Brand New Heavies & Gangstarr

Let's go for a bit of acid jazz for a Monday. If all you know of their Brand New Heavies is more successful later albums, then Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol. 1 will come as a very pleasant surprise. It certainly did to me when a friend introduced me to it a few years ago. Featuring collaborations with Black Sheep, Pharcyde and Gang Starr amongst others means it perhaps loses some of its Britishness that I'm sure UK mcs could have brought to it. Off the top of my head though, I can't think of any other US rappers meet UK jazzsters (or visa versa) works. Anyway, I kind of like this one today.

Download: Brand New Heavies with Gangstarr - It's Getting Hectic 

RIP Guru

It seems like every other post recently has been about the sad loss of another legend.


Read DJ Premier's full post here 


Ignore anything that has come out supposedly from Guru recently as false and just remember the anthems of Gang Starr and Jazzamatazz.


I know most people might chose Mass Appeal, Step In The Arena but I've picked a track because by coincidence I had this album with me in the car just yesterday and when this track came on I had to give it a quick rewind. The classic combination of a Premier beat and Guru's more thought provoking lyrics. Gang Starr forever!


Download: Check The Technique