Small Professor – Elderly Jawns
Dilla became the king of the short beat tape. No longer was it necessary to loop 5 minutes of “Impeach the President” or the Touissant version of “Get Out My […]
Category Archives: Beats
Big Ups with House Shoes
House Shoes talks digging at Val Shiveley’s, Beat Junkies, J-Rocc and more Continue Reading
Ghostfunk
Artwork by Joe Dichiara Over the years there have been some interesting blends of artist acapella and back beat concept records. Dangermouse's The Grey Album, which combined the vocals of […]
Big Ups with DJ Frane
DJ Frane talks touring with Blowfly, Special Brownies and Beats to Blaze to in the latest Big Ups Continue Reading
Action Bronson: The Return of East Coast Hip Hop
Since the inception of FMF, I have incorporated my love of Hip Hop music and culture in with my Funk, Soul, Reggae, and Jazz record reviews, put out an all […]
M fasis aka Crack Beats: Adventures in Dreamville
Close to 15 years ago, I was a co-owner of a store in Red Bank, NJ called Soul Sauce. It was a place where a lot of people gathered. From […]
Guess Who’s Back?
I’ve always been a fan of Nas. Whenever I played out, I’d say he is the most requested Hip Hop artist I have been asked to play (if I’m taking […]
Scott Hobbs & Soulmind – Joint Breaks Vol.1: My Brain Weighs A Ton
These last two weeks, by chance, have been the two weeks of instrumental Hip Hop. From the unearthed gem of The Midnight Eez to the next big Hip Hop producer […]
Big Ups with 14KT
Michigan producer/DJ/emcee 14KT talks digging for records with Mayer Hawthorne and more Continue Reading
With a Little Bit of Gold and A Pager: The Midnight Eez
The older days of the music industry used to be so simple. A chance run in on the street with a producer or DJ was the equivalent of Twitter, Tumblr, […]
Flea Market Funk 