Tagged: Dutty Artz
Chief Boima f. Sorie Kondi, “Without Money, No Family” MP3
Last year, Dutty Artz-affiliate Chief Boima released an EP called African By the Bay, a collection of rap tracks refashioned through an Afro dance lens. Since, he’s relocated from San Francisco to New York and … read more »
That James Franco Thing Has a Video Now
Okay so, what, exactly is James Franco’s involvement in this project? As far as we can tell, “Rising” is mainly the work of Kalup Linzy, and it is pretty good. Maybe Franco is helping with … read more »
Atropolis f. Noelia Fernandez, “Asi Asi Asi” MP3
According to Urban Outfitters, industro-suburban Queens makes a good backdrop for selling late 2011′s back-to-school looks to middle-American teens. According to the National Geographic’s Genographic Project, the borough is also a busy hub of human … read more »
Ghetto Palms 120: Serani / Future Fambo / Dancehall Again!
Daseca again! Everybody’s favorite makers of gun-drop, Island pop, and dubstop snapped back this week with a new riddim that is decidedly not a hybrid or micro-genre of anything except in the sense that they … read more »
Ghetto Palms 119: Bounty Killer / Banana Clipz / Rita Indiana / Natalie Storm / Lionfish
It’s time again for headlines from the Ghetto Archipelago. Read on to find out the latest developments in dancehall, cumbia and other invasive species. Starting from the top of the globe and working down: The … read more »
The Cell Phone as Global Music Source: Dutty Artz and Sahelsounds’ Transatlantic Transfer
As noted recently in Ghetto Palms, Sahelsounds’ Music from Saharan Cellphones (FADER contributor and constant globetrotter Jace Clayton quickly picked up on it, and, maybe coincidentally maybe not, his label Dutty Artz just sent over … read more »
NYC: Que Bajo?! at Santos Party House
For the first time in awhile, we’ll all be able to head over to Santos Party House on Wednesday, June 30th and dance to tropical bass jams in actual tropical New York heat. If global … read more »
Premiere: Matt Shadetek, “Funny Cats” MP3
Matt Shadetek has never been confined by style. Though certainly comfortable in the reggae and dub-heavy lane, experimenting with sparse Brooklyn-diaspora bass licks, he likes to stay on his toes. Case in point: his next … read more »
Ghetto Palms 102: Lil Wayne / Dutty Artz / Jovi Rockwell / Samba Funk / Zaza Twins
I don’t have a cute little theme for this week’s blend other than this: #ghetto palms. I guess technically I could have fit four XXXXs into refixxxx but that’s got to stop somewhere (I don’t … read more »
BD1982, “Soldier (Subtract)” MP3
The expert treasure hunters over at Dutty Artz just posted this gem from Japan-based producer BD1982 (no relation to L-Vis 1990). On “Soldier (Subtract),” he sped up Erykah Badu’s “Soldier” vocals and overlaid them onto … read more »
