Raise It Up

When it comes to the delicious in between-meals-snacks that Off Tha Cuff has been serving up for your momentary auditory pleasure, Detroit City has been the narrative thread holding it all together. So what better way than to round off november with this classic joint of the week from S-to-the-V.


This had everybody geeked back in 2000, and still puts any dance on smash. R.I.P J-Dilla, keeping the eargasm alive from beyond the grave.

MEDAPHOAR

Track of the week- M.E.D. feat J Dilla- 'Push', off Medaphoar's 2005 Stones Throw release, 'Push Comes to Shove'. Yeah there is a Neptunes-ish side to the production but you know what, Dilla did that raw shit better than anyone else.

THE BATTLE

Ah, The Battle. The most unquantifiable element. Destructive, creative, tribal, individual, artistic, dividing, uniting, empowering, emasculating, but at its base- genius. The integral contradictions of the most powerful and influential music our ear drums can cope with.

These two flip it on each other every round. Personally I think Math took this one, but only just.

Math vs Iron Solomon, S.M.A.C.K. DVD.



Follow the link to watch and decide for yourself who won.

BLACK MILK- POPULAR DEMAND

Got to be my album of the week, feels like I should be hearing it off a tape deck. Kept the vinyl crackle and the soul sample strong but still feels fresh and new. Doesn't cut up a sample like Dilla did but its clear the Motor City is still leading the way when it comes to the nicest production right now. Its good to hear a producer who has actually got some bars too. Black's not a poet but still has enough lyrical ability to carry his beats, although the tracks with Slum Village, Baatin, Phat Kat and Guilty Simpson show how an emcee can really damage his production.