It's passed 2000

Blacks got to be Free..

Love for the Chi..

Tomorrow, I will be making a long awaited trip to the "Windy City" otherwise known as Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is known for many things in the musical sense. Mainly as the birthing ground for acts such as Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions; Earth, Wind, & Fire; Herbie Hancock; Miles Davis; R. Kelly; G.O.O.D. Music(Kanye & Common); Lupe Fiasco; and most importantly (IMO) House music.  Given my fondness for House music and its many different forms, this trip is in part a pilgrimage. Most importantly though, I'm going to DJ a very special event put on by a very special friend of mine Drunken Monkeee. I will rocking his annual loft party known as "The Honeycomb Hideout"

It's held in the Center of Chicago at The Elastic Arts Foundation, and will feature performances by several up & coming Chicago artists including Ill Legit and Professor Gorilla Dickens (trip-hop/loungy alias of Drunken Monkeee). As a special gift to all I've compiled a little mixtape of my friend, Drunken Monkeee's tracks. As well for the next week, while I'm gone, I'll be hosting my old "Windy City Mix" on my SoundCloud for stream/download

EZRAKH Present... The Drunken Monkeee Show d/l

  Windy City Mix  by  ezrakh

-Ez

Jay ElecRamadaan Muhammad Asalaamica RasoulAllah Supana Watallah

Some may say I'm late on this, but I feel like his time is now. Penned as Hip-Hop's "Savior" in many places, Jay Electronica may well be just that. With the aura & persona of a holy wandering Monk, JayElec maybe the realest thing the game has to offer. Although he brings an amazing element of 'conscious' rap to his lyrics, he stays completely raw with it and doesn't seek to sugarcoat any of the things he says. Every one of his rhymes paints a very vivid visual image in your head, & Wu-Tang-esque sound bytes do the job of helping reinforce these images. Even most importantly, he has come with something extremely fresh and to my knowledge never heard before in hip-hop. I'm talking of course about "Act:1 Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)." In it's entirety (the full original contains two voicemail messages), the song is a drumless, chorusless classical-styled composition containing several movements. In it JayElec addresses not only his opposition to mainstream hip-hop culture, but as well a sour relationship, mind control by the present power stucture, & his knowledge of UFO & Supernatural Phenoma.... All in 4 classical movements. Just Listen....

Exhibit C (Prod. by: Just Blaze)

Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)

(no voicemail version, comment for full 15 minute version.)

Electrochemicals Mixtape

Style Wars EP

Peace.

"P.C. Behind ME"

P.C. Behind Me D/L

I present to you "P.C. Behind Me," a mixtape by yours truly of some of the hottest club music from Jersey/Philly/Baltimore. I did this one for my hometown, the P.C. (Prison City), better known as Rahway New Jersey. Recorded live with two Technics, a mixer and Serato, this joint is sure to go into your rotation.

Tracklist:

1. "Hey MF's"- Blaqstarr
2. "Run This Town (Tray Remix)"-Jay-Z & Rhi
3. "Rock Yo Body"- Bleszt & DJ Dru
4. "Back It Up"- DJ Jayhood
5. "Don't Stop"- DJ Sweat
6. "Paparazzi (Tim Dolla Remix)"- Lady Gaga
7. "Fight for Your Right"- Nadus
8. "Do Bad Things ( DJ Tiga Remix)"- True Blood
9. "Best I Ever Had (DJ AJ Remix)"- Drake
10. "Art Of E"- EZRAKH
11. "Bad Habits (Dave Nada Remix)"- Maxwell
12. "Makossa"- Michael
13. "On My Grind"- DJ Shy
14. "Turn Me Up"- DJ Lokey
15. "Hit It To The Beat (Remix)"- Tim Dolla
16. "Arch In Ya Back"- DJ Slink & DJ Dru
17. "Dump It"- DJ Jonty
18. "Ride The Wave"- DJ Frosty
19. "Big Girl"- DJ K-Swift
20. "Hoody Hood Rat"- Dukeyman
21. "Everybody Everybody (Ayres Remix)"-Black Box

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Idle Warship

Party Robot (D/L)

Brought to you by Mick Boogie, here is Idle Warship. A recent project by Talib Kweli, MC Graph Nobel, and songstress Res. As a Fem/Fem/ Male team they are giving acts like Dirty Money much more than a run for there money. A great mixture of soul and electronica, stand out tracks are "Black Snake Moan," and Baltimore King Blaqstarr produced "Momma May I." Do it.

J.Period and Nneka

The Madness (D/L)

J.Period's at it again. This time he's hooked up with Nigerian-born Nneka; extremely talented, beautiful & real. Her vocal style and ease is evocative of Lauryn Hill mixed with Fela Kuti and Nigeria, while J.Period's selections adds to her edge and keeps the vibe going throughout. Although she'll get comparison to hip acts such as M.I.A. or Santi, she's more deserving of comparisons to Badu or Ms. Hill if any.. However her style is all her own, and contains bits and pieces of her soul as you'll hear. Notable tracks include a remix of hit UK single "Heartbeat" in which Talib Kweli answers the call and contributes his talents. As well, hip-hop "savior'" and one of my personal favorites Jay Electronica does his thing in "Walking." Other guests include Big Boi, Damian Marley, & M-1 of Dead Prez. This is a highly recommended download! Don't front.

Pax.

Yes, Please

"A Decade of Flying Lotus" Mixed by Gaslamp Killer
/via TTL Blog

Pax.