Monday, June 9, 2008

Music: Orgasmic's Cuizinier Pour les Filles Vol.3

There really isn't much that hasn't been said about Orgasmic (who looks like a French Ice T) and his role as the Beat maker in TTC and Mixtape maestro for the Institubes Label. Now on his third installment, Orgasmic's Cuizinier is hotter than ever with guest spots by Spank Rock, Pase Rock, Marina (formerly of Bonde Do Role), Teki Latex, TTC, Omnikrom, and the So Fresh Squad. If you like French Hip Hop, Baile Funk, French Electro and that Hipster Hip-House sound via Baltimore, then expect this to be "orgasmique" (hehe). Although all the tracks are pretty good, we liked C’est Pour Mieux Gagner the best...how can you go wrong with filtered disco and hood lyrics? Word of advice to young hipsters out there...If you wanted to buy Steve Aoki's Pillow face, don't bother. Save a couple of bucks and buy this here.

Cuizinier vol.III - C’est Pour Mieux Gagner (Distort Long Edit)


Sunday, June 8, 2008

Lazy Sunday: This Heat will House You!!!

The Jungle Brother's are probably one of the most underrated if not forgotten acts in Hip Hop. Although they were members of the Native Tongue Posse which included De la Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, their career never took off like theirs. Here at the Manifest Destitute Hall of fame though, we'll always remember them for their collaboration with Todd Terry in "I'll House you" as one of the most important dance records of all time. If you don't think this song is all that then think again...cause even Mr. Sean "Diddy" Combs did a cover of it a couple of years back when he was toying at a career in electronic music. So enjoy the track, we've been playing it for years and we still can't get enough of it...

Jungle Brothers - I'll House you

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Music: Wiley Grimey & Dizzee Like Weezy

It was only time before Grime invaded our Dancefloors and surprisingly, it took way longer than expected. Recently we've seen Dizzee Razcal pair up with Bun B with a track that pushes the boundaries of Hip Hop without even trying. Similarly, Wiley's "Wearing my rolex transforms itself into THE Dancefloor banger in every DJ's set regardless of the genre. In the UK, Grime has been at the forefront of electronic music and Hip Hop, partly because of the popularity of Two Step and Drum&Bass in the late nineties. Now with the rise of Dubstep and the nostalgia for the heavy "rave style" synth bass, Urban music has a new palette to work from as you can see in the sets of DJ's such as Herve & Sinden. With all genres of music cross-pollinating back and forth, it is plausible we'll be listening to electro-rock-trance-hall pretty soon. Who knows, maybe we'll actually like it.

Dizzee Rascal - Where's the G's
Wiley - Wearing my Rolex
Hot Chip - Wearing my Rolex (Cover)

Just to show how a setting can make or break a video...this was flawless.


I always had a thing for foxes...