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vendredi 30 décembre 2011

Vincz Lee x DJ Klash "Who Gon Stop Us?" (Free Mixtape)


DJs / cat lovers Vincz Lee and DJ Klash reunited their efforts to cook that "Who Gon Stop Us?" mixtape. If you wanna kow what's currently hot in mainstream Hip-Hop, you should definitely listen to it.

That tape just made me realize I wasn't listening to that kinda Hip-Hop anymore. It's like I'm stuck in a whole another zone, my bad!...


Dj Vincz Lee & Dj Klash - Who Gon Stop Us? by Vincz Lee



lundi 26 décembre 2011

Waka Flocka x French Montana "Lock Out" (Free Mixtape"


Damn! I've been waiting for this combination for such a long time! I kinda appreciate Wacka Flocka's style when I turn off my brain... His crunkish-trappish album "Flockaveli" did destroy my ears and the speakers of my car, and I still bump that record when I feel angry or wanna get some motivation. Concerning French Montana, I always digged is style and smooth flow since he dropped his "Laundry Man" and "Mac & Cheese" mixtape series. Still waiting for an official release tho... But he surely did great with Cocaine City. In brief: both of them do great things, especially when they spit some bars together.

So when I heard Waka and French released a common project, I became nuts for the reasons cited above. But after the excitement came the deception. "Lock Out" is ordinary and offers nothing special. I mean it's good, but there's nothing particular at all. If you don't like Waka and French, this mixtape won't help you to...



samedi 10 décembre 2011

50 Cent "The Big 10" (Free Mixtape)

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50 is back at it! Since "Before I Self Destruct" (very good album), we haven't really musically heard of him. Acting, promoting his drink Street King (great action by the way), G-Unit's leader was busy as hell... But yeah, as I told you, he's back at it. And before the release of a new album (if anybody knows when it's supposed to drop, holla at me), 50 feeds the streets, or I'd rather say the Internet, with his new mixtape "The Big 10". This tape is supposed to represent Curtis Jackson's comeback to "the Hip-Hop he fell in love with". Really? And yep, he wasn't lying at all: all the tracks are mad raw. Of course, 50's style isn't surprising anymore, but it's always good nowadays to hear that kinda rap. Download it!

My rating: 4/6




mardi 6 décembre 2011

Meek Mill "Dreamchasers" (Free Mixtape)


I share a lot of music lately isn't it? Well don't complain since I only share things I really do appreciate! Today's turn is Meek Mill's, a rapper coming from Philadelphia and signed to Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group. I'm always happy when I go to clubs in Tokyo and hear some Meek Mill's songs such as "I'ma Boss" or "Tupac Back" (the first time was at Ageha club with Akio). But my favorite Meek's joint isn't a banger or a street anthem, it's an introspective tracks: "Dreamchasers" featuring Philly's affiliate Beanie Sigel. That song reminds me of Tokyo by night, when the streets are empty and the first trains arrive around 5am... Good to discover a dope new comer in the rap game... So enjoy!


My rating: 4/6





Friendzone "Kuchibiru Network 2" (Free Mixtape)

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Bay Area has such a prolific and interesting musical scene. I wrote a post about rap duo Main Attrakionz (download their album for free), now it's time to talk about a duo of producers called Friendzone. I don't know much about them except they're really into Asian culture and especially Japanese and produce marvelous cloudy Hip-Hop instrumentals and Electro joints. They often sample some Asian and J-Pop songs to turn them into musical jewels. One good example: "Perfect Skies" produced for Main Attrakionz uses an excerpt of Perfume's "Perfect Star".

Friendzone dropped a lot of mixtapes, you can download them for free on their website. But today I invite you to download their latest release: "Kuchibiru Network 2". And as always, it's a masterpiece!


My rating: 4.5/6







samedi 3 décembre 2011

En?gma "En Haut 2 l'Affiche 2" (Free Mixtape)

I don't like Swiss rap. As a movement, there's no real Swiss rap. Suffering from an identity crisis for quite a while, swiss rap tries to sound like French and/or American Hip-Hop. In brief: copycats. Therefore, En?gma isn't like them. Rappers acting and making music without pretending to be gangsters, hustlers or drug dealers is kinda rare, so it's worth to notice it. En?gma doesn't pretend to be anybody else but himself, something you can definitely hear and feel in his music and especially in his new mixtape "En Haut 2 l'Affiche 2" ("on top of the game"). Sometimes ego-tripping, most of the time confiding, the rapper of Vevey raps about his impression and feelings of life and values in a rather unique way among Swiss rappers. This sincere speech is musically accompanied by atmospheric beats and b-sides that perfectly represent the rapper's artistic sphere. En?gma kinda floats on the instrumentals and that particularity makes him for me the first representative of cloud rap in French. So if you don't have anything against French-speaking rap and appreciate the work of rappers such as Main Attrakionz and producers like Friendzone, you'll surely be interested by the sympathetic atmosphere of this project. And even if I don't like Swiss rap, I do like some Swiss rappers like En?gma.


T!


Listen to the 1st track "3:45":
3.45 by EnigmaOfficial









vendredi 2 décembre 2011

"L'animation et la bande dessinée japonaise en France (1970-2002)" par Setni Barro

Classique!

En 2007, un dénommé Setni Baro a eu la gentillesse de m'envoyer son mémoire portant sur "L'animation et la bande dessinée japonaise en France (1970-2002)". Etudiant en histoire à la Sorbonne, sa démarche m'intrigua autant qu'elle me plut. En effet, alors que le manga et la japanimation son éternellement considérés comme des loisirs (dévalorisants), j'ai apprécié l'envie de Setni de présenter à une sphère académique de quoi cette sous-culture nipponne retournait vraiment: un véritable miroir social des us et des mœurs de la société japonaise d'après guerre. En 2007, je tenais alors un blog traitant de japanimation et rap américain (joyeux mélange), et les nombreux chapitres de ce travail devaient être régulièrement publiés. Toutefois, devant l'ampleur de la tâche et le temps que cela me prenait, je dus me résoudre à arrêter. Enfin, de l'eau a coulé sous les ponts (ou "sous l'éponge" comme dirait mon ami Milos) et je vous propose désormais de télécharger cet excellent travail dans son intégralité!

Dragon Ball aura marqué toute une génération.
Bien que les mangas et anime pris en guise d'exemple dans ce mémoire datent un peu (on voit clairement que Setni Baro fait partie de l'ancienne école), le tout est très bien documenté et exposé. Je regrette simplement que des séries plus récentes et peut-être plus pertinentes n'aient pas été passées au peigne fin, m'enfin je chipote.

Quoiqu'il en soit, ce pavé se doit d'être lu absolument par toutes celles et ceux qui se disent animefans. Bonne lecture, et n'hésitez pas à jeter un œil à la bibliographie, de très bons ouvrages y sont référencés!

J'en profite pour passer un appel: est-ce que quelqu'un saurait où est Setni Baro? Je n'ai pas eu de nouvelles de lui depuis cette époque. Merci de me faire signe juste au cas où!



Avec Sailor Moon, les filles ne se laissent plus faire (youpi)!


mercredi 30 novembre 2011

Deejay Jul x DJ Cainfry "Da True Recipes" (Free Mixtape)


G-Funk and Bay styles are still alive! Well, they never died or disappeared in fact, but the Westcoast musical scene isn't that much successful lately... What a shame. Everybody's focused on... David Guetta Electro style... But Deejay Jul and DJ Cainfry are here to correct the tendency and decided to join their efforts to offer us a West-dedicated mixtape: "Da True Recipes" hosted by Homie Da Jedi.

Enjoy the whole recipe since Winter is coming: it ain't nothing like some Westcoast joints to feel warmer! Get that tape, it's good for your health!


Da True Recipes DeeJayJul/DJ Cainfry vol1 by DeeJayJul


dimanche 27 novembre 2011

DJ Vidy - "Underground Joints Vol.2" (Free Mixtape)



The young and motivated DJ Vidy is already back with another Hip-Hop mixtape: "Underground Joints Vol.2"! The good thing when you're a young cat (don't forget Vidy is only 15 years old), you have plenty of time to live your passion to the fullest. And Vidy surely knows hot to get busy! Don't forget you can still download the 1st volume of "Underground Joints" here.

As a huge fan of the producer 9th Wonder, DJ Vidy selected some of his hottest tracks for this new mixtape, plus invited some Swiss rappers like Basengo and Braccobrax to lay a verse here and there on 9th's instrumentals. Definitely a good idea.

Oh yeah, and it's free of course! Enjoy!





mercredi 9 novembre 2011

Heavy D RIP...


2011 is such a bad year for great Hip-Hop artists. After the death of icons such as Nate Dogg and DJ Mehdi, now it's Heavy D's turn. Singer and former leader of Heavy D & The Boyz, Heavy D was one of the first (if not the first) person who built a bridge between Rap and R&B. This formula definitely changed the game.

Please take a listen to his work throughout the years in downloading this mixtape courtesy of NYTimes.com.



1. Heavy D & The Boyz – 1. GIRL’Z THEY LOVE ME
2. Heavy D & The Boyz – 2. OVER WEIGHT LOVERS IN THE HOUSE
3. Heavy D & The Boyz – 3. MR. BIG STUFF
4. Heavy D & The Boyz – 4. IS IT GOOD TO YOU
5. Heavy D & The Boyz – 5. SOMEBODY FOR ME
6. Heavy D & The Boyz FEAT. KOOL G RAP, GRAND PUBA, CL SMOOTH, BIG DADDY KANE, PETE ROCK & Q-TIP – 6. DON’T CURSE
7. Heavy D & The Boyz – 7. YOU CAN’T SEE, WHAT I CAN SEE
8. Heavy D & The Boyz – 8. SEX WIT YOU
9. Heavy D & The Boyz – 9. NUTTIN BUT LOVE
10. Heavy D & The Boyz – 10. PEACEFUL JOURNEY
11. Heavy D & The Boyz – 11. BLACK COFFEE
12. Heavy D & The Boyz FEAT. LEVERT – 12. JUST COOL’IN
13. Heavy D & The Boyz – 13. BIG DADDY
14. Heavy D & The Boyz – 14. GOT ME WAITING
15. Heavy D & The Boyz – 15. WE GOT OUR OWN THANG
16. Heavy D & The Boyz – 16. NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE

vendredi 21 octobre 2011

Imam Thug "The Mixcake" (mixtape) + "Chop Suey" (Video Clip)



My man Imam Thug dropped the final version of his "Mixcake" (get the first one here) a couple of months ago, sorry for being that late, and that's what the streets need the most right now: real music. Download it for free and enjoy the 15 tracks featured on the tape with guest appearances by Havoc (Mobb Deep), Vado, Peedi Crak, Craig G... Check it yo yo yo !




Do not forget to watch the "Chop Suey" video clip. I'm pretty sure all my ninjas will appreciate it !...


T!

mardi 13 septembre 2011

DJ Mehdi RIP



Wow, September 13 is definitely a sad day for great artists. After the death of 2Pac on that day 15 years ago, it's now DJ Mehdi's turn to disappear. Yes, DJ Mehdi just died a few hours ago, the very same day as Pac. Kinda ironic isn't it.

Mehdi was the pioneer of the Hip-Hop-Electro productions in France. At least the one who really knew how to create them. Even if the beginning of his career was straight Hip-Hop with his group Mafia K'1 Fry in the early 90's, he finally chose to produce more and more Electro joints as time went by.

It would be too long to enlist all the artists he worked with (from Daft Punk to Chromeo and Just Blaze). But if there's one thing you have to know is that DJ Mehdi was a real musical genius. We will regret him, forever.

Repose en paix mec.