hiphoplifeandtimes

The title’s pretty much given it away but if you’re a sucker for some cuts and scratches then this is for you, and a big ol’ love for the man Curtis Mayfield would be quite useful too. SmCity and DJ Dub Floyd have been releasing bi-weekly tribute albums (although if I’m honest this is the first I’ve heard of it, sorry internet world), mixing in SmCity’s verses, DJ Dub Floyd’s turntable and production skills, all with some gold Curtis Mayfield instrumentals and vocals.
This could have been done really badly, but the boys have mixed and sampled this well, not simply rapping over Mayfield’s vocals, or throwing in a few snares over the instrumental breaks. It’s a solid soul-hip-hop album, and a good example of how to do a tribute well.

To get the album for the grand total of nothing simply click this  link below and have a listen to it for yourselves.

WWW.SMCITYMUSIC.COM

A bit of love for our Euro buddies over on the big bit of Europe, comes a pretty young rapper called Slice from Bavaria, Germany. Dude’s got a lot of potential and apparently he dropped out of school to rap full-time so you really can’t fault his heart, that takes guts for sure. He knows how to flow well, and has a nice style, might need to work a bit in his content of a few of his tracks. Don’t let the little intro fool ya though, this is a solid track. For fans of Apathy, John Vietnam, Configa Beats (yeah I can use a producer/DJ as a rec too, what!)

You can stream his entire album over on here.