Hip Hop
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In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No33 Sabotage by the Beastie Boys. “AAAAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!” Probably the song which features the best blood-curdling scream in hip hop – Sabotage is arguably the pinnacle of the Beasties’ considerable career.
A genre-defying collage of electro beats, distorted guitar, jaw’s harp and seductive almost spoken-word vocals, it’s fair to say Bold Ego Fledgling is not your average single release.
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No 18 World Destruction by Time Zone. One of the first rock/rap crossover, 1984’s World Destruction was the second single by Time Zone, a side project of rap pioneer Afrika Bambaataa. tt featured a collaboration with bassist producer and – showing a keen eye for the zeitgeist – PiL and ex-Sex Pistols […]
Bordeaux beatmakers Smokey Joe & The Kid are back with a new single Please Come Home ahead of a new album and tour, which will see them play Glastonbury in the summer. A furious mash-up of hip hop, jazz and electro swing, the single highlights the Gallic duo’s talent for blending a smorgasbord of sounds into a stomping floor […]
