A song celebrating the conviction of the murderer of George Floyd.

Please call your senator and voice your support for the George Floyd Justice & Policing Act!

music & lyrics by Madison McFerrin

GUILTY

MMJB - Brass Knuckles (Prod. davgainz & Idris Davis)

I Am Dris - I Believe

Hot Co-Lab with Artist out of Philadelphia, PA.  The message is something the streets need to hear right about now . 

Life Unpredictable Ft. NamOne ~(Produced By MPz)

In celebration of the genre’s 50th year, we’ve teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded Rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Alongside the Hip Hop series, this companion Breaks series takes our re-cap of Rap History a level deeper, this time reconstructing the classics of the Hip Hop canon from their constituent sample material. Arranged chronologically of course, this tenth volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the years of 1996 and 1997, utilising only the Funk, Soul & Jazz tracks from which they were originally constructed – over 80 breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley’s iconic ‘Super Disco Brakes’ compilation series.

Tracklist:

1. Miles Davis - Will O The Whisp (Sampled by Jeru the Damaja - Wrath of the Math)
2. Cannonball Adderley - Untitled [Exract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - 1nce Again)
3. A Tribe Called Quest – Steve Biko (Stir It Up) [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
4. A Tribe Called Quest – God Lives Through [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
5. A Tribe Called Quest – Electric Relaxation [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
6. A Tribe Called Quest – Buggin’ Out [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
7. A Tribe Called Quest – Hot Sex [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
8. A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
9. A Tribe Called Quest feat Afrika Baby Bam – If The Papes Come [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
10. A Tribe Called Quest feat Leaders of the New School – Scenario [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
11. A Tribe Called Quest – Jazz (We’ve Got) [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
12. A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
13. A Tribe Called Quest – The Chase Part II (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
14. A Tribe Called Quest – We Can Get Down [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
15. A Tribe Called Quest – Verses From The Abstract [Extract] (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Pressure)
16. Henry Franklin – Soft Spirit (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - The Hop)
17. The Howard Roberts Quartet – Dirty Old Bossa Nova (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Jam)
18. Milt Jackson & The Ray Brown Big Band – Enchanted Lady (Sampled by De La Soul - Dinninit)
19. Jan Hammer Group – Peaceful Sundown (Sampled by De La Soul - Dog Eat Dog)
20. Aretha Franklin – It Only Happens (When I Look At You) (Sampled by De La Soul - Long Island Degrees)
21. Commodores – High on Sunshine (Sampled by De La Soul - Sunshine)
22. The Beastie Boys - Slow & Low [Extract] (Sampled by De La Soul - Sunshine)
23. Bayete – Free Angela (Sampled by De La Soul - Sunshine)
24. Ahmad Jamal - Pastures (Sampled by Jay Z - Feeling It)
25. DeBarge - A Dream (Sampled by 2Pac - I Ain't Mad Atcha)
26. Isaac Hayes - Ike's Rap III (Sampled by Big Noyd - Usual Suspect (Stretch Armstrong Remix))
27. Little Feat - Fool Yourself [Loop] (Sampled by Mobb Deep - God Part III)
28. Nas - The World is Yours (Q-Tip Remix) [Extract] (Sampled by Jay Z - Dead Presidents)
29. Ahmad Jamal - Garden of Peace (Sampled by Jay Z - Dead Presidents)
30. Allen Toussaint - Go Back Home (Sampled by Jay Z - D'evils)
31. Snoop Dogg - Murder Was The Case (Remix) [Extract] (Sampled by Jay Z - D'evils)
32. LL Cool J - I Shot Ya (Remix) [Extract] (Sampled by Jay Z - D'evils)
33. Dynasty - Adventures in the Land of Music (Sampled by Camp Lo - Luchini AKA This is It)
34. Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long [Loop] (Sampled by Camp Lo - Luchini AKA This is It)
35. Sugarhill Gang - 8th Wonder [Extract] (Sampled by Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah, Got You All In Check)
36. Galt MacDermot - Space (Sampled by Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah, Got You All In Check)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #11 (1996-1997) mixed by Chris Read

This is a song i wrote about my life. I hope and pray that it touches you and encourages you through tough times..... Written by Idris Davis, Titus Johnson, Tony Walker and featuring Deveron Patterson.

SMILE

Cunnilingus

Written and produced by DonChristian Jones

Palms Out Sounds, 2020

CBT OCD

The first single from my project "The Pass Over"

I Am iDris - Love Will feat. Carol Riddick (Prod. Idris Davis)

NamOne’s Bio


Lifelong Philadelphian native NamOne (Iman Jones) was raised on ‘Philly soul’, a style of soul music characterized by funk influences, lush instrumental arrangements, sweeping strings and piercing horns. This sound, affectionately called T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia) is the music that defined his youth, and is a foundation for his sense of musicality; however it would be Hip-Hop that would ultimately affect the creative direction of his life. 

In the mid 80’s, one of the first Hip Hop albums that attracted his attention was Run DMC’s ‘Raising Hell’. In that album he discovered a distinct sonic direction in which he uncovered something in himself – a sense of rhythmic poetry, a voice bolder and stronger than he had known.  He began to experiment within the boundaries of his bourgeoning rap style through intensely personal writing sessions; collecting his thoughts into clever phrases and witty lines, they had no particular structure or specific goal in mind, but this is where and how the foundation of his unique style began to develop. 

During his high school years, NamOne honed his rapping skills and unorthodox style. He continued to build and develop his lyrical craft through the mid nineties, all the way through college (he graduated from Temple University with a degree in communications), attended and competed in hundreds of basement freestyle sessions and battles, respectively. NamOne united a select crew of his talented peers and created I.O.S. (Image Of Sound), an acronym that has changed its names over the years but still stands strong.  

Today NamOne is an independent rapper who has yet to write the twists,  turns or the final act of his future, but the opening salvo to his rap career, ‘Sleepless Pills For Independence’(publishing information), marks his entry into the world of ‘post-bling’ Hip Hop in a bold manner. His flow and confident delivery are evidence of a seasoned rapper on the verge of a larger market, and he represents the musical legacy of his city, both in Soul and in Hip Hop, proudly.  
