Thursday, October 22, 2009
Oct 22nd Thursday | Grandmaster Roc Raida Tribute @ BB Kings NYC
Oct. 22: Grand Master Roc Raida Tribute
at the Tableturns Reunion!
BB King Blues Club 237 West 42nd St. Times Sq. New York City
On Thursday, October 22nd, 2009, many of the World's top battle DJs, turntablists and party rockers will gather on the wheels of steel at BB King Blues Club 237 West 42nd St in Times Square, New York City to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Grand Master Roc Raida!
The Grand Master Roc Raida Tribute at the Tableturns Reunion will bring together many of the biggest names and crews in the art form of Turntablism including Raida's fellow crew members from the X-Men and the X-ecutioners; fellow World DJ battle champions: Craze, A-Trak, DJ Shiftee plus DJ Scratch, DJ Dummy, DJ I-Dee, The Beat Junkies: Babu, J.Rocc, Shortkut and Rhettmatic; DJ Slyce, Roli Rho and DJ Z-Trip! Tickets are $20 in advance at Fat Beats NYC, the BB King Box Office and through ticketmaster,
$25 at the door. Doors open at 10:30pm. The show begins at 11:15pm!
100% of the show's proceeds will go to his wife and children.
Tableturns, founded by Doug "Sugarcuts" Cohen,
was the World's first open turntable event. It occurred monthly from
March, 1997 through March, 1999 at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York
City. Not only did it markedly boost the skill level of DJs across the
tri-state area, it became an institution!
Since Roc Raida's
unexpected passing on Sept. 19th, 2009, at the peak of his career (the
1995 DMC World Champion was DJing for Busta Rhymes) famous friends
across the world have organized fundraiser/tributes for his wife and
children. The outpouring of sympathy and love has been tremendous! The
event on Oct. 22nd will be followed by another star studded fundraiser
in NYC on Nov. 25th at Nokia Theater
(more info tba). His wife and daughters have also announced that they
will continue the very special DJ battle that he created and organized
since 2006: Roc Raida's Gong DJ Battle!
Friends who wish to organize a tribute/fundraiser should respectfully seek permission first, from his family, by writing to roc4raida@gmail.com. Friends who want to make a donation can log on to paypal.com and direct funds to the address: ladietye@yahoo.com. Please support a fundraiser near you and stay posted to myspace.com/rocraida for any and all official information released by his family.
The Grand Master Roc Raida Tribute at the Tableturns Reunion will bring together many of the biggest names and crews in the art form of Turntablism including Raida's fellow crew members from the X-Men and the X-ecutioners; fellow World DJ battle champions: Craze, A-Trak, DJ Shiftee plus DJ Scratch, DJ Dummy, DJ I-Dee, The Beat Junkies: Babu, J.Rocc, Shortkut and Rhettmatic; DJ Slyce, Roli Rho and DJ Z-Trip! Tickets are $20 in advance at Fat Beats NYC, the BB King Box Office and through ticketmaster,
$25 at the door. Doors open at 10:30pm. The show begins at 11:15pm!
100% of the show's proceeds will go to his wife and children.
Tableturns, founded by Doug "Sugarcuts" Cohen,
was the World's first open turntable event. It occurred monthly from
March, 1997 through March, 1999 at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York
City. Not only did it markedly boost the skill level of DJs across the
tri-state area, it became an institution!
Since Roc Raida's
unexpected passing on Sept. 19th, 2009, at the peak of his career (the
1995 DMC World Champion was DJing for Busta Rhymes) famous friends
across the world have organized fundraiser/tributes for his wife and
children. The outpouring of sympathy and love has been tremendous! The
event on Oct. 22nd will be followed by another star studded fundraiser
in NYC on Nov. 25th at Nokia Theater
(more info tba). His wife and daughters have also announced that they
will continue the very special DJ battle that he created and organized
since 2006: Roc Raida's Gong DJ Battle!
Friends who wish to organize a tribute/fundraiser should respectfully seek permission first, from his family, by writing to roc4raida@gmail.com. Friends who want to make a donation can log on to paypal.com and direct funds to the address: ladietye@yahoo.com. Please support a fundraiser near you and stay posted to myspace.com/rocraida for any and all official information released by his family.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Hello World (Mixtape) by QUIX vs. ELLIOT (DOPE MIXTAPE ALERT!!!)
DOPE MIXTAPE ALERT!!!!
The follow-up mixtape to Devil Music, QUIX 05 and Elliot Caps team up once again on 4 turntables to bring you "Hello World". Not one song is left untouched as the duo chop, splice and breakdown every sample that comes into their radar.
Hello World (Mix) by QUIX vs. ELLIOT by phonehome
Mixtape (Tracked Out)
>server
>sendspace
>yousendit
>zshare
Mix (long play MP3)
>server
>sendspace
>yousendit
>zshare
TRACK LIST
1) Hello World 1
'Hip Hop' Dead Prez x 'Moonlight' Digitalism
2) Hello World 2
'Gravel Pit' Wu-Tang x 'Guns Up Anthem' Cobra Krames
3) Hello World 3
'Tear Da Club' DJ Class x 'Fogbank' Boy 8-bit x ' Never Scared' Bonecrusher x 'Reckless (Fake Blood RMX)' Unkle x 'Bucky Done Gun' MIA
4) Hello World 4
'Too Long / Steam Machine' Daft Punk x 'Shake It To The Ground' Rye Rye
5) Hello World 5
'Vanished' Crystal Castles x 'Pink & Blue' Outkast x 'Disco Sirens' Midfield General
6) Hello World 6
'Boadicea' Enya x 'Ready Or Not' Fugees x 'My Love Sees You (Classixx RMX)' Beni x 'Dig Dug' Wale x 'How We Do It' Bird Peterson
7) Hello World 7
'Kryptonite' Purple Ribbon All-Stars x 'Teenage Color (Anoraak RMX)' College
The follow-up mixtape to Devil Music, QUIX 05 and Elliot Caps team up once again on 4 turntables to bring you "Hello World". Not one song is left untouched as the duo chop, splice and breakdown every sample that comes into their radar.
Hello World (Mix) by QUIX vs. ELLIOT by phonehome
Mixtape (Tracked Out)
>server
>sendspace
>yousendit
>zshare
Mix (long play MP3)
>server
>sendspace
>yousendit
>zshare
TRACK LIST
1) Hello World 1
'Hip Hop' Dead Prez x 'Moonlight' Digitalism
2) Hello World 2
'Gravel Pit' Wu-Tang x 'Guns Up Anthem' Cobra Krames
3) Hello World 3
'Tear Da Club' DJ Class x 'Fogbank' Boy 8-bit x ' Never Scared' Bonecrusher x 'Reckless (Fake Blood RMX)' Unkle x 'Bucky Done Gun' MIA
4) Hello World 4
'Too Long / Steam Machine' Daft Punk x 'Shake It To The Ground' Rye Rye
5) Hello World 5
'Vanished' Crystal Castles x 'Pink & Blue' Outkast x 'Disco Sirens' Midfield General
6) Hello World 6
'Boadicea' Enya x 'Ready Or Not' Fugees x 'My Love Sees You (Classixx RMX)' Beni x 'Dig Dug' Wale x 'How We Do It' Bird Peterson
7) Hello World 7
'Kryptonite' Purple Ribbon All-Stars x 'Teenage Color (Anoraak RMX)' College
Complex presents Best of the 2000s: Top 100 Albums
source: Complex Top 100 Albums of the 2000s
Again, Complex did a hit or miss job on picking the best albums of the decade. Some of my favorite albums were missing from the list like Nas/Stillmatic or Reflection Eternal/Train of Thought or Talib Kweli/Quality or J Dilla/Donuts. Oh well, here's my top 10 from their selections:
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Complex presents Best of the 2000s: Top 100 Sneakers
source: COMPLEX TOP 100 SNEAKERS of the 2000s
Disappointed that some of my favorite kicks didn't make the list but if I had to pick my top 5 from Complex magazine's selection, it would be this:
TIFFANY DUNKS
HEINEKEN DUNKS
AIR JORDAN 1 PATENT HI's OG Red/Black
DE LA SOUL DUNKS
AIR MAX 95 x STASH
Marge Simpson on the cover of Playboy with a 3 page spread
you can actually see her nipples on the 2nd pic, haha.
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