Just as the two have done before, Mr. Lif and Edan teamed up to show off their skills and how much they complement one another. But this time around, they spit over production from the Whitefield Brothers, a group on Now-Again Records. The track, “The Gift”, appeared on the Brothers’ Earthology album that dropped recently. But Oh No just couldn’t let the track go by untouched. He remixed the joint with one of his Dr. No’s Ethiopium beats to transform it into something completely different. And, because Now-Again and Stones Throw are the best, we have it here for free download, though you can buy it here.
Hooray for more visuals off Mos Def’s phenomenal The Ecstatic, which is easily one of the top five hip-hop releases of the year — if not the best. And it’s good to know the promotion machine behind it ain’t done. The above video is for the Oh No-produced “Supermagic”.
Stones Throw just threw this joint up on Twitter from a brand new compilation called Forge Your Own Chains. You can read more about the compilation here, but from what I read, it sounds pretty damn dope. But all that aside, here’s a new track from Guilty Simpson & Oh No called “My Time to Shine”. But it’s not what you think. First, you have Guilty spittin’ like the monster he is over the original sample. And then, Oh No flips the sample for the second-half of the track. You gotta love it.
Welcome to the weekly rundown where we (soulsupreme and Marty) provide you with our top ten headlines for the week that was.
Kanye West at the VMA’s. Probably the most overblown news story of the year. There are bigger issues in the world. Blame it on the Hennessey and keep it moving.
Pioneering DJ Grand Master Roc Raida passes away. Another hip-hop legend gone to soon in 2009. Roc Raida was battling complications from surgery. This weekend his condition worsened and he passed away. Busta Rhymes confirmed the news on Twitter. Our prayers are with his family.
Like many others, I first heard about Oh No through learning he was the younger brother of producer-genius Madlib. Instantly, I copped The Disrupt, Oh No’s 2004 debut, and each subsequent release to hear how this beatsmith would progress. And, unsurprisingly, he brought it on each album, with ridiculous flips and some solid rhymes to boot. But it wasn’t until 2007’s Dr. No’s The Oxperiment where Oh No and I really clicked, so to speak. With a plethora of eastern European records in his arsenal, the Oxnard producer crafted one of the finest albums of that year.
As such, it would be an understatement to say I, and others, have been anticipating his next move. Well, thankfully, he dropped this Dr. No’s Ethiopium Mix today via Twitter and here it is for you to download. Enjoy.
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Just as the two have done before, Mr. Lif and Edan teamed up to show off their skills and how much they complement one another. But this time around, they spit over production from the Whitefield Brothers, a group on Now-Again Records. The track, “The Gift”, appeared on the Brothers’ Earthology album that dropped recently. But Oh No just couldn’t let the track go by untouched. He remixed the joint with one of his Dr. No’s Ethiopium beats to transform it into something completely different. And, because Now-Again and Stones Throw are the best, we have it here for free download, though you can buy it here.
Album Review: Oh No – Dr. No’s Ethiopium (2009)
![oh no Download: Oh No Dr. Nos Ethiopium Mix [mp3]](http://potholesinmyblog.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/oh_no.jpg "oh_no")
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