If you’re not familiar with Falty DL, homeboy’s a New Yorker that ardently dabbles in UK underground influenced numbers. His sophmore LP You Stand Uncertain was subjected to many a reload last year due to it’s sweet traces of 2Step/Garage/Dubstep, etc.
In moseys Australian producer Cairo – info is scarce – but if this blissful remix of half-time 140bpm swag and James Blake’ish Korg synths is anything to go by, then these bleedin’ foreigners most certainly have me aroused.
Think it’s wonderful how far and wide over years the heartbeat of our London dancefloors has spread across the waters.
If marijuana had a flow, it would probably sound like the lackadaisical, hypnotic tones of Curren$y – one of my favourite emcees in recent times. Both Pilot Talk servings managed to hover near the crest of best Rap long players for 2010 and even when dealing with ‘the commercial conundrum’, each release has vehemently stayed true to what makes the chap our spheres call Spitta stylisitically compelling amongst new breeds (cough, side-eye to co-hort Khalifa and the not so pleasingly executed major label debut, cough).
Now, pair him up with arguably one of the greatest East Coast beatsmiths of the Noughties, and you’re fuck*ng minted.
‘What Can U Tell Me’ comes off Madlib‘s Medicine Show #9: Channel 85 Presents Nittyville – a full length Hip Hop album featuring Frank Nitt. This track would sound good whatever the weather, but on this beautiful heat-soaked April evening, it sounds particularly special.
You can grab the full project, which stands at 14 tracks long, including 10 rap tracks and 4 interludes on May 17th via Stones Throw. For now though, enjoy this…
According to reports, Adele’s record breaking new album 21 is set to return to the top of the uk album charts this week. The singers sophomore album, which spent 11 consecutive weeks at number one, is currently outselling the Foo Fighter’s Wasting Light – which originally knocked her off the top spot last week.
Jill Scott has just revealed the artwork for her much antipated new album The Light of the Sun. The album will feature the singlest ‘Shame’ (feat. Eve) and ‘So In Love’ (feat. Anthony Hamilton) and is due out on June 27th
Mayer Hawthorne filmed this on his iPhone when he and J. Rocc were in Japan, he edited it on his laptop on the flight back home. ‘Stay Fresh’ comes off J. Rocc’s new album Some Cold Rock Stuf – out now via Stones Throw.
