Hip Hop / R&B Recommendations April 2012

Review: Having launched the GAMM initiative way back in 2003 with the era defining "Follow Me", Red Astaire makes a long overdue return to the Swedish imprint with this four tracker filled to the brim with freshness! "The Russian" demonstrates all Red's cut n paste prowess, expertly aligning a million Russian samples in an orderly fashion over a bumping B-Boy funk beat. Alongside a well chosen vocal sample that lends itself to the title "Make it Sexy Baby" is notable for sounding like it needs some WD40, with rusty ass brass samples looped over a tough hollowed out raw drum break. Flipside and Red Astaire drops his own Golden Era take on Black Moon's "How Many MCs" and finishes with an extra lazy skankout of Mr Marley.