Listen: AYE - "Keep It Real"

I recently came across the work of Canadian emcee A.Y.E. and his interesting ode to 90s emcee Jamal (of Illegal) with a reproduced beat and updated vibe, as part of a preview for his album 90NOW. Always glad to see younger cats steering toward the boom bap sound with their own spin, so hopefully the streak continues with all of AYEs upcoming work. Its kinda crazy that so may overseas cats or based in other countries are more interested in preserving the boom bap sound then our own US airwaves.

DOWNLOAD LINK
http://makebelievehiphop.bandcamp.com/album/keep-it-real-single

Listen: Bishop Nehru - "Nehruvia" Album

I will admit that I totally missed the buzz on Bishop Nehru over the last year, but upon the suggestion of a friend, I checked his mixtape entitled "Nehruvia" out and was pleasantly surprised at the chill, jazzy, NY sound of this young cat. Lots of more chilled selections for his mixtape from boom-bap and golden era cats like DJ Premier and newer school beat gurus like J. Dilla, Madlib, MF Doom, Skipless and more show that this emcee has a good head on his shoulders. Hopefully 2014 will help him shine a bigger light on his movement and bring back a non-trap music sound to the radio.

DOWNLOAD LINK
http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/bishop-nehru-nehruvia

Video: Scratch Bandits Crew - "Heart Beat"

Apparently the French turntable scene are one of the few spots on the planet that still may homage to the art of scratching as musical composition. In the vein of D-Styles, Q-Bert and crews like the Beat Junkies, French tablists Scratch Bandits Crew recently released the first single from their new record "31 Novembre" entitled "Heart Beat" and the creative visuals are the results of a collaboration between graffiti artist Brusk and motion designer ice©ream, which was used as visual part of their 2012 live show. Glad to see that there are still productive scratch nerds in the world.

DOWNLOAD LINK
http://musique.fnac.com/a4062584/Scratch-Bandits-Crew-31-Novembre-CD-album