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Ropeadope News RSSSO WHATCHA WATCHA WANT?one day ago
Our old pals The Frequency are now our new pals The Record Company and they just dropped this gem of a tribute to MCA - So watcha want? All blues'd up and ready to roll. Check it out.
YOU’RE INVITED TO THE (ALISON) WEDDING!!!!2 days ago
A new release from an amazing new artist on the Ground Up/Ropeadope label - Alison Wedding: With one foot standing in the jazz tradition, and one in the realm of the modern singer-songwriter, Alison is taking female vocals in a direction that is truly unique.“This Dance”, her latest release, embraces these two worlds equally and with great authenticity. Michael League, leader of the groundbreaking group Snarky Puppy, brings not only his virtuosic bass playing skills to the table here, but also his brilliant arranging and producing skills as well. Listen, learn, buy - right here!
DOOMTREE - THE HIPHOP CO-OP3 days ago
Thanx to NPR for reporting on Doomtree- the hyper-collaborative rap septet from Minnapolis. For the past 10 years, Doomtree has grown from a ragtag group of novice MCs and beatmakers to Minneapolis' premier hip-hop crew. Hear the group perform a concert at MPLS NPR's The Current right here.
OKAY PUPPY6 days ago
When I got an 88 on my AP History final my mom framed it. When our own Snarky Puppy got an 88 from Okayplayer.com I did the same. Great review here. A tid bit: "Snarky Puppy's GroundUp is a mood ring that changes color according to the temperature of the finger it’s on. It is a salute to rich originality and the unparallel instrumentation that’s made Snarky Puppy an esteemed and highly praised band. It was maybe too early in the year to make assumptions that Robert Glasper Experiment’s Black Radio would become “Album of the Year.”GroundUp is a serious rival.
IN DONUT HELL TODAYone week ago
Strange vibe in Philly - All our teams lost very ugly games last night, it's grey, it's rainy and I find myself in Donut Hell - . just couldn't help from taking that last bite.
KING TUBBY VS. WU TANGone week ago
THis one right here will take you HIGH and LOW and everywhere in between - dig the dub as King Tuby Squares off Vs. The Wu Tang Clan in C.R.E.A.M with a dub step (or two).
SEARCHIN’ FOR YAUCHone week ago
Back in 2008 when the Beastie Boys'Adam Yauch was promoting his basketball documentary,Gunnin' For That #1 Spot, he called in to MC Serch's "The Old Skool Show" onHot 102.7 in Detroit. The two talked about the early days of the Beastie Boys, how things played out with record labels, and MCA picks his top 5 hip-hop songs at the 48:00 mark. It has never been available on the Internet until today. Listen: MC Serch Interviews Adam Yauch
