Magical Mystery Chambers

^ Cover design by Logan Walters, who has been tearing up the Wu-Tang "remix" cover design projects for a minute.

Since Danger Mouse dropped The Grey Album, every DJ and their mother has been attempting to catch their first break off mashup projects. While some have been mediocre and listenable (see Sinatra x Biggie), most have been overt cases of shitting the bed completely, and have also succeeded in discrediting the mashup as a genre.

So when I first heard of this new project with The Wu and The Beatles, I dismissed it immediately. But, being the music addict I am, I decompressed that .rar file and gave it one full spin. And, man....this is DOPE. Unusual sample choices, banging drums, perfect pairing of Wu verses (how do you make your own beat to work with "Hey Dirtay, baby I got your money!"??...the most offbeat hook ever), and consistency all mark this project.

Composed entirely by Tom Caruana, a completely unknown 28-year-old music teacher and producer from Brighton, England—who thought nothing much would come of it—the album has already seen 30,000 direct downloads, praise from The New York Times, and a shotout on Raekwon's Twitter page claiming the album is "completely ill". I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this project gets this kid some serious work, if not with the Wu, then with some cats of similar caliber.

I don't even get/like The Beatles and have been bumping this nonstop since I got it.

Full album here.

WU-TANG x THE BEATLES - DAYTONA 500

WU-TANG x THE BEATLES - R.E.C. ROOM


Caruana is planning his next attack with a mashup album between Dr Dre and The Rolling Stones, inevitably influenced by this.

Dear Moleskine,

This isn't out yet, but expect it to be on Act II (the next official Jay Electronica x Just Blaze EP, featuring multiple cameos from Nas). The beat is so dope, and Im looking forward to this single, but isnt it a direct cop from De La Soul's Sunshine? How can Just Blaze say he produced it?

Regardless, Act II is coming soon, despite the fact that it is already two weeks late from its release date. Just Blaze mentioned in an interview yesterday that it is just being mastered since Nas was, as usual, late with his verses.

In the meantime&inbetweentime, for all my iPhone users, here's the iPhone formatted ringtone.

Sent from my flip phone

JAY ELECTRONICA - DEAR MOLESKINE (IPHONE RINGTONE)

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Baron Davis x J Dilla

Pretty much every day as I stomp through New York on the way to my daily basketball game I listen to this track at least twice.

J DILLA FT DIZ GIBRAN - MAKE IT FAST

Apparently Baron Davis is on the same shit. Except he traveles from The Brooklyn Bridge to Times Square, dribbling the whole time, and happens to encounter a few more important people on the way. Includes cameos from Jim Jones, Common, and Irv Gotti (<- totally unnecessary).

The More Revolutions Per Minute, The Better

All you Biggie and Tupac stans can hate all you want on this, but Train of Thought is the best hip-hop album of all time. Based on what I have heard from the new Reflection Eternal album, Kweli and Hi-Tek are poised to drop an equivalent gem of an album on February 16th.

Here's a new track off of Statik Selektah's Reflection Eternal mixtape, which I believe will be featured on the official version of Revolutions Per Minute. This gives me faith that these guys haven't skipped a beat since '00.

REFLECTION ETERNAL - IN THIS WORLD

Gucci, Mane

Nota bene:
Anyone who says "My watch is so stupid I can't tell what time it is" over a Diplo beat gets automatic shine on TFC, plus their own personalized Get Out of Jail Free Card.

GUCCI MANE - BREAK YOURSELF (DIPLO REMIX)

Wu '10 Clan

Method Man, Raekwon, and Ghostface have a group album coming out in the next few months. Which is great, mostly because Cappadonna, U-God, Blue Raspberry Blackberry Stir Fry and the rest of the 90 other Wu members no one cares about are nowhere to be found.

Anyway, this trifecta doesn't yet have a group name, despite being in the studio and knocking out quite a bit of the album. They decided to opt to the fans, and you can currently text MethRaeGhost to 66937 if you have a name for the group in mind, and will be properly rewarded if your suggestion is chosen. My first thought was something like Bed Pan Clan, but then I heard this new joint, and reneged. These dudes somehow figured out how to rhyme like '94 again.

METHOD MAN, RAEKWON, GHOSTFACE - CLAP 2010

Oh and suggestions for the group name are definitely welcome in the comments section. The best one on their Myspace site is: Ironman, Iron Chef, and the Iron Lung. With the addition of two complete wtfs: 1) Docktor Jeep and the Collagen Kidnappers!; 2) The P Tone Experience ft. Tical Diamonds