Oh No Vs. Now-Again, Limited CD release October 2009
October 1, 2009
From Stonesthrow
Now-Again Records is pressing a limited-edition run of Oh No’s promotional-only “music library” album Oh No vs. Now-Again on CD. This disc – presented in an edition of 500 pieces – will be the only commercial release of the Oh No vs. Now-Again Music Library. It will be available on stonesthrow.com October 3rd, 2009.
Oh No vs. Now-Again is the producer/rapper/DJs take on the vast catalog of funk, soul and psychedelia contained in the Now-Again vaults. A total of 29 tracks. The collection is presented in a “mini LP” package which includes a thick cardboard “tip on” sleeve. This CD will not be repressed.
Oh No’s Dr. No’s Ethiopium was released digitally this month, and will arrive on CD & LP in November 2009.
Guilty Simpson+Madlib=OJ Simpson
July 28, 2009
First single is “Coroners” Music. Album drops this fall…
AUDIO: Jaylib Live 2004
February 7, 2009
Well Happy Birthday Dilla Dawg! You know we have some things planned for the man here at Nodfactor but we’re going to start it off with an assist from the folks at Stonesthrow Records.
DJ DUSK SOUNDCLASH DVD IN STORES NOW
October 17, 2008
DJ DUSK’S ROOT DOWN SOUNDCLASH IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE STONESTHROW STORE
The DVD features performances from MADLIB, CUT CHEMIST, WILL.I.AM, THES ONE, OH NO, EXILE and DJ DUSK. DIRECTED BY B+ AND COLEMAN. [Read more]
Do The Knowledge: Q-Tip & Black Ivory
September 11, 2008
Ahh, so the new Q-tip video for “Gettin’ Up” debuted on Nahright today. (Damn, the days of debuting on TV are really a wrap, huh?) So I’m listening to it and think “this is hot.”
While most people are probably distracted by the crazy ass outfits Tip is wearing I’m all in this BEAT like, “what is that sample?” and “it sounds vaguely familair…” So I do some homework and find out that it’s Black Ivory’s “You and I.”
What I’m about to say will strike some of you as odd, but I don’t know that much about Black Ivory. Unlike some people, I’m not afraid to say when I don’t know something. So I went looking and found this on Wikipedia:
Black Ivory is the name of an R&B group from Harlem, which had a number of hits in the 1970s, including “Don’t Turn Around”, “You and I” (which featured Larry Blackmon from Cameo on drums), “I’ll Find a Way (The Loneliest Man in Town)”, “Spinning Around”, “What Goes Around (Comes Around)”, “Will We Ever Come Together”, and “Mainline”. The group featured songwriter and prolific disco producer Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe, and Russell Patterson. They were managed by Patrick Adams, an executive at the Today/Perception record company. Burgess was the lead voice of the majority of their hits in the early ’70’s. With Today/Perception being a small label, the promotion of Black Ivory’s singles scarcely got beyond the East Coast. This lack of exposure, coupled with the rise of disco and the fact Adams was beginning to branch out into other projects, caused Black Ivory to lose steam.
Turns out 9th Wonder and Brother Ali have touched that wax as well.
Now, after some more snooping around I see that some of you in cyberspace recognize this sample from Madlib’s Beat Konducta collection. For those of you who haven’t heard it or might have missed it (like me) here it is:
This is why I love hip-hop. Very different usage of the same sample. But now the question I’m trying to answer is, “Who produced it?” and at first I read conflicting reports. Some said Mark Ronson,(probably because he debuted it on his radio show over the summer) others said J-Dilla (just cuz, hey, it’s dope and it’s Q-Tip, right?) but Tip’s management says that the Abstract twisted the nobs on this one. Shout out to FWMJ at Rappersiknow for the investigative reporting.
Now I hope this means Tip will actually be dropping The Renaissance in November.
