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July 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Roc Marciano: Pimpstrumentals

Roc Marciano Pimpstrumentals Marci Enterprises Roc Marciano has been prolific as both MC and beatmaker over the last decade. Nearly an album a year under his own name as well as collaborations (DJ Muggs) and cameos. And of course those free mixtapes too.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, David Axelrod, Dr. Dre, Hip-Hop, Instrumental, Instrumental Hip-Hop, J Dilla, Marci Enterprises, Pete Rock, Pimpstrumentals, Roc Marciano, Roc Marciano: Pimpstrumentals, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Taking The Power Back: Ten of the Most Important Hip-Hop Albums in my Life

We all know that lists are subjective – that is the point of them. So I’ve decided to do a series of top ten albums across genres. They’ll appear sporadically. And rather than call them “Top Ten” I will call them ten of the most important – sorry if that sounds pretentious. It’s not meant […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 36 Chambers, Alphabethead, Antipop Consortium, Beastie Boys, Beats, De La Soul, DJ, DJ Shadow, Dr. Dre, Electricity, Fear Of A Black Planet, Genius/GZA, Hip-Hop, Ice Cube, Illmatic, Jay-Z, Licensed to Ill, Liquid Swords, Lyrics, Madvillany, Madvillian, Matthew Shipp, N.W.A., Nas, Public Enemy, Rap, Samples, Taking The Power Back: Ten of the Most Important Hip-Hop Albums in my Life, Ten of the Most Important Hip-Hop Albums in my Life, The Roots, Wu Tang Clan ·

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November 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: DJ Yella (November 20, Wgtn)

DJ Yella San Fran Thursday, November 20 DJ Yella (b. Antoine Carraby) was a founding member of N.W.A something that is suddenly of interest what with the movie to ride on. Cue: DJ Yella back on stage as a DJ (where previously he has made his beans – and, er, blown them – as a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2001, Antoine Carraby, Compton, DJ, DJ Set, DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Dre, Gig Review, Gig Review: DJ Yella (November 20, Hip-Hop, Live Gig, N.W.A., NWA, Rap, San Fran, Straight Outta Compton, Wgtn, Yella ·

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September 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Vince Staples: Hell Can Wait (ep)

Vince Staples Hell Can Wait (ep) Def Jam I got into listening to rappers for the street-poetry feel, the anger-as-energy, the flow has always been important, great beats/samples/production sure, but it’s about the lyricism, and the cut of it. I love a lot of the positive/conscious stuff, the hippy-trippy paisley fun…but I want to hear […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dr. Dre, Earl Sweatshirt, EP, Hell Can Wait, Hell Can Wait (ep), Hip-Hop, Kendrick Lamar, Rap, Vince Staples ·

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August 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Worst: # 16 [Surviving] The Game

I remembered – out of nowhere – just the other day that I attended a concert by The Game. Do you remember him? He’s a rapper born Jayceon Terrell Taylor and he took on that modest moniker, The Game. He made a couple of albums back to back, The Documentary (2005) and Doctor’s Advocate (2006) […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2009, Dominion Post, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Gig Review, Gig Reviewing, It Was The Worst, It Was The Worst # 16, It Was The Worst # 16: [Surviving] The Game, Leonard Cohen, Porirua, Rap, Surviving The Game, Te Rauparaha Arena, The Game, The Worst, Wellington ·

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June 15, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown #1964

Dr Dre, 2001 (1999) I like listening to 2001 as a double-LP, as four sides of vinyl – but of course my introduction to the best thing Dr Dre has done was via CD. The CD version and its instrumental counterpart are now iPod favourites. There’s something about that opening track – a great album […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2001, Big Egos, Dr. Dre, Eddie Griffin, Eminem, John Carpenter, Snoop Dogg, The Chronic, The Watcher ·

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