Black Milk – Album of the Year (Trailer)

來自於Detroit新聲代中最受注目的Black Milk新消息。在於之前為大家介紹的新專輯幕後製作花續之後。現在來為大家PO上最新的專輯動態。來自於今年的重點專輯之一"Album of the Year"的相關影片介紹。目前預定於9月14號上市。當然接下來的消息大家也一起持續關注這位很不賴的製作人/歌手。

Nike x RZA Commercial

來自於知名球鞋品牌NIKE加上首居一指的WU TANG 掌門人(製作人)RZA的兩方合作， Nike 6.0系列的廣告片段。當然其中會有RZA出現就有其音樂性的話題出現。remixes for Garrett Reynolds。 DOPE SHIT~~~

Duck Down Music 15 Year Video Montage

如果說這一家廠牌你完全陌生的話，那對於HIP HOP音樂你可是錯過了一大部分值得你認識的藝人，當然也是這廣大的HIP HOP音樂中，一個值得你花時間去探討，DIGGIN的一家廠牌。而這次影片絕對可以帶你好好回顧一下。至今DUCK DOWN從成立至今剛好15年的期間。發行了什麼單曲。做了什麼東西。當然這也是絕對讓你好好認識一下。就目前DUCK DOWN的狀況這樣看來，以一家唱片廠牌來看算是前景還相當不賴的。經營也很OK。而今年的幾個單曲預告，也間接的表示有幾張不錯的專輯預計發行。

Rakaa Iriscience – Crown of Thorns

今年夏天中最讓人期待，如果你如DASU一般是個熱愛dilated peoples的朋友你絕對不可能錯。這團中另外一位饒舌大將Rakaa Iriscience 即將於這個月，也就是七月20日即將發行的個人專輯"Crown of Thorns"找來的陣容可以說是一時之選，如果你是以上影片的製作人的喜愛者或是FANS之類的，那就更不能錯過這張西岸地下饒舌的大作。Alchemist, El-P, Illmind, Exile, DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic, Oh No, Evidence, 等等，來自於幾乎是近年來深受大家喜歡的各方製作人所誇刀，其作品的內容深度也絕對是可以期待的。喜歡的朋友請好好注意。

Love & Vinyl

如果你說你是個REAL DIGGER 你應該有這樣的感覺，特別當你遇到一個與你相同也熱愛音樂的另外一半，女友還是男友。你絕對可以體會到那一首代表你某些時候心情的單曲，或是同時串起你們兩人的同一首單曲。有人說人生如戲，而這些音樂就像是一張擁有聽不完的原聲帶。DIGGIN YOUR SOUND AND YOUR LOVE!! PEACE

BBE MIXTAPE COMPETION 比賽開始!!

ALL DJ get ready to the comepetion!不論你是老或是少！老鳥還是菜鳥，這絕對是你的機會大展你的音樂長才。對於喜歡jazz hip hop或是熱愛像是一些節奏輕快soulful的house等音樂的朋友，應該對於這家來自於英國的廠牌不會太過於陌生。而這充滿MIXTAPE年代的現在，MIX就是這比賽的最終精神。拿出你的唱片，不論是唱片CD或是你想要使用數位器材的搭配。都沒有關係!在臥房苦練多年的你，等待的就是這樣的機會。

所以朋友們不要錯過了！活動即日開始你可以透過這次BBE找來的協力廠商juno records等多方的網站來得知消息！以下就是這次活動的比賽詳情

活動網站詳情更多INFO

Deadline: First round closes 16/7/2010 – Final round 30/7/2010

BBE was founded on a love of good music, and that's what they've strived to give you ever since. The line-up of artists that have released their music includes such greats as Jazzy Jeff, Marley Marl, DJ Vadim, DJ Spinna, Keb Darge, Paul Weller and Cut Chemist, Alice Smith and Masters at Work. Spanning 14 long years, Barely Breaking Even records has not sought publicity, it's not a label that has wallowed in its self, but has focussed on the music.

We're proud to shine the spotlight on BBE, and in association with Juno Download and WhoSampled.com we welcome DJ's across the world to browse the BBE catalogue and create a mix to upload on Mixcloud. The winner's mix will be released on BBE later in the year.

How to enter:

• Lay down a mix containing only your favorite BBE releases, selected from across their catalogue which you can access via Juno Download.
• Upload your mix to mixcloud.com and name it BBE Mixtape Competition 2010
• Use the custom artwork provided here (right click and save-as the image) as the cover-art for your mix and tag it "BBE competition" – if you fail to tag / name correctly it might get missed!
• There will be two rounds of judging, the first round closes on the 16th of July and qualifying mixes will proceed to the final round which closes on the 30th of July.
• So, you will have plenty of time to dig through the BBE catalogue, plan your mix and promote it!

Judging Criteria:

First round will be based on the Cloudcast data – Entries with total number of plays greater than 100 will be considered along with number of favorites and the community feedback in the comments – the top ten go through.

The second round of judging will be based across a combination the following criteria: Originality, Selection, Depth, Creativity, and Musicality

The finalists will be chosen by our panel of esteemed judges: DJ Vadim and Richy Pitch

Prizes:

The winning Mix, as selected by the Mixcloud community and our judges will get an official release on BBE Records later this year.

All of the top 5 finalists will each receive £20 worth of Juno Download vouchers.

About our Partners

JunoDownload – "Juno Download is the download site from Juno Records, the world's largest dance music store. Based in London, UK, we have been online since March 1996, and since then we have built a reputation as the most comprehensive source for new and back catalogue dance music. We now have more than one million tracks available, and offer over 1500 new releases each week."

WhoSampled.com – "WhoSampled.com is a community site for discovering and discussing sampled music, remixes and cover songs. Anyone can submit information about a sample, remix or cover and subject to approval it will be published on the site to be discovered and discussed by the world. WhoSampled was created out of our love for sampling, music history and music production. It aims not only to be the most comprehensive, detailed and accurate database of samples, remixes and covers on the web but also a fun and engaging place to be at. This website is all about the discovery of new and old music, the exploration of musical influences and the sharing of knowledge."

Remember to take your time, preparing and crafting your mix to BBE standards!

Terms and Conditions
Prize is non-transferrable and there is no cash alternative. The final decision lies with the BBE, Mixcloud Whosampled and the judges. There will only be one winner. The winning mix will be expected to be to a certain quality for release as specified by BBE. BBE reserve the right to withdraw this competition at any time.