C2C : Tribute To Mr. Armstrong

Song of the Day ; August 25, 2011 C2C – Tribute To Mr. Armstrong C2C is composed of four French DJs. They’re the only team to win the DMC championships, a prestigious international DJ competition, four years in a row. C2C pay homage to one of their strongest influences and one of jazz’s legends, Louis Armstrong, by sampling Louie’s classic song, “Mack The Knife” in their tribute to him. C2C provide a fresh take... Read More

Alliance Ethnik : Respect

So I don’t have a time machine. But if you ever wanted to be transported to the early 90s French hip hop scene, this video will get you pretty damn close. Alliance Ethnik, a 5 member group all from different origins, lays down their hit track, “Respect.” The nostalgic black and white music video has got a feel good vibe that’ll get your head nodding, and remembering those days when you struggled to walk straight with that huge... Read More

Birdy Nam Nam : Abessess

Birdy Nam Nam is a group made up of four talented French DJs. These guys won the 2002 DMC championships together, and they prove their skills with the turntable in this song; while being played simultaneously, each turntable takes the role of a different instrument, like a live band.  Read More

Jazzy Hip Hop Playlist

If you like the sounds of jazzy hip hop, you’ll love this playlist featuring laid back grooves from Common, A Tribe Called Quest, Nujabes, Digable Planets, and more! Jazzy Hip Hop Playlist made by www.tenmillionsounds.com Eponym & Esta – Lazy Sunday (Intro) Nujabes ft. Shing02 – Luv(sic) pt.4 Blue Scholars – Sagaba (Remix) Common – The Light (Kero One Remix) Morcheeba – Let Me See ft.... Read More

French Hip Hop & German Electropop Mini-Playlist

Hocus Pocus – Quitte à t’aimer I’ve been working on a French hip hop playlist for the past few days, and this one really stood out. Love the instruments here, and frontman 20syl’s flow is great. If you’re interested, the rest of this album is really, really good. Highly recommended. Marbert Rocel – Love Me Great vibes in this tune from German trio Marbert Rocel. The lead singer has such a great voice, put this... Read More

International Hip Hop Mini-Playlist

I love American hip-hop. From Jurassic 5, Macklemore, Blue Scholars, RJD2, oh man I could go on for hours (and probably will in a later post). But there’s a lot of good hip hop that comes from outside the States too. This post’ll include tastes of Japanese, French, and Australian hip hop. Hope you like these tracks. Féfé – VPC French rapper Féfé lays down a really catchy track. Hocus Pocus – Smile A cool mix of English... Read More