The Kickdrums: That’s Them!

I’ve been a fan of The Kickdrums since I first heard their David Axelrod flipping “Just A Game” in 2009.  But Fitts & Tilla have been on their grind a lot longer than that and their discography is crazy.  They’ve produced for 50 Cent, Chamillionaire, Joell Ortiz, Little Brother, Ray Cash, Ben Harper, and Good Charlotte, to name a handful of their credits.

On Feb 21st, I’m dropping their ‘Something’s Gotta Give” EP on 11 Inch Records.  (It includes remixes by Kutcorners, Sammy Bananas, Emynd, Sticky Noodles, Audience, and Skinny Friedman.)  But first!  It’s time for a look back at some of my favorite of their jams.  With appearances by the RZA, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Joell Ortiz, Wale, Young Chris, and Peter Bjorn & John, I give you The Kickdrums at their finest.

Download as one MP3 or as a zip with art & tracklist

DJ Eleven & The Kickdrums – That’s Them!
The Kickdrums – We Can’t Go Home Anymore My Love
The Kickdrums – Just A Game feat. Joell Ortiz
Kanye West – Good Morning (The Kickdrums remix)
Kid Cudi – Sky High
The Kickdrums – Things Work Out
Peter Bjorn & John – Nothing To Worry About (The Kickdrums remix feat. Wale and Young Chris)
The Kickdrums – I’m Gonna Dress in Black
The Kickdrums – Optimistic Captive
Ben Harper – Lay There And Hate Me (The Kickdrums remix)
The Kickdrums – Love Buzz
The Kickdrums – Perfect World feat. RZA (remix)
The Kickdrums – Love Is A Drug
The Kickdrums – Somethings Gotta Give (Kutcorners remix)

Great Minds 2

Big Jacks & I have been talking about a follow up to our first Great Minds mixtape for a while now & ringing in the new year together in Toronto this year seemed like the perfect time to get our acts together.  (And to call up our man Bozack for more great cover art.)  So with no further adieu, I give you some of the best in disco, funk, and boogie, aka Great Minds 2!

DJ Eleven
Convertion - Let’s Do It
Heaven & Earth - I Really Love You
Roberta Flack - Hittin’ Me Where It Hurts
Jeanette “Lady” Day - Come Let Me Love You
Brick - Let’s Get It Started
Luther Vandross - She’s A Super Lady
Rockers Revenge - Sunshine
One Way Feat. Al Hudson - You Can Do It
Shalamar - Right In The Socket
Jimmy “Bo” Horne - Spank

Big Jacks
Candy Bowman – I Wanna Feel Your Love
Circle City Band – Magic
Midnight Express – Danger Zone
J.T. – I Love Music
Lemelle – Something Special
Kreamcicle – Hold On
Jessie Rogers – One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
Khemistry – I Can’t Lose With The Stuff I Use
Starpoint – Do What You Wanna Do
Trilark – Check It Out
Unique – What I Got Is What You Need
First Love – Party Lights
Jay W McGee – When We Party (Big Jacks’ Maximus Party mix)
Shider Family Band – Keep You Burning

If you’re looking for a one track MP3 version, grab it here.  And for a zipped version with the art, go here.

Mannie Fresh Love

It’s been mad long since I dropped “50 Minutes of Fresh”, my ode to the genius of Mannie Fresh, but the Village Voice picked up on it yesterday and spread a little love to get folks ready for Fresh’s guest spot at reOPENed last night.  In case you missed the mix, here it is one mo’ gin, along with the Voice’s perfect synopsis of the tape.

50 Minutes of Fresh

Mad 90′s Lovin’

The good homie, Rob Pursey, just killed another mix of some of my favorite jams.  I’ll let him explain: “Here’s just a little mix I did of those bedroom bangers that ruled our world in a different time and place – the 90s – and something for the ladies and the sensitive thugs out there to relate to. Mixed live as always, this is all about some downtempo business from the greatest RnB artists of the decade. Simple.

Enjoy!”

DOWNLOAD HERE

Tracklist & more after the jump

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FAM mix

Sure Shot, Lindsey, Myles & myself just finished up a little mix to spread the FAM musical vibes.  Check the full tracklist after the jump & check us every Thursday at Von (3 Bleecker Street btwn Bowery & Lafayette in the basement).

Grab it over here

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Live from the Do-Over (Sept 5, 2010)

Almost two weeks ago, I jumped on a very early flight (after a long night at The Rub in Brooklyn) to head out to L.A. to play Aloe, Haycock, and Strong’s Do-Over party, as well as a bunch of other awesome parties on the west coast.  As always, they recorded the sets.  While mine gets a little sloppy at times, it gets at what’s possible to play at the Do-Over and how much fun it is.  So, lean back, kick your feet up, and grab the set here.  (Make sure to check out Quantic, J-Boogie, and Anonymous’ sets from the same date here.)

Special thanks go to Aloe Blacc, J-Boogie, and Suprema One for the singing on the mic, yelling on the mic, and all around party motivating.  You check out all the great sets from this season at http://blog.thedoover.net/

So many mixes

I’ve been trying to slow down on the mixtapes in the last year or so, but haven’t been succeeding so well.  But in that time, I’ve also been pretty bad about amassing them in an organized way.  So, I did just that.  Click on over to the MUSIC page & you’ll find all the mixes for sale, going back YEARS, plus a ton of the promo only & live sets I’ve done recently.  Enjoy responsibly & share with a friend!

Special Delivery

The homie DJ mOma and I ran our Special Delivery party for about 1 week short of a year, until APT was forced to close down.  It was a sad day.  But, life goes on.  Fortunately, we’ve still got the promo mixes/remixes floating around.  If you missed them, check after the jump:
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The Rub History of Hip Hop

We just wrapped up the grand finale of The Rub’s epic History of Hip Hop series.  Click on the links below to check out every mix as well as the wrap-up interview we did with our friends from Brooklyn Radio.

Every damn mix – http://www.itstherub.com/?cat=15

Wrap-up interview for Brooklyn Radio – http://brooklynradio.net/blog/interview-the-rub-look-back-at-the-history-of-hip-hop

New Press

With the old press page in permanent Han Solo-esque deep freeze, here’s some new press:

New York Magazine recognized our little FAM party as one of THE parties to check out in the city.  Thanks guys!  http://nymag.com/nightlife/wheretodrink/2010/dance-parties/

One friend in particular at The Village Voice had this to say about one Thursday in particular: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/04/thursday_night.php

The good folks at one of the internet’s best named blogs added my Devin mix to their interview with the man himself. Check it out at http://nerdtorious.com/2010/05/14/duderonomy-devin-the-dude-qa-dj-eleven-mix/

Shouts to the folks from Themes for Young Lovers for having me contribute a set of silly answers to some questions. (Plus I got to put this ridiculous photo to good use!) You can check out my blah blah blah at ThemesForYoungLovers.blogspot.com

The crack commando squad at Suite 903 called up The Rub dudes and asked us to come through & wax poetical about what we do, soul music, and all kinds of other good stuff. You can check it out here: www.suite903.com/2010/03/31/video-interview-with-the-rub-djs/#more-5378

New York Magazine shouted out The Rub’s History of Hip Hop (HOHH) series.  (While mistakenly giving Ayres all the credit.  Bastards!) http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/07/download_rap_highlights_from_e.html

The good folks at Letsmix.com let us ramble a little bit about HOHH
http://blog.letsmix.com/2010/06/03/brand-new-hip-hop-history-mix-for-the-year-2000-from-the-rub-read-all-about-it/