*The Essentials Of Cool*: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Joell Ortiz - Marijuana Man (Audio)

JUDAH X NWA X Wale - Still Running Mixtape

JUDAH is on the beat once again with the influence of NWA and vocals from the popular 2007 collaboration with Wale to bring you Still Running. Fans of both NWA and Wale have given high praise of the two 100 Miles & Running project titles so the seasoned producer, who is known for his underground mash-ups of pop-culture and gravel-esque music, adds another creative mix to his "muthaf---- marathon" of a career.

- Sasha Vann

The Stuyvesants - Bring The Strings (Audio)

“Bring the Strings” is an unreleased track from our Stuyvesants project (this track is the distant cousin to “Bring the Horns”, which was track 4 on the album). This is a heavy, dirty, string sample that made for a pretty dope instrumental, however, the sound didn’t quite fit the vibe of the other tracks on the album so we sat it on the bench. Enjoy

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Sean Boog - The Phantom Of The Jamla Mixtape

Jean Grae - Cookies Or Comas Mixtape

Rapsody - Thank H.E.R. Now Mixtape

Jay Smooth On LeBron James & Me On Both Of Them

Jay Smooth just maybe my favorite person that I have never actually met or spoken to. Scratch that, he is my favorite person that I have never met or spoken to. He routinely manages to express my feelings better than me. The following video discusses the exact same thought that I had the moment I heard LeBron's woefully reckless post-game press conference after losing the NBA Finals.

Nas - Nasty (Audio)

Pusha T - Alone In Vegas (Music Video)

This video would've been 75% better without the daylight scenes in the desert.

Alone In Vegas appears on Fear Of God.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Q&A With The Lonely Island

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

14KT – 14KillaTape (Instrumentals)

“Straight up…this is that raw ish. Slaps. Face Twisters. Hard beats. All these joints were made in a span of 08’-11’. It all started when I first got into the Red Bull Beat Battle in Detroit end of 08’. I was never known as a beat battle type producer and believe it or not, I actually don’t like battling with beats. However, that was my first time ever battling with beats. Knowing I was battling, I definitely found myself in a different frame of mind when I sat down to make joints in the lab. While in the lab, my motivation was making beats that I would have HATED if my opponent played them against me. I took a collection of beats where I had that mind state and mixed them with other beats I made during that time period. I’m setting this Killer Tape off with the first joint I ever made in a beat battle mind state and the rest is history. I got a new nickname under my belt now, 14KillaTape…haha” – 14KT

I definitely agree with 2 of the 3 cons that were listed in the video.

Bed-Stuy Betty Presents: Toro Y Moi - Underneath The Pine

Hey guys,

Back again with some chillwave awesomeness for your eardrums. Think of Toro Y Moi as the perfect note to your summer's day. Click Here To Download and I sincerely hope you enjoy.

~BB