Yesterday, producers Deep and Ben Boogie – collectively known as 2 Hungry Bros – released Back for Seconds, a free mixtape.  And it’s damn good.  The album’s beats are incredibly diverse, ranging from rare funk and jazz grooves to more recent House tunes like Lady (!) and Music Sounds Better With You.  They’re not samples either, but rather the full tracks, preserved in their original glory for the album’s featured emcees to rhyme over.  It’s a unique experiment, for sure, and probably not for everybody.  But if you’re looking for …

Michael Jackson’s passing has inspired countless tributes from, it seems, every corner of the pop culture landscape.  A testament to both his transcendent artistic influence and his catalog’s massive revenue-generating potential, the man has to date been remembered (slash exploited) on film, television, in print and, of course, by a variety of professional and amateur musicians.
Two of the better tributes I’ve heard have come via Metal Lungies (yeah, Google Reader!).  The first, by the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff, is a comprehensive mix of MJ’s “greatest moments,” including some tasty …

The Los Angeles Times has a little piece on Travis Barker’s new gig.  For those of you who don’t know/remember him, Barker was once the drummer of Blink 182.
I know, tons of street cred, right?  But seriously.  He’s always been a talented drummer and recently has gained some notoriety for having survived a plane crash with his musical partner, DJ AM.
As well, he’s been slowly been getting more and more into hip hop.  Besides performing as TRV$DJAM, Barker has become the latest YouTube celebrity.  What all started as his jamming …

As part of their ongoing experimentation with Web 2.0, Radiohead is once again hosting a remix competition for a track from In Rainbows.  This time, it’s for the song “Reckoner.”  
The band has made each of the song’s component parts, or stems, available for purchase on iTunes.   This allows budding (and established) producers free reign to re-assemble the track’s vocals, bass, guitar, piano/strings and drums in any way they see fit.  Throw in the ability to add outside samples (but only those that are copyright-free, of course), and you can …

Anticipation for Lupe’s “Paris, Tokyo” remix has been building since it was first announced a few months ago, and now that it’s finally arrived heads across the interweb are scrambling to get their hands on it.  And thanks to 2dopeboyz.com, we’ve got a copy for your listening pleasure available below.  Also available is a surprisingly catchy jazz remix of the same song by Chris and Denise Paultre.  And, to add to the overall goodness of this post, we’ve also upped some new Q-Tip, courtesy of From Da Bricks.  So get …

Recently, several of the producers affiliated with 215hiphop.com released Beats & Rhymes: The Remixes.  Featuring remixes of some absolute classic, this album is ambitious but inconsistent: a number of the tracks are outstanding, while others are below par.  The “Billie Jean” remix, though, is definitely worth the download on its own.
Check it out below, and then visit 215hiphop to download the entire album.
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (DJ ‘Lil Dave Remix)
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Tributes to Isaac Hayes are popping-up across the internet.  Check out this particularly good one, courtesy of Original Underground Hip Hop, which features hip-hop treatments of some of Black Moses’ greatest tunse.
Haroon Al-Qahtani – A Hip Hop Tribute To Isaac Hayes
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01. Theme from Shaft (Haroon’s B-Boy Remix)
02. Hung Up On My Baby (Geto Remix)
03. No Name Bar (Tuff Remix)
04. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
05. The Look of Love (Ed’s Remix)
06. Do Your Thing
07. Ike’s Mood Pt. 1
08. Walk On By
09. The Primo and Pete Suite: One Woman, Windows of the World, Ike’s …

So I was browsin’ through imeem.com today, looking for some new dopeness to listen to while I was at work.  I stumbled on to two absolutely ridiculous remix/mash-ups, and thought I would post them here for your listening pleasure.
The first is a blend of Beck’s “E-Pro” and Dr Dre’s “Next Episode” feat. Snoop D-O-double-G.  Check this madness out:

[Update: for some reason, you can only hear the full version of this track if you're logged on to imeem.com. My bad.]
The next mash-up appears like a bad match, but is actually one of the …

After recently profiling some dope new music, it’s time to take the next logical step and provide our loyal readers with the freshest remixes of those very same tunes. After scanning our favourite blogs (see the list to the right), we humbly present our favourite re-interpretations of new heat from Erykah Badu, Cadence Weapon, Buck 65, as well as remixes of classic joints by Beck and Pete Rock. You can thank us later. For now, get your listen on!
Erykah Badu – Honey (Seiji Mix) (New Amerykah Part One (4th World …

So I guess I actually do love mashups. It’s official.
The Bootie Blog is a monthly assortment of hilarious mashups from a variety of deejays. It various from rock to hip hop, and even stupid amounts of pop music.
Here’s just a quick sample of some of the stuff they post. I think it’s hilarious.
Earworm – United State of Pop (25 Most Popular Songs of 2007 in the U.S. According to Billboard) – San Francisco
Either Earworm is a musical genius, or this just proves how all the biggest hits …