Chilly Gonzalez - Pianist Envy

At the moment I'm really enjoying this but I'm not sure if it'll get annoying after a while. Either way you might as well check it out because it's free of course. Chilly Gonzalez has put together a mix of mostly commercial bangers and tinkled his ivories all over the top of it all. Since I wrote the first sentence I'm actually warming to it quite a lot, so check it out right HERE. A Clipse verse will do wonders for someone sitting on the fence.

Konny Kon - It's Winter Time, Tie Your Tims Up

These are a couple of mixes done by Konny Kon of Broke'N'English with a specific time of year and feeling in mind. In his own words:

Its the wintertime,tie up your tims,put your champion hoody and starter hat on,zip up, put this in your walkman, turn it to 11 and stand outside some shops like your invincible..either that or just listen to my mix in your nice warm house,tracks from-the u.n,pete rock,sadat x,mobb deep,12 jewelz,biggie,wu tang,p brothers,onyx,scaramanga,jay z,black moon,smif n wessun,odb,bravehearts,capone n noreaga,imam thug,m.o.p,redman,prodigy and more.

He put them both up on the Broke'N'English blog which is right here. It's well worth checking for mixes like this, old tracks and general niceness from the Manc lads.

Here are the mixes in Soundcloud player form, and just click on the relevant part to download.

KONNY KON-ITS THE WINTER TIME,TIE UP YOUR TIMS by konnykon

ITS THE WINTER TIME,TIE UP YOURS TIMS PT2 by konny-kon

Jay Electronica in Oxford

This has got to be the biggest hip hop event that's happened in recent times. The boys from Wordplay have sorted this out, and it took me by surprise at first. They have booked Jay Electronica at the O2 Academy in Oxford.

The big tune that has taken the net/world by storm was Exhibit C of course, and if you look into my previous posts it's there somewhere. The Facebook page for the Oxford event is here amd you can buy tickets by hitting this link. I'll see you down the front.



To prepare you for the gig I thought I'd stick up this mix that entirely consists of Jay Elec material, it's worth checking believe me. You can stream or download it by clicking HERE. I can't take credit for it but I'm not sure who put it together originally.

I'm glad to say that one of the support acts is Chima Anya of local crew GTA. He's promoting his album which is due out this year, he's a nice guy, a fully qualified doctor and thankfully in this context, an ill MC.

Here's something that will give you an idea of what he's about.

DJ Cable Guest Mix for Mista Jam/1Xtra

I've been downloading free mixes from DJ Cable for sometime now, and now it seems he's getting a bit of recognition on a wider scale. He put together this guest mix for Mista Jam on 1Xtra.

You can download it HERE, and have a look below for the tracklist.

01. Interview/Intro...
02. DJ Zinc - 138 Trek (Bingo) *
03. TC - Where's My Money? (Caspa Remix - Cable Re-edit) (White)
04. DJ Cable Vs. Tempa T & Rusko Mr. Muscle's Hype (White)
05. Caspa - My Pet Monster (Dub Police)
06. Joker & Ginz - Purple City (Kapsize)
07.Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly (Acapella) (Sony BMG)
08. Grand Puba - Get It (12th Planet Remix) (SCION US)
09. Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix) (Wichita)
10. Caspa - Marmite (Cable VIP Re-edit) (White)
11. Redlight - Be With You (Lobster Boy)
12. Silencer - Dirtbag (Silencer)
13. Ludacris - How Low (Can You Go) (Def Jam)
14. Gucci Mane - Wasted (Warner Bros.)
15. Lil Wayne - Go DJ (Instrumental) (Cash Money Records) *
16. DJ Baddmixx - Go DJ (Juke Traxx Online)
17. Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune (Moving Shadow)
18. Yung Joc - It's Going Down (Acapella) (Bad Boy Entertainment)
19. Foreign Beggars - Contact (Noisia Remix) (Dented)
20. Xample & Jakes - No Respect (RAM) *
21. Total Science - Nosher (Marky & S.P.Y. Remix) (CIA)
22. Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Acapella) (Def Jam)
23. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out (Parlophone)

Where's My Monkey - DJ Parker

Now I know I'm incredibly late on this (as I imagine I will be with a lot stuff I post) but I had to stick this one up for you. DJ Parker played around a bit with the dubstep anthem of a similar name, and it just so happens that DJ Sampology decided to create some visuals to go with it.



You can go and check the Sampology Youtube channel here, and download the track from here.

Some videos of artists featured below...

This started with me finding a few new videos of artists that I've previously featured on this blog and before I knew it I had quite a list. They're all worth checking so have a little look at these.

Skuff of Delegates of Culture puts his own spin on a Gil Scott-Heron classic.



Inja of the same crew spitting over dubstep.



A couple of videos for tracks from the recent LP "Jimmy the Lock" by Nocando.

Nocando feat. Busdriver - Two Track Mind from Fresh Coast on Vimeo.

Dumbfoundead with a concept track off his recent LP "Fun with Dumb".



Mysdiggi going in over 64 bars.



Fucking tune! Cappo and the P Brothers repping Heavy Bronx.

Intuition - Girls Like Me

Intuition is part of the same wider crew as Nocando and Dumbfoundead who I have talked about before. He has just dropped "Girls Like Me" which is a high quality example of the resurgence of LA underground hip hop that has been happening in recent years.

You can sample the goodness by clicking on the player below. If you like what you hear you can get a download from Bandcamp, iTunes or eMusic. I highly recommend it, you know you want to.

Ska Cubano in Oxford

Those lovable rogues from Skylarkin Soundsystem are once again bringing Ska Cubano to Oxford for your delectation and entertainment. All of the details can be found here, you can go and buy some tickets all of your very own right here, and below you can have a listen to get an idea of the kind of thing you might hear if you do.



If you like what you hear you can go here and purchase a download in the format of your choosing. If you're after a "real" CD probably best to look elsewhere because they seem to ship from the US if you order from Bandcamp.

Brooklyn Dust (Beasties mix) - Jimbo Jones

OK, hopefully some of you people (who am I kidding? Nobody reads this shite, holla at me or comment if you're a real person!) remember my post about the crazy Marvin Gaye mix by the man like Jimbo Jones. The good news is that he's been putting in work again and this time has crafted a masterpiece entirely out of Beasties material.

You can go and check it over at his blog here to get full tracklisting etc, or alternatively this is the direct download link.

Below you can find some examples of his own blends that he has put together to feature on the mix.