OkiZoo’s Junglist and Hip Hop DJ, Selrahc decided to spread a little holiday cheer by recording himself doing a little scratch practice with his cell phone(very sideways). Be on the look out for Drum & Bass mixes from him and DJ John Glist (say it fast) before the end of the year. Â Also a little message to you DJ’s who live at home with your mom and aren’t very good. He’s coming for you!!! Merry Christmas.
P.S. our DJ’s (Tek Steez, John Glist, Selrahc, Alf, Jam On) are awesome!
Large Professor, formally of the rap group Main Source and hip hop producer extrodinare, chats with the people at Amobea about digging, making records, and his Vinyl Gloves. Shouts out to the Left Coast and Amobea Music.
(If you don’t remember how the Extra P gets down, scroll down to that last Boomin’ System post and peep game)
New segment! OkiZoo is not just hip hop. I want to be clear on that. You will start to see us spread our wigs and all the other pieces of the puzzle coming together real soon, so don’t be surprised. Our way of thinking is that all these elements belong together. With that being said, every Friday we will bring you the Arcade Archives. 10 songs  selected from the world of Electronica/Hard House from our very Tek Steez aka Camel Toe Jones. If you didn’t know, in addition to getting Photoshop to do his bidding, and being a card carrying MILF hunter, he’s also an incredible DJ with a one of a kind funky ear. So he decided to dip into his electronic/soul library to give you the songs that are the soundtrack for partying on the weekend. Hopefully these are the type of songs you hear when you go to a party/club. If not, LEAVE AND FIND COOLER PLACE TO BE. Welcome to the Arcade!
NIXONS
Dunn-D
LETS GET THE WEEKEND STARTED!!!
Boy 8 Bit – The Cricket Scores
When talking about electronic composers, Boy 8 Bit should be somewhere on the top of your list.  Using an Amiga to pump out 8 bit bounce, this dude crafts track after track with the agenda of  touching all end of the musical spectrum. Peep the cricket….. diffidently not the normal Trance music you may be use to turning off.
Atmosphrique – Metro Area
Coming Straight out of BROOKLYN, New York  Metro Area is easily one of you Mom’s new Favorite groups. Formed by producers Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani, these two push R&B, disco and boogie to new definitions. This Shit is Smooth….and that is all that needs to be said.
Lo-Fi-Fnk – Change Channel (Kaos remix)
I really am a fiend for those addicting baselines. Kaos on the remix of a Lo-Fi-Fnk track…..golden. You really have to enjoy this track as a whole as the direction of the track often changes right when you want it to. The drummy feal in the breakdowns, mixed in with some amazing horns are really what tie the whole track together. Is your T.V. stuck on MTV……wake the fuck up….Change the Channel.
General Elektriks – Terms & Conditions Apply
This track really speaks for it’s self. General Elektriks, started byHervé ‘RV’ Salters is currently in BERKELEY, California where he is putting in work with the Quannum crew. Check the  new album out….”Good city for Dreamers”. Vintage Jazz has come along way.
Crystal Castles – Magic Spells
My video game sessions must always have a sound track. Crystal Castles has taken that to a whole new level…..the level up.  Named after She-Ra’s crib,Ethan Kath and Alice Glass have found the perfect mix of 8 bit and glam vocals.
Yum Yum: Al Green (rmx) Â - Â Gotta Find a New World
You really can’t fuck up a  Al Green remix. DON’T get me wrong….2009 has definitely birthed some bullshit remixes by some bull shitty remixers , but this my friend is not one of them. Press play and enjoy.
Collin Hobbs – Coming Up (Riva Starr rmx)
Riva Starr is one of my favorite up and coming artist, with styles ranging from Disco craziness to tech house and Fidget. Look out for the BBC 1 Essential Radio mix on Jan 30th 2010. Let it bump.
R̦yksopp РEple
This track Eple is a electronic classic. If you don’t have this one by now you might be behind dude.  Consider this a blessing from Norway’s Röyksopp
Patrick Rassmusen – Hymn (Jahcoozi rmx)
“WE GOT MORE DRUGS IN THE BACK” Gridcore at it purest form. Jahcoozi remixes always come hard with plenty of glitch and baselines, this one is no different. New Ep out now called NAMEDROPPER .
Sissy – So Long (Kahuun rmx)
The kind of track that when listened to while driving inspires you go faster. Very entrancing vocals with a roller coaster of Jazzy melodies. Get ready to rewind son.
What’s good readership, this is your man EL3G back on the scene crispy and clean. I was having some problems w/ my internet connection but I’m back, and here to put you mofo’s ON!
Before we get into it though, I want to give you all the 411 on what’s going on w/ OkiZoo’s main man in Australia. Ta-Ku is steady on the grind as usual, if you didn’t already know he dropped a FREE beat tape a few weeks ago w/ OkiZoo’s own Theron Noble aka DJ Jam-On entitled the “WE-RAQ Beatape”. Now, under his label Paper Chain, Ta-ku has released his long awaited debut album Different Spaces.
Ta-Ku’s Different Spaces features OkiZoo’s own Dunn-D & Precise, as well as appearances from Jamal Steele, Nobody, Arablak, Mei, Raymond, & more.
This album has been a work in progress since 2006. Ta-Ku took to Myspace to connect with singers, mc’s, and dj’s from around the world. Reaching out as far as Brooklyn (U.S), Philadelphia (U.S), L.A. (U.S), Atlanta (U.S), Toronto (Canada), Osaka (Jpn), Tokyo (Jpn), Gold Coast (Aus), Perth (Aus), Auckland (Nzl) and Germany this collaborative effort was all done through the internet. Every track tells a story. Each artist spills their words over the track telling the listener a little something about themselves, where they’re from, what they feel, and what they are about. Even though each artist has a different background and are from ‘Different Spaces’ they all come together on this project with one thing in common… SOUL MUSIC.
Be sure to get your own copy of Ta-Ku’s “Different Spaces” It is available on Amazon & Itunes, you just have to click the link.
Now let’s shine the spotlight on the two featured artists for this week.
I’ve known this emcee for several months. I first discovered him on twitter while I was searching for artists to interview for my show on www.gtownradio.com He’s a true emcee who hails from East New York, and is day by day making a name for himself as Hip Hop’s newest shining star. Hailing from the borough that has birthed some of the best rappers to put pen to paper and lyrics to mic, this emcee holds his own with ease. Citing Canibus, Jay-Z , and Nas as his influences, his lyrical style mirrors their greatness while allowing the essence of who he is to shine. I present to you…
Wordspit –> www.myspace.com/wordspit
Check out Wordspit at his blog Wordspit Was Here
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This next artist is truly something special. He is currently a radio DJ on 89.9 KCRW in Venice, California. Breaking new sounds of soul, beats, jazz, & more. I first discovered this producer while checking out the website of Philadelphia label Record Breakin. In listening to his record I was really in awe of what I heard. What makes him so unique is his ability to skip outside of circles and adapt to sounds and styles. He is an artist, music consultant, grass roots pundit, DJ, and a musician. I present to you…
Anthony Valadez –> http://www.myspace.com/antvalabeats
Check out Anthony Valadez at his blog Ant.Vala
Also check out a preview of Anthony Valadez’s latest album “Audio / Visual”
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Alright ya’ll that’s it for today. Stay tuned to the blog as we’re adding new content & if you dig what OkiZoo is bringing you week in & week out please… spread the word about the blog.
NIXONS 
EL3G
IJUSWANNACHILL…and keep my hands around a $100 bill…
What good readership? Ya homie Dunn-D checking in and taking over for EL3G this week on the Boomin’ System. We are coming to the end of 2009 and getting ready to turn the blog on full blast very soon. Keep rocking with us. Now, without further ado and with the new flossy art work courtesy of OkiZoo’s Tek Steez, WE PRESENT…
A-Trak ft. Lupe Fiasco – Me and my Sneakers
Originally a Lupe contribution for A-Trak’s “Running Man” project for Nike which was exclusive to iTunes, this song was not cleared by Lupe’s record label and thus was tossed  into the shelved project pile. Kid CuDi eventually replaced Lupe on the project, but we’re glad somebody decided to release it, because we prefer this version. (Sorry CuDi)
Hudson Mohawke – Fuse
When I listen to Hudson Mohawke, I can’t even classify what type of music he makes. I just know it bumps! Â UK Stand up!
Invincible – Shapeshifters
Invincible isn’t just a dope female emcee, shes dope PERIOD. Here to let you know that music isn’t a mirror to reflect reality, it’s a HAMMER we use to shape it. We’re the Shapeshifters.
Pac Div – No No
The Cali trio of  Mibbs, Like and  BeYoung  are here to let you know what NOT to do. You should NOT sleep on them. Cali Wild.
eLZhi – Deep
It is my humble opinion that eLZhi is one of, if not the best emcee doing it today. The verbal dexterity, cadence, flow, the patterns, plus the sheer knowledge. Well maybe I’m getting to deep, but so is he over this Black Milk production from his “Leftovers” UNmixtape. So click the button and find out just how deep.
Mickey Factz – Flying Balloons
From Cookin Soul & Nah Right’s 1:00 A.M. And  Rising mixtape/album. Mickey Factz take us straight  to the top over some  plush instrumentation. We like this version of  Mickey much better than the Heaven’s Fallout version. Hoping for big things from the Bronx native.
Oddisee ft. Phonte – All Because She’s Gone
A track created by Oddisse and a host of others during his stay in Melbourne, Australia for Red Bull Academy in 2006. The Jam Session went from Oddisee building the base of the beat and then contributions from fellow Red Bull Attendees. A nice hook  and verse from Phonte of Little Brother, this is an instant classic.
The KnuX – Fire
The New Orleans hip hop duo of Rah Almillio and Krispy Kream, better know at The KnuX, definitely have there own unique sound. This one right here has that golden era, 90’s boom bop going on. Fire indeed!
Colin Munroe – The Fever Remix (J Dilla dedication)
Ontario, Canada’s Colin Munroe made one of my favorite mixtapes last year with “The Unsung Hero“. This song is a remix/detication to the late J Dilla over one of the greatest beats that he ever created (IMO). The Fever.
Sade - Solider of Love
What more can be said about the silky and mysterious voice of Sade. Sade’s last album was in 2000. 10 years later she has decided to bring us her “Solider of Love” album, which drops Feb. 8 2010. Here is the 1st single which also goes by the same name. She’s no solider anymore, shes a General that we would follow into any battle anywhere with music like this.
EL3G will be back at the helm next week. Till then…
NIXONS
Dunn-D
In the middle of 2007 was the first time I had ever heard the sounds of Perth, Australia’s Reggie “Ta-ku” Mathews production. The first thing I though was, WOW this dude really digs. I heard so many plush vintage sounds through his work. The drums were hard, the chops were brilliant, the bass was booming. I immediately knew he had what it took to go very far with his music. In a hip hop industry that is very fickle nowadays, he also proved to be a genuine person. OkiZoo has since then collaborated on various projects such as his Different Spaces LP which you will be hearing on blog.okizoo.com in the near future. Ta-ku has attended the prestigious and exclusive Red Bull Music Academy in Barcelona, Spain in 2008 and taken home the crown in The Speak Easy Beat Down Battle in Perth for 2 years in a row. Perhaps the culmination of how fond we were for Ta-ku and his skills came from the admiration of OkiZoo’s own Theron Noble aka DJ Jam On. Theron has a very deep catalog of old soul records that he transfers from vinyl to his computer. While enlisted in the US Marine Corps (Semper Fi till we die) stationed in Iraq, Theron began sending samples to Ta-Ku and one by one Ta-Ku would weave his magic until it was a new creation. Thus THE WERAQ BEATAPE was born. A collaboration between Ta-ku’s recording home Paper Chain Records, OkiZoo, and distributed locally in Perth Australia by Highs and Lows boutique, this instrumental beat odyssey takes a “J Dilla – Donuts”  type direction where the soul of the sample is left intact and the drums are used as a vehicle to power the new chops. This collection of instrumentals are soulful from front to back. So download it here and get ready to enjoy this 48 minutes of Ta-ku beats!!!
Download: TA-KU & THERON NOBLE PRESENT: THE WERAQ BEATAPE
Reggie “Ta-ku” Mathews
Theron “Jam On” Noble
Nixons
Dunn-D
* artwork by OkiZoo’s Tek Steez
So I guess it’s about time to spring a leak. Some might think we are taking our sweet time to complete our album The PuZZle PrOject: OliO FuZiOn. Remember this… we are WORKING CLASS musicians. So until a big pay day comes, or a money tree is invented, or we win the lotto, you’ll just have to wait. Just know that when it drops, it will have been worth the wait. We decided to give you guys a little something. OkiZoo dusting em on the track (literally) with the help of Auckland, New Zealand’s own Goonie Hodges AKA Haz Beatz. With Nations, Dunn-D, E@5e 95, and EL3G passing the baton to each other. How can they lose? Click the link below to download.
Relay Gold (Prod by Goonie Hodges) by OkiZoo
Download: OkiZoo: Relay Gold (prod. by Goonie Hodges AKA Haz Beatz)
