Oodles Of Udo

OodlesOfUdo.com Now 100+ Strong

Posted on 05-05-2010 | By: udokachima |

Tags: 100+ Visitors OodlesOfUdo, OodlesOfUdo, Thank You

ThanksForLanding

We are now at 100+ readers a day (and have been as high as 200+) and readership is growing week by week. THANK YOU.

I don’t say this enough: I truly appreciate all of those who regularly check out OodlesOfUdo. Whether you come by every day, once a month, or this is your first time ‘Oodling’ THANK YOU.

If your attention span is as short as mine and you still find this blog a valuable way to spend waste your time I am flattered. I know that your eyes could be a million billion other places on the internet. Shit, you could be looking at porn right now, but for some reason you have taken the time to dink around here.

Again, THANK YOU.

I know that this is my blog in the sense that you don’t know my worpress password and I am the one that puts posts up. However, if you need to promote your own projects, business ventures, whatever – know that I am here to help you grow.

I want you to feel invited to make this blog yours. Please express your thoughts, post a link to your own art or website, speak descent, all voices are welcome. Thanks for joining me on this ride.

Brand Old Sample 5/4/10

Posted on 04-05-2010 | By: udokachima |

Category : Brand Old Samples

Tags: Biggie, Kick In the Door, Sample to kick in the door, Screaming Jay Hawkins

Brand Old Sample

Click to Play

This week’s Brand Old Sample is from Screaming Jay Hawkins. The record is called “I Put a Spell On You.” You should recognize this record because DJ premier used the sample for the unforgettable Biggie track “Kick in the Door.”

The rules: On a weekly basis I bless you with a classic cut that has been sampled. More likely you will recognize the remake but be unfamiliar with the original source material. So… I connect the dots fo’ ya.

Yesterday Was Nice (Official Video)

Posted on 03-05-2010 | By: udokachima |

Category : Music Videos, NW Music, Youtube

Tags: GMK, Royce The Choice, Yesterday Was Nice, Young Murph

A super “Brilly” video from the homie GMK which features Royce the Choice and Young Murph. Thumbs up my friend, way way up.

If you don’t know him yet it is high time that you did. GMK grew up in Seattle and has been making music from the young age of… Actually I can’t remember now. I think it was 5 or 8. He has been producing for almost as long. GMK followed in the footsteps of his older brother Johnny Magnum who is also a producer/MC.

I am really proud to see how far GMK has come since he first shared his music with me in middle school. Even though GMK currently resides in LA I am going to put this video in the NW music category because he is a 206 native. GMK has an excellent blog which he updates regularly so check him out there too.

via gmkbrilliantreality.com

Theophilus London – I Want You Mixtape

Posted on 01-05-2010 | By: udokachima |

Category : Live In The Studio, Mixtapes, Youtube

Tags: I Want You Mixtape, Theophilus London, Theophilus London I Want You

Download I Want You

I have only played this album once through but it is a jammer. I know that much.

Picture Prince having an illegitimate baby with Kid Cudi. Now pretend their kid grew up listening to 808′s and Heartbreak everyday of his life. This mixtape sounds like that.

I could go into detail and give a proper review of this mixtape. I would talk about how it is charmingly un-groomed and has the fierce experimentation of Mos Def. How Theo’s mediacore voice and unassuming melodies produce powerful records that are vivid with feeling but remain simple.

But, I am not going to try to distill the whole album into a few sentences or try to fit the man into a box. I am hoping you will do that for me. Download this album, and share what you think of it.

Below is some in studio footage courtesy of Vashtie Kola who also plays “host” to the mixtape.

Jake One x Stussy – Town Biz

Posted on 30-04-2010 | By: udokachima |

Category : Mixtapes, NW Music

Tags: Jake One, Jake One Town Biz Mixtape, Town Biz

Download Town Biz Here

Yesterday I told you about the new Seattle Stussy store. Today I share a special downloadable treat from Stussy x Jake One called Town Biz.

You wont find any new or unreleased tracks here. No, no. no. Rather, this mixtape takes us back on a journey to Seattle’s early hip hop scene.

I am not going to pretend like I know all of the artists on this tape. I would be ultra fronting if I tried to explain who Walt Nut is or how he was relevant to the 206 scene. But thats not the point I am trying to make, and that is not why this is an important collection of music.

This mixtape is a beatuful bridge between the artists of “back then” and todays talent who have roots to the Seattle’s C.D. and the South end. Artists such as GMK, Dyme Def, Macklemore, and D-Black. The track list even develops as such starting in 1990 and moving into the present. If nothing else it shows fans my age and younger what Seattle was and what it has become.

For any one who claims to follow and support local hip hop, this mixtape is a classic history lesson. I appreciate Jake One’s work in digging up songs of of old cassette tapes and digitizing them. Some of the tracks aren’t even stereo. A few days back on twitter I caught Vitamin D write @ Jake One

@JakeUno i’m so mad at u for trackin your mixtape in mono! u know i would’ve put a mix on that fatal track! smh.

I have been listening to this mixtape a lot lately and I know that you will enjoy it too. Whether you are from Seattle or not you will find this mixtape to be important in documenting and sharing Seattle Hip Hop.

For more background one the mixtape check out this Seattle Times Interview with Jake One About the new Mixtape.

Stüssy Opens in Downtown Seattle

Posted on 29-04-2010 | By: udokachima |

Category : Fashion, Great Design

I have never been one to post much about fashion, but I felt it necessary to promote the opening of a new store from a legendary brand. Tomorrow, Friday April 30th, a new Stüssy boutique is opening in downtown Seattle directly next to Goods. This marks their forth US store opening within 2 years. They have 60 stores worldwide.

I remember on my last trip to LA walking into a Stussy store with Sebino and not knowing quite what to expect. My friend Sebino is what I would call a street-wear connoisseur and stays fresh in it always. I didn’t want to look a n00b so I had to pretend like I stayed up on it. But guys, i’m definitely not up on it. Continue Reading

OodlesOfUdo.com Now 100+ Strong

Brand Old Sample 5/4/10

Yesterday Was Nice (Official Video)

Theophilus London – I Want You Mixtape

Jake One x Stussy – Town Biz

Stüssy Opens in Downtown Seattle

Category

Recent Posts

Archives

Recent Twitter entries

Recent Comments

Blog Roll