Hailing from the same Bed-Stuy blocks where The Notorious B.I.G. once roamed comes Spec Boogie, master storyteller and shit-talker extraordinaire. Equally adept at both razor-tongued braggadocio and introspective commentary, he is an artist that shadowboxes his way out of easy classification. Neither preachy nor sensationalist, Spec Boogies remarkable sincerity is the thread that weaves together his music — even the songs that deal with less-than-weighty subject matter inherit the trait of real honesty. Nut-grabbing boasts and masochistic posturing are staples of Hip-Hop, but when Spec Boogie says hes going to throw back a case of Sierra Nevada and steal your woman, goddamn it, you believe it. And when he talks about the tragic moments his young eyes have seen, the phrase old soul seems truly appropriate. A former member of The Sandhogs, a group which included indie favorite Tes-1, Spec Boogie relocated to The City of Brotherly Love in his late teens and eventually connected with Philadelphia heroes ?uestlove and the Grammy Award-winning Roots crew. Polishing his live stage show under the tutelage of the masters, he performed in both Philly and New York during the wildly successful 2000 Okayplayer Tour. But Brooklyn beckoned. Spec Boogie returned home and joined with several like-minded souls to found Loosie Music, a fiercely independent record label, online magazine and booze-addled political cabal. The fledgling label hooked up with Lower East Side boutique Staple Design to release the Grow single, a track that earned Spec Boogie a deluge of critical acclaim and immediately put him on the radar of indie Hip-Hop aficionados as far away as France and Japan. The buzz proved justified, as his dynamic first full-length compilation of material, Fresh Out the Box, moved several thousand copies as a promotional item with Digitalgravel-dot-com and Scifen Clothing. A brilliant live entertainer, Spec Boogie has delivered memorable performances at venues such as Nokia Theatre in Times Square, The Wetlands, Nuyorican Poets Café, Southpaw, The Knitting Factory and Hammerstein Music Hall alongside artists including The Roots, Mark Ronson, Melle Mel, Platinum Pied Pipers, Purple City, Theodore Unit, MF Doom, Little Brother, Pete Rock and Big Daddy Kane. Picture by Corren Conway.
Spec Boogie – Bed Stuy
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Spec Boogie – Psychotic Girl
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+ Foreign Exchange – Title Theme
+ Jhelisa – Friendly Pressure (Remix)
+ DJ Spinna – Dillagence Ft. PhontÈ
+ Oddisee – All Because she’s Gone Ft. PhontÈ
+ Big Tone – What’s up (Intimacy) Ft. Dwele
+ G&D (Georgia & Dudley) – All 4 U
+ Jazz Liberatorz – Fort Green Place
+ Les Nubians – Makeda (DJ Spinna Remix)
+ Hocus Pocus – You Ft. Mr. J. Meideros
+ Strange Fruit Project – Makin’ My Way
+ Little Brother – The Way You Do
+ Pete Rock – No Tears Ft. Leela James
+ J Dilla – Ghetto Love Ft. Truth Hurts
+ Cesar Comanche – The Gift
+ Slum Village – Count The Ways Ft. Dwele
+ D’Angelo – Brown Sugar (Alternate Version)
+ Kid Sublime – Satisfaction Ft. Lesdeal
+ The Pharcyde – She Said (Jay Dee Remix)
+ Jill Scott – Love Rain
+ Noreaga – Married to Marijuana
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The latest edition of the digger’s bible brings us nice long interviews with Herbie Hancock (by Kirk Degiorgio), reggea saxophonist Cedric Brooks, jazz-composer/pianist Lalo Schrifrin and rapper Spoony Gee. More bits on Jackson Conti, Freddie Fresh, Kutreggea iman, Plant Life’s Jack Splash, Ocote Soul Sounds, funky Lagos, spiritual Soul of Chicago, K-Def, Pete Rock, Sam RiversCinematic Orchestra, Lee Fields. Diverse as always and with lot’s of nice photo’s, here’s a new dive into the roots and developments of contemporary Afro-American music. Check it @ Rushhour!
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Following up the wildly successful debut episode (over 10,000 downloads at the time of the post and still climbing), Brainchild and Phonte are back with another installment of Gordon Gartrell Radio.
Same recipe as last time. Brainchild spins the tunes (some new, hot shit in there y’all) and Phonte expounds on current events, namely the R. Kelly trial and the homoeroticism of male-male-female threesomes. http://www.treesforbreakfast.com
TRACKLIST:
Tony! Toni! Tone! – “I Couldn’t Keep It To Myself”
A Race of Angels – “We”
Brand New Heavies – “Sex God” (DJ Spinna eemix)
Smoke E. Digglera – “Refreshin”
Afta-1 – “Believe”
Samon Kawamura – “Aaragon”
Comfort Fit – “Planetary Picknick”
Declaime & Georgia Anne Muldrow – “Robin Hood Theory”
Nicolay & Kay f/ Mic of the Legendary K.O. – “Stop My Way”
Giovanca – “A Matter of Fact”
Atjazz f/ Clara Hill – “Before”
R. Kelly – “Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)”
Common – “The Questions”
Q-Tip – “Work It Out”
Skillz f/ Common – “So Good” (instrumental)
D. Huston f/ Kev Brown – “So Good” (instrumental)
The Pharcyde – “Somethin’ That Means Somethin” (instrumental)
Pete Rock – “Glowing”
Waajeed – “Fat Asia”
Ray J – “I Like To Trick”
1 O.A.K. & Trackademicks – “Got Me Hooked”
Crucial Conflict – “Hay”
Kool & The Gang “You Don’ Have To Change”
The Stovall Sisters – “Yes to the Lord”
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Ow smack can’t believe this shit checking out the chat seeing that Pete Rock’s album has leaked 6 days before the official release! Another one for the homies I guess..
Make sure you buy that shit when it comes out and keep supporting artists all over the world!
Peace from ench (listenin the album as we speak…) thanks oneforthehomies.
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The inventor of the remix komt 26 februari met een nieuw album ´NY´s Finest´ en de verwachtingen zijn hoog. Zelfs de big boys zeggen dat het de shit zal worden dus ik ben benieuwd. Pete Rock is een legendarische producer die al sinds 1988 actief is in de hiphop.
Op 37-jarige leeftijd blijft de man beats maken die 9th wonder´s zn ma zelfs voelt.
´Age is not a factor when you are a genius.´ Mooi gezegd Pharrell, mooi gezegd.
Enjoy! Met dank aan D.
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