An electric machine!

So, were talking yesterday about Hip Hop with electro beats, and I'm going to keep talking about it.

This new genre is massive in the cold country up north where I'm from, Sweden. It's been going on underground for quite a while but it was with the success of Adam Tensta a couple of years ago that it almost got out of proportion.

In November 2007 Maskinen dropped their first single called Alla som inte dansar (är våldtäktsmän), and set the tone for what was about to come. The track became a bit hit in the clubs, and the group, consisting of Afasi of Hip Hop duo Afasi & Filthy and Frej Larsson of the electro band Slagsmålsklubben (Swedish for Fight Club) went touring, doing gigs in clubs all over Sweden, following the releases of singles as Pengar (Money) and Segertåget (the Victory train).

To know what I'm talking about, have a look at THIS. Probably one of the best live performances ever made.

Two years after the first single came out, Maskinen's first album, named Boys II Men, came out, proving that this sub-genre was here to stay. It includes songs bound to be played heavily in the clubs, such as Buffalo Blues - so crank up the volume on those speakers and tune in!

Maskinen - Alla som inte dansar


Maskinen - Segertåget


Maskinen - Buffalo Blues


Maskinen - Gatan upp


Maskinen - Undan för pundarn

From Tensta to NYC!

Sweden's own Adam Tensta is hitting the U.S at the moment with the crew from My Best Friend Is My Grind, including Medina. Have a look at a performance by Mr Tensta from Club Ella in New York.

Here we go!

So, time to get down to business.

It has been a busy summer, but I don't really see the point in just telling you about it word for word. Where's the fun in that?

Basically, it has all been about Jay-Z. The Jiggaman has released his latest album, Blueprint 3, and all over the world people have been queuing up to praise the record which, according to the main person himself is three times as good as edition one and two.

Just watch this interview and you'll know what I'm talking about:



And I can't really argue, Blueprint 3 is the best album of the year so far, no doubt. The tracks just keep growing the more you listen to them. For example, here's Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)



...and Already Home (feat. Kid Cudi).



What else? We've got a new album from Fabolous called Loso's Way, and as mentioned in the previous post, Clipse is coming out with Til The Casket Drops in a near future and have been spitting out hits to promote the release.

Fabolous - Everything, everyday, everywhere (feat. Keri Hilson)



Clipse - Kinda like a big deal (feat. Kanye West)



Sweden? Don't know where to start there. The scene of electro/drum n' base influenced Hip hop has truly exploded, mostly thanks to My Best Friend Is My Grind. You've got new names such as Cake Boy, Pato Pooh and the list goes on, which are trying to make it big and are on their way to getting there.

Pato Pooh - Follow Me (feat. Adam Tensta)



Cake Boy - How I Roll



Well, that'll be all for now.

Catch you in a bit.

Whoop, whoop!

Mixtape! - DJ Silence

First of all I would like to apologies (again) for my abscense. This time it's due to personal problems and shitloads of school work.

But it's time to do it again, so here we go!

There's been a lot of mixtapes released lately so I'm gonna keep up with the pattern of a few of my latest posts. About a week ago DJ Silence latest edition of the Global Takeover (pt.2 Electro Invasion) was released on My Best Friend Is My Grind.

It's hosted by Adam Tensta and it has got some great tracks. My personal favourites are J-Son - Pretty Boy (Beat them up club edition), J-Son - Pretty Boy feat. Adam Tensta & Lazee, and Adam Tensta feat. Eboi & DJ Rooftop - RMH Remix.

So download it here and download it now! If you don't, you will miss out on something good. And yes, It is legal.

To give you a little taste, here's the original track of J-Son - Pretty Boy.

Blue and yellow!

I feel very Swedish today so I'm just going to help myself to announcing this day the Swedish day in this blog!

Electro inspired Hiphop is very big in Sweden at the moment. I've already mentioned Adam Tensta and Lazee, and now it's time for more. I'm talking about Maskinen (or The Machine, in English).

It's basically a group of rappers from other groups forming a new group. We have a lot of groups in meatball-land. Maskinen has become masters in creating Hiphop tracks out of electro music, which makes them very popular in the clubs with their controversial lyrics. For instance, their first track called 'Alla som inte dansar är våldtäktsmän' (Everyone who doesn't dance is a rapist), caused a lot of stired up feelings in the nation.

So it's a bit hard to accuse them of being completely serious, but nonetheless, they make well good music for the party, club or just your own speakers.

Maskinen - Segertåget

Lazee lizzle!

My speakers and headphones has been full with the beats of Swedish rapper Lazee for quite a while now. No matter how many times I listen to the tracks, they just get better and better. Songs from both his album 'Setting Standards' and his mixtapes, has got enough quality to make it internationally.

The name Lazee is already well known in France but the rest of the world should definately open ut their eyes. He brings something different to the game with a mix of Hiphop, drum and bass, rock, house and in some sense Grime.

Since Hiphop had its breakthrough in Sweden around -97, most big names was rapping in Swedish, but lately with newcomers like Adam Tensta and Lazee, who also lived in London for 6 years, rapping in English is just as common. If you ask me it just sounds better when it comes to making it in the big leagues.

Lazee will stay on my playlist for years to come. He is constanlty working on new material, and I can strongly recommend the 'Setting Standards' album.

Just have a little taste and listen to this.

Lazee - I'm Not Pop

Lazee - Drop Bombs

Sweden contributing!

If I could ask the audience to be as silent as possible, I would like to introduce one of the biggest names on the Swedish hip hop scene at the moment, to Britain and every other place where his alias is unknown.

Adam Tensta brings a new style to the game with his electro and old school influenced sound, as well as his clean lyrics. Instead of expressing to the world why to take drugs, non-drinker Adam in this song raps about the opposite.

So here I give to you, from Tensta in Stockholm Sweden, here is: Adam Tensta feat. Eboi - Dopeboy.