Brand Nubian - Everything Is Everything

Year : 1994
Label : Elektra
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Conscious, Funk/Soul, Jazzy Hip-Hop

Big classic from Old School Hip-Hop by one of the most greatest american rap trio, Brand Nubian, featuring Sadat X, Lord Jamar and DJ Sincere. "Everything is Everything" is their third album including a backing band and a wide samples selection from Rock to Funk/Soul by Jazz as evidenced "Sweatin Bullits" extracted from "Abdullah & Abraham" by Chico Hamilton, "Gang Bang" from "Freddie's Dead" by Curtis Mayfield. Titles include "Word Is Bond", "Alladat" featuring Busta Rhymes, "Nubian Jam" feat. Laura Alfored, "Hold On" feat. Starr, "Step Into Da Cypher" feat. Maestro Manny, Serge & Snagglepuss. All tracks produced by Lord Jamar & Sadat X.

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Jurassic 5 - Quality Control

Year : 2000
Label : Interscope
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Conscious

Second act of the Los Angles native Hip-Hop band influenced by Old School Hip Hop including A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul or The Roots. By signing on Interscope records, Jurassic 5 reach more wide audience on the US Hip-Hop scene, after their debut album released two years earlier and before their peak with "Power In Numbers" in 2002. Titles include "World Of Entertainment (W.O.E. Is Me)" & "Quality Control" originally released on Rawkus records, "The Influence" and the ode to jazz "Swing Set" by Cut Chemist & DJ Nu-Mark. Produced & mixed by DJ Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist.

The Procussions - Up All Night

Year : 2004

Label : Miclife Recordings

Genre : Hip Hop, Jazz

Style : Hip Hop Jazz, Conscious

Mr. J. Medeiros (rap),  Resonant (rap) and Stro The 89th Key (keyboards, drums, rap) form the american Hip-Hop group, The Procussions. "Up All Night" was recorded in a night jam session that combines jazz fusion including Fender Rhodes & spoken words, mixed by Jason Skills (from The Sound Providers). After they were signed to Rawkus Records, they released their second album "5 Sparows For 2 Cents" including featurings such as Talib Kweli on "Miss January" (2006) and recorded "It's All Real" on "Shattered Soul On A Pastel Sky", first album of Shin-Ski (2007). An enhanced limited edition was released the same year in japan with five bonus tracks whose the unreleased Life Of Brian and the fantastic Shin-Ski's remix of "Introducing... (What's Your Name?)" feat. DJ Ryow on turntables and one video clip directed by Brandon Kraines.

Insight - The Maysun Project

Year : 2003

Label : On The Corner/Ascetic Music

Genre : Hip-Hop

Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Funk/Soul, Conscious

"The Maysun Project" is a concept & protest album against George W. Bush policy, a "word" attack including the Insight's lesson philosophy with conscious verses (learn yourself, study, get smart...) and Michael Elmoore's militant speech (Conference). All cuts & beats by Insight supported on production by his Boston fellows Dagha from Electric Company, Mr. Lif & Jayda. Titles include Insight's productions for Dagha (Heaven And Hell, Game Of Life) and Self-Image (May Summary), featurings involving old-school rapper KRS-One (Message 2000), Mr. Lif (Outcome), Jayda (Regret) & Dagha (The Threat, Outcome & Savage).

A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm

Year : 1990
Label : Jive
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Conscious, Funk/Soul, Jazzy Hip-Hop

Considered as one of best 100 Hip-Hop album ever recorded, "People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm" is among the most influencing album in the Hip-Hop history including the iconic classic "Can I Kick It ?"(with famous introducing extracted from "Walk On The Wild Side" composed by Lou Reed). It's also the last album before Jarobi White left the band. Titles include "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" & "Bonita Applebum" (debut and second singles), "Pubic Enemy" featuring DJ Red Alert and tribute to french Hip-Hop producer Lucien Papalu from The Native Tongues "Luck Of Lucien".

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

 

Year : 1991
Label : Jive
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Conscious, Jazzy Hip-Hop

Formed in 1988 by Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jarobi and Phife Dawg, all former members of New York collective, The Native Tongues, A Tribe Called Quest is one of the most influential Hip-Hop band of all time. The band recorded five albums before split-up after their "Love Movement" in 1998. The jazz-influenced album "The Low End Theory" is the best Hip-Hop album ever recorded including massive jazz samples extracted from classic recordings of Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Grant Green or Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers. The album contributes also to launch Busta Rhymes' solo career with "Scenario". Titles include amazing featurings including legendary Jazz bassist Ron Carter on "Verses From The Abstract", Lord Jamar & Sadat X from Brand Nubian with Diamond D on "Show Business" and Busta Rhymes, Charlie Brown & Dinco D, all members of Leaders Of The New School on "Scenario".

Insight - The Blast Radius

Year : 2004
Label : Brick Records
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Conscious, Abstract, Jazzy Hip-Hop

After "The Maysun Project" released in 2002 and before "Targeting Zone" (2007), the DJ, MC and producer Andre Toddman aka Insight from Boston, presents us the same good recipe including fast and insane flow. Titles include featurings with Dagha ("The Method Of Madness" & "Visual Audio"), Edan (Unexplained Phenomena), A.G. & Edo.G (Strategy) and DJ Real from Martiangang (Daily Routine). All cuts, beats & lyrics, all tracks produced, composed and mixed by Insight. "Visual Audio" is credited as Midnight Shipment aka Insight, Dagha & Demitrius Barry.

Jazz Liberatorz - Fruit Of The Past

  
Year : 2009
Label : Kif Recordings
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

Jazz Liberatorz is a french Hip-Hop trio formed in 1999 by french producers and beatmakers, consisting of DJ Damage, Dusty and Madhi. "Fruit Of The Past" is a tribute to the golden era of Hip-Hop, commonly called "Old School Hip-Hop" including session musicians and jazz samples. As on "Clin d'Oeil", their first LP, it features eminent rappers among Fat Lip from The Pharcyde, Mos Def from Blackstar, Aloe Blacc from Emanon, Wildchild or Declaime. Titles include instrumentals and featurings in particular "After Party (Jazz Liberatorz Remix)" feat Wildchild originally released in 2004 and "Music In My Mind Part 2" selected by DJ RYOW in his "Optical Axis" mixtape released in 2008.

DJ Mitsu The Beats - The Excellence II : Selected Works

Year : 2010
Label : Jazzy Sport/P-Vine

Genre : Electronic, Funk / Soul, Hip Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo, Breakbeat

Another compilation of remixes by DJ Mitsu The Beats including various productions recorded for several labels among Jazzy Sport. Titles include only remixes except "Seven Bucks" by Elizabeth Shepherd (DJ Mitsu The Beats production) &  "Beats Of Luv" (exclusive track). Compiled, mixed & directed by DJ Mitsu The Beats, Taro Kessen & Masaya Kobayashi. 

TRACKLIST : Elizabeth Shepherd - Seven Bucks / Grooveman Spot feat. Count Bass D - Benzaiten Love / Steppah Huntah - I Don't Know / Frankie Valentine - Marinheiro So / The Louie Gee Ensemble - Scrabble / The Politik - Moonlight feat. Blu / Made In Japan - Babyspace / Mamas Gun - Let's Find A Way / DJ Mitsu the Beats - Beats Of Luv / TettoryBad - Ruff & Tuff feat. Randolph / Cro-Magnon - Eclipse / Sleep Walker - Brotherhood / Jazztronik - Listen To Your Love / Julien Dyne - Falling’ Down feat. Parks

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Jurassic 5 - Power In Numbers

Year : 2002
Label : Interscope Records
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Conscious, Funk/Soul

Jurassic 5 was an American alternative Hip-Hop band from Los Angeles, formed in 1993 by three MCs (Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir, Mark 7even) and two DJs/producers (Cut Chemist & DJ Nu-Mark). The band are also known as one of the first Hip-Hop band to quote the origin of their samples. "Power In Numbers" is a highlight point in their career after "Quality Control" in 2000) and their debut album Jurassic 5 (Self-Titled) in 1998). Titles include featurings with Big Daddy Kane & Percy P (A Day At The Races), Nelly Furtado (Thin Line), Kool Keith (DDT), Boy Wonder (Hey) & JuJu (One Of Them), their hit singles "What's Golden"  & the jazzy tune "If You Only Knew".

Dagha - Object In Motion

Year : 2005
Label : Miclife Recordings
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Conscious, Boom Bap

Dwayne Simmons is a rapper from Boston who started with his friend André Todman aka Insight in the Hip-Hop collective "Electric Company". He shared stage with KRS-1, Big Daddy Kane, Mobb Deep, Wycleff, Common and Cut Chemist from Jurassic 5. Dagha collaborated to numerous Insight's productions including the ShinSight Trio albums, while Insight did the same for "Object In Motion", in charge of production, mixing and scratches, alongside japanese DJ Real from Martiangang (cuts & scratches). Titles include featurings with Insight (8 Count, Skoolhouse Rock), Al-Jabra (Conquerors), Wanda aka Butter (Don't Start Nothing), and bonus tracks released only for Japan featuring Cloke (Whatever It May Be), Anonymous from Project Move (Hands Up), Insight (2 Solutions) plus "No Sheets (DJ Aquarela Remix)". 

ShinSight Trio - Shallow Nights Blurry Moon

Year : 2006
Label : Bad News
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Conscious, Boom Bap

ShinSight Trio is an american/japanese jazzy Hip-Hop trio formed by rapper Andre 'Insight' Todman, Shin-Ski Of Martiangang and DJ RYOW a.k.a. Smooth Current (cuts & scratches). Insight is a MC, DJ & Hip-Hop producer from the Boston alternative scene (alongside fellow countrymen, rappers Dagha & Edo G), while Shin-Ski & DJ RYOW are two producers/beatmakers in group "Levitatorz" from Tokyo. Titles include singles "Early Dayz Amazement", "I Love Good Music", "Everything Steady Goin Downhill" and featurings with Dagha (Let's Do A Jam) and Edo G (Heart) . Produced & composed by ShinSight Trio, lyrics written by Insight except "Let's Do A Jam" by Dagha & "Heart" by Edo G.

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Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek (Reflections Eternal) - Train Of Thought

Year : 2000
Label : Rawkus
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, R&B, Conscious

Essential classic of rap from the beginning of 21th century by Reflection Eternal, a hip-hop duo formed by conscious rapper Talib Kweli (ex-Black Star) and Tony Cottrell aka Hi-Tek, a DJ and producer from Cincinnati. "Train Of Thought" was originally released on legendary alternative Hip-Hop label, Rawkus Records, featuring jazz pianist Weldon Irvine from the Crusaders (African Dream, Too Late), Mos Def from Black Star (This Means You), legends of rap Kool G Rap (Ghetto Afterlife), De La Soul (Soul Rebels), french songstress Les Nubians (Love Language), Xzibit (Down For The Count), Vinia Monica from The Native Tongues hip-hop collective (The Blast), among others. All tracks produced by Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek.

Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Year : 1998

Label : Rawkus

Genre : Hip-Hop

Style : Conscious

Black Star is a Hip-Hop duo formed by rappers Mos Def & Talib Kweli associated to the producer DJ Hi-Tek. Mos Def and Talib Kweli are part of the Native Tongues collective including A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, the Jungle Brothers, Da Bush Babees and Common. The duo is born on the New York alternative rap scene of the late 1990s, taking the name of 'Black Star' in reference to Pan-Africanist movement lead by Marcus Garvey. Titles include featurings with jazz keyboardist Weldon Irvine from The Crusaders & DJ Evil Dee on "Astronomy (8th Light)", Vinia Mojica on "K. O. S. (Determination)", Apani B Fly on "Hater Players", Common on "Respiration" and Jane Doe, Punch&Words on "Twice Inna Lifetime".

Funky DL - Blackcurrent Jazz

Year : 2001

Label : Washington Classics
Genre : Hip-Hop

Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Conscious

Naphta Newman is a british rapper, producer and owner of Whashington Classics label. He released his debut album "Classic Was The Day" in 1997 and recorded various songs with the japanese Hip-Hop producer Nujabes for Hyde Out Productions, bringing him to regularly tour in Japan thereafter. His influences include De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Gang Starr but also R&B artists, and performed opening acts for The Roots, Eminem or Destiny’s Child during their European tour. "Blackcurrent Jazz" is the meeting of Hip-Hop and Jazz with its interpolations, including the swing style, as evidenced the samples used by Newman in particular on "Confused?" or "Keeping It Classic". Titles include also featurings with Guile on "Wonderful", Sienna on "The Music") and "High Endurance" produced by DJ Parris. This album exists in enhanced edition including three bonus tracks especially released for Japan ("Turntables Hate Me", "It Still Rocks", "Long Remix").

Think Twice - With A Loop And Some Swing

Year : 2007
Label : P-Vine
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Funk/Soul, Conscious

Debut album as a leader by the DJ producer/composer Phil Kennedy, member of canadian Hip-Hop band, SPECIFICS, best know under the name of Think Twice. He recruited for this project, SPECIFICS's partner, Golden Boy, and various rappers, whose some coming from the Hip-Hop underground scene of Montréal, featuring Manchilde from The Butta Babees, Shogun, Mr. Goodvibes, Loes, Lotus & Karma, Butta Beats from Nomadic Massive, Coates. Titles include Jazz & Soul samples, his single People Wanna Know, It's Too Late & Supafly from the same EP. Produced, mixed & recorded by Phil Kennedy.

01. Intro
02. People Wanna Know
03. Don't Mind At All
04. Stars
05. This Is Us
06. Whadodem
07. Fuck That
08. Watson Interlude
09. Freaky Ways
10. Supafly
11. Time's Passin Me By
12. Esto Es
13. It's Too Late
14. Coates Intro
15. The Accomplice

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CYNE (Collection 1999-2003)

Year : 2003

Label : P-Vine/Bonatica Del Jibaro
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Abstract, Conscious

CYNE (for "Cultivating Your New Experience") is an american alternative and abstract Hip-Hop band from Florida, influenced by the meditations of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The band was formed by rappers Cise Star (who regularly collaborated with japanese producer Nujabes) and Akin, associated to the DJs Enoch and Speck. CYNE doesn't any musical borders, performing as well as in the trip-hop, electro-rock and jazzy hip-hop styles, including protest songs with political speech. Titles include unreleased songs, the singles "African Elephants/400 Years", "Midas" featuring DJ Infamous, and its remixes by Seth P. Brundel & Plex.