Apparently I took a month off. Funny how time passes. In the meantime I’ve been working my ass off, traveling (shout out to my Philly, Baltimore and NYC people), taking care of “business” and overall pursuing some interesting endeavors. Got some crazy nice records on my trip and will dippin into those for upcoming posts. Regardless, I’m still up in this. Cannot be stopped, got posts on deck. In homage to my “time off”, here is some funky shit for your earholes that I’ve been bumping as of late.

Johnny “Hammond” Smith - Shifting Gears
Classic, and one I’ve been playing and listening to quite a bit lately. Was on UBB, but I never hear anybody rock it. Stop sleepin.

Rudy Love & The Love Family - Does Your Mama Know
The quality on this one sucks, sorry. I need a more krispy version of this. Anyone got one?! I actually don’t have this record… yet. Recently used on the new Jay-Z album for you spotters. The track is great.

Rick Ross - Maybach Music
Your boy Ross is growing on me. Sheeeeit, this is a banger. I still haven’t listened to his album, but it’s on my list. Sound familiar? Check it. BOSS. NOTE: updated with non “CLEAN” version - thanks Gabe.

Analogic & DJ KO - Ladder Of Success (feat. Phonte, Wordsworth, K-Hill & Masta Ace)
I think I kinda slept on this one. From 07, but went under the radar. Phonte is nice with it. Sounds like a 9th Wonder production but I don’t think it actually is.

PS Shout out also to whoever sent me that Choklate track. Thanks!

I’m not going to make excuse on why I haven’t posted in over 2 weeks. I been damn busy, and It doesn’t even matter. All that does matter is that I got some things for your earholes. Chalk this up to the “things i’ve been feeling recently” series. Meanwhile, sit tight cause we got goodies in the can and some special things lines up (Gabe, what up?!).

DJ Spinna - Dillagence (One 4 Jay) (feat. Phonte of Little Brother)
The homie JDL got at me about this cut. Likely part of the whole homage wave of cuts that started coming out after Dilla passed, this was releases as a 45 by Spinna and made it on the Mick Boogie & Busta Rhymes DILLAGENCE mixtape (though that version has Busta running his mouth on the cut). This is pretty crazy actually. It features Phonte from Little Brother doing his best Dwele impression. He runs through a mess of “classic” Slum Village and Dilla lines. Spinna is the dude… more on that later.

Lil Wayne - Always Strapped
“Strawberry paint, seats vanilla puddin”. nuff said. Weezy is crazy with it. is this dude ever gonna release another album or just pump out 50 tracks a month for mixtapes? Why is this shit so catchy? Oh yeah, Juelz Santana is on this cut too if anyone cares. YOUNG MONEY!

Dark Sun Riders - Dark Sun Riders
Man, I slept on this album bad in 96. Recently it’s been back in my earholes in heavy rotation. I’ve been an X-Clan fan for a while yet for some reason never really caught up with Dark Sun Riders. Brother J formed Dark Sun Riders after X-Clan split up in 94 (before the reassembly of X-Clan). This cut is definitely good shit though. You gotta give it up to artist/bands that have songs that are their names…

BONUS CUT
Dark Sun Riders - Dark Sun Riders (Ultra Jazz Mix)

Pete Rock - Heard Em Say f. Vanessa Sanchez
Pete Rock with a Kanye West cover AND on the positive tip? What’s going on. This is dope though, and I think the 12″ is from 2006 actually. Pete is making moves as of late and coming with a new album for 08. The new Jim Jones (We Roll) cut is cool by me, I ain’t mad. I got high hopes for the new album. Hit up Metal Lungies on the Pete Rock comeback already.

LASTLY… FUCK that new Michael Jackson and Akon shit . Seriously, what the fuck is this? I heard this shit in the car the other day and nearly ran that shit off the road. Y’all need to leave them Michael Jackson songs alone. MICHAEL… shame on you!