Menahan Street Band – Lights Out
For those of you unfamiliar with the Menahan Street Band, it’s comprised of members who are in Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Budos Band, Antibales and El Michels […]
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Freqnik and WDRE – Favela B-Boy Funk
Here is an upcoming release from two musicians who describe themselves as “normal dudes who want to put out music…and have fun.” Freqnik and WDRE are two long time skateboarders […]
DJ Shadow’s Home Studio Footage from 1995
Mention the word Entroducing to Hip Hop or DJ fans and they will immediately remember where they were when they got a copy of the now 16 year old classic […]
Jim Sharp – Straighten It Out
I get all kinds of submissions here at FMF, and as I go through about a week’s worth of emails, Straighten It Out by Jim Sharp is blasting through my […]
Ralph MacDONALD – Jam On The Groove
R.I.P. Ralph MacDonald 1944-2011 This weekend, we lost another great musician, Ralph MacDONALD. Ralph was a great drummer and percussionist, and I have to admit, every time I see a […]
Big Ups with Tall Black Guy
The D’s Tall Black Guy talks Red Bull Big Tune, Hot Tamales, J Rocc, and more Continue Reading
Bobo Meets Rhettmatic: Mini Break Set
As part of their promotion for their upcoming release Cypress Junkies, percussionist Eric Bobo and DJ Rhettmatic have released the second of three mixes before the November 3rd release. Last […]
Bobo Meets Rhettmatic: Funk Set
When percussionist/ musician Eric Bobo (Cypress Hill) and World Famous Beat Junkies DJ Rhettmatic came together on Bobo’s 2009 solo release Meeting Of The Minds, the idea for the DJ/percussion […]
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 […]
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 […]
Flea Market Funk 