent.” Pausing for a moment, he repeats his words with a grateful emphasis and an extra, down to earth phrase to boot. “I can pay my rent! Feed my cat!”

By Martyn Pepperell

Nomade Radio: In New Zealand w/ Christoph El Truento

2011-03-01T11:15:00.005+13:00

In New Zealand With: Christop El Truento by Nomade Radio on Mixcloud

Shouts to Thierry & Nomade Radio for the sentiments and shedding more light on what's going on in NZ "scene". Don't forget to hit up the latest Finest Ego compilation below if you haven't done so and are diggin' the sounds.

Back in January with a New Zealand episode (which is very special as the country strugglin with the damages of an earthquake) including a great mix from Auckland based producer Christoph El Truento who's defintely someone to watch.Plus music from Julien Dyne, Benny Tones, Sir Froderick, Lisa Preston aka LP, and more. This one is dedicaced to all the people there. I Hope all of you guys and your families are well.

Peace.

"T"

My Chain

2011-02-26T20:07:00.003+13:00

Came by this couple days ago, cant stop playing it.
It's Saturday night so sip to this.

jonwayne remix of Gucci classic "My Chain"

My Chain (jonwayne Basement mix) by lahroo

Finest Ego - NZ/Aus Beatmaker Compilation

2011-02-25T14:18:00.006+13:00

The peoples over at Finest Ego have put together this tasty compilation of New Zealand & Australian beatmakers. Features a few of the homies, definately check it out if your wondering what's happening down this neck of the woods.

Christchurch Earthquake

2011-02-24T08:05:00.016+13:00

Dark days here in NZ at the moment, so doing what little we can here.

Seen some really fucked up shit in the press. If you feel the compelled, then to hit up the links and donate. Hopefully we'll see some more scene like the last photo there!

Oxfam

Salvation Army

Red Cross

Goin out to all those affected, hold tight!

Exile - It's Coming Down

ESG - Dance

2011-02-23T09:08:00.007+13:00

Was trying to dig out my copy of ESG (Emerald, Silver & Gold) but I either got too drunk and left it somewhere or somebody taxed it. Either way, pretty annoying but I did manage to unearth a white label copy of Liquid Liquids' Optimo! Sampled all over hip hop, danced to by countless B-Boys as well as the only group to have played opening night at the Hacienda and closing night of Paradise Garage (with Larry Levan). A lotta bands try to capture this sound but fall well short.

Prince Far I - Coming In From The Rock

2011-02-21T18:26:00.008+13:00

Laying de 'eavy pon de yout in dis eer iwa. Prince Far I was one deep brother and aptly titled "The Voice of Thunder".

RAS TAFARI.

Sunny Day Throwback!

2011-02-21T14:15:00.001+13:00

Just because it's hot out! Go boom it in ya jeep

Emanon - Detour feat. Dr Oop

2011-02-20T13:28:00.003+13:00

Dang it is HOT today! It's 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I haven't yet eaten but managed to down a couple of brews and now I'm off to go dig for some rekkids, kickin it off with this number from Emanon & Dr Oop.

Kanuka & Import - Housework

2011-02-17T19:46:00.003+13:00

And next up the homies from Kanuka & Import lay the swag on ya for some four to the floor action.

Kanuka & Import - Housework - Original Mix by KANUKA

Samu - Chompers

2011-02-17T19:32:00.003+13:00

Here's a couple tracks from my homies. First one up is from the bro Samu, who put this nice little slow burner together.

Chompers by Samu_monkeymademusic

Spell - Sith Alchemy 10 (Cat Promo)

2011-02-17T19:29:00.001+13:00

If you had any doubts about how hardcore we are here at the Hip Drop let us put them to rest.

The homie Spell is due to drop Sith Alchemy 10 in the near future and has laid down this gangster promo.

Tyler The Creator - Yonkers (Video)

2011-02-15T23:44:00.004+13:00

From punk rockers to punk rappers. Odd Future head honcho just copped a one album deal with XL.

Anti-Nowhere League - I Hate People

2011-02-15T22:30:00.006+13:00

I've done some crazy shit whilst drunk and listening to these guys. Anti-Nowhere League just seems to bring the gutter out of me I guess. Maybe it's the voice of Nick "I smoked a million cigarettes and ate the butts" Culmer aka Animal, or maybe it's just the heaving riffs combined with the fuck everybody attitude. Or maybe some days I meet so many fucking retards that I hate people. Think i'll go for d) all of the above.