Slum Village - Live It Up ft. Vice (Prod. Young RJ) [DWNLD]

Earlier this year, Detroit's evolved Slum Village crew defied odds and dropped their surprise mixtape, "Dirty Slums". Following ecstatic reviews and a couple of music videos from the project, SV lets loose yet another new tack entitled, "Live It Up", featuring frequent collaborator, Vice. The Young RJ produced single is the lead sampling of the trio's recently announced upcoming LP, "Dirty Slums: Evolution", which is expected to drop in November. In the meantime listen and download the raw cut below!

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Slum Village - Reppin' (Prod. Young RJ) [Music Video]

Earlier this year, Detroit's legendary hip hop collective, Slum Village, dropped their surprise mixtape, "Dirty Slums". Following the release, the crew let loose the first music video for a combined version of the single's, "God Sent / Hunger". Well Illa J and T3 didn't stop there, as they release their latest homegrown visuals, this time for the Young RJ produced track, "Reppin'". Watch below and stay reppin' the Slum!

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Onra - Deep In The Night EP [Stream]

" Globetrotting producer Onra has staked his claim as one of the most exciting beat-makers of the past few years, thanks to releases like his Chinoseries collections (made from scratch with samples found while traveling Asia) and the Pitchfork-acclaimed Long Distance LP. All the while, his electrifying live MPC performances around the world -- everywhere from the Red Bull Music Academy in Bucharest and Giles Peterson's Worldwide Festival, to LA's down-and-dirty bass sanctuary the Low End Theory -- add new dimensions to the cosmic grooves Onra puts on tape. With his first release for Fool's Gold, the Deep In The Night EP, Onra continues to chart new musical territory. The EP's five tracks meld the snap of vintage jheri curl R&B with squiggling disco synths and deeply funky, late-night vibes. From the new jack swinging "After Hours" (ft. T3 of Slum Village) to the moody, screwed loops of closer "Hold Tight", Deep In The Night's cut-and-paste danceability proves a must-listen for any occasion. After all, it's always after hours somewhere... " - Fool's Gold Records

Buy: Onra - Deep In The Night EP

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Slum Village - God Sent / Hunger ft. Focus... & Vice [Music Video]

Late last March, Detroit's iconic hip hop collective, Slum Village, dropped a surprise mixtape entitled "Dirty Slums". After receiving rave reviews, the crew lets loose the first set of visuals from the project for a combined version of the Young RJ produced single's, "God Sent / Hunger", featuring Focus... and Vice. Check out the music video below!

Kent Willard & Kyle Messina of Depth of Sound

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Slum Village - Dirty Slums (Mixtape) [DWNLD]

In 2008, after Slum Village dropped their album, "Villa Manifesto", the rumours were that it would be the last project the legendary Detroit collective would ever put out. Having lost two major components of the group, J Dilla and Baatin, it seemed like a sad yet conceivable notion. Despite the rumours, nearly two years later, we are now surprised with the Mick Boogie presented mixtape, "Dirty Slums". This version of Slum Village consists of original member, T3, Dilla's younger brother Illa J and longtime producer for the crew, Young RJ. The 20 track project features a variety of hip-hop names including De La Soul, Rapper Big Pooh, Phonte, Black Milk, Phife Dawg, Joe Scudda, Big Sean and many more! While the majority of the production is taken care of by Young RJ. It may not be the original SV but they're keeping the legacy alive with this one.
Listen and download below! Download: Slum Village - Dirty Slums (Mixtape)

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Baatin - Helleven (Prod. Waajeed) [Stream]

" Baatin was the eldest of my friends. Born Titus Prentice Glover, we met in the 3rd grade at Courville elementary. I knew then he was a different type of dude.
There was a wedding I went to with my family – needless to say the the star of the show was little Titus. Swagged out in an all white suit, dancing and entertaining the crowd. A true showman since a young buck.

Slum Village - Tell Me (Prod. J Dilla) (Unreleased) [Stream]

NEW SLUM VILLAGE!!! This is one of the first tracks the legendary crew ever recored together and the beat was made before Jay Dee even had a drum machine! Just....wow. Listen and read the full story behind the record as told by Bling 47's Waajeed below.

" While some consider Dilla’s strong suit to be production, others look to his rhyming for inspiration. This early Slum Village track, “Tell Me What You Want” is a fine example of his ill penmanship. It was one of the first efforts as Baatin, T3 and Dilla came out of the Senepod crew name and became Slum Village. At the time Dilla didn’t even have a drum machine, so this beat was actually made using the “pause and record” tape method. It was never released. Enjoy " - Waajeed (Jeedo)

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D'Angelo Live Mixtape (Compiled By Sam Champ) [Stream]

The music world has been buzzin' since D'Angelo began to stage his long awaited comeback with video's of extraordinary live performances surfacing online of his current European tour. In anticipation of some new material from the reemerging artist, Okayplayer and Sam Champ put together this wonderful mixtape filled with D'Angelo's live recordings of both classics as well as some choice J Dilla covers. The mixtape starts off with a live cover of Slum Village's "Fantastic Intro" which is sure to give you chills. Listen and check the track list below!

Track List:

Rapper Big Pooh - They Say ft. Phife Dawg & T3 [DWNLD]

What we have here is three members of three legendary rap groups that are no more...Former Little Brother member, Rapper Big Pooh, pulls former A Tribe Called Quest member, Phife Dawg, out of hiatus along with former Slum Village member, T3, to remix They Say off his recent solo album, Dirty Pretty Things. The trio talk about group dynamics and breaking out on solo tips. The sad thing is we'll probably never see another LB, ATCQ or SV album again.

Download: Rapper Big Pooh - They Say ft. Phife Dawg & T3

Turn Back Time Mondays: J Dilla - Fall In Love (Happy Birthday J Dilla)

Not only is today the late grate J Dilla's birthday but also his Japanese counterpart, Nujabes. Even though we have lost both of these two musical genius's, we will never forget. Thats why this weeks TBTM is a two parter dedicated to both Nujabes and J Dilla.

Happy Birthday to the legendary, Jay Dee!



Rest In Beats

Rare Slum Village Footage Found (Video) [2000]

Some very rare footage of all three members of the SV crew circa 2000 in L.A.  has been recently unearthed.

Check it out!



Great footage.

Baatin - Miss Brasil (Prod. Mainframe & GB) [DWNLD]

Previously unreleased track from 2007 by the late great Baatin (Slum Village) produced by Mainframe & GB.

Check the track below!
Baatin: Miss Brasil (Prod Mainframe) by Pyramidwest
Click the little black arrow in the player above to downlod

Beat is dope and Baatin rides over it with his classic flow...

"Baatin, Come Back To Earth!"

Rest In Peace Titus Glover 1974-2009

RVS Top Ten Tracks Of 2010!

It's time to wrap up the top ten tracks of 2010! As we all know, there were too many amazing tracks released this year to list them all, so we have narrowed down our top 10 favorites. Keep in mind that these selections are based on the opinions of the RVS crew. We have nothing against other "big" singles released this year, these are just the tracks, based on our own criteria, that ended up having the most plays in our iTunes.

RVS Top 10 Tracks Of 2010:

5. Flying Lotus 
Computer Face// 
Pure Being

4. Duck Sauce 
Barbra Streisand

1. Jay Electronica
 Exhibit C

2. Onra 
Wonderland

3. Lauryn Hill
Repercussions

6. Black Milk
 Deadly Medley
 (Ft. Royce
 Da 5'9” 
& Elzhi)

7. Unda 

Are You 

 Surprised? 

(Instrumental)

8. Madvillain
 (Madlib & 
MF Doom) 
Papermill

9. Slum Village
 Scheming
 (Ft. J Dilla, 
 Posdnuos
 & Phife Dawg)

10. Telephoned 
Hold Me
 (7” Mix)

Slum Village - The Reunion Part 2 featuring Illa J (Video) + Villa Manifesto LP [DWNLD]

New music video for "The Reunion Part 2" off the new SV album, Villa Manifesto dropping July 27th after a loooong wait.



Slum Village - The Reunion Part 2 featuring Illa J:


Some more tracks off the LP below:

Slum Village - Lock It Down (Prod. J Dilla):
Slum Village - Lock It Down (prod. J Dilla) by Hyp3Dog
Click the little black arrow in the player above to download

Slum Village featuring Colin Munroe - Faster:
Slum Village featuring Colin Munroe - Faster by Hypetrak

This video/album, to me, is a very sad tribute and farewell to one of the greatest hip-hop trios ever as this will be the last SV album ever. RIP J Dilla, RIP Baatin....RIP Slum Village.

Onra - Long Distance LP

I just got my hands on this LP and I really can't stop listening to it! The French producer, Onra, changes the sound of music with this groundbreaking album featuring an 80's feel orchestrated by electronic/hip-hop sounds! The album includes guest appearances by Olivier Daysoul, Walter Mecca and even T3 of Slum Village! Check out the album teaser and the incredibly creative music video for "The One" featuring T3 after the tracklist.


Tracklisting:
1 Intro
2 My Comet
3 My Mind Is Gone feat. Olivier Daysoul
4 Rock On
5 Sitting Back
6 High Hopes feat. Reggie B
7 Girl
8 Send Me Your Love
9 WeeOut feat. Buddy Sativa
10 Moving
11 Mechanical
12 Don't Stop
13 The One feat. T3 from Slum Village
14 Oper8tor
15 Long Distance feat. Olivier Daysoul
16 Tape This
17 To The Beat feat. Walter Mecca
18 Wonderland
19 Jeeps
20 L.I.A.B.
21 Cherry (Outro)

Video: Album Teaser

Onra - Long Distance - New Album (Teaser) from enozoib on Vimeo.

Music Video: Onra - The One ft. T3 of Slum Village

Onra - The One feat. T3 from Slum Village from Onra on Vimeo.

Purchase this LP @ iTunes - Onra - Long Distance LP for a measly $9.99!

Give some of Onra's songs a listen below:



If your still not convinced, check out more of Onra @ Soundcloud - Onra

Take Live Set @ The Drake Underground [DWNLD]

The other night; the up and coming beat maker from L.A.'s Alpha Pup Label kicked off his new album release, "Only Mountain" by performing one of the best sets I have heard in Toronto since the last time Nosaj Thing came around! The evening was started off with an Ableton Live Workshop konducted by Take himself to help aspiring artists in T-Dot by learning from a professional. Take let everyone in on some of his secrets and techniques to his craft and the audience was truly appreciative. Check out the video of the workshop below.

Ableton Live Workshop W/ Take:

Ableton Live Workshop W/ Take from Rhythmic Variations Of Sound on Vimeo.

The workshop was followed by two opening sets by Toronto Producers/DJ's Ultragamma and MyManHenri. When Take finally came on, the crowd erupted as he began his set with a bollywood remix and playing others throughout the set. I have to say, his set was nothing like his albums "Only Mountain" or "L.A. Series #2" as his albums are far more mellowed while his set was neck-breaking! He did play songs from his album and various remixes including my personal favorite of the night: A Remix/Tribute Of Slum Village's "Fall In Love" that the crowd just couldn't help but sing along to. You can skip ahead in the video below to 13:40 minutes into it to see that particular remix. The majority of his set is in the video below. Check it out!

Ultragamma X MyManHenri X Take Sets:

Take Performs Live Set @ The Drake Underground, Toronto from Rhythmic Variations Of Sound on Vimeo.

HOOOOT SHIIIIIIT!

After the workshop I had an opportunity to converse with Take about music production and music in general. I also got a copy of his debut album "Only Mountains" from Take and did not stop listening to it the entire ride home.
Take - Only Mountain

Take - Only Mountain
To download his album click the link above or support this artist by purchasing it on itunes.