October 31st, 2008
October 24th, 2008
Rollo & Grady Jive-Five // Volume #15
Galactic
No Hip-Hop today for the Jive-Five. All of the bands below have dabbled or still dabble in hip-hop. I purchased tickets today for the Medeski, Martin & Wood show @ The El Rey Theatre. I will most likely check out Galactic, but I don’t care for The HOB.
Galactic @ The House Of Blues Sunset Wednesday November 12th (Buy Tix)
Medeski Martin & Wood @ El Rey Theatre Friday, November 21st (Buy Tix)
For New Yorkers. I highly recommended the New Mastersounds. They are playing @ Sullivan Hall on Friday, November 17th and Saturday, November 18th (Buy Tix)
Download:
Medeski Martin & Wood – Let's Go Everywhere (iTunes)
The New Mastersounds – 102% (iTuneS)
Soulive – Turn It Out (iTunes)
Galactic – Vintage Reserve (iTunes)
The Poets of Rhythm – Discern / Define (iTunes)
October 17th, 2008
Rollo & Grady’s Jive-Five // Volume #14
Greg “Shock G” Jacobs of The Digital Underground
Upcoming LA Concerts:
Cypress Hill @ The Wiltern, 10/31 (Buy Tix)
Warren G @ The Key Club, 11/20 (Buy Tix)
September 26th, 2008
Rollo & Grady’s Jive-Five // Volume #11
Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Big Baby Jesus, Sweet Baby Jesus, Dirt McGirt, Dirt Dog
“So I walk on over with my Crystal
Bitches, niggaz put away your pistols
Dirty wont be having it in this house
Cause bitch I’ll cripple your style”
ODB – Got Your Money
September 8th, 2008
Rollo & Grady’s Jive-Five // Volume #9
Boogie Down Productions
Download:
Boogie Down Productions – By All Means Necessary (iTunes)
Whodini – Whodini: Greatest Hits (iTunes)
Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh – The Art of Story Telling (iTunes)
Kool Moe Dee – Kool Moe Dee: Greatest Hits (iTunes)
September 2nd, 2008
Rollo & Grady’s Jive-Five // Volume #8
I got turned on to Hip-Hop at an early age. At eleven-years-old I was listening to Sugar Hill Gang and other pop forms of hip-hop. When I was fourteen-years old (1984) I met this kid named Corey from New York. He turned me on to Run D.M.C., Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster FLash, Schoolly D, Whodini and Eric B. and Rakim. I was blown away by Run D.M.C. I had never heard anything like it before. Make sure to check out their self-titled debut album.
August 27th, 2008
Rollo & Grady’s Jive-Five // Volume #7
It’s all live now,
And for the greatest amount,
But make the ladies say Ho,
And the Ho’s say oww
And the owls say whoot da whoo,
-That Shit – Tribe Called Quest Ft. JD
Download:
Run-DMC – Ultimate Run-DMC (iTunes)
Eric B. & Rakim – Paid in Full: The Platinum Edition (iTunes)
Fun Lovin' Criminals – Come Find Yourself (iTunes)
A Tribe Called Quest – The Anthology (iTunes)
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz – Make It Reign (iTunes)
August 18th, 2008
Rollo & Grady’s Jive-Five // Volume #6
**St. Germain is the brainchild of French DJ/Producer, Ludovic Navarre. He remixes John Lee Hooker’s vocals/guitar over some house music on “Sure Thing“. The song is off of the spectacular album Tourist .
The Los Angeles Hip-Hop/Funk/Latin group Ozomatli put on mind-blowing live shows. Last time I saw them play, I believe there were 10 to 12 players on stage performing. They end up taking the stage show out into the audience. Marching around the club and jamming out. Well worth the price of admission.
Download:
Ozomatli – Ozomatli (iTunes)
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July 14th, 2008
Rollo & Grady’s Jive-Five // Volume #1
DJs Beat Ventriloquists spin 80’s and 90’s hip-hop Saturday nights @ Club 86.
86
1707 N. Hudson
Hollywood, CA
90028
