I’ve been playing random bits from Terror Danjah for the last few months. His style is on some grimey swagger shit, with his dancefloor tunes funneling references to jungle and rave through his own unique sound. This is an actual album – not just a mixtape or a bunch of random tunes thrown together for the sake of a free release. He touches on grime, dubstep, house and a few things in between, all while maintaining cohesiveness and quality.

According to his MySpace: “Terror Danjah isn’t a household name, he’s not as well known as Wiley or Dizzee Rascal, but he’s considered by the grime cognoscenti to be the best grime producer ever.” If Mr. Danjah keeps putting out music on this level he’s definitely become a household name; with releases on Planet Mu and Hyperdub, two of my favorite labels, he’s already made his way into multiple markets and I have no doubt his sonic infiltration with stop any time soon.

Download the album and support the man by buying some tunes from Beatport or your favorite source for soundwaves.

I came across a couple of mixtapes today that you may enjoy. I am a Raekwon fan, so I know I’ll enjoy his. Eminem, not so much but I’ve heard no new material from him in a couple years so I’ll give it a go. The Bob Marley vs Lil Wayne mix will probably be blasphemous but fuck it, maybe some of you out there will enjoy it.

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Philly is known for many great things, namely their cheese steak sandwiches, the greatest hiphop band on the earth aka The Roots, Philly brand blunts and in the last 2 years Starkey. He’s really put the state, and the US, on the map for eclectic bass music in the last couple of years, making quite a racket with his releases on Planet-Mu and developing a reputation for high energy, bass heavy DJ sets.

In means of promotion of his newest album, “Ear Drums and Black Holes”, he’s had the honor of doing a mix for the Resident Advisor podcast series which, in my opinion, contains some of the raddest that the various electronic music spectrums have to offer. Subscription to the series is highly, highly recommended.

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The unfortunate passing of hiphop icon Guru last week has yielded this tribute mix from Gang Starr DJ and producer DJ Premier. There’s some pretty political statements and accusations in between Premo cutting through classic and unreleased beats.

Download the mix or use the player below.