One Hundred & Counting..

... It's my 100th post and I'm still going strong! I'm loving blogging as a side hobby - shout outs to all the music/film/entertainment/culture bloggers that keep the information flowing nonstop, day-in and day-out. Now that I've got a full-time 8-5 job, I've been slacking a tad bit. BUT, that should all change with my 16GB iPod Touch on it's way as we speak!

Now, back to the real matter at hand. I've become obsessed lately rocking Pandora internet radio grooving to jazz at work and decided to share the info with the blogosphere - it's perfect for when you don't have your music collection handy and want to hear any artist. Just type in an artist name or song title and it plays similar songs according to your taste - pretty cool, indeed.

I don't want all that fun to get in the way of exclusives from yours truly, so I'll continue my mission beyond my 100th post and keep the music coming.. Enjoy!

Joe Budden ft. Heartbreak - No More

Nas & Busta Rhymes - Fried Chicken

DJ Pharris ft R. Kelly, Fat Joe, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes - The Money

Lupe Fiasco - Where Do I Go

A-Trak - Say Whoa - Running Man Nike Original Run

Kanye West - Jigga My Nigga Freestyle

Madlib's 2003 Invasion into Blue Note & More......

It's been a while since we did this, ladies and gentlemen. And I've been on this crazy jazz/indie hip-hop tip today so, here goes..

Dust Off The Crates - 3rd Edition

Madlib - Shades of Blue (2003)



Gaining unlimited access to masters from jazz imprint Blue Note Records, Oxnard, C.A. producer/multi-instrumentalist Madlib reinterprets the catalog of legendary American recordings in his own THC-inspired way on 2003's Shades of Blue. Madlib flips classics like Donald Byrd's "Steppin' Into Tomorrow" and Ronnie Foster's "Mystic Brew" in addition to playing a cover of Horace Silver's "Song For My Father" to tribute his own dad, singer Otis Jackson, Sr. Shades of Blue is a brilliantly musical LP packed with jazzy, rugged hip-hop hybrids.

Madlib - Mystic Bounce

Madlib - Song For My Father

Madlib - Slim's Return

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Grant Green - Live At Club Mozambique (1971)



Grant Green, the often-overlooked soul jazz and hard bop guitarist who recorded prolifically for Blue Note in the 60's and 70's, glides effortlessly on his 1971 live disc Live at the Mozambique Club. The tracks selected here display Green's funkified licks and up-tempto improvisations.

Grant Green - More Today Than Yesterday

Grant Green - Jan Jan

Grant Green - One More Chance

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Madlib - Studio Kinda Cloudy Vol 2 (2002)



For the final disc here in this edition, we return to the West Coast's eclectic, sample-lovin' musician Madlib. Studio Kinda Cloudy Vol 2's quirky, blunted environment leads to hazy remixes of dope hip-hop tracks (Gangstarr's "Just To Get A Rep," Fat Joe & Noreaga's "Misery Loves Company"), bugged-out relics of the art's golden era ("Make Them Clap" featuring Wildchild, "My World Primiere" featuring Peanut Butter Wolf's deceased homie Charizma), and odes to true heads ("Loopdigga" and "Variation of the Rain 8"). Definitely cool.

Madlib ft. Medaphoar - Loopdigga 12 Inch Mix

Madlib ft. Charizma - My World Primiere Madlib Remix

Madlib ft. The Roots - Variation of the Rain 8


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