Break Sessions

Music for the SBR Sessions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggi2n6nfGgI

SBR Session - 1

In an age of slammin’ superhero crossovers, get ready for a Hip-Hop team-up to beat them all: Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark! With the Delicious Vinyl release of their album-length eponymous collaboration, the legendary Pharcyde MC and Jurassic 5 DJ/producer have created a soulful Hip-Hop soundtrack for the ages.

Ever since his time as a founding member of The Pharcyde, Slimkid3 has stood out for his relationship raps, both warm-hearted and cooly observant. As an innovative member Jurassic 5, DJ Nu-Mark has long propelled golden era sounds into the future. 


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Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark "Work Hard" (feat. K - Natural)

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Seeing that I just completed the Slimkid3 & Nu-Mark collaboration, I thought it was appropriate to assemble a mix that highlights both Jurassic 5 and Pharcyde at their best. I dug deep in the vaults and uncovered some never before heard multi tracks, unreleased songs and acapellas from old tapes that needed to see the light of day. This is how I’d like to see all 8 MCs from both groups trade the mic. Enjoy!

Craft Services: Jurassic 5 Vs. The Pharcyde

CATCHIN' WRECK B-BOY MIX 2015

I remember my Pops and Step-mom did the ole "dial the hidden cell phone in the wrapped-up box" one Christmas. It was the very first flip phone...that GIANT Motorola grey brick that took two hands to hold up to your ear. The look on their faces when I opened it was one of my favorite gift-receiving moments ever. I maybe made 5 or 6 calls on it, but I've used it innumerable times as a prop. 

This here edit/bootleg is of "Name & Number" by Curiosity Killed The Cat...with the familiar refrain "Hey, how ya dooooin..." that was the basis of De La Soul's JAM, "Ring, Ring, Ring (Ha Ha Hey)". Add in some Chromeo, Biggie and Consequence and we've got ourselves a fine mess of references to phones and answering machines (the hell are THOSE?!).

Free download for those that have a hankering for late 80s cheese-y dance-stuffs.

Name & Number (Charly Hustle Flip Phone EDIT)

A healthy dose of Japanese Funk, Soul, and Breaks, many of them my own remixes of old Japanese Soundtracks, Funk groups etc. Keep it funky y'all, and please buy and support!!! 

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DJ FLEG - JAPAN FUNK & BREAKS MIX

When Featurecast & The Gaff got a chance to play together recently, it didn't take long to get to talking about their mutual love for Stevie Wonder's "Hey Love" and how the world needed an edit of it, and just like that, a few sleepless nights, some dusty records and a little bit of finesse: "Ain't Got Time" was born! The ultimate Marvin Gaye meets Stevie Wonder track that never existed......So why did a collabo between these two legends never happen? They both recorded for Motown at the same time and were fans of each other!....Here's a little history lesson: 
 "Too busy thinkin bout my baby" was written by the Motown team of Whitfield, Strong, and Bradford in 1965, and first recorded by The Temptations a year later.
Marvin's cover of the tune came out a few years later, and was his 2nd biggest hit of the 60's, right after "Heard It Through The Grapevine" in 1969 at the age of 30...Curious who was in Marvin's heart as he was singin this? If You do the math, it's none other than Tammi Terrel, who he fell deeply in love with as they began working on their tracks ("ain't no mountain high enough) around the same time....Unfortunately, Tammi wasn't into Marvin in that way! She was much younger, early 20's, and apparently favored "darker men", Marvin was a light skinned brother, and perhaps wasn't what caught her eye? Well, that's the breaks, Tammi put on a good show for sure...
Now, Marvin Gaye was 11 years older than Stevie Wonder, who, at the time, was about to breakthrough to his hugely successful crossover lp's at only 19 with "Signed Sealed Delivered"! 
Stevie Wonder's "Hey Love" had come out on his album "Down TO Earth" in '66, at only 16, and a dope version was covered later by SoulSister Bettye Lavette, You should check it! Not many know about that cover :-)
So, there was a big age gap, with marvin bringout out songs of soulful love in his 30's, and Stevie bringin the Funk in his 20's!!!
in 1991, almost 25 years after it was released, De La Soul would flip "Hey Love" into "Talkin bout Hey Love" where it was brought back all over again for a new generation of Hip Hop heads around the world (a young skateboarding gaffer and a LIl Featurecast being 2 of them :-) 
25 years after that, we added in the horns from an early Serge Gainsbourg record so this tune would appeal to fans of De La Soul, be enjoyed by Motown lovers, and any fans of DJ's with dope cuts.....Sampled the OG records to provide the instrumental parts used...
We kept this mix so classic, for old and young alike, even your grandma can still appreciate it, nod her head to the fatback drums, dope cuts and scratches....we hope this version makes its rounds for a long time to come, giving you the Marvin & Stevie collaberation that you always wished for.......cheers! 
Gaff and Featurecast, June 9th 2015....
                                             
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Featurecast & The Gaff Ain't Got Time

Hey all, I was recently on Mass Appeal's "Rhythm Roulette," where you're blindfolded and pick three random records to make a beat... I was saved by the legend, George Benson. Check out how I made it and enjoy the free track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtyHIXQj3sI 

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Benson Beat

my own take on STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON with this Instrumental interpretation I made... STOMPIN!!!

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