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Detroit Style Defense

Slum Village ft Kanye West & John Legend - Selfish

Welcome to Detroit week. I almost hate to post this track as some of you may see it as too commercial or too easy, but I dont care. I love it too much. Kanye & his right hand singing man John Legend lend thier skills on this Slum Village track that uses an Aretha Franklin sample. Just so happens Aretha was born in Memphis, TN, but started singing in her fathers Detroit based "Bethel Baptist Church". Reverend C.L. Franklin was a friend of the Great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dont say I never tought you anything.

And the crowd yells "Deeeeeeetroit Basketbaaalllllll".

Detroit is known for alot of things. But what comes to mind right this second is the Pistons. (Dont worry, I wont post any Rasheed Wallace free'style tracks lol). See, I'm not sure if you readers out there like basketball, but it really is a way of life, or a big part of life for cats like me (for cats all over the world in fact). We love the NBA, but over the years it has fallen off. That is before teams like the Pistons gave it a spark. So, having said that, I was really hype about the Pistons beating the Lakers (I hate Kobie & Shaq) last year, and I was pulling for them this year. Well, even though they lost in the finals to the Spurs (You got to love Manu Ginobili's game) , they represented Detroit to the fullist & pleased alot of b-ball fans around the world with there streetball tactics, solid head coaching, team minded players, & Super Defense.

Speaking Detroit Defense.....Throw That D.
Slum Village ft Lo Louis - Throw That D
"Community activists on a level that gives them few rivals in hip-hop, the Slum Village trio dedicated Dirty District, their 2002 mix tape for Sequel, to breaking over a dozen fellow Detroit MCs. Boasting a darker, dirtier sound than the group's 2000 debut, most every track on Dirty District was recorded at one studio, with Slum Village compatriots Ralph James Rice and T3 overseeing the production." AllMusic.com

Enjoy a slice of Detroit Hip Hop.
Your Boy Proutcast

Welcome 2 Detroit

Jay Dee - Welcome 2 Detroit

So we got a little theme this coming week, we'll update daily with a track representing the Detroit. There's just so much great music coming from the Motor City that it's hard to boil it down to seven posts, but that's what we're gonna do so stick around cause we'll have music by artists ranging from The Spinners to Slum Village.

We thought it would be fitting to start off with one of the dopest producers from Detroit, the one and only Jay Dee. Just a short little intro track that gets us in the mood.

Theo Parrish - Falling Up

Of course we won't leave you hanging with just this 50 second track, we also got a much longer tune by the genius Theo Parrish. This track appeared on the compilation Detroit Beatdown vol. 1 and even though it's 12 minutes long, I wouldn't have minded it one bit if it would have lasted even longer. That rhodes sounds just so magical. If you don't know Theo Parrish go check his albums right now or some of the releases on his Sound Signature label, you're about to discover some briliant music.

You can order the Detroit Beatdown compilation here.

As if that wasn't enough the guy's a superb DJ as well, the Dutch Rush Hour site has a great set by him online, highly reccomended.
Just click here to check the set.

greets,
Jarno

Yes yes y'all, We don't stop!

Quasimoto - Seasons Change

Best album of the year so far? If you ask me it's Quasimoto's insanely briliant second full album release "The Further Adventure's Of Lord Quas". I'm not gonna attempt to put it in words, just go check it if you're open minded and not too stuck up in that same old house shit!
-I keed, I keed!-

Too bad this cut didn't end up on the album though, word has it Mr Ayers didn't let them sample his track DC City for cheap, so they decided to leave it off the album. Damn shame... Oh by the way, here's the Ayers track as well:

Roy Ayers - DC City

from the album:


So you got 2 tracks in one day, it's getting quite busy here lately huh? We're spoiling y'all. ;)

Still can't get enough? Go check Soul Sides, the best blog around!

-Jarno

I Thought It Was You Too

Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You

Who would of thought I'd grab a track from one of the albums in the overhead logo. I guess Jar' picked them for a reason. Herbie is classic, you know this. Theres not alot else to say. Why waste time with words? (Not to mention I cant think of anything today). Just enjoy the music.



Bonus track, check this out by my man Arguru/Argu. Nice use of Herbie here.


Arguru - Thought It Was You

Shouts to Arguru for the track, Maarten, Jimbo, and all the other readers.
Peace
Randall / Proutcast

It's Hot Y'all!

Cal Tjader - Afro Blue

Summertime is definitely here in Holland, one hot day after another! As usual, the weather is having a big influence on my taste in music. For example, on dry and sunny days like this I'm in no mood to throw on some Kraftwerk.

Nah, today I'm going for this classic Cal Tjader album called Soul Sauce. Classic for a couple of reasons, for one the cover which I just love. Another reason would be the great line up. Take this track for example, it features Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Heath all getting down, so you just know you can't go wrong when you play this.


Or to put it in the words you all know from the Fresh Prince:

"Here it is the groove slightly transformed
just a bit of a break from the norm
just a little somethin' to break the monotony
of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be
a little bit out of control it's cool to dance
but what about the groove that soothes that moves romance
give me a soft subtle mix
and if ain't broke then don't try to fix it
and think of the summers of the past
adjust the base and let the alpine blast"

Now i'm off to get some more sun!

-Jarno

Jamming In The Wind

Windjammer - I Thought It Was You

Quick post before the weekend comes. I just had this song playing and thought I would let you enjoy it as well. The thing that sets it off right is the synth. I just love that sound. And that 80's hand clap beat is a sure thing. Don't know much about Windjammer. Info on the net was hard to find but oh well. Enjoy

Peace
Randall / Proutcast

That's a Good Look

Funk Master Flex - Biggie & Tupac Freestyle

Good to see Jarno back once again. Holding it down. I wanted to kind of play off J' Dub's last update with shoes and hip hop. We were talking footwear and I was telling him about how I have been rocking Lugz for the past 3 years or so. Other than that & Reebok classic's, I don't wear much else.

The Lugz relate to Funk Master Flex, and the first thing I thought about with Funk Flex and music was that Classic Big And Pac freestyle on his "Tunnel" Album. Look, lets get this straight right off the bat; I'm no Tupac "disciple" or Biggie "ball swinger", but these guys did make a major crate full of "classic trax" in there time, and hearing this short song with them together is a nice treat. Listen to every bar, and laugh/enjoy at the creative flow. "Where Brooklyn At?" "Slappin babies at the crisining" "My slow flow is remarkable"....

For those of you who are not feeling the hip hop run, have no fear. I have been spotting some house samples as of late and will have some nice funk/disco/soul cuts posted soon. As Funk Flex would say, "Thass ah guoowd look".

-Randall / Proutcast

All Got Our Runnings

The Streets - All Got Our Runnings

Glad to see that my man Prout was already updating again here! So here I'm back with a new post as well. I've been quite busy with shit in college, the little bit of spare time I had left was spent playing GTA San Andreas with my roommate or hanging in the pub and/or coffeeshop.

I got plenty of spare time this weekend though, I spent all my remaining cash for this month on travelling to Amsterdam for a Moodymann live show on friday and a pair of sneakers. So now I'm broke and then there is only one track that I can really relate to.

-Jarno

Summertime: Let Me Here U Say Oh

Dove Shack - Summertime In The LBC

EDIT: Yo, for those who know, check the classictrax g-mizzle for a working link.

Wow, it's summer, 2005. Anyone remember the G-Funk era? Summer 1995? West Coast low ridin' , g funkin', who-bangin'? Like any kind of musical movement, The G-Funk era had its good sides and its bad. Those who created it and expanded it, and those who used it and abused it. But this track by Dove Shack (down with Warren G and the other West Coast Hip Hop Fathers) is the total sum of the G-Funk Mindset infused with the bliss that is summertime. Clear your mind, play this track, and be transported to a saturday somewhere in the L.B.C. Smell the food on the grill, sip the cool aid, see the fly girls in those daisy dukes, reunite with family, chill out on the porch, play b-ball untill 8 PM or later because the hot sun just wont go down, check the low riders bouncin down the block, and just....enjoy summer. Warrren G was a beast in the 90's. He created a west coast sound that you cant find today. Even guys like me who were introduced to hip hop by way of the New York style enjoyed it.

"Chords, Strings, We brings, Melody.......G-Funk, Where rhythm is life, And life is rhythm"


The words of Warren G. Regulators ..........hmmm Im off to listen to Demon's Midnight Funk - Regulate.

SING "Now they droppin' and yellin', It's a tad bit late, Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate". Peace
Randall - Proutcast