Hip House

Aight, fuck y’all in advance. And with that said: Hip house is some cool shit.

I’m surprised it never picked up more.

The prolific DJ Ayres and Cosmo Baker flip some of that for us with this 12″. It’s got two remixes on it, a Blackalicious cut and a Missy Eliott song, with lyrics that are sped up a bit and laced over some classic house thumpiness. Both known to have quality deliveries, the DJ’s made a good choice in picking them. After all, house is a genre meant to be danced to.

The Blackalicious is expectedly smooth, so using the word butter is the only proper way to praise it. And the Missy track is also what you would expect for her: dark and crunchy.

For what it is, these dudes do it nicely with these two remixes (but I can’t vouch for the rest of their hip house CD, which is like 25 songs long)

Sorry, no MP3, but the link has got Real Audio files to listen to.

Also, if you’re diggin it, these two dudes and their boy (together, the trio is called the Rub) will help you shake your booty, if you’re so inclined, right here in Brooklyn at the venerable SouthPaw not too far in the distant future.

Sat, May 5th
10 pm - 21 and over
125 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718 230 0236