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DD0619 Dusk Dubs - DJ Trax

[ DJ Trax ]

Podcast: Dusk Dubs
Artist: DJ Trax
Title: DD0619
Style: Jazz+Soul, Soul, Hip-Hop
Time: 75 Minutes
Date: 2020-02-09

Dusk Dubs returns with another incredible journey through sounds. As always, our guest provides us with music that has a special place in their memories and in their souls. Music that moves them, that invokes images of sunrises, sunsets, good times and good people. We then play each record, in full, giving it breathing space and allowing it to shine.

This week we welcome back DJ Trax.

"Thank you Dusk Dubs for asking me to compile another edition. This time I wanted to focus on the lyrics. Whether it's deep story telling, clever word play or more straight up battle raps. Songwriting is real skill, one that I really admire. Hope you enjoy the session.."
[[ DJ TRAX ]]

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soundcloud.com/djtrax
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Tracklisting

1) Terry Callier - Lazarus Man
Terry Callier is amazingly talented writer. This track is deeply atmospheric. The song has great story telling lyrics with some biblical references.

2) Gil Scott Heron - Home is where the hatred is
What a track! Another amazing lyricists. When I decided to focus on lyrics with this Dusk Dubs GSH had to be included. Taken From The Pieces Of A Man LP(I included the title track on an earlier Dusk Dubs session.)

3) Blackalious - 40oz For Breakfast
From a track about a drug addict to one about an alcoholic and the life effects of using drink as a crutch

4) De La Soul - Millie pulled a pistol on Santa
This track is lyrically a million miles away from 3 feet high and rising. Amazing story telling with a dark subject matter!

5) J-Rawls (Feat J-Live) - Great Live Caper
Part 1 of the story. The great live caper cleverly tells the story of a break in, but what was the motive?

6) Public Enemy - Black steel in the hour of chaos
One of Hip Hops greatest lyricists. Chuck D tells the story of being locked up in a 'State pin.' I always love that Hip Hop has so many sides to it. Public Enemy cemented their place in political Hip Hop, with a Strong message.

7) The Message - Grandmaster Flash + The Furious Five
Unbelievable that this record came out in 1982. I still remember as a young kid it blowing my mind. From the days of early party rocking hip hop, this one appeared from out of the shadows.

8) Nas - One Love
Taken from the seminal album Illmatic. I could have picked most tracks from this album. To me this albums like a soundtrack to a film that was never written.

9) J-Live - Audio Visual
Probably my favourite lyricist. J-Live really has a way with words. Audio Visual is great title, it sums up this record to me... 'I paint a picture in your mind, with each line`

10) Big L - Ebonics
The late Big L was a seriously talented MC. He left us with some amazing tracks and legendary freestyles. This track is translates the language of the street 'Speak with criminal slang'

11) Rip Shop - Versus
Love this track from Boston`s Rip Shop. It brilliantly tells the story of the changing Hip Hop scene and the battle between real hip hop and the commercial nonsense.'Hip Hop is not pop, if you call it that then stop'

12) Pharoahe Monch (feat Common + Talib kweli) - The Truth
Three of my favourite MC`s on this track, all amazing, conscious lyricists. So many quotable lines in this one.

13) Talib Kweli - Good Morning
Taken from his seminal album with Hi-Tek, Reflection Eternal. This album is a personal one for me. Talib`s lyrics are deep and multi layered, they reward repeat listens.

14) Little Dragon - Twice
The track is beautifully haunting. The lyrics give you enough to hook you in but leave a lot to interpretation. If you haven't seen the video, go watch it!

15) Nina Simone - Misunderstood
Ive been a fan of Nina Simone`s music for years. I recently watched the documentary 'What Happened, Miss Simone' and it gave me a new depth and perspective on certain tracks. This was definitely the case with this one!

16) Handsome Boy Modelling School - The Truth
The second ‘Truth’ track in this Dusk Dubs (I recently released my own ;)) Using the Galt MacDermot track to perfection. This is a beautiful song that gets taken to the next level by J-Live.