Friday 12 July 2019

Whirlwind D - Doin It Review




Here's the latest single from Whirlwind D, the stalwart and perhaps, flagship act of the south coast's leading rap label, B-Line Recordings.

Side A's DOIN' IT is the lead track which gets the video treatment and is an uptempo stormer. D does as the title suggests and conveys his feelings of still being involved in the scene even now as an elder statesman ("I might be old but it doesn't really matter, the beat gets fatter, my knees are being battered.."). I like that he doesn't shy away from the truth of the ageing process and is quite brutally honest ("..hairs out my nose and my hearing's all shattered, six-pack's gone, complexion's all tattered.."). If it wasn't for the dopeness of the beat then I might just sit here wailing in concurrence about the demise of my life.
But back to that dope beat. DJAR ONE is on production duties here and has provided a funky blank canvas for D's lines to be clearly heard without overloading it.
If this song was a cake then Djar One would obviously be Paul Hollywood with SPECIFIK undoubtedly channeling Mary Berry, adding the icing and cherry on top of the final mix with his super-sharp chorus cuts - The Great British Break Off, if you like.

The flipside is a real change around both sonically as well as literally. Djar & Specifik swap production duties this time.
Beginning with a snippet of a very slinky jazz number before heading into a boom-bappy, funk groove courtesy of Specifik, 'SOMETIMES' proceeds to kick off about those who continually seem to have had the jam taken out of their daily doughnut.
Social media - amongst other factors - comes under scrutiny here with D looking at the various ingredients which can make up our stress in modern times.
Djar One cuts up the chorus in fine style using a plethora of classic rap tunes all featuring this b-side's song title. Lovely stuff.

As always, with B-Line product, you know that the product is geared mainly towards the collector so you can expect high quality all the way from the photography to the packaging.

If this has whetted your appetite then rush over to the B-Line shop and purchase a copy before they disappear.

Well. There's nothing more to add except than, he's done it again!
Hip-hop is still alive and well, you've just got to seek it out.


EXTRAS…

Check out the video for Doin' It.
https://youtu.be/A6ZYkXL_zPI

Soundclips available here on Soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/dudleyjaynes/doin-itsometimes

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/4yeDxSwaIPrwVxwkFvqPwe?si=9l6X__84S_K5yJOOkRuFDw

iTunes
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/doin-it-sometimes-single/1470975977

Monday 1 July 2019

Funkbox Reload - The Summer Solstice 2019


Jorun Bombay returns with another dope hit of his Funkbox Reload show.
The Summer Solstice Edition features classic joints all mixed, cut and scratched the funk up in that inimitable style that he is known for.
I haven't listened yet but going on past shows this will be another doozy. I'm hoping the smug factor will be dialled down a notch but if I'm honest it probably won't be.



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Garbage Pail Digs tee


Mr LOVEGROVE has another superb new t-shirt design out and it's perfect for all you ageing diggers this summer
As always, it's available for a limited time only so get on it quickly (only 7 days remaining)

For all the info go right here.

Why DID more Hip Hop to TDK?


Why DID more Hip Hop to TDK? Just like Smarties, Irish Craig has the answer in his always-fantastic, Random Rap Radio blog https://randomrapradio.com/2017/07/23/why-did-more-hip-hop-to-tdk/
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