Return of the “Boom Bap” means just that… It means return of the real hard beats & real rap

Once again it’s ON! What’s good readership, thanks for joining OkiZoo again for another installment of The Boomin’ System. As always we have a fresh lineup of 10 songs to start your week off right. Before we get into it I want say thanks to Dunn-D for holding it down last week, and now w/out any further delay

OkiZoo Presents: The Boomin’ System

1. Kam Moye Feat. Phonte & Ayah – Hello Karma
Oh you can beg and plead, but Karma is always coming back for you. Kam Moye (a.k.a. Supastition) tells a morality tale w/ this track from his recently released Splitting Image LP. Go pick that up if you haven’t already it’s a terrific album. Singer Ayah adds a soothing touch on the hook, and Phonte as always comes correct w/ his verse and comical musings towards the end of the track. Karma is a muthafucka, lol

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2. Marv Won Feat. Bilal – Need To Know
There must be something in Detroit’s water system, because the music scene there is phenomenal. From Motown to Dilla, the D holds it down. Marv Won doesn’t disappoint w/ his gritty flow & word play, and Bilal adds his trademark vocal stylings making this song infectious. I won’t hold it against you if you want to put this one on repeat. Be sure to check out the brand new Marv Won album presented by DJ House Shoes, it’s called “Way of The Won” and has got a couple of killer tracks on it.

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3. Strong Arm Steady Feat. Phonte – Best of Times (Prod. by Madlib)
We all pray for the best of times, and this track delivers that sentiment perfectly. With Madlib on the beat this is an instant classic, but Strong Arm Steady holds it down lyrically. I must say that Phonte steals the show though. If I didn’t know any better I’d think this was a Phonte track. He delivers his trademark soulful sangin’ like only he can w/ the hook, and the witty realness in his verse tells me that the Phonte solo Hip Hop album we’ve all been waiting patiently for will be worth the wait.

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4. TiRon – Still Never Happy (Prod. by Madlib)
I first noticed TiRon on the feature to “Paper” by Pac Div. This Cali emcee has come a long way, you can see the potential he has as he rips up this Madlib produced track from his latest mixtape, Ketchup. Be on the lookout for TiRon’s next project Handshakes and Pounds 2 coming soon.

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5. The Roots – Baatin
This tribute to Baatin of Slum Village comes from The Roots latest release, “Sandwiches” from the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show. Sandwiches are those jams you hear the band playing going into and coming out of commercial breaks. Since the show’s conception this past March up until today, The Roots crew have written 1,000 (that’s not a typo) of these fillers. ?uestlove the groups front man selected 22 to give away as a free download. So enjoy: The Roots – “Sandwiches”

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6. DumHi Feat. Reef The Lost Cauze – Paramount
South Philadelphia Producer Haj started making beats under the name DumHi in 2004, and trust me he still is, lol. I’ve known the homie Haj for quite some time and I must say he’s grown to become one of my favorite producers. He shines again on this track featuring Philly’s finest Reef The Lost Cauze, which is featured on FWMJ’s Back in the Game 2 Mixtape. Check out DumHi’s latest release Indian Summer at their website http://dumhi.com/

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7. Mos Def – 24 Hr Karate School
It’s good to see Mos Def back on the grind and focusing on music. It’s been quite a year for Black Dante, who picked up a Grammy nod for his album The Ecstatic. Mos collaborates w/ Ski Beatz this time around to make “24 Hour Karate School“, another gem coming out of the DD172 studios. The Mighty Mos is his usual charismatic self on this track, he definitely sticks to the theme adding sound effects and a zen like flow to a stellar track.

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8. AB – Kiss Yah (Prod. by Black Milk)
Finally some new soul music! Remember the Neo-Soul movement being huge in early 2000, what happened? Nowadays we sadly have to settle with an occasional album. Luckily I stumbled upon AB’s new record entitled “Student of My Dream” which is a breath of fresh air. On this song he really reminds me of D’Angelo, he shares that same mumble magic. AB’s new album, which is a FREE download contains production from Black Milk, 14KT, SlimKat78, and more. As well as appearances by Slum Village and Black Milk. Get this FREE download HERE!

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9. Flying Lotus – Tea Leaf Dancers (HayZee Remix)
Some of you may be familiar w/ the OG version of this song, however Red Bull’s 2009 Beat Battle Champion from Amsterdam took it upon himself to remix it. I must say he did an incredible job w/ adding the synths to this track. If you want to hear more from one of the Netherlands great talents, go ahead and download HayZee’s FREE Beat Tape HERE

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10. Dam Funk – Love Is Here 2nite (I Can Feel It)
From the album Toeachizown Vol. 3: Life, comes another groovy track from L.A.’s “Ambassador of Boogie Funk”. I featured Dam Funk a few weeks back in the third installation of the Let Me Put You On! posts. This man definitely lives up to his name as he produces another 70’s influenced, mellow yet funky vibe in this song. If you sleeping on Dam Funk, wake the funk up!

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I must say this is one of my favorite sets and we’re only at Vol. 5 just wait and see what we’ve got in store for you next week. Also be on the lookout for the Arcade Archives from DJ Tek Steez coming your way this Friday.

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!  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

You know it’s funky… cause you heard it from here see / A jam that you love that don’t get no airplay (c) LL Cool J

What’s good readership, hope everyone is having a great week. We at OkiZoo have been working nonstop to make the blog as dope as possible, even coming up w/ new blog segments. Every Monday we’re going to bring you The Boomin’ System a blog post dedicated to making sure you have some dope jams to bump in your iPod, Zune, Car, Stereo, Walkman, or whatever system you use lol. If you like what you see/hear then please leave us a comment and let us know that we’re on the right track.

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I want to start off w/ giving some thanks to the readers of the blog for all of their support in spreading the word. We really appreciate the love you all have been sending our way, and now w/out any further delay…

OkiZoo Presents: The Boomin’ System

1. Buff 1 – The Shift (prod by 14KT)
The future is now, and Athletic Mic League members Buff1 & 14KT are leading the way. I featured 14KT on the blog before, I told ya’ll this dude was serious w/ the production. He continues to bring the heat as Buff1 goes bananas on the beat. Epic!

2. Royce Da 5′9″ – Something 2 Ride 2 (Feat. Phonte)
This is a little something to ride to, kick back and just catch a vibe to. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere you should know that Street Hop is in stores now, and this is one of its standout tracks. No, Phonte isn’t rapping on this one. He is bringing you that trademark soulful sanging tho.

3. Slum Village – Dope Man
RIP J Dilla, RIP Baatin 2 of the illest. Slum Village is back on the scene, this is a promo leak for their brand new Album Villa Manifesto. For those of you that didn’t know Fantastic Vol 2 is being re-released in 2010 w/ several unreleased tracks & the original production how J Dilla wanted it to be. Check out
The Find Magazine for more info

4. A.R.M. – Heaven Only Knows (Feat. Brother Ali)
Heaven only knows the pain in my eyes. Rain and the snow, the stress, and hard times. Heaven Only Knows I Hustle For My Shine! A.R.M. stands for ‘African Rebel Movement’ and is comprised of Ghanaian emcees M.anifest & Krukid, as well as Seattle-born, Brooklyn-based producer Budo. This is my favorite track right now, it’s uplifting, soulful, honest, and just a dope ass track from some real Hip Hop heads. Enjoy!

5. Kenichiro Nishihara – Consider My Love (Feat. Pismo)
Some fresh Japanese Hip Hop from Kenichiro Nishihara. This song is featured on his album Humming Jazz, and I most definitely recommend you all check this cat out. As is common w/ Japanese Hip Hop the beat has a soulful, jazzy melody to it. Pismo is excellent behind the mic w/ his raw flow and clear delivery. I guarantee that you’ll be intoxicated by this song as soon as you hear the chorus. Kampai!

6. Muneshine – Bon Jour (Instrumental)
Canada’s Muneshine, focusing mostly on jazz, soul and funk influences, for his latest Instrumental album ‘A Walk In The Park’ gives you a sound reminiscent of BBE”s early “Beat Generation” series… Yo word life, I’m going to record something over this track. It’s just too good to leave alone.

7. J-Rocc – Secondhand Sureshots (Instrumental)
If you missed the post I made about Stonesthrow x Dublab’s documentary on beat making check it out below. This is J Rocc’s contribution to the documentary, you hear a snippet of it on the end of the trailer for the Secondhand Sureshots documentary. This is an amazing piece of music, very impressive.

8. Mayer Hawthorne – The iLLs
I dedicate this song to any of you reading this that had a bad day today. You know the ills of the world, they can get you down… but then we get BACK UP! I’ve been a fan of Mayer Hawthorne ever since I saw that heart shaped vinyl of his on youtube. He’s got that old school northern soul sound, w/ a little jazz, and a lot of funk. You can’t go wrong w/ this guy.

9. Diamond District – Make it Clear
The DMV trio (DC, Maryland, Virginia) of Oddisee, XO and YU have made one bangin boom bap album called “In the Ruff”. This jam is to make it clear that the vintage 90’s Golden Era sound is still alive. The drums on this one KNOCK thanks to Oddisee’s
stellar production.

10. Shad – I Don’t Like To
YO! I don’t really like to but um, I put the smack down like it’s rehab. Make sure that there’s no relapse for these cats. Ya’ll cowards couldn’t rap this dope w/ a zig zag, WORD! The Old Prince is in the house!!! Canadian emcee Shad puts his wit on display over this smooth but rough banger off his “The Old Prince” ablum. This song BANGS!!!

Happy Thanksgiving Readership!

EL3G