Posts Tagged ‘The Roots’

The Legendary: A Film About The Roots [Video]

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Posted by Rob B

Here’s a new mini-film by filmmakers Cam Be and Jeff Baraka that was shot with the Legendary Roots Crew. It includes some great footage of their live shows & interviews with members of the crew.

Dj Matman – Fresh Cuts Radio Best of 2010 Mix [Stream/Download]

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Posted by Matman

Fresh Cuts Radio Best Of 2010 Mix by Dj Matman on Mixcloud

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.

Stream the mix above, Download from podomatic or click the link below to subscribe:

Also available on Sensei.fm.

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Tracklist:

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)

The Roots – The Fire feat John Legend [Download]

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Posted by Rob B

Newest leak from the upcoming Roots album ‘How I Got Over’, set to be released on June 22nd. Judging by the 3 leaked tracks & the fact that the album will feature artists such as Dice Raw, Phonte, Blu, John Legend & Joanna Newsom, this album is destined to be a classic. Download ‘The Fire’ & the other 2 leaked tracks from the album below. Also, check out this video from ?uestlove to get a sneak preview of their new track with Joanna Newsom (go to around 4.05 through to hear the vocals).

Download: The Roots - The Fire

Download: The Roots – Dear God 2.0

Download: The Roots – Doin’ It Again

The Roots – Dilla Joints [Download]

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Posted by Rob B

The Roots doing Dilla covers, need I say more? Listen to these amazing instrumental remakes of some Dilla classics below or download them here.

Lennon – Beat Tape [Download]

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Posted by Rob B

Lennon is a 17 year-old native of Connecticut who whilst has only been producing for 4 years now, has a mature sound that’s far ahead of his years. Lennon grew up on Dilla and mentioned some of his influences being Kanye, 9th Wonder, RJD2 & Alex Goose, which is evident in his music. Apart from influences spanding through all music genres, Lennon also draws great inspiration from the legendary Spike Lee’s movies.

Currently, Lennon is working on a new project with the Cosmic Souls Collective (one of the members, EPonym, rhymes over Lennon’s ‘Like That’ track on ‘Beat Tape’) which he recently joined, a couple of blog mixtapes & is always looking for opportunities to produce for other artists. Looking to the future, Lennon’s dream would be to work with people like Eminem, Dre, Flylo, Drake, Jill Scott, Lupe & The Roots. Given his talent at such a young age, the sky’s the limit really.

‘Beat Tape’ is Lennon’s most recent project and displays a variety of his production styles. On the mixtape you will hear a remix of a Madlib track, a Masta Ace classic & also a load of great jazzy, soulful & even eerie instrumentals. Lennon also has a couple of other tracks & another beat tape for download on his website, check it out here. Big up to Lennon for help with the post.

Download: Lennon – Beat Tape