Truth & Soul Freebies!

We here at WTTM are fans of Truth & Soul (read our interview with label chief Leon Michels!). T&S consistently offer quality music, interesting projects, and their design aesthetic is usually dope too (see: sick image above). This showed up in my email box today: a link from T&S for free music, a sampling of their stuff from the last few years. Stream or download! Enjoy and pass on the link!

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RIP MVP

Big L joined D.I.T.C. via Lord Finesse, after kicking some raps during an autograph signing for The Funky Technician. "After he finished rhyming, I was gettin' his number," said Finesse, in a soon-to-be published interview. "People didn't understand the advancement I saw in this dude."

May 30, 1974- February 15, 1999

...AIGHT then!!!!

The Ting Tings-That's Not My Name (Cutso's Grind Edit)

Here's some shit I did on a plane ride back from God-knows-where. I have to say that I am a fan of this album. Fun stuff for fun-loving muhfolkers like you. I've also noticed that a lot of girls LOVE this song. So DJs, if it's panties you're looking for, fuckwiddit! Hope you likey.

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ya bad chubbs

I don't throw on Chubb Rock as much as I should, but I'm reminded of his dopeness everytime I hear a song of his. He's witty and his deliveries are always on point and crisp. Plus, his voice is distinctive and Hitman Howie Tee's beats on And The Winner Is... are fun and kinda gritty. Reminds me of early Brand Nubian in a way.
Turns out, cats from Herohill.com had the SAME IDEA for a post on the Chubbster, except... it was A YEAR AGO. Shouts to them, their post (and entire site) is real smooth. I just reposted two tracks from their post, because the links have expired. Check their site and these slammin' Chubbster joints!

Read Herohill's Original Post!!

“Ya Bad Chubbs”


“Caught Up (remix)”

easy on the ears (and eyes)

Yuki Chikudate of Asobi Seksu is one of those singers that look how they sound. In this case, cute as hell. Here's "Then He Kissed Me", a 2007 cover of the Crystals' classic sung in fuzzy, shoegaze fashion. I think it outdoes the a-side, "Stay Awake", and either way, the cover image isn't too shabby:

Earlier With Chuck

(Picture by Nathan Ota)

I'm gonna start contributing to URB, which I'm excited about because I get to blog for their site, allowing me to turn writings around in a matter of days, hours even, and have it read by URB's readers. They've been real welcoming, so I wanted to make my first piece be special.

I got Chuck D-- one of my favorite artists/speakers/minds/people in general--on the phone a couple days ago to talk about the election, Obama, and other topics. This interview is fresh off the minidisc!

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***Note: The intro has a small typo.