So LA based hip-hop label Stones Throw has a new compilation out (what an adventurous route to go guys! Only kidding of course.) Anyway, the compilation is for Christmas music, and it's got all kinds of rare, obscure songs that make Christmas In Hollis seem like a Bing Crosby staple. The genres run the gamut from jazz classics (think Charlie Brown's Christmas) to a ghettotech version of Twelve Days of Christmas by the 69 Boyz and the Quad City DJs. Think of this as the urban hipster reply to John Water's Christmas album. Go buy it at any Urban Outfitters or online here. Some of the better tracks below.
Vince Guaraldi - Skating - A classic from the best Christmas album ever, and surprisingly we done sampled this shit back in highschool for the Def Nephews, (I'll post that song up too, if I can find it.)
Hard Call Xmas - My Christmas Bells - This 80's rap song jacks the format to LL's Rock the Bells, with hilarious results!
The Soul Saints Orchestra - Santa Got A Bag Of Soul - I think this song is about Santa smoking weed, but I'm not sure. Either way it's pretty funky.
James Brown - Go Power At Christmas Time - More funky shit from the Godfather of Soul
Free Design - Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas) - A truly out there song, even by Stones Throw standards, this is probably as weird as Christmas music can get.
And the winner is....
Quad City DJ's, The 69 Boyz and K-Nock - What I Want For Christmas - Now that I think about this, it may be my favorite ghetto-tech song ever, and it doesn't even curse once. Backed by a Bambaataa sampling beat and two hilarious "12 days of Christmas" style countdowns of gifts, this is the creme of the crop.
Here's an example of the lyrical mastery of these groups
K-Nock "Christmas day, the birth of Christ no doubt/ that's what it's all about/Go ahead and stop the beat for a sec/ and show some respect"
BRILLIANT!
Remember to go out and buy this shit, they got the CDs at Urban and the vinyl at http://www.turntablelab.com/
Vince Guaraldi - Skating - A classic from the best Christmas album ever, and surprisingly we done sampled this shit back in highschool for the Def Nephews, (I'll post that song up too, if I can find it.)
Hard Call Xmas - My Christmas Bells - This 80's rap song jacks the format to LL's Rock the Bells, with hilarious results!
The Soul Saints Orchestra - Santa Got A Bag Of Soul - I think this song is about Santa smoking weed, but I'm not sure. Either way it's pretty funky.
James Brown - Go Power At Christmas Time - More funky shit from the Godfather of Soul
Free Design - Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas) - A truly out there song, even by Stones Throw standards, this is probably as weird as Christmas music can get.
And the winner is....
Quad City DJ's, The 69 Boyz and K-Nock - What I Want For Christmas - Now that I think about this, it may be my favorite ghetto-tech song ever, and it doesn't even curse once. Backed by a Bambaataa sampling beat and two hilarious "12 days of Christmas" style countdowns of gifts, this is the creme of the crop.
Here's an example of the lyrical mastery of these groups
K-Nock "Christmas day, the birth of Christ no doubt/ that's what it's all about/Go ahead and stop the beat for a sec/ and show some respect"
BRILLIANT!
Remember to go out and buy this shit, they got the CDs at Urban and the vinyl at http://www.turntablelab.com/
1 comment:
Damn I just did some diggin and couldn't find that track we did with raul either...wtf is it?!?! I think I got my Def Nef folder from you so it's all your fault. You know what I did find tho... I have that Halloween EP we did and listening to Hip Hop 101 by the Mad Phat Rydaz is some educational shit.
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