I was recently a guest on Impose Mag’s Audio Imposition show, where the host Eric Phipps and I talked a bit about what’s next with Old Money, Shamans in Peru, and more. I got pretty hype in particular when the question of early influences came up, because it made me think back to old Kayslay CDs with freestyles by an up and coming rapper named Grafh – a cat who reminded you at every turn that it’s spelled with an “f” and not a “p” – perhaps correctly anticipating the importance of a Googleable name.
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“We used to cut school and just listen to music all day,” says Livewire of his youth in Grenada.
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(I painted this over the weekend.)
It’s me, Iswayski. This time around we’re going to dive into some New York rap.
In general, hip hop is in a good place right now. Whether you’re looking for some ignant club joints, deft lyricism, or skater comedy, it’s probably available. There’s a gang of different styles floating around out there. And here in NYC, things are in a similar state. You’ve got the turnt coke boy rap of French Montana, some pretty flacko rare shot from A$AP Mob, and the late 90s throwback flavas of Pro Era. It seems we’re finally starting to climb out from under the weight that years of tradition and hierarchy that the genre’s birthplace had imposed on the game. So let’s go over a couple lesser known recent efforts.
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Matt explains a little bit of the process behind making The Empire Never Ended above.
Also, VIBE Magazine just premiered Matt’s version of French Montana and Waka Flocka Flame’s “Chopper Down“, one of his many secret weapon bootleg remixes, and it’s available for you to download here:
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Up next for our February Mixtape Monday’s series (previously featuring DJ /rupture, Sonido Martines, and DJ Ushka) is a veteran on the decks, but (semi)-newcomer to Dutty Artz, DJ Ripley!
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