Nas “Surviving the times“.
Everything about this video and track says 90ies east coast hiphop that the world used to love…
“Falling For You (YUM YUM Version)“. Had to throw this together. A nice version of a couple of good old tracks and that new Alicia Keys tune “No One”. With tons of remixes circulating a more floor friendly was missing… And instead of playing the old retro hiphop i rather like to incorporate it into new tracks and play them through the new mixes. “Falling For You” consists of one of my fave drumbreaks, replayed by Schu on his MPC, some 3 years ago for our old Live Band “the Beat Brothers”, which was some kind of a Live Mashup Band. This very break was first originally used by Slick Rick on “Mona Lisa” in 1988 and later on used for the Method Man/ Mary J Blige “You’re all i need” Remix in 1995. Both these tracks were killer tunes in their own time. On top goes an absolutely classic acapella that is very rare: Nas’ “The World is Yours”, one of the stand out tracks from his omni-influential album “Illmatic” in 1994. ***Enjoy this YUM YUM version of the new Alicia Keys track and make sure to play it out loud.
1. Alicia Keys & Nas “Falling for You” (YUM YUM version)
2. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings “100 days”
3. Jay-Z “Roc Boyz”
4. Alicia Keys & Junior Reid “No One” (Reggae remix)
5. Rihanna & Michael Jackson “Don`t stop the music”
K, you fell for the attention grabber:
Alicia Keys “No One” …but Ten other Ones
Alicia Keys is getting the same north, south, east, west, up & down remix treatment Rihannas umbrella got this summer. I alone already play 4 different versions (inclding a new YUM YUM version) and know of at least 9 existing ones. Well here comes # 10. Surely not the best one but maybe the one that differs the most (so far).
Alicia Keys “No One (Ross Hogg Reggae Remix)”
The best one is probably the one with a famous Reggae singer. I am not gonna give away much more but… good luck finding that one. PS – Already a YUM YUM favourite. Allright… you found it.
Ps. Love the HipHop version with that famous old school break. A little bit of drums is all it takes.
K, so here is a sum up:
“No One (Ross Hogg reggae Remix)”
Alicia Keys & Jr Reid “No One (Reggae Rmx)“.
The next Alicia Keys single will be “Like you’ll never see me again“.
Alicia Keys “No One (Uptown Remix)“
French Rawkus Blog has the new Jay-Z album “American Gangster” online. The tracks have all been going around for the last couple of weeks and this is definitely his best work since the Blueprint. Most tracks are worth playing and i love the soul feel of the entire thing. Expect to hear this anywhere i play.
Kanye “Flash lights (Mano Uptempo Mix)” Fits easy into any hiphop or new rave sets.