In Bonafide issue 03 we interviewed the artistic colossus that is Mr Lif. A conversation that suggested to us that Lif’s place in the pantheon of hip-hop talent is pretty much nailed on. He’s just popped the – by his standards – laidback track The Best Route on his Bandcamp site. The Best Route is produced by Batsauce and features on his Summertime LP (the irony in this weather). Checkit.
Stones Throw have recently put out this superb looking, sticky themed J Dilla box set. Get a taste for this Crispy Creme level of goodness with a free J Dilla MP3 entitled Safety Dance.
Indie rap royalty EL-P is set to release a new album next month. The cheerily titled WEAREALLGOINGTOBURNINHELLMEGAMIXXX3 is made up of mostly new instrumental tracks and remixes for Kidz In The Hall and the banging I Got This by Young Jeezy, an MC who may have all the charisma of a roof tile but sure knows a tune when he hears one. Go cop the free d/l for Whores: The Movie over at the albums site, while the good folk at Gold Dust (who are releasing the record) are also giving out tracks from the previous volumes.
Bread and Butter, Berlin, the place to go and find next years threads and lifestyle must haves, is now in full swing. Palladium Boots are bringing the noise live and direct through a dedicated radio stream. Featuring the likes of Elijan and Skilliam and one man music taste-making machine Alex Nut (Eglo Records, Rinse FM etc. etc), it’s well worth a listen.
Bug (of Jus Like Music) has been mad busy these past few months. Fresh from dropping a superfly installment of our Bonafide Beats series, he then delivered this aural hot potato for UK hip-hop record label BBEs mixtape competition over at that mighty music cloud in the sky (aka Mixcloud). Cooling off somewhat he then put together some laid-back rhythms for Monday Jazz. Nice.
After The Bamboos retro-tinged mix we have rising talent BUG’s “electronic-future-beats-club-type-shit”. An effort that is so cutting edge it could have been made in 2020, mp19 format delivered via kinesis. But it wasn’t, I got it from his FTP last week. …Read More.
Bonafide is proud to have been selected alongside 23 other creatives to represent London for the Nike (RED) TIED TOGETHER campaign, a noble initiative to raise awareness and support for fighting AIDS in Africa. Here’s the low-down;
“TIED TOGETHER is an epic journey in response to a global health crisis. Five cities. 120 hours of racing. 24 hour relays. …Read More.
Great to see that The Rub are continuing their excellent History of Hip Hop series. 2000 kicks off were 1999 finished, with underground gems jostling with stoned-baked bangers and slept on classics. Visit the archive and get up-to-speed with the new entries and revisit some the earlier installments. DJ Ayers, DJ Eleven and Cosmo Baker deliver not only a history lesson but an education in crate digging and musical appreciation.
Dusting the digital crates for an old-but-gold number for this weeks entry. An integral part of the Mochilla/VTech’s Timeless series, Addis to Axum is a recording of Quantic’s hour-long opening DJ set for the Mulatu Astatke performance. Literally archival in quality - it’s full of music discovered during his 2004 trip to Ethiopia – this is one to savour.
OK you might not be able to watch King of the Hill online (if you live in the UK) but you can still take advantage of the music Adult Swim have been consistently been putting out over the past few years. Peep the excellent Definitive Swim produced by Def Jux and Chrome Kids with Stones Throw. Now comes their 8 Singles 8 Weeks project with offerings by Madvillian, LCD Soundsystem and Freddie Gibbs. Bookmark the page and keep checking back each week for a new download.
