Monday, September 13, 2010
New Music: Joell Ortiz - A One Two
*He'll probably never be a big star but Joell consistently drops quality music. Agree? Also: dunno who produced this but that's a crazy chop of Isaac Hayes' "Ike's Mood I."
Bonus:
Joell Ortiz also just dropped this Farewell Summer EP:
Track list:
1. Intro
2. Murder (Prod. by Statik Selektah)
3. Battle Cry (Prod. by The Audible Doctor)
4. Sing Like Bilal (Remix) (Feat. Sheek Louch) (Prod. by DJ Premier)
5. So Wrong (Feat. Talib Kweli, Brother Ali & Jean Grae) (Prod. by Frank Dukes)
6. Farewell Summer (Prod. by Don Cannon)
Download the Joell Ortiz – Farewell Summer EP HERE. [megaupload]
* Was there really a version of this cover art going around with a MAJOR typo in the artwork. Wow....
Labels: Isaac Hayes
Friday, January 08, 2010
New music: Yelawolf - Deer Mama
Nice flip of the blaxploitation classic, "Shaft" by the late great Isaac Hayes for a track produced by SMKA. This is a leak off The 808 Experiment: Vol 2 mixtape album. I think I posted Vol. 1 - click the SMKA label below and it should come up....
Been debating with my Grindin' fam whether this kid, Yelawolf is gonna blow. He seems to be all the over the place recently (on the internets, at least) but I'm not convinced. Others?
Labels: Isaac Hayes, SMKA, Yelawolf
Friday, August 22, 2008
Throwback video: Isaac Hayes - "Walk On By"
My dude Jay just put me up on this after he spotted it on BETJ a second ago. Not sure how many sites posted this video (shot in support of the song's inclusion on the Dead Presidents soundtrack back around '95) right after the announcement of Isaac Hayes' untimely passing a couple weekends back but it's f-cking GREAT. Black Moses, R.I.P. forever.
Labels: Isaac Hayes
Monday, August 11, 2008
Isaac Hayes: 1942-2008
One of my all-time favorite albums is Isaac Hayes: Live at the Sahara Tahoe which my Dad played in the house many a Sunday when I was a kid growing up. This was the record which introduced to me to Hayes' music long before there was such a thing as hip hop to revitalize his work by introducing it to a new generation. One of the coolest memories I have was meeting the man himself and asking him to sign a CD copy of that album to give my Dad as a Christmas gift a few years back. I'm also happy I got off my ass and went to see him perform live at BB King's for the first time a few months back. Black Moses, R.I.P. - you will be missed....
Bonus:
Get DJ Wonder's Isaac Hayes Samples and Originals Tribute Mix from this morning's Shade 45 morning show. [Sharebee mp3 D/L link via DJ Wonder's blog]
Labels: Isaac Hayes, Stax Records
Sunday, February 10, 2008
DVD trailer: 'Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story'
More from the stash of promo swag that had piled up at my PO Box since November:
Featuring rare performance footage of Otis Redding, Booker T & the MG's, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers etc. etc. If you don't know about Stax Records, just go kill yourself (or rent/BUY
the DVD).
Also out: the Dreams To Remember: The Legacy Of Otis Redding DVD. (BUY it here)
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Featuring rare performance footage of Otis Redding, Booker T & the MG's, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers etc. etc. If you don't know about Stax Records, just go kill yourself (or rent/BUY
the DVD).Also out: the Dreams To Remember: The Legacy Of Otis Redding DVD. (BUY it here
)Labels: Booker T and the MG's, Isaac Hayes, Movies, Otis Redding, PBS, Stax Records, The Staple Singers
Saturday, October 20, 2007
New Manny Faces remixes...
Not quite as tight as some he's done in the past but worth a listen:
Alicia Keys - "No One (Manny Faces Remix)" - sampling Isaac Haye's "Ike's Mood" (with respect to Biz, Mary & MC Shy-D). [listen: MP3 | zshare stream/download]
Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliot & Lil Kim "Let It Go (Manny Faces Remix)" - sampling Cheryl Lynn's "To Be Real." [listen: MP3 | zshare stream/download]
Agree?
Online:
Manny Faces - website | MySpace | Blog
Labels: Alicia Keys, Isaac Hayes, Keyshia Cole, Lil Kim, Manny Faces, Missy Elliott
