Dusted Off pt7: Chet Baker Documentary

I haven't done a Dusted Off post in almost two years but I found it fitting to do this one as myself and some of the heads in our Jazz Jousters Facebook group are flipping Chet's 'Almost blue' Classic. This will be released this weekend (June 1st) on the Millennium Jazz Bandcamp under the name of The Jazz Jousters. If you know your Jazzhop you may even recognise some of the many names of international Hip Hoppers that are Jousting with us.

Anyway back to the doc ..I'll confess that before starting the above project I didn't know half as much about the great Chet Baker as I do now. You may find this to be quite deep or possibly very inspirational. We shall see...

R.I.P Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988)

Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Perculia (Oddisee Remix)

This is big. Oddisee thinking out of the box once again. Original below...

Myze - Fantasy ft. Bilal (Video & Download)

Myze drops a quick promo video for his track with Bilal. The track 'Fantasy' is off his mixtape 'Revamped' coming soon. Download http://khalid-khan.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=9c7b9df8e993f33ef42fcc9ae&id=1fe39c0a43&e=4800313931

Keor Meteor - The City

Gotta give props to Keor doing releasing this which is his second EP this month. No doubt he's in focus mode!

The Black Opera - Black Superstar

Kal-L & Keor Meteor - To Paris With Love

The Wonderful World of Carminelitta

The Wonderful World of Carminelitta (14/05/12) by Carminelitta on Mixcloud

Akala ft Selah - A Message

DJ Shep - Kane FM set

DJ Shep (Holding Court) gets down on the wheels of steel on Kane FM to bring us all a two hour selection of gems from both the UK & US artists.

KFMP: DJ Shep 20.05.2012 by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

Boot Productions feat Verb T & Louie G - Small Talk

Oliver Sudden - Call My Name

Fresh from Oliver Sudden and Blue Movies...

Spee Six Nine ft Efeks & Guilty Simpson - Heavyweights

Have to say I've never heard of Spee Six Nine before and was simply influenced by seeing Efeks (who just posted it on Fbk) and Guitly Simpson. It was also good to see production was by young Jaisu, who I knew of back in my Louis Deen Beat Battle days (Kosyne/LDBB are you lot still active?). Anyway, this is a good track of straight spitting and no doubt I'll remember the name like 'Spee Six Nine' if and when I come across it again!

Genesis Elijah - Rappertag #12

Lewis Parker ft Sadat X Shabaam Sadeeq - Walking On A Razor

Tenchoo - Hard Bars Live - Express FM

Toofless - Perspective [ FREE DOWNLOAD }

Big shout to DJ Solo who sent this over around about an hour ago. It's a new release from his Dubai based label, 'Another Music'. Toofless drops 'Perspective' ft Capone (of CNN) over a Dub Poets Collective production. They've given it the full treatment as far a as single goes so you can expect the original version, a reprise, the instrumental, as well as the bonus 'Lost Days' track and instrumental, again produced by the DPC. Check it out, it quality stuff and it's FREE!

Ishkan - Confluent Des Presages

Big up to my Sistren Gyspy Eyes for putting me on to this one as she is continuiously spreading the love and sharing/promoting music from artists all over the globe. This time she was telling me about Ishkan from Canada who comes with a nice base driven Jazzhop number. I'll keep my ears out for this brotha in future as I'm liking what I'm hearing!

Camp America - Intuition & Dreams

Something very different here. I actually went and listened to the 'Powerskills' track after Savvy aka Asaviour posted it up on Facebook and the design of the page took me back some years and made me think of thing like Amstrad or Atari. Once you hear some of Camp America's music you kind of get the vibe via audio as well. I can't say this whole LP is for me, but it found me at a time when I wanted to hear something completely different. That said, you can't ignore the skills that have gone into making this project and the quality of the artists involved.

Mo The General - New Jerusalem Live [ FREE DOWNLOAD ]

Root Down Tribute to MCA by Conan Liquid

Words by Conan Liquid...

For all those who know me personally, you know that I started out as a Hip Hop DJ and producer in the mid 80s. The Beastie Boys were a massive influence on me as a DJ, a person, producer and writer. With the untimely death of MCA last week I wanted to pay tribute in the only way I know how. Remix some old Beastie Boys. Here is the first of my tributes to MCA and a welcome return to my Hip Hop roots. Downloadable for those who want to play it out or PLAY IT LOUD.

Baron Samedi - Ghost Network Vol 2

Baron Samedi is back with his second installment of his Ghost Network which hosts 10 tracks of Baron no doubt failing to disappoint. Yep, I'm yet to finish listening to this bad boy, but I'm currently four tracks in as I type this. If you're unaware of this mans abilities as an emcee or a producer you can find various examples of his work on these very pages if you simply click the Baron Samedi tab below. Download Ghost Network Vol 2 @Mediafire or from his Bandcamp



Also check out the video of 'Where The Wild Thing Are' ..

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Diligent Fingers - Therapy Sessions

If you don't know about Diligent Fingers's productions already then you have a lot of catching up to do and will most definitely have a good time doing it. This small batch of beats are just some of the instrumentals that Dil made while getting involved with The Beat Inn's weekly Therapy Chops session. You can even find a video or two of Dil talking you through the process of how some of these tracks were made. For now though, just sit back and enjoy the sounds of a very talented producer.

Just P - Just Call Me P

Black Budget Entertainment's head man drops his debut album in fine style with twenty one tracks of straight up Hip Hop. Just P gets extra props for being able to hold his own for the entire project without any features ..very rare these days! If you've been reading Diggaz Love since way back to early 2008 you'll no doubt recognize most of the names who are production duty such as Pro P, Baron Samedi, Gadget, Dead Man Walkn, Dirty Stanz, Polotiks, Tritone and Tricksta. Get 'Just Call Me P' for free here

Deeflux & Louis Unseen - I Know

This is one of our newer releases coming from Deeflux & Unseen's '1984' album. 'I Know' which features Genesis Elijah & Gadget saw a fair bit of airplay via BBC radio and various podcasts and later Dee & Unseen went on to release it as single which included a video and the bonus track 'We Can't All Be Alone' featuring Greg Blackman. The single can be bought here

Cooly's Hot Box - Choice Cuts

Found this lovely album while following a link off of 'The Beat Inn'. Really funky and down to earth vibes on this project. I'd recommend this to anyone give this a listen!

Grimey L - That Girl ( B3NBi Remix )

This one was brought to my attention by B 3 N B i from our Jazz Jousters Hip Hop Jazz group where he introduced the track and remix of Grimey L's 'That Girl'. Here we have both the remix which is my personal fav, and the original song.

And now for the original...

The Three Headed Beast EP - FREE DOWNLOAD

M.A.B, Twizzy & Jinxsta JX are The Three Headed beast. Production from Diligent Fingers, Farma G, Charlie Mac, JCA, Baileys Brown

Melodiq ft Sisa Feherova - Push It Away

New single from Pittsburgh's own, emcee Melodiq. This is a very uplifting track that is packed with soulful keys and synthesizers composed by Ondrej Zatkuliak. The track features DJ Atom on the cuts during the bridge, as well as Sisa Feherova on the hook ..both complement the songs atmosphere in fine style. Get It Here or stream below...

The Wonderful World Of Carminelitta - 30/04/2012

"Here is The Wonderful World of Carminelitta, as played on Ness Radio. As usual, you can find an eclectic selection of hip-hop, soul, instrumentals, experimental music and more." - The Wonderful World of Carminelitta

The Wonderful World of Carminelitta (30/04/12) by Carminelitta on Mixcloud

DJ A.Gee (Rapshack) - Guru We Miss You Mixtape 2

A tribute to one of Hip Hop's slickest and smoothest rappers known to live. The mixtape includes tracks from his Rap group, Gang Starr, his collaborations with Jazz and Soul legends, his solo work and some interview snippets. This is for the lovers of Boom Bap Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul and for those of you that want to learn a piece of history. This mix was mixed live using no computers in the edit of the final piece. - A.Gee / @A_Gee_

Stream below or Download here. Also listen to Guru We Miss You Vol.1

Guru We Miss You. The Mixtape Vol.2 by A.Gee on Mixcloud

MoSiK - Blueberry Hill

I had never heard of 'MoSik' until this track. I was kind of lost in terms of info as there isn't much detail in the description section of this video, so I went to his Youtube home page and found he had recently featured on the BBC Asian Network where he battled (Freeza) on the 'Hype On The Mic' segment ..as well as drop a lot of information about himself via his lyrics or questions put to him.

I'm listening to this as I type, but it sounds like he's winning this battle...

Gadget - Mr Yancey Tribute EP - FREE DOWNLOAD

"For years I've said to myself I should do a little something and pay homage to the big man whom I found so inspirational, so this year *2012* I did. This was done over a five day period between commitments. I just switched on the mic, vibed out and recorded some old, new and unheard lyrics as well as some on the spot freestyles and hooks. I hope you can "get down" with it!" - Gadget Millennium Jazz Music 2012 Recorded, mixed, mastered and vocals by Gadget



All tracks produced by James Dewitt Yancey aka Jay Dee aka J Dilla :: R.I.P February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006 ::
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