Snobcast: Cyborg Umbrella

2008… the year for Hipster-hop?

Maybe. I’ve been thinking about and using that term for a while (about a year now) and I was only a little surprised to see Blender use the hipster-hop phrase to describe the scene bubblying up in places like Chicago, Baltimore and NY.

Last year we saw hipster cred permeate into all levels of hip-hop: mainstream (Kanye), gangsta (Lil Wayne) and indie (Santogold). Meanwhile, the Hood Internet DJs are forcing the marriage of genres through exquisitely produced mash-ups of your favorite guilty pleasure (Rihanna‘s “Umbrella”) with your favorite next big thing in the indie-sphere (Menomena, CSS, Chromeo, ect.). Not all of what DJ ABX and STV SLV experiment with works on subsequent listens, but for the most part the Hood mash-ups are mature when compared to the 50cent-vs.-Queen mash-ups of yesteryear.

That brings me to the structure of this weeks Snobcast. I’ve got four Hood bangers interspersed with a little old-school (DJ Jazzy Jeff), a little new-school (DJ Khaled), and those that bridge the gap (Ghostface Killah). Throw your fuckin’ arms in the air! Hipsters!

Catch the Hood Internet DJs at the Monolith SXSW showcase.

Playlist:

“Cyborg Umbrella (Rihanna feat. Jay-Z vs Menomena vs M83)” The Hood Internet The Mixtape Volume One
“Snappin’ & Trappin” Outkast Stankonia
“Cell Therapy” Goodie Mob Soul Food
“Illegal Business” Boogie Down Productions By All Means Necessary
“The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff” DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince: Greatest Hits
“Groove Me” Salt-N-Pepa Very Necessary
“Lose Control-eroni” Missy Elliott vs Chromeo thehoodinternet.com
“They Don’t Want to Get Dirty (ft. Sean Paul, Bubba Sparxxx & Pastor Troy)” DJ Drama and Rich Boy Bring It To The Block
“Burn This City” Lil Wayne Feat. Twista Da Drought 4
“America” Trick Daddy Book of Thugs: Chapter A.K., Verse 47
“No Battles” Trina vs. Battles thehoodinternet.com
“We Takin’ Over” DJ Khaled ft. Rick Ross, T.I., Akon, Baby, Lil Wayne & Fat Joe Listennn…The Album!
“Push It To The Alalimit” Rick Ross vs CSS The Mixtape Volume One
“Stand Up Guy” T.I. King
“Check” U.S.D.A. Young Jeezy Presents U.S.D.A.: Cold Summer – The Authorized Mixtape
“Surviving The Times” Nas Greatest Hits
“Three Bricks” Ghostface Killah Feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Raekwon Fishscale
“Another” The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Lil’ Kim Life After Death

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