Articles Posted July 2011
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Black Milk & Jack White Collaborate
Out of the blue comes this unexpected but very cool collaboration project between two Detroit natives. Even though Jack White has been living in Nashville for quite a while now he apparently still keps an…
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Thank You, Fonce Mizell
Alphonso ‘Fonce’ Mizell has passed away. Together with his brother Larry Mizell he formed the production duo ‘The Mizell Brothers‘ that produced many jazz, soul and r&b classics laying the foundation for vast amounts of…
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Stream The Full Shabazz Palaces Album
For those of you that still doubt the dopeness and think we’re just hammering out empty hyperbole over here, their label SubPop has put up a stream for the whole album. You’re welcome.
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WeSC x RZA: Chambers By RZA
Here at TRU we have a longstanding and well-documented affinity for anything W-shaped. So when headphone-manufacturer WeSC announces a collaboration with the Wu-Tang’s abbott Rza we’re certainly intrigued. For now there’s only an ambiguous video…
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Snap Judgment: Pusha T (Ft. Tyler, The Creator) – “Trouble On My Mind”
It’s a good thing there are still things in this world that you can rely on. Consistencies like the sky being blue, water wet and Pusha T sounding hard as f*ck over a minimalist Neptunes…
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VIDEO: Eclectic Method – The Dark Side
Eclectic Method is a trio of audio-visual remixers from London, they’ve released two videomixtape DVD’s and there newest work is this banging reworking of John Williams’ Imperial March from the Star Wars soundtrack. They’ve done…
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Pusha T (ft. Tyler, the Creator) – “Trouble on My Mind”
Pusha T and Tyler trade bars atop a gritty Neptunes beat. Taken from Pusha’s Fear Of God Part 2: Let Us Pray, due August 23rd on G.O.O.D. Music / Decon / Re-Up Gang. [RR]
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There Is No Bruno Mars On ‘Watch The Throne’
Though the track ‘Lift Off’ will still be on te album, contrary to earlier reports it will NOT feature the infamous grenade catcher. Maybe they heard ‘Lighters’? More good news: TRU’s favorite Wolf Gang representer…
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The Avalanches Reissue And The Chances Of New Sample-Heavy Material
Australian turntable collective Avalanches haven’t released a whole lot of material since their awesome debut ‘Since I Left You‘ dropped back in 2001. Pitchfork reports that even though new material is still not on the…
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Consequence – On My Own Ft. Kid Cudi (produced by Kanye West)
Damn. It was all good just a year ago. Actually, it was all good even less than a year ago but that’s when this joint produced by Kanye was recorded. By now the whole G.O.O.D.…
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State Property Reunion Freestyle @ Cosmic KEv
Hey, look who suddenly had a reunion and dropped a group freestyle to boot! Most definitely a better look for Beans.
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Heath McNease & ForBeatsSake – Straight Outta Console: The Nintendo Thumb Mixtape
It’s not easy being a nerd. Check that – it’s not easy being this good at being a nerd. With Straight Outta Console: The Nintendo Thumb Mixtape, the rapper and producer pairing of Heath McNease…
