“Kilowatt V2” is the second of three releases from Kilowatt Music’s producer series, and V2 sees Eric Lau bring the heat. Expect 2 vocal tracks, 2 interlude tracks and 2 intrumentals. Featuring Oddisee and Muhsinah, Eric continues to cement his role as one of the best soulful beat makers around at the moment. This is a great way to follow the stupidly dope New Territories LP, I can’t fault this one bit.
Snippets in the widget below, expect to see this in stores on 7 Inch and CD on March 1 2010.
Amir ‘Oddisee’ Mohamed, born in Washington D.C. and raised in Maryland, is a producer/emcee who is really pushing his creative boundaries. After working with Hip Hop greats such as DJ Jazzy Jeff, Talib Kweli, J-Live, Asheru, Little Brother, Cy Young, Kev Brown & Kenn Starr, Oddisee is now 3 quarters of the way through his season themed series of predominantly instrumental albums. Compared with Oddisee’s previous productions, the season themed albums seem much more experimental, yet still have a strong Oddisee feel to them. As it happens, Oddisee said via email that a lot of the beats from the Odd Season albums are actually several years old. He also mentioned that he sees these 4 projects as a platform for himself to display versatility in his production.
With all seasons done except spring, Oddisee has managed to make each album so far carry a distinct vibe of the respective season. Whilst a big fan of the autumn & summer albums, the production style on ‘Frostbit’, ‘60901 Instrumental’ & the 2 tracks with UK emcee Tranqill on the recently released ‘Odd Winter’ really stand out from the rest. To hear more of Oddisee’s music, check out his MySpace here, or download the other season themed albums for free here. Big thank you to Oddisee for help with the post.
Happy New Year!! Check out the latest edition of Fresh Cuts Radio for the freshest US & UK Hip Hop every month..
This month sees the return of guest Dj’s Druskillz (the Kraftsmen) & Daredevil (DMC/Droppin’ Science), part mixtape, part knowledge, all fresh!!
Tracklist:
01. Matman & Daredevil (The Brothas Grimm) – Fresh Cuts Radio Intro
02. Jay Electronica – Exhibit C
03. Sareem Poems ft. Ken Starr & Oddisee – Rude Awakening (Oddisee Remix)
04. DJ Daredevil – Up Yours 6
04. Skyzoo – Ghetto America (astronote remix)
05. Krs One & Buckshot ft. Talib Kweli & Geologic of Blue Scholars – Oh Really (Marco Polo Remix)
06. Black Ripper ft. Pierre & Loudmouth Melvin – Just a Dream
07. DJ Daredevil – Kilo
08. Statik Selektah ft. Reks, Termanology, JFK & Kali – The Best
09. Strong Arm Steady ft.Phonte – Best of Times
10. Endemic & Cappo ft. Cyrus Malachi & Iron Braidz – Hacksaw
11. Doom – Gazillion-Ear (MADVILLAINZ remix)
12. DJ Daredevil – Revenge of Matthew
13. Rakim ft. Jadakiss, Styles P & Busta Rhymes- Euphoria
14. J-Dilla – Make Em NV (DaveNotti Maxymus Remix)
15. Mystro – Thorish
16. DJ Daredevil – Monday Morning
17. Skillz – 2009 Rap Up
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