Back from a hiatus, the mysterious Dj Gibril Kuyateh returns to Brooklyn Radio with special twisted treats and ear candy from Brooklyn and beyond. Special guest is Chicago Emcee & Producer Tree! Most of you heard the new Ghostface and BadBadNotGood (BBNG) joint ft Tree called “Street Knowledge”. Well, Tree brings a particular clarity to …
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For the love of soul… There’s no better teaching tool then to watch the best new and classic soul singers rock it in a cypher. These artist exemplify a control over their art where energy is transferred through sound. Everything about these vibes are right. The frequencies universally beaming into our heart and soul is …
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Dope interview with Pras | Fugees. The brother knows how to crush the questions and maintain control. He’s informative, intellectual and concise in thought. A pleasure to watch indeed. Ebro’s line of questioning had a tone of respect and there weren’t to many loaded questions that Pras couldn’t handle. Laura Stylez and Peter Rosenberg where …
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The following freestyles represent pretty much represent the majority of styles that one could emulate in Rap. Mastering or at least being aware of each of these is the beginning of being the best as a lyricist. Freestyles by Nas, Erule, Biggie, Tupac, Big L, Redman, Shyheim, Missy, Busta, Rapsody, The Fugees, Jean Grae, Kurupt, …
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Ski Beatz YouTube channel w/ all Vids https://www.youtube.com/user/skibeatz videos being uploaded to Skibeatz channel) What started out as a joke, is now, a full fledge challenge with singer/emcees going above and beyond what was expected. It began with @AriasVoice sending this video dope version of “When Spring Pull up” over Ski Beatz. She sounds like …
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Sounds like: Airto | Tony Williams | Nicolay | Maimouna Youssef | Henri Texier I’d rather awaken your mind to the infinite ways of hearing a timeless classic. My mixes are always a unique story that stay true as a reflection of who I am… enjoy! – GiKu | Brooklyn Enjoy! by Gibril “GiKu” Kuyateh …
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Vengo is simply one of the dopest movies ever! Tony Gatlif brilliantly directed a perfect movie. Imagine Romeo & Juliet mixed with Scarface, but instead of Montagues and Capulets you have a family of rivaling Gangster Gypsies in Spain. Not only that, their crew has dancers, singers, and the dopest musicians ever. After seeing this …
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Wow, haven’t heard this mix in years. The early cheesy iMovie edit is classic, but still proud of the lil energy that went into that. It was the 2009 and music and dancing was my ultimate therapy. I was pretty consistent with The GiKu Experience Radioshow in Brooklyn and times were much different. There was a …
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So hard to film while you nodding ya head trying not to get excited… I got caught up, Just knows how to party and the whole night was live.
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