Happy new year people! Here’s a mix I put together of some of my favourite Hip Hop tracks that came out in 2010 – mixed & blended together with plenty of cuts & juggles fresh cuts radio style. This could well be the last ‘fresh cuts’ from me for a while, as I’m now also playing fresh hip hop every month on the Droppin’ Science Show & have a tonne of other projects to focus on.
01. Rick James Mary Jane Intro
02. Freeway & Jake One – She Make Me Feel Alright
03. Slum Village ft. J Dilla & Posdnous -& Phife – scheming
04. Jazmine Sullivan – 10 seconds (Kidkanevil reflip)
05. Tigerstyle ft. Jehst – Way Ahead Of Ya
06. Big Boi – Shutterbug
07. Royce Da 5′9 – My Own Planet
08. Onra ft. T3 – The One
09. Dam Funk ft. MC Eiht – Hood Pass
10. Strong Arm Steady ft Phonte – Best Of Times
11. Tranquil & Paul White – Payroll
12. Slum Village ft. AB – dance
13. Ty – Emotions
14. Kanye West ft. Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson & Kid Cudi – The Joy
15. Consequence ft. Pharaoh Monch – Let U Live
16. Little Brother – Curtain Call
17. Trek Life & Oddisee – As The World Turns
18. Nottz ft. Rah Digga – Cars
19. Statik Selektah & Termanology ft. Styles P – Tell Me Lies
20. Skyzoo & Illmind – Speakers On Blast
21. The Roots ft. Blu, P.O.R.N. & Dice Raw – Radio Daze
22. M.E.D. & Madlib – Medical Card (Mary Jane Outro)
Droppin’ Science & Getting Rich Is No Dream Clothing presents…
Fresh Cuts Radio June 2010 edition, hosted & mixed by DMC Champ DJ Matman.
Part mixtape, part knowledge, all fresh! Nothing but the very latest in underground hip-hop music.
Tracklist:
01. Michael Menert – Where Do You Go?
02. Onra ft. T3 – The One
03. j-Live – The Way I Rhyme
04. Canibus – Golden Terra Of Rap (Alternative Version)
05. Canibus – Golden Terra Of Rap (original Version)
06. Dj Daredevil – Stress
07. DJ Tigerstyle ft. Jehst – WayAhead Of Ya
08. Az – Feel My Pain
09. Astro ft. Medaphoar – Underdogs
10. Madvillain – Papermill
11. Royce Da 5′9 – In My Own World
12. Scorsayzee – Luv Me
13. Dam Funk – HowugonfuckaroundAndchooseabusta
14. Cimer Amour ft. Burke, Torae, Side Effect & DJ Waxwork – Another Classic
15. Reef the Lost Cauze (ft. Kool G Rap & R.A. the Rugged Man) – Three Greats
16. Lewis Parker & John Robinson – Dues Paid
17. Vinnie Paz – Righteous Kill (prod. by Lord Finesse)
18. Whytfang – Upmarket
19. LDZ-8 Bar Grind ft Verbal, Stig Of The Dump, Dubbledge, Pringle, Ill-Legit, Illaman, Foreign Beggars & TaskForce
Dope track taken from London/Stockholm based soul singer Fatima’s first solo release, ‘Time Travelin’ EP. Production courtesy of man of the moment DaM-FunK.
Great track and the EP is well worth a purchase too. Brand new and out now on digi and wax.
Whilst Daredevil holds the fort back here in London, myself (DJ Nickname) and DJ Matman will be taking the Droppin’ Science sound to Petrcane in July where you will also be able to check out the likes of DaM-FunK, Zero 7, The Cinematic Orchestra and a shed load more!
Tickets are dead cheap for a festival, and they’re selling fast so don’t sleep!
I headed down to the Jazz Cafe last Wednesday to witness hip-hop’s fastest rising star of the moment, Jay Electronica.
I rocked up just in time to catch the end of Eglo record’s Fatima’s set, her voice sounding just as powerful live as it is on wax. If ya don’t know, check out her track ‘kleer‘ produced by Funkineven, & preview her incredible-sounding forthcoming ep here featuring Dam Funk. Next up K-lashnekoff performed a short set including classics such as ‘Murder‘ & his take on ‘Welcome to Jamrock‘ – a few embarrassing slips aside (forgetting the lyrics to his new single probably wasn’t a career highlight) -he was a welcome surprise, & reminded me just how powerful his voice & flow are, I’ll definitely be checking for his new LP out soon.
After K-Lash there was a good hour & a half wait ’til the main act.. I heard many impatient comments from the audience, but I was personally happy as a pig in shit wildin’ out to a killer set by Benji B – a fine choice of underground hip hop classics (big props to anyone dropping ‘The Enemy‘ by Big L & Fat Joe), some funk/disco rarities & a good half hour of well-chosen Dilla productions.
And so on to the man of the moment, Jay Electronica eventually stepped to the stage fully suited up, & proceeded to give one of the finest performances I’ve heard for a long time to be delivered by a simple MC & DJ combo (not that the dj did much!). His delivery was clear, his energy was as up as you’d expect from a man riding the wave of newly found stardom, the crowd was super hyped, & dude straight killed it. I was much-relieved to discover him to be as great a performer as he is an MC, & would probably make a half-decent comedian, offering shots of jack to nearby punters, & getting away with asking all the ladies in the house to make noise if they enjoy a little mild choking during sex! Jay performed a dope selection of his material, but of course Exhibit’s A & C were the joints that really shut it down, with most of the crowd rapping along to the whole tracks (big up London for knowing our shit!). If he makes a return to these shores anytime soon, don’t miss out.
Peep the video above, taken from the second night’s performance (& pinched with love from DJ Semtex’s blog) for a taste – & download his recent ‘Victory’ mixtape free of charge here.
