BLEND MISHKIN feat. MC JAMALSKI: We Are Roots (Remixes) (2013)

Clearly a case of ‘Oh shit – that was good enough to make a bit of money with – what were we thinking with the free download?’ Blend Mishkin‘s hip-hop riddim-powered reggae number featuring MC Jamalski, We Are Roots, now gets the full four-track remix treatment package. And guess what? It’s not just the original that was good enough to make a bit of money with. The ‘exclusive…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

BRUISES & CUTS (BNC): Make Bail (2013) Video + free download

The new video to the 2011′s free track from Dominican-born, Athens-based, emcee Bruises And Cuts’ – a.k.a. BnC a.k.a. Bossy Ride. Watch and learn, shouty politics bores this is how to make a protest song – fat and funky with a call and response hook. Within Make Bail‘s perfectly crafted three and a half minutes, the Cast-A-Blast-signed emcee finds time to diss “fascist motherfuckers”, as …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

DJTZINAS feat. The Kidd & BNC: Get Up ( (2011)

DJTZINAS feat. The Kidd & BNC: Get Up ( (2011)
It’s ‘vintage sound of the west coast underground’ time at the Cast-A-Blast label as DJTzinas and emcee mates The Kidd and BNC get all year two thousand on your ass with rather solid hip-hop cut Get Up. They want you to get up of course (how else are you going to get down?) and do so with a booming piano-led beat…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

PALOV feat. LADY FAYE: Troubles (2011)

PALOV feat. LADY FAYE: Troubles (2011)
Probably the best thing I’ve heard off the Cast-A-Blast label this year this is a big slice of soulful late night reggae with a dope rnb style from Lady Faye along the lines of Katalyst and Stephanie Mckay’s bomb track from back in March. The acoustic feel of Palov’s original with gets a heavy dub-fuelled makeover from Jazz K Lipa and is all about the b-line and reverbed horns while Dirty Dubsters apply some jazzy junglist pressha. Also comes accompanied by…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM