Zilla Rocca, Has-Lo - Forever Freestyle

It's been a bit of a ghost town around here lately. Sorry, my head's been elsewhere. Check out this goodness from Zilla Rocca and Has-Lo over a De La Soul beat. Looking forward to the 5 O'Clock Shadowboxers' Broken Clocks EP. Zilla and Elucid on one track. Bring it on!

Photo pinched from Liz Padova's FB album

Zilla Rocca & Has-Lo - Forever Freestyle

A sample of MF Doom

Here's a couple of MF Doom songs with their original production:

Madvillain - Accordian


De La Soul ft. MF Doom - Rock Co Kane Flow

Madvillain - Strange Ways
Madvillain - All Caps
Madvillain - Figaro

De La Soul article part 2

Reconstructing the De La Soul years with Prince Paul. This is a very cool interview, worth checking out.

De La Soul article

The Smoking Section has a cool article on De La Soul you should check out:

De La Soul Interview

A new album?!

Happy Birthday King Tim!

Hey Tim, it's great to have you on the blog since my love for hip hop began with you and Simon and trying to figure out all the lyrics to 'Set Ya Mind'. It's always been fun! Also, the title of the blog wouldn't be anywhere near as awesome without your coining or at least re-badging the phrase 'Straight Outta Kingston'. I really enjoy hearing your voice in your posts too.

As a tribute here are two things which say 'hip hop' and 'Tim' to me:
1. What You Say (instrumental) by LA Symphony
2. De La Soul - Stakes is High


Keep it real!

introduce posdnuos y'all...

this is pos from de la soul
he's a pretty dope mc
and even though de la soul's first album came out in '89 and they're still in the game he's pretty under-rated
he's got a great smooth flow but he can dish out the hardcore rhymes when he needs to
"man, every word i say should be a hip hop quotable"

i saw de la soul when they played the falls festival (in tasmania - how good?) and have seen them live on tv and the internet and they really work well live. they do all the hyping-up-the-crowd bit but most of all they just bring the party - all the good tracks with loads of new sections and ad-libs

anyway, pos is just the man
one of my favourite of his rhymes is

"gun control means using both hands in my land"

from the title track to their 1997 album stakes is high
its a good track
tellin' it like it is

check it out



king tim