Let Me Take You To The Movies (Shorty)

This video is surprisingly good.
Big up Trackademicks for bringing this to my attention.

Willie Maze - The Extra hOur (mix)

What up Fam, daylight savings is upon us, and I'll spare you any "fall back" wordplay.
Kasha told me I have an "extra hour" today, so I thought I'd share some music. The first song that came to mind was something I have only on vinyl, so i figured I'd keep it that way throughout. Selections are also pretty autobiographical, songs that made me want to DJ in one way or another. One Take Willie aka Willie Maze lightweight mixed it in a stream of conciousness... this is what it sounds like.

Willie Maze - The Extra hOur

Download it here.

TrackList:
1. Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - Abide With Me
When I'm dead and in a box, I wanna hear this.

2. E-40 - Earl... That's Your Life
Earl is totally at home at this tempo. Styling super hard. "Yeah, Too $hort, bust adlibs on my shit... " Classic. Besides, how many rappers gonna tell you their gov't name?

3. Just Ice - Going Way Back

4. Aretha Franklin - Baby I Love You
My girl was listening whilst I was recording. (Aww...)

5. Planet Asia - Moonlight Melodic Rush
Audible hunger in this mans verses was amazing at this stage.

6. Mistah F.A.B. - If "IF" Was A Fifth
F.A.B. tells us about the future and makes some good points about the past too... and about Trina's ass.

7. Jr. Walker & The All-Stars - Cleo's Mood
This is my pops copy of this record, the pops and scratches tell you how well loved it was in our house.

8. Joseph Malik - Take It All In and Check It All Out
Bay Area Hip Hop Coalition record pool rando record. I instantly liked it, didn't go to the dollar bin at amoeba.

9. Goapele - Higher (Closer Amp Live Remix)
Amp Live's production brings a more than worthy tangent to Closer. King Britt made a dope Closer remix that I also felt coulda seen a lot more daylight.

10. Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Everyday People
Another one of my pops records, love this track cuz it sounds like they coulda been playing this song for hours and decided to start recording. The song fades in and out... so they just may have kept on playing it. I'd love to get my hands on the entire session...

11. Volume 10 - Pistol Grip Pump (UK Jazz Remix)
The original version is so classic, I rarely play it out anymore, but UK Jazz Mix? That goes too!

12. Dj Lengua - Pacheco's Cumbia Squares (Remix)
This track gets me everytime, this is what I like to call PsyCumbia. Mexican space funk also works. Dj Lengua says Unicornio Records has more projects coming soon, new Dj Lengua and a kid called Chicano Batman. Get familiar.

13. Jay Dee - Fuck The Police
Needed to play this since I got harassed earlier this week. Apparently "am I under arrest" sounds like "stand me next to the other brown men in a lineup while someone in a car looks us over" to a cop. Yeah, fuck 'em.

14. Grand Master Caz and Chris Stein - Wild Style Subway Rap 2
The talking in the background makes me laugh. I needed some good advice after the FTP moment.

15. Havana - Tangled
Matthew Africa bought this for me in the dollar bin at Amoeba, Nicolay production Havana sounds great over. Figured if it was that important... Matthew has his reasons.

16. Masta Ace Incorporated- The Phat Kat Ride (I.N.C. Ride Remix)
Sounds like this Sunday, sun's just breaking. Can't beat it for the Left Eye reference.

17. Otis Redding - Groove Me
Been listening to this song my whole life, just now hitting me that this song reminds me of the love of my life right now! Awesome!

18. The Roots - Long Time feat. Peedi Peedi & Bunny Sigler
This
19. Joan Jett - Crimson and Clover
The first minute or so of this cover goes, then it gets dated real fast...

20. Mic Geronimo - Masta I.C.
One of the first records I ever mixed on two turntables. Last I saw the Masta I.C. he was on MTV as a former rapper talking about his relationship with his lady... whatever, this is dope!

21. E-Rule - Listen Up
I saw this record, and thought about how I've seen it used as crate cred (Synopsis is the A side) but I think Listen Up is played not nearly enough. E sounds like he could rap forever. The song is waaaay long.

22. O.C. - Word Life (Les Nubianes remix)
Is it safe to start playing this again? Nah, I think not. It became hella cliche to the headwraps and Common hat dudes back in the day... still dope tho.

"Golden" (Mix)

Big up the Fams Dmadness and Dj Zita who are having me guest with the homie Dj Vna at Golden their monthly SF throwdown at Lazlo in the Mission. D asked me a for a mix to "give the people a taste" so here goes... I'm tryna give you that G-G-Golden feeling in less than 15 minutes... to do that, I took various flavors from Shuggie Otis to The Jacka, trew'm in a pot and mixed for about 14 minutes... In one take, it came out sounding like this:

Willie Maze - G-G-Golden


Tracklist:
1. Timbaland feat. Drake - Say Something
2. Goapele - Milk and Honey (Sake One Re-Fix)
3. Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information
4. Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away
5. Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It
6. Spank Pops - Beautiful Noise
7. Jacka - Glamourous Lifestyle

Download it here.
See yall the November 21st @ Lazlo in La Mission SFC!

Rippin These Corny Ass Rappers is His Job

Came across this on Twitter. Casual letin'm know... hasn't lost a step.

"Skirrt!"

Estria Graffiti Battle 2009 (Update)

Vogue TDK ?CREW 2009 Estria Graffiti Battle National Champion

Congratulations to Vogue TDK/?Crew on winning the 3rd Annual Estria Graffiti Battle! (Katch of Hawaii took 2nd)! Last Saturday, 20 graff writers from across the country came out to Lil' Bobby Hutton Park, aka Defermery Park in West Oakland to paint for the National finals of this now annual community event. The graff battle is a part of the Life is Living festival which featured Dj Sake One, performances by Kev Choice, Pharoah Monch, The Mighty 4 B-Boy Battle, and Town Park Skatejam. Yeah, it was a zoo!
Each writer was given 13 cans (Montana 94) to paint an 8'X8' canvas stretched on wooden cubes strewn across the park which was packed with community people on a really good vibe. Writers were given the word "Grow" to freestyle, manifiest, and inspire the community that's watching and interacting during the 5 hour time limit to complete work (it was tough for people like me who are from Oakland, stopping every 30 seconds to hit up a kids blackbook or give pounds and hugs to the fam). Every painter went went super hard this year, making this year's throwdown one for the books!

Since I didn't get to leave the confines of my cube, I'm glad my patna Scott LaRockwell did a bang-up job documenting the day, CHECK IT OUT. Some good shots in the SF Weekley blog too.

Refa TNS's piece was extra dope!

Big thanks to Estria/Bamuthi/Crew and all the volunteers for bringing it all together! This has quickly become my favorite annual community event! Stay up!

Love Me Right Here

I don't believe in coincidence. There I was, listening to the Rich Harrison instrumental he did for Ur-sher, digging thru vinyl for a Jungle Brothers acapella when the 12" of Goapele's Love Me Right jumped up. Take my favorite G-rock jam (Love Me Right), add the acapella with Rich's production (Dat Girl Right There) get to choppin', mix it live on the tables, and Voilá! It's like Milk & Honey.

Goapele - Love Me Right Here (WillieMaze Remix)


Love Me Right is a dope song, off the Change It All Album. Get that if you aint got it.

Bobbito in OAKLAND!

First off, CONGRATULATIONS are in order. Saturday marks the offical opening of The New Parish Music Hall, which i am proud to say, is owned by good people I cut my teeth with and my muhfuckin' Fam! I couldn't be more proud, and feel hella honored to be asked to open for Bobbito Garcia, Mr. Cucumber Slice himself. Bobbito is a giant in the field, and to have him open Oakland's newest music temple sets one HELL of a tone. Raise it up!

My favorite city in the World is going through some huge thangs right now... around the corner, Gentrification has the Fox Oakland Theater for its rock and alternative music fix, and there is a clear need for music and culture that comes for and by the people of Oakland. From the soil where Sweet Jimmy's once reigned, the opening of The New Parish means our Oakland has a new home for live music and world class entertainment.

Dj Willie Maze opens for Bobbito this Saturday! Get tickets HERE.

If you're on this blog, you know who Bobbito is, but if not...