Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY by way of The Bronx, Justin Schumacher is a product of 90s hip-hop and rave culture. After over a decade of hard work and dedication, he has emerged as one of NYC’s most promising talents. His production work continues to gain notoriety in the global techno community with releases and remixes on labels such as Unknown Territory, Ohn-Cet, Italo Business, Dystopian Rhythm, Illegal Alien, and many many more.
Justin Schumacherās production work remains thought-provoking and intelligent, employing complex fills and slick programming with exceptional sonic construction while still remaining floor-focused and energetic. He applies this same passion and attention to detail in his DJ sets which can span many different moods and grooves depending on the dancefloor he is working on. His love for the music clearly shows when he performs, creating an instant connection with the crowd on the most primal and perennial level.
https://www.6amgroup.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/10273311_10203003414238341_2794577373047569357_o-min-e1657855210985.jpeg995900Chelsi SherrellChelsi Sherrell2022-07-19 08:00:412022-07-14 21:19:36Rave & Hip-Hop: How Brooklyn DJ Justin Schumacher Found Techno
HARD Summer 2022 will see the veteran festival push deeper and further into its singular blend of forward-thinking electronic music and cutting-edge hip-hop, as well as devoting more programming to rising artists of diverse backgrounds, spotlighting new sounds as they gain traction across the Internet and beyond. Read more
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Re-imagining. Blending. Testing. Innovating. VRV‘s latest outing does all that, and more, Ā with its latest tape release.
Continuing to push the boundaries of diversity, the Los Angeles techno label veers off into somewhat uncharted territory thanks to a five-track release available for free listening and downloading via the label’s Bandcamp page and soon to be available via tape also.
Lean Trax is the alter-ego of a well-known techno act from the urban techno warehouse scene that has put Los Angeles on the map for well over a decade. Volume 1Ā fulfills the artist’s need for urban techno edits ready for the dance floor, keeping techno as a root genre and blending with itĀ the adverse energy of hip-hop to produce enthralling and captivating results that have so far been mostly unexplored.
While Lean Trax isn’t the first act to look at both techno and hip-hop as interesting ingredients for a new musical concoction, see Sian’s latest album or Heroes x Villains for example, Volume 1 takes some of hip-hop and rap’s most known tracks and reimagines them their swagger and bravado within a techno context, all songs manipulated and assembled by Lean Trax but containing elements of their originals.
From “Percocet” to “Jumpman” and from “Drippin” to “Not Nice, without forgetting “Like Dat,” Lean Trax’s Volume 1 is a release that provides new weapons for any techno DJ’s arsenal, allowing for artists to go in directions they couldn’t before.
Track Listing:
1.Ā Percocet
2.Ā Jumpman
3.Ā Drippin
4.Ā Not Nice
5.Ā Not Nice (Soca Mix)
6.Ā Like Dat
When N.W.A.’s biopicĀ Straight Outta ComptonĀ came out in 2015, the movie received widespread criticism for the key omission of Dre’s 1991 physical assault on journalist Dee Barnes, as well asĀ his abuse of ex girlfriend Michelāle. The fact that the film was produced by Ice Cube andĀ Dr. DreĀ themselves added fuel to the attacks, who saw the omission as willful.
However things were different during the second episode of HBO’sĀ The Defiant Ones, a four-episode documentary that chronicles the personal, business and intersecting stories of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. In that episode Dr. Dre tackles the incident head-on, and more importantly addresses violence on women more broadly.
“Any man that puts his hands on a female is a fucking idiot. He’s out of his fucking mind, and I was out of my fucking mind at the time. I fucked up, I paid for it, I’m sorry for it, I apologize for it.
https://www.6amgroup.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dr.-dre.jpg5761024Marco SgalbazziniMarco Sgalbazzini2017-07-12 13:29:252017-07-12 13:32:53Dr. Dre Speaks Up Against Male-On-Female Violence And Dee Barnes assault: āItās A Major Blemish On Who I Am As A Manā
The world ofĀ music lost an important rap icon as we learned that that Malik Taylor, known as A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg, has passed away aged 45.
Rolling Stone reports that the artist died Tuesday following complications that resulted from his already-known diabetes condition. Taylor had undergone a kidney transplant in 2008 to deal with the same battle, admitting in 2011 in Beats, Rhymes & Life, Michael Rapaport’s documentary on the group. “It’s really a sickness. Like straight-up drugs. I’m just addicted to sugar.”
“Malik was our loving husband, father, brother and friend,” a statement from the family reads. “We love him dearly. How he impacted all our lives will never be forgotten. His love for music and sports was only surpassed by his love of God and family.”
Although the group broke up and reunited on several occasions following theĀ release of their last album, 1998’sĀ the Love Movement,Ā Taylor appeared on all five of the group’s albums, most notably with 1991’sĀ The Low End Theory. While the group did get back together for some sporadic live shows, they never produced together again following their reunions.
A Tribe Called Quest in downtown Manhattan, 1989 – picture by Janette Beckman
Sadly, declining health problems meant that Taylor couldn’t shine as a solo artist as he may have wanted. He did release his only solo albumĀ Ventilation: Da LP in 2000 and when speakingĀ to Rolling Stone last November, he remained somewhatĀ optimistic about both his health and future plans to release music.
“Even though I knew I had [diabetes], I was in denial,” Taylor said in the documentary. “I had to have my sugar. You have to accept it. If you don’t accept it, it’s going to kick your ass.” He continued to reunite with the band for live shows in part to help with the medical costs needed to battle the illness. His contributions to rap and music overall remain as relevant and timeless as ever.
There is no question that A Tribe Called Quest remains one of the most influential rap groups of all time, their role in the shaping of 90s rap music as important today as it was twenty-five years ago. Today, more than ever, people are looking up to the sky and asking, “Can I Kick It?”
The band’s chemistry was undoubtedly one of their strongest traits. The first single of their second albumĀ The Low End Theory, entitled “Check The Rhime” is the perfect example of this special synergy. The outcome is a seamless exchange between all of Tribe members.
With “Jazz (We’ve Got) Buggin’ Out”, A Tribe Called Quest explore their deep jazz roots with Taylor contributing verses about urban life as the song touches upon Caribbean wisdom, their personal life, Zulu Nation and more.
Taylor and Q-Tip are also responsible for most versesĀ of “Electric Relaxation,” one of the band’s most quotable songs as far as lyrics are concerned. The bass is sexy and the lyrics flirtatious, with gems such asĀ āI like āem brown, yellow, Puerto Rican or Haitian,ā peppered throughout for the listener’s amusement.
The legacy of Malik Taylor lives on through his music. For more, check out A Tribe Called Quest’s Vevo channel below:
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āIāve got some tricks up my sleeve. Iām going to try and bring the memories of N.W.A together, and give everyone a little history lessonā¦ā
These were the words spoken by former N.W.A member, Ice Cube, during his recent interview on The Talk. Ice Cube briefly talks about his plans, and is quick to mention that this particular night will be a great one. The event in question ā wellā¦according to Ice Cube, itās āthe same night Guns n Roses get back togetherā
Ice Cube is seen as the next name down on the 2016 Coachella lineup, underneath Guns n Roses, which makes his N.W.A reunion statement seem more than plausible. Coachella also might have a solution to fill the void of the late N.W.A member, Eazy-E. An Eazy-E hologram was seen in 2013 at Rock the Bells in San Bernadino, and given Coachella’s track record with holograms this could be the missing piece for a complete N.W.A reunion.
You can watch the brief video clip below to see Ice Cube break the news yourself. Coachella just might have a few more tricks up their sleeve once April rolls around.
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