Tinny, “Zingolo (South Rakkas Crew Remix)” MP3
- story Peter Macia
In the future of co-branded content even the most esoteric genres will have sponsorship opportunites. Take this song by Tinny, which was created for Cadbury to let the world know that their chocolate comes from fair trade cocoa plants throughout Ghana. The original track (video above), made by UK producer Paul Epworth aka Phones and voiced by Ghanaian hiplifer Tinny, is pretty decent, but South Rakkas really takes it where it needs to be, specifically a little less commercial and more for the clubs. When we were in Ghana a couple years ago for our own hiplife story, Tinny was definitely one of the more prevalent artists being played in clubs and on radio, so it’s at least a good look that the corporate heads were down for an artist with some actual credibility, and to be totally honest, is probably a good look for a Ghanaian music industry sorely in need of money and exposure.
Download: Tinny, “Zingolo (South Rakkas Crew Remix)” (via Ghetto Bassquake)
Freeload: Tricky, “Council Estate Boy (South Rakkas Remix)”
- story THE FADER
You can download the parts to Tricky’s “Council Estate Boy” over at the website for his new album, then spend the rest of the day remixing the song to your heart’s content. Chopped and screwed version? Go right ahead! Bloghouse abomination? Do you, homie! We’re gonna leave this one to the professionals – namely, reggae experimentalists and FADER favorites South Rakkas Crew, who relocate the punky original to a dystopian dancehall future (did they have PJs in Blade Runner?) and turn Tricky into a dubstep version of Saul Williams. Which we guess you could argue is what he’s been going for this whole decade anyway.
Download: Tricky “Council Estate Boy (South Rakkas Remix)”
Freeload: South Rakkas Crew, “Mad Again (DJ Sega remix)”
- story THE FADER
South Rakkas’ Mad Again 12″ just released on vinyl and digital and it’s loaded with remixes by 8-bit Boy, Fake Blood, Jokers of the Scene, and Drop the Lime. But the dudes over at Mad Decent, being the generous souls they are, just put up this unreleased DJ Sega remix on the blog and it’s Friday and this is Friday music so we are posting it too. Get details on copping the 12″ over at the Mad Decent blog.
Download: South Rakkas Crew, “Mad Again (DJ Sega remix)”
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posted on Apr 18, 2008 in MP3 / STREAMS tags caribbean, DJ Sega, electronic/dance, freeload, South Rakkas Crew
Freeload: South Rakkas Crew, “Carry Feelings”
- story THE FADER
Mad Decent has a lot going on this week: Blaqstarr’s in town on Wednesday, Diplo’s I Like Turtles Mix is out on CD, and the South Rakkas EP is out on iTunes tomorrow (or you can get their older joint at TTL). They sent us this freebie off the Rakkas EP which interpolates pre-crazy-era Jacksons via T.O.K.
Download: South Rakkas Crew f. TOK, “Carry Feelings”
BONUS: South Rakkas, Live at Fabric London, July 20th 2007
