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!

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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)  -  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.

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