Bonafide interviewed boogie funk maestro Dam Funk back in issue 03. Jimmy Mould’s photo shoot for the feature has since been used by boutique menswear and lifestyle label Oki-Ni and Dam’s InnaFocused Daze EP, as he readies new music we thought it would be a good time to upload one of his first published interviews in the UK.
Peanut Butter Wolf, master beat maker, vinyl aficionado and head man at US based funk, hip-hop, breaks label Stones Throw also has another not inconsiderable string to his bow. Not content with consistently delivering a fine menu of top-notch head nodding records in his own right, he also possesses an unnervingly fine talent spotting ability. Like a hip-hop Simon Cowell, but with taste, Peanut Butter Wolf has expanded his empire over the last year to include a string of releases from the best in leftfield underground beat music. …Read More.
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Statik Selektah came to Bonafide’s attention with the 1982 album with Termanology – a really promising MC/Producer album in the vein of Gangstarr or Kool G Rap & Polo. We were further impressed when he pulled the same trick off this year with the Well Hung LP featuring Queens’ heavyweight Action Bronson. Catching up with him before heading to Eminem’s Shade 45 radio channel, we got a chance to ask him about his hectic life as producer, DJ, radio host, PR/marketing manager and label owner.
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Following on from his recent contribution to the Bonafide Beats mix series we caught up with Matt Ford, aka DJ Format, for a chat about his new Edan and Mr Lif featuring albumStatement of Intent, his work on The Simonsound project and the current state of the music industry.
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23 years after the first London show Erick Sermon and Parish Smith, AKA EPMD, return to the Big Smoke still making dollars and having fun, as Phillip Mylnar investigates.
With a funk-saturated sound formulated way out in Long Island, EPMD took their place up front as part of hip-hop’s fabled golden era back in 1987. Now nearly three decades deep in hip-hop history, rap innovators Erick Sermon and Parish Smith look back on the game-changing night they played London’s Brixton Academy, how the business of hip-hop taught them to break-up to make-up, and the lasting lesson the legendary Run-DMC taught them about always embracing rap’s new generation.
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Ever since since I clapped my eyes’ on Eric Colman’s and Jeff Jank’s Blue Note riffing cover for MED’s Classic LP I’ve been wanting to know more. When I peeped lead single Blaxican it was obvious that this was a piece of work pitching to be classic in a holistic sense.
With the album just released MED (aka Medaphoar) took five to extol the virtues of the Classic things in his life. …Read More.
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On the same day Paul White drops Rapping With Paul White – The Remix EP as a free download from his bandcamp page and to stream below – in a first for the producer, the record includes a trio of sample-free tracks on which Paul plays drums and synths – we are also pleased to present an interview with the south London based beat maker who tells us his top five rap albums of all time, his eclectic working methods and explains why he nearly always includes his full name in the title of his albums. …Read More.
Filed under: Bonafide Exclusives, Free Downloads, Hip-hop, Rap by D.K.
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Friday night, fabric, peak time 1.30am, and London is in the midst of another farcical Indian summer. Four Tet, (Kieran Hebden to his mother) is commencing his dj set. Oozing out of the crystalline Room 1 speakers comes the serene, haunting and woozy tones of jazz pin up John Coltrane. Not your average club fodder then but then nor is Four Tet your average producer. …Read More.
Filed under: Bass, Bonafide Exclusives, Electronic, Hip-hop, interview, Jazz by D.K.
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In a digital age where virtual identities are ubiquitous, particularly within music, Shabazz Palaces is something of an anomaly. With no Facebook or Myspace page to speak of, the mystique that surrounds him is a genuine point of intrigue and fascination. As a marketing tactic it’s relatively trite but undeniably effective, and as such, is a slightly daunting task for the discerning interviewer to undertake. …Read More.
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When sifting through the ubiquitous ‘best of’ lists at the tail end of last year, there was one distinctly noticeable trend wherever you looked; artists from the fledgling bass label Night Slugs kept on cropping up. Co-founders L-Vis 1990 and Bok Bok had a 2010 to remember, culminating in the release of their first compilation album, Night Slugs Allstars Vol. 1, a wide-ranging collection of tracks by artists on their roster. …Read More.
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With his new LP Ox 2010: A Street Odyssey (Man Bites Dog Records) marking the rise of the Phoenix from the dusty, pigeon populated streets, we thought now was the time to speak with the legendary myth maker, MC crusher and NYC storyteller, the one and only Vast Aire. With rising DJ and producer Kount Fif in tow, we got the low-down on the LP, urban myths and the pair’s motivation for releasing records.
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