The Hipity Hop Cuz It Dont Stop

I've now got Episode 3 up now for your listening pleasure. You can download it directly from iTunes. Just search it in the iTunes store under: Dirrty Needles, you subscribe to it. Otherwise you can just listen to it on the cast site: dirrtyneedles.mypodcast.com.

Here is this weeks playlist:

Dizzie Rascal - Fix Up Look Sharp
Wiley - What You Call It
The Streets - Same Old Thing
Talib Kweli (feat. Consequence) - Engine Running
Jay Z - Encore (Grey Album Mix)
Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics
Self Scientific – Best Part
Damian Marley (feat. Stephan Marley) – All Night
Kardinall Offishall – Maxine
The Isosceles – Got It Good
Mission – Strange Days
Scribe – Not Many
Saukrates – Money Or Love?
Madvillian – Meat Grinder
Jaylib (feat. Frank-N-Dank) – McNasty Filth
J Dilla (feat. Common) – E=Mc2
J Dilla – Love Jones
Raekwon (feat. Busta Rhymes) – Baggage Handlers
Slum Village (Feat Q-Tip) – Hold Tight
Q –Tip (feat Busta Rhymes) – For The Nasty
Leaders Of The New School – Cast Of The P.T.A.
Arabian Prince – Strangelife

Heres a couple of note about some of the songs this week.

1.) The Talib Kweli/Consequence track is from an album Talib did with Madlib call 'Liberation' It was only available for download for a while, but now I think you can buy it online. Try hiphopsite.com.
2.) The Grey Album is a mashup album DJ Dangermouse (1/2 of Gnarls Barkley, 1/2 Dangerdoom) made about a year after Jay Z released the Black Album. He took the vocal tracks from the Black album and placed them over carefully mix instrumental tracks from the White Album by the Beatles. It was pretty groundbreaking and it almost got Danger in alot of trouble but since he never released it for sale, it never made any money off it, so really there was nothing Jay Z could do. After the Grey Album, many other small underground dj's started releasing their versions of the the Grey Album.
3.) The Isosceles and Mission tracks came off of a mix compilation that I got with a drum'nbass/hip hop magazine out of the UK called Knowledge. It featured a bunch of Canadian and British Underground Hip Hop and Drum n Bass MC's and DJ's. Great Stuff.

4.) You may have noticed that there are 5 tracks on this episode produced by the late J Dilla. The fourth being Baggage Handlers. This is off of rescently produced compilation put out by Mick Boogie and Busta Rhymes (a good friend of J Dilla, real name: James Yancey) called 'Dillagence. When I got downloaded this album it was for free, but I guess because of the overwhelming response they have also decided to sell it. Get it from Mick Boogies site. J Dilla died on February 6, 2006: Rest In Peace.
5.) Leaders of the New School was the group the Busta Rhymes was a part of before he started his own very successful solo career. The other members included: Charlie Brown, Dinco D, Cut Monitor Milo. I cheated a little on this one, I did look up the other members on wikipedia.
6.) Arabian Prince was one of the Original Members of N.W.A. He got his start in the Mid 80's as a breaks DJ/MC and was asked to provide some of his talents on the first 2 NWA albums ('NWA and the Posse' and 'Straight Outta Compton'). This song I got off a compilation put out by Stones Throw records as a sequel to the Chrome Children compilation they put out with Adult Swim records. You can buy this both albums from Stone Throw Records site. This label is also the label that houses alot of J Dilla material as well as Madlib, MF Doom, and many others. it was started in LA, 10 years ago by Peanut Butter Wolf.

Enjoy Kids. One Love.