Is Stones Throw Back?
February 1, 2010
After a couple years of waiting for Stones Throw to get back in rhythm, I have a good feeling that things are starting to turn around for the label. With recent disappointments from the underground staple (i.e. James Pants and Baron Zen), I recently read their current/upcoming lineup through a promotion in the new Waxpoetics and it looks like this:
Strong Arm Steady: In Search of Stoney Jackson
Dam-Funk: Toeachizown
Guilty Simpson & Madlib: OJ Simpson
Guilty Simpson killed it with his debut back in 2008 (review), and I’ve been waiting on Toeachizown for years now. Could this mean there’s some momentum for the label moving forward? Hip-hop heads would love a strong 2010 from Peanut Butter Wolf, Madlib, and the rest of the lineup, so here’s hoping they continue dropping classic material. Madvillainy 2 would be a nice touch…Come on son!
I just picked up the new Strong Arm Steady today, so stay tuned for a review.
Brooklyn We Go Hard
February 1, 2010
This weekend I came across one of my dopest jazz finds yet, with Roy Ayer’s classic He’s Coming (Polydor 1971). While Mr. Ayers is mostly known by the masses for his later material (i.e. Everybody Love the Sunshine), this is the type of record for groove diggers like myself. For instance, every time I hear “We Live in Brooklyn, Baby” I bug out pretty hard…Not only because I grew up on Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides, but mostly how infectious (and raw) the track is overall (drums?).
If you’re not up to speed on this gem (late pass for me for sure), be on the lookout because it’s definitely worth the wait.
