Photo: Lucia De Giovanni
Last night, I had the honor and privilege of guest deejaying at Matt
Fecher's New Music Mondays at the Larimer Lounge, playing music from my
collection next to the incandescent DJ Ginger and firestarter DJ Hot to
Death. Ginger played a couple of body-rocking sets, including
some frightening mash-ups, and Fecher, aka Hot to Death, unveiled some new remixes that
blew the roof off. While I only rocked the iTunes (and a few pre-mixed
sets that I put together ahead of time),
(hed) p.e.'s concets in Denver and Colorado Springs last week must've fueled sales of the band's latest album, New World Orphans, which was released January 13, on Suburban Noize Records. Kanye West and Ludacris also made strong showings, as did the Notorious soundtrack, which features cuts by Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Faith Evans and Notorious B.I.G's son, Christopher "CJ" Wallace Jr.
Photo: Maria Romero
My favorite song at the moment, hip-hop or otherwise, is "Reach for the Stars," by 3 the Hardway. Everything about the track, from the hook -- which is built around a sample of "I Just Wanna Be the One in Your Life," a cover by the Manhattans of a song first recorded by Barry Manilow, of all people, set against excerpts of "Juicy" by Notorious B.I.G. -- to the content (grinding in pursuit of dreams, natch), to A.V.I.U.S.'s earnest delivery, grabbed me instantly the first tim
It was all a dream. I used to read Word Up magazine... Right about now, Neil McIntyre can relate to the sentiments in the opening lines of "Juicy," as Biggie Smalls reflects on the framers/heroes that came before him. McIntyre, we just found out, traded verses with rap legend Kurtis Blow on a brand-new cut called "Magic Words," which will appear on Littleague's next record. Littleleague, for the unitiated, is the kid-centric hip-hop project McIntyre's been working on since his split from Yo, Fla
