Half Time

soulful, skanking vibes

Half Time - Amy Winehouse featuring Alborosie

RIP DJ Mehdi

DJ Mehdi, French producer & DJ, has reportedly passed away today ... 

one of my favourite producers, who started by making hip-hop in the suburbs of Paris, 
and went onto sign with cross-genre label Ed Banger Records

RIP DJ Mehdi, 1977 - 2011

Le Cirque - DJ Mehdi

Encore et Encore - DJ Mehdi

Constellation - DJ Mehdi

I Am Somebody - DJ Mehdi

Your Way Or Mine? - DJ Mehdi

Fela

RIP Fela Anikulapo Fela, who passed 14 years ago today, 2 August 1997

Saw Fela! The Musical last night, and was treated to an emotionally-charged performance at the end by his son, Fema Kuti ... #epic

Authority Stealing - Fela Kuti

Africa (Messengers remix) - J. Period & K'Naan

Zombie - Fela Kuti

Water Get No Enemy - Red Hot + Riot

Water Get No Enemy - Fela Kuti

Pansa Pansa - Fela Kuti (live)

Dog Eat Dog - Fela Kuti

RIP Amy Winehouse

RIP Amy Winehouse

DJ Premier's Top 50 Guru Tracks

DJ Premier's just twitter-released his top 50 Guru tracks

Get them here

 Umm...apparently, gangsters actually do twitter

Dub Is A Losing Game

RIP Amy Winehouse

A soulful mash up of Alton Ellis' African Descendants, 
and Amy Winehouse's Love is a Losing Game

Dub Is A Losing Game - Lootbeggar

On the flip-side of this EP, an edit of Aretha Franklin

One Step Ahead (Featurecast re-edit) - Aretha Franklin

Get both these tunes on 7" vinyl here






The Aretha Franklin original served as the sample for Mos Def's Ms Fat Booty


Ms Fat Booty - Mos Def









Ms Vampire Booty - Mos Dub 
(click here for download)

 
African Descendants - Alton Ellis

Love Is A Losing Game - Amy Winehouse

Gil Scott-Heron RIP

Gil Scott-Heron 

April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011

The Bottle - Gil Scott-Heron

Racetrack in France - Gil Scott-Heron

B Movie - Gil Scott-Heron

Me & The Devil - Gil Scott-Heron

RIP Pinetop Perkins

Pinetop Perkins

July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011

Pinetop Perkins, a delta blues pianist who played with Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson and Robert Nighthawk, died on March 21st. He was 97. 

B.B. King : "He was one of the last great Mississippi Bluesmen" 

 

find out about his life here

RIP Nate Dogg

Snoop Dogg: "true legend of hip-hop and R&B"

Ludacris: "There is a certain void in hip-hop's heart that can never be filled. Glad we got to make history together."

Here's some of my Nate Dogg favourites; here's to a true G

life is short, whistle while you hustle

Whistle While You Hustle - 213

The Streets - WC feat. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg

 Area Codes - Ludacris feat. Nate Dogg

Xxplosive - Dr Dre feat. Nate Dogg

Regulate - Warren G feat. Nate Dogg

 I Need A Light - Warren G feat. Nate Dogg

 I'm Fly - 213

RIP Nathaniel Dwayne Hale; Nate Dogg

August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011

RIP Gregory Isaacs

 

...Jah bless Mr Gregory Isaacs, rest in peace...

RIP Solomon Burke

A true maestro of soul