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Original Breaks
Digi Warfare – Masta Killa f/ RZA & U- God
Okay, so while we’re really excited to bring you the exclusive bboysounds interview with Afrika Bambaataa, we’ve got to set it off with this week’s selection of original bboy music.
(But Click Here if you must hear it NOW.)
Of course we have serious love for the Wu-Tang sound, which has been consistently DOPE! for over 20 years. All of the original members have dropped amazing solo and collabo efforts, and Masta Killa’s album No Said Date is no exception.
The track below has elements of classic hip-hop and its funk/electro foundation with the notorious vocal stylings of the Wu.
Masta Killa is on Twitter @Real_MastaKilla
Blackout – Kidz in the Hall
Kidz in the Hall is a DOPE! hip-hop group from Chicago, Illinois. This is one of several tracks that can find a home in any bboy jam.
Some background on the kidz from Wikipedia:
Group members Jabari Evans (Naledge) and Michael Aguilar (Double-0) met in 2000 during a talent show at theUniversity of Pennsylvania. They began recording songs, making demos, and performing at local shows which eventually led to Double-0 and Naledge forming Kidz in the Hall. Double-0 made a connection with Just Blaze through a job he had at T-Mobile. Blaze then aligned himself with the duo and oversaw their debut School Was My Hustle. Kidz in the Hall signed a group deal with Rawkus Records, and released the album in 2006.
In early 2007, Kidz in the Hall created a song entitled “Work To Do It” in support of democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, who has ties to Naledge’s hometown of Chicago. They were among the first artists to support Obama in their music. The song features a sample from The Main Ingredient’s version of the Isley Brothers original of the same name.
Boardwalk – BCfM
BCfM, otherwise known as Beard Club for Men, has been featured on Bboysounds.com since the early days, known for some DOPE! bboy jams, including “Boardwalk.”
Find BCfM on Twitter @BeardClubforMen and preview their album at BCfMmusic.com.
Video Selection
Blanka/Neguin Team Brazil vs Thesis/MN Joe Knuckleheads Cali
Another killer video from thebboyspot, from Outbreak 7.
Weekly Classics
Battened Ships – Odyssey
Some background on Odyssey, DOPE! band from their website:
THE GLORY DAYS of top vocal trio Odyssey, one of the most successful soul/disco acts of their era, culminated in the early 1980’s when they topped the charts with “Use It Up And Wear It Out”, scoring several other Top Ten hits in Britain and throughout the world.
And of course, who better to round it out than …
Soul Makossa – Manu Dibango
Of course we all know this classic. Here it is in one of its DOPEest forms, from the mighty Manu Dibango.
Radio Breaks Worldwide: Blue
f/ Afrika Bambaataa
podcast from bboysounds.com
It’s what you’ve been waiting for . . .
“Radio Breaks Worldwide: Blue” features rare and classic bboy breaks spanning many decades and genres, plus an exclusive interview with the Amen Ra of universal hip-hop culture: Afrika Bambaataa!
To be featured on the Radio Breaks Worldwide podcast, submit your music/requests, and shout-outs to dj@bboysounds.com
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