Trani

Wale "Nike Boots" video (Directed by Chris Robinson) from Elitaste on Vimeo.

Just got back from a mad weekend in DC. Many , many posts coming from that trip. In the meantime the DMV’s rap hero, Wale, in fine form.

Runaway

Here is a post clearing up all the small ideas that have been kicking around this week.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs album = Good.

Royksopp Album = Good.

MF Doom Album= Ok.

Chromatics album = Very Good (Thanks Adam)

Mstrkrft Album = Worst thing I have heard this year.

Ash Roth and Wale Singles very good.

Best text I got sent this week:

“I’m sitting on a bench next to Brett from Flight of the Concords. He is talking to man whilst eating a Panini.”

Only to find out that was actually the day of his wedding.

Twitter is annoying. I don’t know why I bother. Although I did unwittingly break ground this past week with one of my posts. Either way give me back my old facebook.

[Pic from Hobo Gestapo]

Before i begin another music post. Thanks to Sean for joining the blog. I'm hoping to begin to turn this into a british version of the complex magazine blog. So im branching out and getting some talent in.

I wasn't too impressed with Colin Munroe when i first heard him. He did a cover of Kanye West's Flashing Lights (The best song he will ever write). And in these internet driven times it became a hit. It even came with a snazzy video which was homage to that verve one. Where that Richard guy is rude.

So Munroe got the hip hop vote and roped in some of the best unsung rappers on his mixtape. Getting Wale, Mickey Factz, Joell Ortiz and Blaqstarr on board. not a bad list.That still didn't get me.
This is what got me. It's on the great 10 Deep (the clothing company that sponsored the Kid Cudi man on the moon mixtape, he is currently number 2 in the charts - go figure) mixtape. The song is produced by Detroit's Black Milk (detroit home of motown and amazing producers also terrible crime and poverty) and features my unsung favourite rapper Joell Ortiz. The song is called Piano Lessons and i suggest you listen to it.

You can grab it here.
Oh and Munroe >>> Daniel Merriwether (who i still dont trust.)