CCP says Brush them Teeth

This guy lays it on phat while keeping his pearlies sparking. Let me see them teeth, money!

Don't let his looks fool you; hailing from Queens, Cool Calm Pete is a factory of smart hip-hop. With thought behind each word his flows are delivered with full composure, while making sure he lives up to his name. Forget that "money in the bank" and "bitches and hoes" nonsense, CCP has food for thought and it's always good to see hip-hop getting its sophistication on.

It's also refreshing to hear a rapper that actually articulates. Peep game:

Cool Calm Pete feat. RJD2 - Black Friday (via zShare)

Pete drops bombs on a track layed out by the legendary RJD2. Cop it full on iTunes, better yet get the 12".

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Coachella 2008 Confirmed(?) Band of the Week: Deltron 3030

FOR YOUR INTERGALACTIC PLEASURE

I woke up this morning and rushed to my computer, just to be disappointed that the Coachella lineup has not been posted yet. Thus, I bring you another installment of Confirmed(?) Band of the Week.

Here is the best news I have heard about the festival so far. Deltron 3030 is HIGHLY rumored to be playing this year. Deltron Event II is a follow up to their self-titled album which (hopefully) will be releasing soon. My optimistic conscious tells me the album may have been postponed around festival time, hyping up their fans to see them at Coachella and purchase the album. Although not much is posted about them on the internet world, I urge you to find their music, listen to them non-stop, and then stand in the front row during their set to show them your intergalactic love. Their conceptual style is influenced by the afrofuturist Sun Ra, and if you've seen Space is the Place, you'll know what I'm talking about.

If their normal pseudonyms aren't enough, Deltron 3030's members take on more futuristic ones as: Deltron Zero (Del the Funky Homosapien), The Cantankerous Captain Aptos (Dan the Automator), and Skiznod the Boy Wonder (Kid Koala).

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Hudson Mohawke

You bet your sweet Pomeranian ass

A friend had told me about Hudson Mo after getting an earful from his sample cd (which apparently came free with some new threads at Urban Outfitters).  I have to say, I'm sold on this new beat.

This genre-defying sound gives off what I can only begin to classify as a new breed of downtempo/trip-hop.  It's chaotic time signatures, both in the samples and beats keep the track real fresh.  I suppose where Aaron Funk's sound might be considered a hard roll, Hud Mo would be the nice buzz.

The real Hudson Mohawke.  Judging by the setup, ya think the beats are done live?

I guess the best way to tap his sound is to listen to his tracks...

Hudson Mohawke - Star of a Story (via zShare)

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Be sure to check out his collaboration with Mike Slott called "Heralds of Change".  Cop the 12" for your decks.