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el gringo rico
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Apr 13, 2012
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The king of old school rap meets one of today's most groundbreaking DJs in this great mash-up by Andrew Gentry. It's as if RJD2 produced this track specifically with Biggie's rhymes bouncing around in the back of his head. And the flow couldn't be mo...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jan 26, 2012
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Sure, there are purists out there who are going to be disgusted by Capital Cities' take on "Breathe." I was definitely one of the skeptics -- but they kept the intro interesting, enough that I quickly knew this was worthy of SOTD. And to think, that ...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 12, 2011
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Nicolas Jaar and Biggie Smalls? Not exactly the hot couple I expected, given that one's relatively brand new, while the other first made waves back in 1992. Fear not! As it turns out, "Keep Me There" provides a perfect minimal background for "Suicida...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 18, 2011
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Yeah, this is a mouthful. Count it -- four artists involved: Grouplove laying down the original track "Colours," Skizzy and Biggie contributing their rhymes, and Xaphoon Jones bringing it all together with a remix.What's that? There are more people i...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 28, 2011
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In 2009, Beirut released a double EP titled March of the Zapotec/Holland. The first half featured a sampling of songs inspired by his recent trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. The second half, which includes the song "The Concubine," was influenced by the elect...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 25, 2011
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Pure gold. Mixing the minimalistic elements of The xx with the in-your-face lyricism of Biggie can't really fail. In fact, it works so well that Wait What made an entire mixtape of it (more on that here). Biggie's people weren't too appreciative of t...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 15, 2011
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Okay, often mashups featuring The Verve can be pretty predictable. But there's something about this song that totally makes me double back. It's probably the beautiful melodies that accompany "Bittersweet Symphony" during the intro. Yep, that's what ...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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May 24, 2011
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What's your listening weapon of choice? Hopefully it's not iPod headphones, because they won't even begin to do justice to dubstep. In-ear headphones? That's a start. Some over-the-ear Sennheisers? That'll probably cover you. Otherwise, I hope your s...
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