Page Text: Watch the Video for Dowdelin's New Single 'Lanmou Lanmou' [WhoSampled Premiere]
French 4 piece Dowdelin describe themselves as "a band that can’t be tied down to a single geography and genealogy". The creole language, Caribbean rhythms, urban energies, dazzling virtuosity, sensual electro: The group evolves in a unique place where genres and colors, heritage and audacity can merge.'Lanmou Lanmou', Dowdelin’s second album, muddies the waters and blurs the lines between the band's myriad influences, doing all it can to assuage naysayers: the conservatives, the defenders of an official form of reggae, the 'right kind' of zouk, the ...
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Kal Banx Provides Exclusive Commentary for WhoSampled's Verified Artist Profiles
Kal Banx is now verified on WhoSampled. An in-house producer for TDE and a go-to for J. Cole 's Dreamville label, Kal has worked with Baby Keem , Smino , Little Simz , Maxo Kream and Isaiah Rashad , and was most recently behind the lead single to Denzel Curry 's latest album , ' Walkin .' Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Kal had his home turf to thank for his big break, when after IDK played a show there, he persuaded the rapper to listen to his beats by promising to take him to the best taco ...
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DJ Premier Breaks Down the Making of Group Home Classic 'Supa Star' in Episode #31 of 'So Wassup?
After a brief hiatus, DJ Premier 's 'So Wassup?' video series returns for episode #31, this time telling the story of Gang Starr foundation affiliated group Group Home 's 1995 debut single ' Supa Star '. In this episode Premo delves into some Gang Starr foundation history explaining how his relationship with Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker came about. Watch the video below to hear about Lil Dap's debut appearance, alongside fellow Gang Starr foundation artist Jeru the Damaja , on Gang Starr's 1992 LP 'Daily Operation', the making of ...
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COMPETITION (UK ONLY): Win a Notorious B.I.G. 'Life After Death' 25th Anniversary Deluxe 8 x Vinyl Boxset
The Notorious B.I.G. 's second and final studio album ' Life After Death ' was released 25 years ago today, just 16 days after the celebrated rapper's untimely death. Despite his tragically short life and consequently short recording career, Biggie's discography is extensive and contains over 400 samples. More impressive however is how much his music was sampled by others: a massive 2,000 times. He is the 7th most sampled artist of all time, appearing in a Top 10 which includes names such as James Brown and ...
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Watch the Video for The Bongo Hop's 'La Ñapa' featuring Nidia Gongora [WhoSampled Premiere]
After a 3 year hiatus following the release of The Bongo Hop's 2019 LP 'Satingarona Part 2', the sounds of this Afro-Caribbean inspired project led by French trumpeter and composer Etienne Sevet are back with 'La Ñapa' - the latest harbor in his long-running journey into Afro-Caribbean and transatlantic waters. For the title track, Sevet enlists his friend Nigia Gongora (Canalon de Timbiqui, Quantic ) to take us to the tienda at the corner, for a tale on daily life in Colombia. The song and its vibrant accompanying video take us ...
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