TBW Test To See If You Have Rhythm – Malinke/Mandinka Edition

Your goal is to keep the beat without being distracted and adjusting to it.  These are the sounds of the Malinke Tribe. Play the above video and follow for till the end. A nod of the head, a tap of the foot, a clap of the hand either is suffice.   Now try to create your …

New Music: Marcus Machado “I Can’t Lose” ft. Jermaine Holmes

  Flashback Two moments come to mind, when I think about Marcus Machado. The first is when he did a live performance at socially acclaimed NYC Friday night spot Soul In The Horn for a release or something, can’t quite remember. The way he made the guitar sing that evening was one of those things …

This Man Has The Bronx Covered in Clean or Dirty Music C.O.D

A few weeks ago, I was invited by Cover (Head of C.O.D) to the Bronx to check out Clean or Dirty Music’s C.O.D studio.  It was the end of the night after Ski Beatz’s live listening session of Switched On Bap and all were showing nothing but love.   It’s been a minute since I been …

Ski Beatz – “Ground Wire” | Video by the dope artist Distrakt

The Ground Wire video is now resonating, tune in. Ski Beatz artistic direction is just as impressive as his creative direction.  For this project he brought on the soulful 3d artist/animator/emcee/composer/designer and more Distrakt. The choice was perfect in our opinion because Distrakt’s mind is not really from this planets time space frequency.  He vibrates inter-dimensionally. If that’s …

Virgil is Dope #humble

Yea, Virgil is pretty dope. Being a vintage Lo-Head has it fashionable perks.  We spot “dopeness” before the rest, simple.  Not only that, we appreciate styles across the board, especially when it’s construction is sound and aesthetically beautiful. *Salute Lo-Lifes* TBW is less concerned with high fashion, rather we appreciate the intense scrutiny of a …