What up ppl.? The Hip Hop Guru has returned. This was something I planned for 2009, before the myspace recession that I decided. Throughout the past 3 years, I've spoken about my stance & my love for music, especially hip hop. But one thing I've done rarely & wish I would've done more in the past was introduce ppl to some of the albums I'm checking & listening to.
It's been said over & over that hip hop is dead, & whatever. And I've declined that statement. And although I've given ppl a reason why it isn't, I never "showed" them why it isn't.
Well, I just happened to be fishing through youtube & after revisiting my love Apani B. Fly (the femcee on 2 joints of the duet dedication (one with MF Doom & J. Rawls & Mr. Complex), I discovered a new joint which was released on an album produced by 3 producers out of France called the Jazz Liberators. And believe me, they live up to their name.
This is probably the best combo of jazz & hip hop since the Jazzmatazz days of Guru, US3. The album is called "Clin d'oell (don't ask me what that means), but has some great instrumentals & some nice collabos from Tre & Fatlip (both originally from Pharcyde), J-Live, J.Sand, Asheru (another underground fav. of mine.), Buckshot, & some I've never heard, but I'll be looking for them in the future. Anyway, here's some samples if you wanna check it out.
Here's there page on myspace : http://www.myspace.com/jazzlib
I Am Hip Hop (ft. Asheru)
When the Clock Ticks (ft. J. Sands)
The Process (ft. Apani B. Fly)
NOTE: ads on top is from JazzLib's myspace page, so I can't take credit for it.
2 comments:
These cats are pretty live. On the Jazz tip I'm still on Jazzanova. Those cats plus Phonte from Little Brother are out cold.
What up Jay? I've never heard of Jazzanova, but I may have to check them out.
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