Active since 1987, the year he debuted behind Guru as one-half of Gang Starr, DJ Premier is one of the most crucial figures in hip-hop. No more than three producers (Dr. Dre, RZA, and Prince Paul) can test Premier's status as the most important trackmaster of the '90s, and no style is more distinctive. Aggressive and raw, a Premier track is an instantly recognizable soundclash of battling loops and heavy scratching -- all of them perfectly timed -- that evokes the sound of Brooklyn better than anyone. Common is an artist, actor, and activist. Most recently, Common is making his broadway…

Big shoutout to my man Macedonia for including me in his latest podcast offering. I feel honored to be included among the dope songs in this podcast. Tracklist 1.  Everybody Stopped Calling Me by Friends Or Whatever 2.  In Matacumbo by Cosmic Analog Ensemble 3.  Mango Tree by Chandeliers 4.  The Shoreline by Big La vs. Todd  5.  Datenight by Jonny Sonic 6.  Dance To The Drummer's Beat by Dharma 7.  Misunderstood by Lovespirals 8.  Bag Of Nothingness by Comfort Fit 9.  The Force May Be With You by Idmonster

Fiona Apple never quite belonged to a specific scene. The closest she came was at the dawn of her career, when her debut album Tidal arrived as the alternative rock wave reached its crest in 1996. Apple spent her time in MTV's Buzzbin and on tour with Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair revue, earning a hit single ("Criminal") and platinum certification along the way, but she wasn't a folkie or a punk rocker. Her roots lay in jazz, show tunes, and classic '70s singer/songwriters, an idiosyncratic blend that came into sharper focus on her second album, When the Pawn. Upon its release…

Just something about Bad Snacks' melodic sound that really inspires me to make music. She's capture what I hear in my head, and what I try to create. Her joint "Technicolor" stayed in my head rent free for months... just hearing the incredible strings and airy vocal background... Simply marvelous. Her newest joint, "alright, ok" is more uptempo and dance-worthy, but still keeps that heavy string aestethic. I can't get enough ot it. Bad Snacks is an electronic producer/multi-instrumentalist from Boston, Massachusetts. After spending several formative years within the beat scene of LA, she has carved out a lane for herself…

Bokoya is a four-piece Jazz/Hip-Hop band from Cologne who plays improvised beat music. Like a four-headed human drum machine, Bokoya improvise, shape, and develop beats in the electric field of repetition and variation. It's impossible to put a tag on Bokoya's music. BADBADNOTGOOD, Dilla, Krautrock, Ambient and dub might work as rough reference points for the music but don't do it justice. Exposed to music from a young age, FloFilz grew up in Germany and Belgium before moving to Aachen, Germany where he studied the violin and classical music, while also playing in orchestras. He then moved to Berlin in 2020.…

I don't how i missed this song back in 2017. The 9th Wonder production alone got me open. The release of Rap's greatest hits joint, "Goated" has me finding more joints I missed back in the day. Epic!

There are some albums/projects that randomly pop up in your life that seem to stand the test of time. It may be months or years, but when you rediscover them, it's almost like the first time you've heard it. I've never followed any of the other GASOLINE projects. I've never had the need. But there was something about this project that seemed perfect to my ears. I didn't want to break the mythos of GASOLINE that might tarnish how much I loved this album. I'm glad I found it on Youtube, which allow me to bookmark and then stream the…

Pink Siifu and producer Ahwlee named their group B. Cool Aid after brown Kool-Aid, a potion made by mixing so many flavors of the powdered beverage that the colors smear. “I was like, ‘Oh shit, that’s us,’” Siifu reflected in a Fader interview. “We mix everything together, and it’s Black too.” Brown Kool-Aid has no set recipe, but it is inevitably sweet and smooth, a standard he and Ahwlee aspire to in their fluid collages of neo-soul, rap, and jazz. – Pitchfork.com 

http://www.todd.digital/todd2022/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Wild-Ride-A-COLORS-SHOW-Xenia-Manasseh-Topic.mp3 Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, Xenia brings with her a refreshing, new sound to the music scene that captivates her audience with the clarity and pureness of her tone. She is a 26-year old graduate of Berklee College of Music, where she majored in Music Business and Management. Having been brought up on artists such as Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and India Arie, Xenia's music is heavily Neo-Soul influenced as well as having garnered influence from R&B, Jazz and other genres of music. She has a vision to create music for all audiences that is relatable, honest and will…