“When the East is in the house [Jeru] Oh My god [Q-Tip] Danger! [ODB]” Blahzay Blahzay’s classic hook was an anthem which united East Coast headz in the mid-90s hip hop coastal rivalry. This week we adopt the role of peacemaker as we combine Blahzay Blahzay”Danger” with the instrumental funk of LA’s Breakestra. We hope you enjoy the sonic fruits of our nonpartisan, hip hop reunification effort.
Mos World is the third mixtape release of Steely Chan, a production duo from Vancouver but currently based in Toronto. Every week we release a new remix available for free download. Our music is steeped in the source material of hip hop beat culture: heavy funk, soul, jazz, dub reggae, disco, psych rock, electronica, freak folk, brazillian/afrobeat/world music. In other words, any and all musics with strong rhythm and a healthy dose of funk!
Our latest compilation is a departure from our previous bootleg remixes. This time around we’ve entered the nebulous world of blends, re-edits and mashups. Mos World combines the rhyme stylings of the mighty Mos Def with soulful instrumentation from Lee Fields & The Expressions’ “My World” album (2009 Truth & Soul). The result is an inspired adaptation of deep soul balladry from the 60s and 70s for the ears of crate-digging hip hop headz. We think the sound will appeal to indie hip hop fans, rare groove soul-revivalists, mashup lovers and everyone in between.
Tracklist:
1. Bush Babees, Mos Def, Lee Fields & The Expressions - Last Love Song
2. Mos Def, Lee Fields & The Expressions - Honey Beef
3. Mos Def, Lee Fields &The Expressions - Fat Booty Expressions
4. Mos Def, Lee Fields &The Expressions - My Travellin Man World
5. Highy & Mighty, Skillz, Mos Def, Lee Fields & The Expressions - B-Boy Is King
6. Mos Def, Lee Fields & The Expressions - Mathematical Ladies
7. Mos Def, Lee Fields & The Expressions - Work Out These Moments
8. Black Star, Lee Fields & The Expressions - Bright Star Comes And Goes
9. The Roots, Common, Mos Def, Lee Fields & The Expressions - Do You Love Hurricane?
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We’re dipping back into the golden era hip hop well with our new mix series. We’re taking classic rhymes you all know and love and stacking them up against an expansive, ambiguous collection of sounds we’re simply calling world funk.
To jump start the series we have Dirt McGirt himself, Ol’ Dirty Bastard; who, by the way, will be portrayed by Michael Kenneth Williams, aka Omar from ‘The Wire’, in an upcoming biopic. We’ve combined ODB’s “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” with the deep funk grooves of “Alligator Man”; courtesy of Japanese heavy funk outfit, Mocha Mountain Kilimanjaro. Custom made for those of you always on the lookout for rare grooves in the vein of the JBs.
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