Take a listen to Mosca on Gilles Peterson’s Radio 1 show last night, where he previews some of his big forthcoming tracks: a Gucci Mane remix that’ll be dropping on Mad Decent, and ‘Done Me Wrong’, to be released on Numbers.
Mosca on BBC Radio 1, 04.01.01
What happens when you multiply Toddla T by Roska? TODDSKA! That’s some dirty house ting right there. EP to drop on Girl Music soon.
So it’s 2011 and Voltaire’s all like “originality is nothing but judicious imitation”, which basically means everything’s been done before and we’re not going to be reinventing the wheel anytime soon. But instead of getting bummed out, Swedish folk cum West coast hip hop collaborators jj have been making some unbelievably good covers, using everything from Jeremiah’s “Birthday Sex” to Dre’s “Detox” and Yeezy’s new album as source material to craft a weird hybrid of eerie, haunting, dope-infused hip hop music.
They just put out a new mixtape called KILLS that you can download here. It’ll blow your mind. If you need proof, check out “Still“- an epic reworking of classic source material.
2010 has been a crazy year for Dancehall – if you want the full (or the condensed) stories, thankfully some excellent roundups have been put together, covering Bashment, Reggae, Soca and all your 2010 Caribbean needs.
Erin Hansen gives her comprehensive lowdown over at Kiss My Teeth, while Large Up have compiled their top reggae, JA-influenced pop, Soca and even their top ten Trinitech tunes of the year. For a UK look, head to Shimmy Shimmy.
Looks like Vybz might have taken the man of the year crown. Gaza mi seh!
Mixpak has had a huge year, thanks to y’all! Here’s a quick rundown of everything we’re dead proud of…
January: Ms Thing & Psycho Tanbad released ‘Bonify’ on the Smoke Machine Riddim
February: Sissy Nobby released ‘Lay Me Down’
March: We signed Mele
April: Mele released ‘Bombay’ EP
May: We launched Mixpak FM, Yuh Love hit a million views on YouTube
June: Don Axidental won the ‘Look Pon Me’ remix contest
August: The Mixpak website launched in Japanese
September: Cory Blaine released ‘Hot Plate’ & we signed Hard Nips
October: Warrior One released ‘Lord of Bashy’
November: Lil Scrappy released ‘Look At Me’ (accompanied by Pen & Pixel artwork and a new T-shirt)
December: Hard Nips released their EP and Vybz Kartel announced his LP for 2011
Happy New Year from Mixpak!
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