Posts tagged ‘the laf’
VISUAL AUDITO(RY/IUM): ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Visual stimuli matching the music seemlessly—it’s that new sh*t from the L.A.F. fam. Just click “more,” click play, and scroll…
ABOVE THE CLOUDS
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THE LAF CHRISTMAS MIX 2008
Happy holidays y’all! If i had more time the cover art for this would include a 40oz of OE and other cool random sh*t that’d convey how ill the mix is but since that wasn’t an option, just download it. It probably isn’t what you expect—click “read more” to view the track list. (It’s been updated and re-uploaded since it was first uploaded.)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD:
THE LAF.NET CHRISTMAS MIX 2008
BONUS TRACKS:
JIM JONES/DIPSET: DIPSET XMAS TIME
RAS KASS: JACK FROST
GOOD MUSIC
Before I say too much in this post I’ll first acknowledge that “good” is a relative term and so “good music taste” is almost impossible to define. No one can really claim to be an authority on “good music” except maybe music producers—and to a lesser extent, trained musicians and DJ’s. Record executives and A&R reps would claim to have an ear for talent as well but, since I’m none of the above, I definitely won’t. I will however go as far as saying that anyone with authority on the subject would tell you that truly impressive new artists, producers and music releases are scarce—and I would agree.
Since this blog’s inception, I’ve probably actually only posted 10 to 15 new songs (2007-2008 releases) that have had replay value on my iPod. Even less became hits within my immediate social circle. Websites like the “New Music Cartel’s” (NahRight, 2dopeboyz, etc.) publish anywhere between 5 and 25 hiphop-related blog posts per day. The most we’ve ever posted was maybe 5 in a day, averaging about 1 per day. Doing some rough math, if I did 300 posts that were “new music” in a year and a half, and only truly liked 15 of the songs, shouldn’t I have done a lot less posting? 300 posts, 15 that ended up being worthwhile, and only one musical genre covered? This may all be an over-simplification but it might also be food for thought.
Beyond the topic of blogging, what matters a lot more to me than newly released music (or predictions for the future of music), is discovering good music I’ve never heard before. Not having a constant supply would be like eating the same thing every day. That is not a fate I could easily endure. I suppose it would be cool if someone had the same music taste as me and gave me a new mixtape every month, but that’s not going to happen. And so, my search must always continue.
Regardless of any matters of opinion, there’s a few things that have become clear to me over the past year or two. I now see that “fresh” new music doesn’t matter to me as much as the need for good music in general. It’s also obvious that there are people out there doing an amazing job of providing blog readers with all the latest in new music, and that isn’t my burden. Lastly, I’ve realized that if I have to choose between having a day where the LAF has a.) one “okay” song and two sub-par ones or b.) no posts at all, I would choose the second option. With that said I apologize for any songs that slipped through the cracks and ended up on here, and assure you that it will happen far less often from now on. And for those days when there’s no music to put anyone up on—don’t worry—I’m sure something else that’s worth your time will pop up. ‘Best New Music of 2008′ post coming soon. Big things poppin’, little problems, solving. I’m looking forward to 2009.
- J.S.E.
GETTIN’ MUSIC TO YOU ONE WAY OR ANOTHER
I’m doing this because of time constraints (literally.. I’m late leaving my house ’cause of this post) but also out of respect for the clothing line and blog—oh and that Pluskratch dude is alright too!
LISTEN / DOWNLOAD:
THE LATEST NEW MUSIC COURTESY OF ALMIGHTY
- Jse
DRUMTRONIC
Here’s the video for Black Milk’s single off of ‘Tronic’, which just dropped at the end of October. Dude is ill. Give this a listen, keep in mind it’s the single, and go buy the album.
PREVIOUSLY:
BLACK MILK FEAT. SLUM VILLAGE – BOOTLEGGING
FRIDAY WRAP-UP: SQUASHED BEEF, STARTERS, AND SNAP-BACKS
Today, two things that were inevitable have come to pass. Firstly, the legendary athletic brand, Starter, has returned. That’s right, you no longer have to search ebay, old mom and pops shops, or vintage stores to find it. (The Hundreds also released some ill snap-backs this weekend so check those after the jump and at your nearest spot.) And secondly, Cudi and Consequence peaced it. No surprise there and it even seems like he listened to Consequence’s fashion tips and toned his look down…
More info on the Cons/Cudi drama, and what to look for from Starter and The Hundreds, in stores now, after the jump…
BIG SEAN MIXTAPE, ETC.
I forgot to post Big Sean’s mixtape (even though I posted basically everything else by him) so here it is. He’s joining the European Glow In the Dark Tour as well as you can see by the picture below: Kid Cudi and Big Sean with their tour passes. Download link below.
Check out the front and back covers and the track listing after the jump (by clicking “read more”) …
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD:
BIG SEAN: FINALLY FAMOUS, THE MIXTAPE
PREVIOUSLY
BIG SEAN: BILLIONAIRE / INTRO
VIEW ALL OTHER BIG SEAN RELATED POSTS (SCROLL DOWN AFTER CLICK)
KID CUDI HITS EUROPE
Kid Cudi will be leaving for europe tonight to join Kanye West on the european Glow In the Dark Tour. Congrats to him. Like i said in a previous post: makin’ major movies kiiiiiiid. Info via Cudi’s blog.
PREVIOUSLY:
KANYE WEST F. KID CUDI: ANYWAY
ALL OTHER KID CUDI RELATED POSTS (SCROLL DOWN AFTER CLICKING)
S(ONG)O(F)T(HE)D(AY)
CUNNIN LYNGUISTS: DANCE FOR ME
Honestly not the best song in the world (I just noticed I say this about a lot of my SOTD choices..weird) but the verses are really good. Listening to it would not be a complete waste of your time if you haven’t heard it.. trust me. Also, for some reason I just really like posts composed of songs and photos that perfectly match each other.
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