One of my Chinese students showed me Jamie T and needless to say I’m not always this stoked about foreign music I come across in the middle kingdom.  I’m pretty sure all of my English friends resent me listening to this guy because it’s fuel to the fire for my ridiculous accent that surfaces all too often.  Anyway Jamie T has a real nitty gritty type of Cockney swag.  These two tracks are from the album ‘Panic Prevention’. ’s totally mint loike.

Flying Lotus is a producer and he is putting a lot of sweet stuff out there. Must be nice to be born with great musical talent considering he is the great-nephew of John Coltrane.

A bloody brit from Leeds they call Rusko. Great mix of Johnny Osbourne’s Rudeboy.

Belgian beatboxer called Roxorloops. Wicked.

This week a childhood friend passed away.  Even though we grew apart, mostly for differences in lifestyle.  I will always cherish the memories we experienced together.  When I first moved to my new school in 3rd grade, he was my first friend and I will never forget that.  In the summers of middle school, we were inseparable.  Often going to the movies to meet girls and cause a ruckus.  I specifically remember going to see the same movie 3 times, just because we didn’t have anything else to do.

Well George, this was your favorite song when we were kids.  I will always remember the good times we had together and I will miss you.

zeOlympian out.

Ian Brown is the former lead singer of The Stone Roses, a very popular alternative band from Manchester in the 80′s and 90′s. After the band broke up he started a successful solo career and has now released 10 albums. He is well known in the UK for his style and charisma (or arrogance). He serves as an influence to many UK groups, such as Oasis, the Arctic Monkeys and the Verve.

My Star

Stellify

I’m headed to Chicago Friday to see these guys, this song’s been in my head for weeks. Reminiscent of the first time I heard MGMT. Download their album for $1 on myspace, it’s worth it… Now hit play and turn it up…

Conan teaming up with Jack White in his triumphant return.

Brother Ali simply has no time to talk about the widely understood motifs that show up in hip hop, most of the time.  A Midwestern Muslim, who regularly unleashes powerful blows at American culture to large crows across the county, takes rap music along a new path.  On the surface it may seem like Ali is just another pissed off radical making noise, but past the beef with government/childhood/women/society you get a close look at Ali Newman, the person.  Check out some of these tracks:

This song is from “Rites of Passage” which debuted on cassette and was distributed primarily at shows.  This demo got Ali introduced to Rhymesayers Ent

Brother Ali – Think It Through by paddymseventyseven7

forest Whitaker is off  “Shadows on the Sun” and I think this track really exemplefies statements like ‘not your average rapper’ and how you get a glimpse of who Ali Newman really is.

Brother Ali – forest whitiker by paddymseventyseven7

The Album “Undisputed Truth” is regarded as Ali’s breakout album and it even cracked the Billboard top 100 at 69.  Controversy is at the core of much of Brother Ali’s new material, those with money and power are typically in the crosshairs.

Brother Ali – Uncle Sam Goddamn by paddymseventyseven7

Brother Ali’s newest release “US” goes deeper than taking broad strokes and injustice and condemning ‘the system’ as a whole, and gets more specific with graphic narratives about rape and the slave trade.  This track does not reflect that but more the growth that has taken place over the years with Brother Ali’s music and more importantly himself.

http://soundcloud.com/paddymseventyseven7/brother-ali-fresh-air