major weight

production i believe is by tendai. this is one heavy heavy tune which gets deeper and more interesting as it goes on.

tune

dxt remixing a bootsy cover of jimi in laswell's refracted light. yes...

"dxt - if 666 was '96" (from the compilation lp altered beats: assassin knowledges of the remanipulated. axiom records, 1996)

gil scott-heron radio doc

bbc radio are airing a radio documentary about gil scott-heron which features shabazz palaces, krs-one, and chuck d and others speaking about the great man. on sunday. more info here. for those of you not in the european union you will not be able to listen to it via bbc's website or later via iplayer (unless you have vpn) but i plan on recording it and posting it so its all good. in other good news, 2 weeks till shabazz come to copenhagen... gunbeats.com/prize/arsenals.html

digable on soultrain in ninety-five

soultrain's bizarre format of getting acts to play live but then playing the recorded version over the top. the host's fearless banality. ladybug's answer to her question signalling the groups days were up. the really pretty spectacular dancing. interesting that jettin apparently was going to be the single, as this was originally aired in march ninety-five, well before blowout's autumn release.

french video interview

thanx arsalan

new video interview

thanks to longhorn hiphop from texas. great insights await >

chimurenga renaissance f/ the palaceer

produced by tendai. rap by tendai n ish. yes this is track two off the new mixtape posted about below. enjoy!

tendai solo MIXTAPE

tendai has come through with this dope mixtape as he lets his skills as producer and rhymesayer shine. includes the should-be-transnational-hit 'boom' we got this past spring. diverse styles take cues from shona, rai, the chronic, and more 100% hiphop chimurenga renaissance style. jewels aplenty, including a verse from ish on the second track. free download as wav. enjoy >

Chimurenga Renaissance "Pungwe" Mix-Tape feat. Chief Boima