LISTEN: Kidz In The Hall - Drivin' Down The Block RMX ft El-P

DOWNLOAD Kidz In The Hall - Drivin' Down The Block RMX ft El-P (MP3)

Produced by El-P. The original's video is below.

NEWS: Dizzee Rascal & El-P To Tour North America

TOUR DATES:
May 8 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
May 9 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
May 10 New York, NY - Webster Hall
May 11 Boston, MA - Middle East
May 12 Ottawa, Ontario - New Capital Music Hall
May 14 Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
May 15 Chicago, IL - The Abbey
May 16 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Club
May 19 Seattle, WA - Neumos
May 20 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
May 21 San Francisco, CA - 1015
May 22 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey

NEWS: Sit Down Stand Up´s Favorite 10 Hip Hop Albums Of 2007

Per request of the folks over at Imeem I put together a list of my 10 favorite Hip Hop/Rap records released in 2007. They even built a playlist of singles from those albums for us on their front page (and see below). I always have such a hard time putting together these lists, and I will change in a few minutes, but here is my list of my 10 favorite Hip Hop/Rap albums of 2007, of this moment. Who did I forget? (I'm sure I forgot someone.)

Sit Down Stand Up´s Favorite 10 Hip Hop Albums Of 2007
01. Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams
02. Jay-Z - American Gangster
03. Kanye West - Graduation
04. Sean Price - Jesus Price Supastar
05. Talib Kweli - Eardrum
06. Little Brother - Get Back
07. Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth
08. Freeway - Free At Last
09. Pharoahe Monch - Desire
10. El P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead

Honorable mentions: DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Return of the Magnificent, KRS-One & Marley Marl - Hip-Hop Lives, Joell Ortiz - The Bodega Chronicles, Ghostface Killah - Big Doe Rehab. Who else?

The whole thought process for putting together this list can be summed up as: Which album did I listen to a lot, and will I continue to listen to. For example I really dug Common's Finding Forever for the first week or two, and then I was never played again. The reason that Ghostface Killah is merely an honorable mention is because I really just haven't lived with it enough. American Gangster is as high as it is because, even though there are some duds, some of the songs on there are better than any songs on any of the other albums on the list. Joell Ortiz shows most promise and is rookie of the year. 8 Diagrams is a sonic experiment and a step into the unknown for the Clan by way of RZA and I think it's visionary. It grows with each listen. For a seperate top 10 favorites list of mine, in the folk/rock genres go here.

VIDEO: El-P Speaks The Truth

It's likely no one in the Hip Hop world has even heard of Spankrock, but for some reason these guys have managed to get the indie rock crowd excited about their brand of Hipster Hop. El-P however breaks it down properly in roughly 20 seconds.


Via SoMuchSilence.

NEWS: Def Jux CMJ Showcase Will Have Some Surprises

There will be an exciting announcement at tonight's Def Jux CMJ showcase. First of all rumor has it that El-P will be joined onstage with Len and Jus of Company Flow for a possible reunion. Also making an appearance will be Ice Cube's cousin and quirkoid West Coast artist Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. From what I hear it's 99% sure that his next album will be released on Def Jux.



Def Jux CMJ Showcase @
Music Hall of Williamsburg
ft El-P, Mr. Dibbs,Yak Balz, Hangar 18,
Activator, Despot, Junk Science,
Cool Calm Pete & more
Friday 10/19, 9PM, $15, (info)

Related: Del is also playing BB Kings tonight.