The New Hotness Vol. 9

I had started to photoshop all the New Hotness artists into a photo but Ish as a baby goat(?) is too priceless. 

1. Taylar Elizza Beth - "Live On KEXP" 2017  Taylar is no stranger to this website. I cannot wait to hear the album with Khris P she clued us into in the interview portion of the video; those two together is whoa.




2. Stas Thee Boss - "S'Women" 2017  SEATTLE MUSIC  Stas Thee Boss is kicking ass at life right now and I have no doubt that she is just getting going. Mad props are due for Street Sounds and all the rest. The Album Release Party is October 23 at Barboza with Porter Ray, JusMoni, Jay Stone, and Queens D. Light. I'm guessing she picked out this dope ass lineup herself... like a boss.




3. Specs Wizard x Silas Blak x Able Fader - "Bona Fides" 2017  SEATTLE MUSIC  It's great to see this crew finalize a project together, here's hoping we see a full album very soon. Hit the links to see what they've been up to with their solo projects.



Watch Able Fader's Voyage Of The Thubba series, you will not regret it.




4. OCnotes - "Doug Morris" 2017  Stay on your grind Otis, I believe in you. A note from the artist himself on the project...

OCnotes presents "Doug Morris" 

A meditative journey to the outer reaches of your creative imagination & temporary self. 

An extraterrestrial being is sent to planet Earth unable to speak the languages or communicate with anyone. It only understands the language of sound & has exceptional expertise in all forms of music. It doesnt know why it is there, but understands that when it does this thing these beings call "music" the beings transform and begin to glow and increase in body temperature. They move about in organized patterns & make strange noises with their vessels. 

In the search for its purpose, the reason for this mission, our extraterrestrial being faces the ups & downs of Earth life while transforming the planet itself with its extraordinary musical abilities. 
A new perspective of the present re-interpreted through this modern vessel. 

Here for you, the listener, is an audio visual presentation best experienced through headphones or on sound systems with a balanced frequency range. 

Film Release Summer 2018






5. Paint Soup (Grape God, Slick Devious, + Skelli Skel) - "Paint Soup 3" 2017  PORTLAND MUSIC  Let's get these dudes some bread, if you've ever seen them perform live... you know they deserve at least that. #444




6. Indian Agent - "Life Keeps On Spinning" 2017  This is the first single from their upcoming album, Meditations In The Key Of Red, due out October 13 on Homeskillet Records. These are some seriously high quality humans... for a peek into what they're all about, check out their bio here and check out this article about the release from the URB magazine site. Silver Jackson's Homeskillet Records has exactly the type of roster I hope to have on my own label someday... when I materialize the fundage (although my label would be mostly women).




7. Sa-Roc - "The Reckoning" 2017  RHYMESAYERS  I had the pleasure of spending six weeks in a van with this woman and have no doubt she will take over the universe as only she can.




8. Ear Dr.Umz The MetroGnome - "Nick Johnson EP" 2014  SEATTLE MUSIC  Ear Dr.Umz has recently released his Nick Johnson EP on vinyl and you should definitely buy it while you have the chance.




9. Kiefer - "aaaa" 2017  I can't say enough nice things about Kiefer; after seeing him perform with Mndsgn, I was hooked. His latest album, Kickinit Alone is available however you want to ingest it. Follow him on Soundcloud for more gems.




10. MF DOOM - "The Missing Notebook Rhymes" 2017  Adult Swim is releasing one MF DOOM song per week from The Missing Notebook Rhymes. I love seeing these two ridiculously talented teams work together and aim to grind hard enough to be right up there with them.










11. Shabazz Palaces - "Shine A Light" feat. Thadillac 2017  Shabazz Palaces prove once again that they are on a completely different plane than the rest of us... this is a really good thing. Ish as a slimy baby goat may be the best part of this whole post.




12. Araless - "Intertwine" 2017  SEATTLE MUSIC  "Intertwine" was most definitely inspired by Araless' wonderful lady, Melanie, who also stars in this video. Shout out to them for being a great team.




13. Wizdumb - "Bust Tha Format" & "Shadows" 2017  SEATTLE MUSIC  At first listen my favorites are "So Clear" with Specs Wizard and "Suckaz" with Comel 15... listen to it, you will not regret it.







14. Thundercat - "Tokyo" 2017  BRAINFEEDER  Thundercat's tribute to Tokyo is pretty awesome, I better go to Tokyo myself to make sure he got the vibe right. I also added it to the collection of Music Videos With Cats... if you're into that sort of thing.




15. Jorja Smith X Preditah - "On My Mind" 2017  I've been a Jorja Smith fan since "Where Did I Go?" and have been ever since. Can't wait to see what she does next.




16. Rainwater Conglomerate - "The EP" 2017  If you're only going to pick one track from Rainwater Conglomerate to see what they're all about, listen to "Here & There." Billy Blaze amazes me. The crew is selling shirts on Amazon.





17. Musab + Ink Well Present MInk - "Resources" 2017  RHYMESAYERS  As someone with an unused history degree, I highly support this message. Fun fact, Musab is one of the founding members of Rhymesayers Entertainment.




18. Grieves - "What It Dew" 2017  RHYMESAYERS  This is my favorite Grieves video so far, props to the whole team for their efforts! Go see Grieves on tour with Dem Atlas, they are awesome.




19. Myke Bogan - "Pool Party" 2017  PORTLAND MUSIC  The visuals for the first single from Pool Party, "Take The Night Off" featuring Blossom were on The New Hotness Vol. 8. Myke Bogan, formerly of Pac Div with Like, is now part of the Eyrst crew... who of course, I also love.




20. BINKBEATS - "Little Nerves" feat. Niels Broos 2017  This is the first original BINKBEATS track I've heard, his cover of Madlib + Erykah Badu's "The Healer" and "J Dilla Mixtape" had me hooked instantly.



I'd like to note that BINKBEATS and Dax Edword AKA Diogenes have a doppelganger thing going. They're both ridiculously talented musicians and I sincerely hope to see them share a stage one day.

Photo stolen with love from Seattle Weekly.

11 Music Videos With Cops Part III

Found in London December 2016

Here's all the videos with cops/law enforcement on a YouTube playlist...

1. Joey Bada$$ feat. BJ The Chicago Kid - "Like Me" 2015  Joey Bada$$ managed to make a culturally relevant banger...we could really use a lot more of these right about now. The police continue to take innocent black lives almost daily in the United States and they're getting away with it. It's can be hard to know how to help such a horrific reality so you can start by making a formal complaint to the Seattle Police Department for the murder of Charleena Lyles, a pregnant woman who called the police for help and was murdered in front of her children just days ago. There's also a Go Fund Me set up for Charleena's family if you're in a position to help.




2. OCnotes - "Hum Drum Killa" 2015  Another amazing Stephan Gray creation. In general, I hate guns but slow motion underwater gunshots are kind of amazing. I sincerely hope OCnotes stays weird for all of his days on this planet.




3.  The Beatnuts - "No Escapin' This" 2001  There are so many times in which I think JuJu AKA Jerry Tineo looks like he could be Redman's brother...this is one of those times.




4. Kool + Kass - "Peaceful Solutions" 2013  If only the police were trained in peaceful solutions...




5. Run The Jewels - "Oh My Darling (Don't Meow) Just Blaze Remix" 2015  The USA needs some giant cats with laser eyes to come pull some superhero shit right now.




6. Denmark Vessey - "Think Happy Thoughts" 2016  It can be hard to think happy thoughts when there's so many dark forces against us right now but messages of love are vital to get us through this without losing our minds.




7. Jorja Smith - "Blue Lights" 2016  Shout out to Jorja Smith for creating art that sheds light on the terrifying reality of black people in America today. In her words, “It questions why you should have a guilty conscience if you've done nothing wrong." She explains. "The video is about a black male who portrays three different paths he could've gone down in life... as a boxer, a police officer and just a guy in a hoodie. This man is fighting with himself and the perception that society and authority have given to him. How can a young black male run away from the stereotypical stigma and hatred towards police if it is on every screen or paper they see? The boxer is quite literally being beaten up by society's perceptions. The video's narrative is just one example of the negative stereotypes many people suffer each and every day."




8.  Brockhampton - "Heat" 2017  No actual cops in this video but the song is inspired their dark presence in our country.




9. Silent Lambs Project - "Mic Choke" 2002  SEATTLE MUSIC  Silas Blak has been doing it bigger than you for decades.




10. Cadenza feat. Jorja Smith + Dre Island - "People" 2016  Here's some ideas about what to do instead of calling the police...




11. BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Snoop Dogg + Kaytranada - "Lavender" 2017  The police, media, and (not my) president really are clowns; very scary clowns. Fortunately, Snoop's gonna take em out for us.




Here's the link to the first two volumes of Music Videos With Cops.

Twelve More Music Videos with Motorcycles

Here's the link to all the motorcycle videos on a YouTube playlist. #YouTubeNchill

1. OCnotes feat. BLV3$ - "How Are You My Friend?" 2017  SEATTLE MUSIC (sorta)  Otis shared some of his adventures around the world with us in the new video for "How Are You My Friend?" This video qualifies for more than one of my weird lists; public transportation, flowers, bicycles, slow motion, Seattle, and others that have yet to be published. He's all linked up with the Homeskillet Records these days, their artist roster is perfect.





2. Lykke Li - "Gunshot" 2014  Lykke Li is starting the glamorous zombie apocalypse; I'm in.




3. Action Bronson - "Easy Rider" 2014  I hereby declare Action Bronson to be King Of Motorcycle Music Videos.




4. Lizzo feat. Sophia Eris- "Batches + Cookies" 2013  Lizzo is a queen on this earth.




5. Das EFX - "Real Hip Hop" 1995  I love that raining sparks shit.




6. Blood Orange - "I'm Sorry We Lied" 2012  Blood Orange is a lifetime member of the Artsy Weirdo Squad.




7. The Bar (Prometheus Brown + Bambu) - "Coming (To America)" 2014  Overflowing with respect for all parties involved with this project.




8. Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" 1980  Grease-y in the best way.




9. U-God - "Dat's Gangsta" 1999  WuTang really is forever.




10. AlunaGeorge feat. Popcaan - "I'm In Control" 2016  I would never deny the fact that Aluna is in control; love this duo!




11. AZ - "The Come Up" 2005  Even the birds have AZ's back.



Here's a video of Action Bronson freestyling over "The Come Up" instrumental.




12. Abra - "Pull Up" 2016  You think she does her own stunts or is that special effects of her on the 4 wheeler (@ 2:40 and beyond)? This is one of those songs that's about nothing but I'm okay with it because the words are presented well.




Here's the link to the first 10 Motorcycle Music Videos.

Ten Music Videos with Product Placement

1. DJ Shadow + Cut Chemist - "Product Placement" 2001  *These two the kings of Product Placement. Like their Brainfreeze album, Product Placement is a mix of all 45s, this one is made up of old commercials and jingles.




2. Zuke Saga x J'Von - "Meltdpzza" 2014 (SEATTLE MUSIC) These guys amaze me and not just because they burned McDonald's products in their video.




3. The Rolling Stones - "Waiting On A Friend" 1981  I love that this video exists, there's a Miller Lite in it...and some tight white pants. This is from an era when they were still cool.




4. Got A Girl - "Did We Live Too Fast" 2014  This video from the Dan The Automator side project, Got A Girl, has ads for third eye surgery. It's perfectly weird, kind of reminds me (in the best way) of his album with Lovage, Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By.




5. OCnotes - "Fish + Chips" 2014 (SEATTLE MUSIC) OCnotes with the Proctor Silex Toaster, the Mystery Coke machine, Pike Place Market, and a magic microwave.




6. Prof - "Gampo" 2012  In this video for my favorite Prof song, he pays tribute to Jameson and PBR. There's also a miniature giraffe and some chocolates.




7. Def Dee - "C'mon Now" 2014 (SEATTLE MUSIC)  This video is like a commercial for Seattle and it has a Coca Cola machine at the beginning.




8. SZA - "Julia/(Tender)" 2014  Wishing that SZA hadn't played in Seattle the same night as Mos Def and DJ Shadow + Cut Chemist. I made a great choice with Shadow and Cut Chemist's Renegades Of Rhythm Tour but I would have loved to have seen SZA. Due to the Beats headphones in the sand, this may actually be a really good commercial.




10. Quasimoto - "Catchin' The Vibe" 2014  This has cans of Karhu (a Finnish beer) as product placement. Plus this dude is slanging his product from a shopping cart. All hail Lord Quas. I would love to see Madlib back in Seattle someday soon, maybe the Madvillainy 2 tour?

Ten Great Stephan Gray Productions

***All these videos have appeared on this website before, this post is to showcase the mad skillz of Stephan Gray all in one place. This list also turned out to be a compilation of some of Seattle's most exciting artists. Thank you to Gray Matter Productions for making so many great videos.

1. Thadwick Tristen Trevor lll and Swan Coltrane - "Brain Champagne" 2011  *This is Tay Sean (of Kingdom Crumbs) and Thaddeus David, I hope they make music together again someday.




2. The Physics - "The Goodbye" 2013  *Don't be that girl, mkay?




3. Metal Chocolates - "Opium Of Love" 2011  *OCnotes and Rik Rude collaboration.




4. Sol - "This Shit" 2011  *Sol might take over the world, we shall see.




5. Fresh Espresso - "Big Or Small" 2009  *I nominate this video for best placement of a dj.




6. Grynch - "My Volvo" 2010  *I think that since this video has more than a million views, Grynch deserves a free Volvo.




7. Don't Talk To The Cops! - "Gimme That 80's Butt" 2013  *This album was released in a mini cereal box with all marshmallows for the cereal, awesome.




8. Katie Kate - "Uh...No" 2012  *She is "unabashedly filthy" for sure.




9. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - "Irish Celebration" 2011  *Have you ever heard of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis? I think they might be Justin Bieber famous.




10. OCnotes - "Walk" 2012  *The special effects made this walk with OCnotes so wonderful.

Ten Music Videos featuring Special Effect Twins

Here's a YouTube playlist of ALL the Special Effect Twins I've found so far. #YouTubeNchill


1. Evidence (Produced by DJ Premier) - "You" 2011  *Evidence, Alchemist, and DJ Premier in the same studio, you know it's going to be good.





2. OCnotes feat. Cat of Thee Satisfaction - "On A Clear Day" 2011  *Not an actual video, but, OCnotes does have a special effect twin and the song is amazing.




3. Anna Lunoe and Flume - "I Met You" 2012  *Some keyboards were drowned in the making of this video. This song is only sort of cool.

4. AlunaGeorge - "You Know You Like It" 2011  *This is the original version of this video and is a prime example of the special effect twins team.





5. Adian Coker - "Cream" 2013 (UK HIP HOP)  *I like this beat, it makes me forget that I'm not into scenes of destruction in my music videos. I found this on Pigeons and Planes.




6. Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" 1979  *Michael Jackson remains to be the King Of The Green Screen.

7. Azekel - "New Romance" 2014  *I need to step my slip mat game up.




8. Grieves - "Recluse" 2014  *I like how he opens a beer for his special effect twin.




9. Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Dimension" 2014  *This is the epitome of Special Effect Twin Videos.

10.  Signif - "Like My Style" 2012  *The Milwaukee artist Signif released her first EP in 2009.

OCnotes

You should probably listen to this if you haven't already.

 

 

You can listen to it on Spotify here:

http://open.spotify.com/user/1255019854/playlist/0Vmh5jrrZCsJdcdk3kVdKX

 

Or you can support the musician by purchasing it from his website HERE.

 

My favorite track is "Kitty Kat".

 

 

Ten Animated Videos Part III

1. J Dilla - "Lightworks" (Song 2006 / Video 2011)  *Amazing.




2. OCnotes - "Jungle Book Remix" 2008  *I do not think it is a coincidence that both Madlib and OCnotes share the same first name, Otis.




3. Madvillain - "Monkey Suite" 2006  *Yet another impressive Madvillain production.




4. Kashmere as Galaktus - "BANG! SPLAT!" 2010  (UK HIP HOP)  *This is a concept/alter-ego album from the UK rapper once known as Kashmere the Iguana Man (see previous blog posts about him on the right). I think this might be about Galaktus' pursuit of safe sex.




5. Apollo Brown - "Tao Te Ching" 2011  *This is one of my favorites from Mello Music Group.




6. Pick A Piper - "Cinders And Dust" 2013  *The singing is my least favorite part of this whole video/song presentation.




7. J Dilla - "Geek Down" (Song 2006 / Video 2011)  *From the 2011 Stones Throw Video Contest.



8. Flying Lotus - "Zodiac Shit" 2010  *There packed in so much stuff in this amazing minute and a half video.



9. Modeselektor feat. Miss Platnum - "Berlin" 2012  *This video gets the award for best use of old cardboard boxes.



10. Air - "Sing Sang Sung" 2009  *This is one of those Air songs that is good without being amazing.

Ten Great Live At KEXP Videos

                    

http://kexp.org/

1. OCnotes - Number 7
                     Kitty Kat
                     Red Alert Song
                     Morgan Free and ODB
2012 (SEATTLE)
http://www.ocnotes.net/

2. The XX - Fiction
                    Reunion
                    Sunset
                    Angels
2012
http://thexx.info/

3. Shabazz Palaces - Bop Hard
                                  An Echo From The Hosts That Profess Infinitum
                                  A Mess, The Booth Soaks In Palacian Musk...
                                  Free Press And Curl
2011 (SEATTLE)
http://www.shabazzpalaces.com/

4. Grimes - Symphonia IX (My Wait Is U)
                   Genesis
                   Be a Body
2012
http://www.grimesmusic.com/

5. La Luz - Big Big Blood
                   Call Me In The Day
                   It's Alive
                   Sure As Spring
2013 (SEATTLE)
http://laluz.bandcamp.com/

6. Kingdom Crumbs - Very Nice/For The Birds
                                    Much Ado About Nothing
                                    Red Cups
                                    Pick Both Sides Of My Brain
2012 (SEATTLE)
http://kingdomcrumbs.com/

7. Nosaj Thing - Live DJ Set 2010
http://www.nosajthing.com/

8. Thee Satisfaction - Game, Blouses
                                   Deeper
                                   QueenS
                                   Needs
2012 (SEATTLE)
http://theesatisfaction.blogspot.com/

9. Erik Blood - "Today's Lover"
                        
2012 (SEATTLE)
http://www.erikblood.com/

10. Grieves and Budo - "Bloody Poetry"  *I love how obvious it is that Budo loves to make music in this video, that is what life is all about.

2011 (SEATTLE)
http://www.rhymesayers.com/grieves

Ten Music Videos With Literary References

1. Tom Petty - "Don't Come Around Here No More" 1985 (Alice In Wonderland)  *This is one of the best music videos ever.

2. De La Soul feat. Redman - "Oooh" 2000 (The Wizard of Oz)  *Redman is the Wizard of Oooh.

3. Slick Rick - "Children's Story" 1988 (Alice in Wonderland statue)  *Classic.

4. Peaches - "Billionaire" 2010 (The Wizard of Oz)  *This one is a little dirty, so watch out for that.

5. OCnotes - "All I Really Had Was The Jazz" 2008 (The Three Little Pigs)  *This guy makes incredible music.

6. Snap - "Mary Had A Little Boy" 1990 (Mary Had A Little Lamb)  *I had this on cassette single. It looks like this video was just low-budget enough to not have a heater.

7. AlunaGeorge - "Attracting Flies" 2013  *Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, The Princess And The Pea, and Sleeping Beauty. This song is pretty great.

8. Jake Emlyn - "The Wonka Hath Landed" 2013  *This isn't really that cool, it is definitely an interesting oddity. Not only does it reference Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka character, it also referenced Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange through the makeup the artist is wearing. I found this on the Pigeons and Planes blog.

9. Gensu Dean feat. David Banner - "Alice In Wonderland" 2012  *This video is so crazy that I had to include it. They definitely went all out for the video. I would never just listen to this song, it needs the video.

10. OCnotes - "Jungle Book Remix" 2008 (The Jungle Book)  *OCnotes is one of the Seattle music scene's greatest assets.

 

Ten Music Videos featuring Seattle

1. Dark Time Sunshine - "Doom / Go Team / Wrong Kids" 2010

2. Jake One feat. Vitamin D, Note, Maneak B and Ish - "Home" 2009

3. OCnotes - "Walk" 2012

4. Macklemore - "The Town" 2009

5. Blue Scholars - "Freewheelin" 2004

6. Brothers From Another - "No Shirt" 2010

7. The Physics - "I Just Wanna Beat" 2010  *University of Washington libraries.

8. Grieves and The MC Type  - "My Girlfriend Beats Me" 2007 

9. Eighty4 Fly - "Cool Kids" 2012

10. Don't Talk To The Cops! - "Guess I'm Strange (DJ BlesOne BBoy Remix)" 2011

OCnotes (again)

Just found another great KEXP video that shows how much the artist enjoys what he is doing.

OCnotes

OCnotes is killing it right now. Check out his website to see what else he has going on (there's a lot), besides his Stephan Gray directed video for "Walk".

 

I also love his song "Keep Keepin On" which is available on his Soundcloud page for free download.

 

 

 

His well-recepted album Alien Booty Bass is for sale on Amazon.

 

 

He also appears on the Stop Biting Beatmakers Compilation.

 

 

He has a side project with Rik Rude as Metal Chocolates.

 

 

Metal Chocolates - "Opium of Love"

 

Their album which was released as a Limited Edition Gift Box that came with a t-shirt, cassette, poster, gold chocolate coin, along with a digital download, you can find it HERE at their Bandcamp site.

 

He will be playing at Vermillion on January 19 for the Pad Pushers event, it's a must-go.