Jay Electronica and Nujabes never got a chance to connect before the producer passed. But DJaytiger’s Nu Electronica mash-up mixtape has resurfaced. And it’s a great opportunity to imagine what could have been. On the mash-up maestro’s revived 2019 tape, classic and loose Jay Electronica verses find a fitting home on the airy, yet potent, … Read moreJay Electronica Floats Over Nujabes Beats on a New Mash-Up Tape
Source: Bandcamp The iconic soundtrack to an anime classic is reimagined with a rap legend’s touch. In the decade following Tupac‘s death, Japanese animation staged a full-on takeover. And though it’s hard to know whether the rap icon would have taken to the minimalistic hip-hop production that defined so much of the genre’s aesthetic over … Read moreDJ Frosty C’s New Tape Blends Tupac Bars with Nujabes and Fat Jon’s ‘Samurai Champloo’ Score
Source: Altered Crates The mash-up conglomerate strikes again. With all of the ongoing Dilla Day send-ups and celebrations, it may have been overlooked that another late production legend was also celebrating a birthday. Seems hard to imagine that two pioneers — James Yancey and Japanese lo-fi originator, Jun Seba, better known to most as Nujabes … Read moreHear Altered Crates Blend Unreleased MF DOOM Bars and Nujabes B-Sides on New ‘Metaphorical Villainy’ Mixtape