Pop Musique

Proud to release my new mix today...

P O P   M U S I Q U E

Rapper's Delight (CAMS Bootleg)

Gave this classic cut a fresh makeover...

Blue Sky

I haven't posted much hip hop lately, because frankly I haven't been impressed with a lot of it. Leave it to my man Common though to always produce top grade stuff. His latest single "Blue Sky" off the upcoming album The Dreamer / The Believer is exactly that.




And if you haven't heard Common's other recent single "Ghetto Dreams" you'll definitely want to check that now.

DJ Jazzy Jeff & DJ CAMS

I'm honored and excited to be sharing the stage on August 12th with hip hop legend DJ Jazzy Jeff at Sloane San Francisco.

Tickets available here.

Swimsuits

Poolside swag from The Cool Kids, perfect for the first day of summer.

The Cool Kids - "Swimsuits" (Featuring Mayer Hawthorne) by greenlabelsound

Wallpaper. - #STUPiDFACEDD

This has to be one of the party videos of the year, courtesy of Oakland's Wallpaper. - "gifted producer, multi-instrumentalist songwriter, viral media hustler and disco ball-busting crowd destroyer." (Giant Step)

Out Of My Head

Summer heat from Lupe Fiasco...

Hot Sauce Committee Part 2

The Boys are back. New album Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 drops next Tuesday, May 3. You can stream the whole thing on their site here, including the lead single "Make Some Noise".

Nate Mezmer

Not only is my good friend Nate Mezmer one of the masterminds behind San Francisco's major event production company EyeHeart SF, he's also a skilled MC. Evidence... the brand new, very smooth "World's Too Big" and his flip of Weezy's lights out "6 Foot 7 Foot".
"I rise to the top when I rock... Ivan Drago."

World's Too Big (Popped Lenses Version) by nate mezmer

6'7 Rap by nate mezmer

Beat The System

My good friend and fellow 99.7 NOW mixshow DJ The Les just released his new project "Beat The System" on which he collaborated with a slew of top notch DJ's and producers. If you're a fan of hip hop, this is an essential download. My current favorite track is The Les' own "Greedy" - a killer blend of B.I.G. over the spaced out "Beamer Benz or Bentley" beat.

Download "Beat The System".

G'd Up

New heat from Mr. Black and Yellow... Lookout for his debut album Rolling Papers on March 29th.

G'd Up

Making of Lil Wayne's 6 Foot 7 Foot

Bangladesh offers a view into the creative process...

I'm Loaded

One of the best R&B/soul samples I've heard flipped in a long time... E-40's son Droop-E brings back Sade's classic track "War of the Hearts." Love this.

Shout to Black Scale.

Ashkon - Snowglobe

In the spirit of yuletide cheer, the homie Ashkon just released the video for his new track "Snowglobe." Such a dope track and the video turned out amazing. Well done my man!

Buy the track here.

Galvanize (CAMS Short Edit)

Originally released in 2004, this collab between The Chemical Brothers and Q-Tip is one of my favorites. Always a difficult track to mix though, until now...

Galvanize (CAMS short edit)

Christian Dior Denim Flow (CAMS short edit)

Amidst all the new material Kanye has released in recent weeks, this track remains one of my favorites. In DJ terms, (although some will find it useful) the original version transitions from 96 to 88 bpm halfway through, and has a 4-bar instrumental beat in the middle as well. So I laced up this short DJ edit adding an intro/outro and keeping the Yeezy and Pusha T verses as well as 2 hooks at 96 bpm... Bang it.

Christian Dior Denim Flow (CAMS short edit)

No Hands (Hotsauce rmxxx)

Great uptempo remix by DJ Hotsauce of one of the biggest tracks in the club right now...

Stream and download here.

Fallon & Timberlake: History of Rap

Tip of the cap gents.

Jay-Z vs. Focus

The homie Chris Clouse turned me on to this one...

Super bootleg of HOV's "Pray" and Focus' "Hocus Pocus" by Trafik. You're listening to this track saying "Ok, this is dope" then you get to minute 1:26 and you realize why I had to post this.

Pray (Hocus Pocus) (Trafik's Brave Bootleg)

Drive It Like You Stole It (King Fantastic rmxxx)

The Glitch Mob are fierce, and I'm a fan. So when I came across this King Fantastic remix of "Drive It Like You Stole It" on which West Coast MC Killer Reese One adds very fine lyrics, I was sold. An amazing track made even better.

Drive It Like You Stole It (King Fantastic remix)