THE FADER IN THE STUDIO WITH CHROMEO

The Fader get it in with Chromeo at their temporary studios in Brooklyn as they create their new album Business Casual. Essential viewing for fans.

WE MAKE IT GOOD: CROOKERS

I flew through discobelle and wholesale jacked the shit out of this mix, but I love the Crookers, I worship their entire catalogue and WMIG's artwork is nothing short of epic. Here's a small blurb from Crookers themselves:

We made this mix in the only 2 days off in the last 2 month of crazy world touring…mixin in Old Italian stuff with Rusko Dubstep and some fresh beat from our inbox…it seem like have pizza with spaghetti with Chocolate and Caramelle inside..strange…but sounds good!
Important : there’s jus one song of us!!!!! it’s a MIRACLE.
ciao a tutti, baci in bocca, salutateci la famiglia e stateci bene!
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We Make It Good Vol. 7 : Crookers (direct link)

Now, check out WMIG & The Fader because they're both awesome like Affinity Blog.

THE OBLIGATORY OBAMA POST

Pic is another Undrcrwn tribute to the man.
Jacked from Eskay's - details to buy the tee here.

Having followed the entire presidential race from the primaries, and indeed taken a keen interest in US politics since I was a kid, yesterday was a totally surreal experience for me. I havent really got the time to write an essay about it, or even say anything much different than what has already been said, but I will remember it for the rest of my life. And although I am realistic in my expectations of what change Barry O can immediately bring to the already fucked up table, the fact that the person occupying the most powerful seat in the world is an intelligent, charmismatic and inspirational figure who has the support of the people, is someone you are excited to hear speak, and when he does speak, it's to you and not at you, is the greatest part to me.

And although some are praising McCain's concession speech, if you read the shit I read about that guy during the week, you would know it was merely the final act of smoke and mirrors to protect whatever mediocre legacy he will leave as a politician.


BTW, I started this post just to inform that The Fader have a fantastic photo/video essay of election night in NYC, with some amazing shots of the people of Fort Greene Brooklyn, Harlem and Times Square, capturing the elated reaction.

808S & AUTO-TUNE

The Fader have a rundown of the event. Here's some of what they said:

After waiting in a loading area with an open bar and a DJ, we walked up a driveway illuminated by florescent lights to a darkened room where approximately forty nude women, most of them wearing face-obscuring masks seemingly made of faux lamb's wool, stood in the middle—black girls in the front, white girls in the back. Then the entire album played without introduction or explanation.

As for album: yes, it's almost entirely sung by West, aside from one verse by Young Jeezy on "Amazing" and a duet with Lil Wayne; yes, it is sung almost entirely through Auto-Tune

Check out the rest here

Rap-Up.com provide alittle more information including a tracklisting

I UNDERLINE MY ART, MAAN.

Peep this MySpace and listen to this Record. Repeat.

This has nothing to do with anything, and I'm not entirely sure yet, but I think I might of just found a record I will bump more than Lollipop (i know, tell me about it) and an artist who is starting to look like he's capable of being the batshit crazy but technically kinda-good rap guy Timbo has always longed for. Plus the dude's MySpace is really something.

(Ups to The Fader for the link)