ITSRAP Round-Up Vol.5 11/2013

For the final leak off One Dae's Daes & Times which is set to drop next Tuesday, November 26th, the Brooklyn spitter connects with borough mate Sean Price on the infectious Analogic produced "Abu Ghraib." Pre-Order your copy of 'Daes & Times' today through iTunes, and on CD through both Fat Beats and UGHH.com.

Complex Premiere: http://bit.ly/17Qxxys

Pre-Order Links:
• iTunes:		http://bit.ly/1dPLmlk
• Fat Beats:	http://bit.ly/1hlYzac
• UGHH.com:	http://bit.ly/16J4pM9


Previous Leaks:
• "Daes & Times" (feat. C-Rayz Walz) [prod. by Ayatollah]: http://bit.ly/1iPEoNo
• "Bang This" (prod. by Marco Polo): http://bit.ly/1a9paC2

One Dae (feat. Sean Price) - "Abu Ghraib" (prod. by Analogic)

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Out 23/09/13

Hackney Colliery Band need very little introduction. Since the release of their eponymous debut in 2011, this brass juggernaut have blown their way into the public consciousness, as well as some of the more discerning dance floors, with their cunning cover versions (in particular Africa and No Diggity) and catchy original recordings. 

Over the past two years the band have earned themselves an army of loyal fans, including a number of big names, and have played at some very special events indeed. From live collaborations with the late Amy Winehouse and more recently Eliza Doolittle, to headlining the Manchester Jazz and Durham Brass Festivals, and in 2012 being the only fully live band to play at the Closing Ceremony of the London Olympics, they haven’t paused for breath. 

Add to that an ongoing partnership with the Roundhouse, a recent Balkan tour where they played to capacity crowds in Slovenia, Kosovo and Montenegro and relentless touring in the UK and Europe, and it becomes obvious why the critics have described them as 'an inspired musical collision' (The Times), 'one of our favourite performers on the London scene today' (The Upcoming) and 'the most enjoyable, fun live music I know of’ (The Observer).

With a tongue-in-cheek, yet respectful, nod to the great tradition of British brass bands, Hackney Colliery's influences are as diverse as the London borough that gave them their name. Mixing rock, afro-beat, hip hop, Balkan beats, contemporary jazz and soul, the new album Common Decency is a uniquely British take on the modern brass band sound. The opener, A Bit Of Common Decency, builds from a delicately brooding intro to an almost punky rock groove, and with its imploring whispers and shouts for 'a bit of common decency' sets the tone of the album: by turns polite and forceful, mellow and fiery, energetic and, well, even more energetic. By the closing track, Prodigy Medley (a favourite of club and radio DJs all over the world), the listener can be left with little doubt that HCB’s time has come.

Engineered by the appropriately-named Tristan Hackney (Katy B, Bjork, U2) and mixed by Luke Buttery (Mark Ronson, Alice Russell, Noel Gallagher) at Ray Davies' Konk studios in North London, Common Decency was recorded almost entirely 'as live' with the band all playing in the same room at the same time; a rare and high-risk method indeed, but the only one that could hope to capture the energy and passion of one of HCB's live shows. 

Fortunately, with musicians whose credits include the likes of Bonobo, Cinematic Orchestra and even the Royal Opera House, there was no danger of this compromising the quality or detail of the performances. Add a little extra honk from Melt Yourself Down and Acoustic Ladyland head honcho Pete Wareham on the track Superhero Disco and there is no shortage of virtuoso playing. Which is lucky, because HCB aren't a simple 'brass n beats' groove band. Writers Olly Blackman, Luke Christie and Steve Pretty have between them penned unquestionably the outfit's strongest material to date ¬– powerful original compositions that sit alongside unexpected drum n bass, soul and hip hop covers; a tour de force of screaming energy and masterly writing. As intricate as it is energetic, as virtuosic as it is passionate, Common Decency marks HCB's arrival as a leading light in the global brass band scene.

As front-man Steve Pretty puts it, "When we started out back in 2008 our mission was to create a uniquely British take on the modern brass band and to prove that with nothing but some bits of twisted metal, wood and plastic we could get any party started. We've had an incredible couple of years and Common Decency is the realisation of those ambitions”.


Hackney Colliery Band - All Of The Lights

"Danny was my longshot for this project. By the time I got moving on this he’d already signed with Fool’s Gold and was about to drop XXX, which would establish him as one of the fiercest MC’s out. I emailed and DM’d to no avail. One day I decided to try something really crazy and picked up the phone and called him. The stars were aligned and a rapper actually answered his phone. In all of two minutes he agreed to cut a track. I emailed him a .zip of beats I’d culled from the homies and about a week later I got a sendspace link entitled “SWEENY SONG.” He had taken a Mndsgn beat and absolutely ripped it to shreds. It’s been so long since he cut it that it now sounds like vintage Danny to me, which of course I love. I fixed the typo in the title and ran with it."

- sweeney

http://classicdrugreferences.bandcamp.com/

DANNY BROWN & MNDSGN - SWEENEY SONG

From Brain Power 2 Mixtape Dropping 1/5/14

www.naledgeevans.com

Twitter: @NaledgeEvans
www.facebook.com/naledge

Hole in my Soul Feat. Sulaiman (Produced By MStacks)

See the World (feat. Asher Roth, Chuck Inglish, & ZZ Ward)  - Single

See The World Remix (feat. Asher Roth, Chuck Inglish, & ZZ Ward)

ScHoolboy Q - "Man Of THe Year"
Produced By Nez & Rio
MixedByAli

OXYMORON Coming Soon

ScHoolboy Q - Man Of THe Year

Holiday songs from Rubber Tracks alumni: Roxy Roca, Warm Soda, Fresh Daily & Black Spade, Mother Merey & The Black Dirt, Workout, The She's and Low Fat Getting High

Holiday '93 (by Fresh Daily & Black Spade)

Follow Tinashe
http://tinashenow.com/
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTinashe
https://twitter.com/tinashe
http://instagram.com/tinashenow

Tinashe - Vulnerable feat. Travi$ Scott

Stro - New New York (Produced by The Mentalist PRODUCERS)

Disclosure - Voices (Wookie RMX)

Raekwon- A Rainy Day (Prod By RoadsArt)

Termanology feat. Sean Price & Lil Fame "I Rock Mics" (STreet)(prod. by Michael Crane)

The next instalment in a series of drops from his brand new album PA2: The Director’s Cut, Marco Polo keeps on with his love of the west, engaging 3 more of Cali’s finest, who take it to a dark place on “Strange Brew”. With hard hitting lyrics from the gutter water duo, Oh No and Alchemist, also know as Gangrene, and aggressive cuts massacred by the one and only DJ Romes (one third of the legendary Lootpack), this song delivers the ruggedness that you've have come to expect from Marco Polo collaborations.  Although obviously one of his favorite styles of rap to explore in the lab, this song is just one of the many flavors that Marco presents on his 19 track opus, PA2.

Marco Polo’s PA2: The Director’s Cut is narrated by Michael Rapaport and includes features from Organized Konfusion (Pharoahe Monch & Prince Po), Talib Kweli, DJ Premier, Posdnuos (of De La Soul), Masta Ace, Kardinal Offishal, Styles P, Alchemist, Oh No, Large Professor, Inspectah Deck, MC Eiht, King Tee, Slaine and Ill Bill and many, many more.

Marco Polo’s PA2: The Director’s Cut is now available!
itunes.apple.com/us/album/pa2-the…=4&at=10laZr

PA2: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT VINYL PRE-ORDERS
US - UGHH.com
ughh.com/marco-polo-pa-2-the-…uthority-2/SSR035LP/
EUROPE - HHV.de
www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/marco-…rector-s-cut-337968
JAPAN – DiskUnion
diskunion.net/portal/ct/list/0/28356

twitter.com/marcopolobeats
facebook.com/MarcoPoloBeatsPA
@www.soundcloud.com/MarcoPoloBeatsPA
Instagram: MarcoPoloBeats

www.soulspazm.com
www.slice-of-spice.com

Marco Polo "Strange Brew" f. Gangrene (Oh No & Alchemist) & DJ Romes

Chevy Woods & Smoke Dza - Gracias Malverde (prod. By Kirk Knight)

Second track from Lockjaw, Flume & Chet Faker's collaborative EP, out worldwide on Future Classic: smarturl.it/LockjawEP

Out Now: Australia & New Zealand
Nov 25: UK & Europe
Nov 26: North America
Feb 21: Vinyl ( http://bit.ly/1eTlKHu )

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WATCH THE VIDEO FOR DROP THE GAME: youtu.be/6vopR3ys8Kw
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@Chet-Faker
@Flume-1
www.facebook.com/flumemusic
www.facebook.com/chetfaker
www.chetfaker.com
www.flumemusic.com

Flume & Chet Faker - What About Us

Taken from MED & Blu's "The Buzz" EP featuring Mayer Hawthorne, Dam-Funk and produced entirely by Madlib.  Bang Ya Head Entertainment.

More Info:
http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2013/11/med-blu-madlib-mayer-the-buzz

MED & Blu "Peroxide" ft. Dam-Funk (Prod. by Madlib)

Download the "Shabba" Remix ft. Shabba Ranks, Busta Rhymes & Migos: http://smarturl.it/Shabba-Remix?IQid=sc

Follow Ferg:
https://www.facebook.com/asapfergofficial
https://twitter.com/ASAPferg

Buy Here

A$AP Ferg - "Shabba" Remix ft. Shabba Ranks, Busta Rhymes & Migos

From his forthcoming EP 18th Floor Thompson Hotel Edition BK Brasco collabs with Pusha T and Timbaland for "Big Spenda."  

Listen to the record, let us know what you think.  For more on BK Brasco check out http://BKBrasco.com 

BIG SPENDA featuring Pusha T and Timbaland

'Wrong or Right' EP out now: http://smarturl.it/WrongorRightEP

Kwabs' debut album 'Love + War' is out now.

iTunes: smarturl.it/loveandwar.itunes
Amazon: smarturl.it/loveandwar.amzn
Spotify: smarturl.it/loveandwar.spotify

Get more information on Kwabs:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KwabsOfficial
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kwabs
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kwabs
Instagram: http://instagram.com/kwabs
Website: http://kwabsmusic.com/


Wrong or Right EP

Spirit Fade

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ITSRAP Round-Up Vol.5 11/2013

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