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Friday, February 5, 2010
XXcLusive: Alchemist Says Eminem Working With DJ Khalil
Off the heels of his Grammy performance of “Forever” with Eminem, Lil Wayne, Drake and Travis Barker, XXLMag.com had the chance to chop it up with The Alchemist about Em’s highly anticipated new disc, Relapse 2.
While the disc does not have a release date as of press time, ALC says Em is hard at work in the studio with DJ Khalil. The West Coast beatsmith has had a big year, producing standout joints for Drake (“Fear”), Clipse (“Kinda Like a Big Deal”) and Slaughterhouse (“Cuckoo”).
“Khalil—who I think is like the best producer right now to me—he had been sending records to Em for a while that wasn’t like, they weren’t like clicking in,” Alchemist told XXL. “Em knew he was dope but they haven’t found the right one. And I think they found a couple joints now… the joints they have are crazy. I can’t say 100 percent [that he made the album], but I have heard at least two joints Khalil did and they’re fuckin’ stupid.”
Al, who serves as the Detroit lyricist’s tour DJ, revealed that he has yet to score a beat on Em’s project. “I’m starting to be around Em and the camp more,” he said, “especially finishing these albums. Factor in Em’s sober now, it’s like that’s my man, we chop it up a lot more now…it’s like little by little I’m figuring out what I have to do to create a sound that would be Alchemist/Eminem. I didn’t get it yet.”
One person that Em has been working a lot with is Just Blaze. Al gave XXL insight into their chemistry: “He clicked with Em,” he said. “It was really amazing, too. They really vibed and made some music, beyond like Just just sending him beats, it was nothing like that…I think it’s a perfect meshing of the two…If you could imagine what they could bring to the table at this point, it’s pretty close and maybe a little more.”
In fact, in ALC’s opinion, the whole album is a level above the first Relapse. “He’s doing things lyrically on this album that he hasn’t done before,” he shared. “The punchline game is really back.”
Stay tuned to XXLMag.com as more details become revealed on Relapse 2. —Jesse Gissen
Flying Lotus: New album Cosmogramma to be released 3rd/4th May 2010
Flying Lotus 'Cosmogramma'
WARP195
3/4th May 2010
Double Gatefold Vinyl / CD / Digital
Track listing
01. Clock Catcher
02. Pickled!
03. Nose Art
04. Intro//A Cosmic Drama
05. Zodiac Shit
06. Computer Face//Pure Being
07. ..And The World Laughs With You ft. Thom Yorke
08. Arkestry
09. Mmmhmm ft.Thundercat
10. Do The Astral Plane
11. Satelllliiiiiteee
12. German Haircut
13. Recoiled
14. Dance Of The Pseudo Nymph
15. Drips//Auntie's Harp
16. Table Tennis ft. Laura Darlington
17. Galaxy In Janaki
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
J DILLA BY STUSSY
J Dilla (Stussy) coming Feb. 13
Stussy and Stones Throw Records have partnered for Raph Rashid's classic pic of J Dilla on a limited-edition Stussy Tee. This will be released Feb. 13, 2010 in White and Black, available at stonesthrow.com and Stussy locations.
The photo was taken by Raph Rashid in Dilla's L.A. dining room-turned-studio, summer 2005, for his book Behind The Beat: Hip-Hop Home Studios.
This tee is officially licensed with J Dilla's heirs, who have recently announced a reorganization of the J Dilla Estate (read here).
Stones Throw will also be announcing a multi-city in-store release parties for this shirts. Stay tuned for details.
www.j-dilla.com
www.stussy.com
www.stonesthrow.com
Monday, February 1, 2010
50 Cent Talks Sports After X Games Performance On Buttermilk Mountain
ESPN.Go: Winter X Games fans love their hip-hop. Rap superstar, actor and entrepreneur Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson loves to cross promote. Put those two together and you get 50 Cent playing a free show on Buttermilk Mountain. He got a chance to promote his latest movie -- one of the first films picked up at Sundance -- and 5,000 music fans got a sun-drenched set of world-class hip-hop.
Oh, and Page 2 got a few questions with the star.
This is your first time here. What are your impressions of the X Games?
This is amazing. These people, winners or losers, I don't care, had to put in a lot of work to be here, 'cause obviously it's really difficult -- coming down those mountains is fast.
The Super Bowl -- who you pulling for?
I'm going for the Saints. You've gotta be.
Did you play sports in high school?
Oh yeah. I liked all of them -- all the ones that were available to me. Basketball, football, boxing -- those things.
What can sports do for kids?
It gives them something constructive to do. It's healthy. They are building themselves up. They have to focus. When they develop a passion for it and really work hard? Nothing like it, man.
So, if you could play a pro sport, if you could be any athlete, who would it be? Shaun White?
Ha! Shaun White's pretty difficult, you know, I can't … [shakes head and laughs]. You know, I really like Carmelo Anthony's game. But I'd probably be Floyd Mayweather.
Why, because you like to talk, not fight?
[Laughs] Because I like to do both.
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