listening at the fag end of 2023, hip hop is 50+ now..

Finally got the homies Foniks and DNZ back on the podcast. 

Listeners will recognize DNZ from the Breakdown episode were we celebrated the Breakdown event. One of the longest running hip-hop events in Tokyo. DNZ is a turntablist Dj and twitch streamer. Since then he's been streaming deejay sets and preparing for Tokyo to open back up for events. 

The last time Foniks was on was during our Jansport J episode. Foniks is an illustrator, musician and producer. He's been branching out and making more hip-hop centric beats and collaborating with some of Tokyo local emcees. 

Today we mostly caught up and talked about anything that came to mind as we haven't been in the same room for well over a year. 

Tune to the pod. Video coming soon.

all beats by Bugseed.

MLS 143: "We Can Freak It" featuring Foniks and DJ DNZ

Beat consisting of three parts. 
Guitar samples all from Journey Teaser Pack.

Part 1 - Sampled "Unique Perspectives"
Part 2 - Sampled "Origami"
Part 3 - Sampled "Distance"

Synth and flute melody in parts 2 and 3 respectively all input by hand.

Leia Amaya – Burp (Producer Week Beat Contest)

DYLAN DYLAN DYLAN DYLAN (meditations.)

Hope ya'll enjoy the track!
Prod By. Protagonist. 

A Vibe Sneak peak of In My Bag Vol. 1 mixtape dropping in Q4.

Meditations. Prod by. Protagonist

THE TON3Z is a collective founded by 3 creatives (Double H, BNJi, & AQua) from 3 different worlds. Double H from Japan, BNJi from Germany, AQua from America met each other during the Global Pandemic of 2020 in Tokyo. While each individual had their own reasons for being in Tokyo, it was the conditions of that time that brought these individuals together. Pressures of Lockdown & the need to find a safe place to collect themselves. It just so happened the safe space they found was in a music studio located in Double H’s basement. That time together rekindled a common passion they didn’t know they shared, music. The fusion of their different styles created abstract sonic illustrations which became their cure for the global pandemic. Now they would like to share their cure with others.

THE TON3Z - 01 Timez

Part 2. of the Meditations series

Skytree Sessions 5.14.22

Meditations Pt.2  Prod. by LeftyBeats

Mostly unheard track from early 2000s Genelec & Memphis Reigns with yours truly.

No Boundaries - Genelec & Memphis Reigns ft Tagg

@t6mikee

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/mike-poseidon/

MIKE// POSEIDON

Yo this episode is super long and jam packed with hella interesting perspective from an OG in Tokyo and the West Coast underground hip-hop community. Thats right, we got the living legend himself, Dj Quietstorm!!!!

Hes a beatmaker, dj, event organizer and much more. Hes a member of the legendary Living Legends crew as well as multiple Japanese crews. He went to high school here and then moved back to Tokyo almost 27 years ago. He sat down to tell us a few of his experiences and give us a ton of information regarding his work with the Living Legends. We must said "Wow" 50 times. We also had Keen Wakeen and D Dahlinger in studio. 

If you want to get information about the Living Legends that youve never heard before or what to know what the hiphop scene was like back here in the 80s and 90s, check this one out.

Weather Reports:

Late - Doja Cat - Mooo!

Mega - The Grouch - Various songs from his LP "Fuck the Dumb"

Keen - Del the Funkee Homosapian - Eye Examination

Dj Quietstorm: Unreleased collaboration with D.O. 

**LINKS***
https://soundcloud.com/djquietstorm
http://www.nakameguro.com/
@djqs on twitter and instagram

Megalateshow /on twitter, Facebook and Instagram
Calcombs.com
Keenwakeen.com
http://faturl.com/megalateshow/?selected=0


Weather Forecast calendar of upcoming dope culture shows going on in Tokyo!
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If you want your show in the Weather Forecast make sure to hit us at: mlsweatherforecast@gmail.com

Also be sure to support MEGA LATE SHOW by going to Cal Combs dot com to check out Cals music and merch. 
Get 25% off all purchases over $30/3000¥ when you use the promo code "megalateshow"

MLS #045: The DJ Quietstorm Episode

Fully self-produced, Caskets was inspired by the Blacklist, Halloween 2020, thoughts of life and death. Bars go crazy.

Caskets

Yo approaching the end of the year and weve almost collected all the Hilt Infinity Gems! 

KraftyKid aka McGaburi is an emcee, producer, songwriter and also an illustrator.

He's one of the newest members of the Tokyo based hip-hop collective, the Hilt. We've almost had all members of the hilt on the pod and joining us as guest co-host is A Valley. KraftyKid and Valley are combining as Dream Gang and releasing an EP soon. We get into how KraftyKid joined the Hilt and how their music has developed. 


We also talk about: 
- Lil Wayne being dope at rapping but goofy with everything else
- the developing Tokyo rap community and resurgence of lyricism
- growing up in London with Guyanese and Nigerian parents
- Starting making music young
- Before Type beats, Mike and Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler 
- Why and how we listen to or assess the quality of music.
- their creative process & how they write raps
- living in Ikebukuro 


PSA - @MottoNice 20 Not Top 20 

Upcoming show: Namboku Records at Battica on 12/26 @nambokurecords 

All the background music is by the god, Ill Sugi! His new mixtape Kief Tape Vol. 1 is out now

@kraftykid_
@Mcgaburi
@thehilt_
@ill__sugi


Outro music: Ill Sugi - Downtown Speaks

MLS 136: " A Spice, Not a Crutch" Featuring KraftyKid with A Valley

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MLS #045: The DJ Quietstorm Episode

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