JJ For Guv'nor: Jneiro Jarel + MF DOOM = JJ DOOM!

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SHOULD you call it a comeback?!!?  That answer's up to you.

Either way you slice it, I've returned to the blogosphere.  Its been a long time since I've been here....had a lot on the go over the summer.  Hit up the Osheaga Festival in Montreal (aka Mount REAL!!)  Man, do I ever love that place.  Nicest city in this great country IMHO.

And my cohort in crime Paqman tied the knot earlier this month.  Congrats again....was honoured to be a part of it!

Anyway.....the point of the post is this:

What You Want Me To Do? I'm Sorry! I'm Back...And The Game Has Changed.

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It's been a while since I've dropped science in the form of a post. Shit has changed P&B faithful! Let's kick this off the right way: to all of our readers, thanks for hanging in. If you're anything like me you crave fresh information and the blog has been stale for a minute. We have some exciting things coming down the pipe which we will drop on you when the time is right. Please continue to come back and keep that subscription on lock.

Dig On Madvillain's "Madvillainy"

P&B brings you the "Dig On" Classic Album Series.  We'll delve into our vaults to discuss the records that have profoundly impacted our musical tastes.  The albums we present are considered essential to anyone's record collection. In the end, you can't understand the present (or future) until you "Dig On" the past.

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"Spot hot tracks like spot a pair of fat asses

Shots of the scotch from out of square shot glasses

And he won't stop 'til he got the masses

An' show 'em what they know now through flows of hot molasses"

- Lyrics from Madvillain's "ALL CAPS"

My introduction to Madvillain came via CMJ, the must read music magazine/bible for college radio stations, which I read when I was Music Director at CKDJ in Ottawa. My curiosity was tweaked thanks to a picture of a dude wearing a metal mask and the other with a do-rag. The reviews on "Madvillainy" were all decidedly positive. So there I was, the music guy who prides on knowing all that is "cool", puzzled as to why I hadn't picked up this album yet.

RadioDOOM: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and DOOM Colabo From Lex Records 10th Anniversary Album Appears On Soundcloud

UPDATE:

Lex Records disabled the embedded option for this track.

You can check it out here.

-Paqman

Friday Flashback - No Gas Face for Paqman & Bull Edition

3rd Bass - "The Gas Face"

According to the Urban Dictionary, to give a gas face is "to show someone a sign of disrespect". In this 89 classic from 3rd Bass, it's made very clear that MC Hammer is the recipient of the primary gas face. Pete Nice and MC Serch were not fans.

This track was produced by Prince Paul and features 2 samples from Aretha Franklin ("Respect" and "Think") and one from The Emotions ("I Like It"). The video is a who's who of the hip hop world from that time with cameos by Flavor Flav, Salt-n-Pepa, Eric Sermon, Kid from Kid 'n Play and Prince Paul. The world was also introduced to a young, skinny MC called Zed Luv X and his brother, DJ Subroc. Zed Luv X would later evolve into one of my favorite MCs of all time DOOM aka MF DOOM aka The Vaudeville Villain. It's a treat to see DOOM without a metal mask, rocking prescription glasses and no pot belly!

SOOO...Who do you think should get the gas face?

-Paqman