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The video might be hard to understand for those of you who don't speak Croatian, but we think that it's still easy to assume that Croatia's recent National Final was pretty darn great.

Thre3style on the beach? What an amazing idea! The event took place as part of Fresh Island Festival, which is the country's biggest hip-hop festival. This year, it welcomed Snoop Dogg and Iggy Azaelea to the beautful location of Zrce Beach, which is nestled at the bottom of the island of Pag. It's a popular spot for hedonistic beach breaks, as right by the coast there are three huge open air nightclubs, and of course, the gorgeous blue ocean to cool off in after a night of dancing.

Congratulations to Oli Dobolli, who will be representing the Adriatic country at the World Finals in Toronto later this year.

Carlito's playlist:

01. AM444 如此而已 (Ru Ci Er Yi)

02. LISA PRESTON It’s a Gaye Thing

03. REDMAN Can’t Wait (Instrumental)

04. LOOTPACK Loopdigga (Instrumental)

05. BUSTA RHYMES So Hardcore

06. WINGS Arrow Through Me

07. JON PHONICS The One

08. KOOLADE / LAUREL RAUBER / MALAY SPARKS Reflections

09. BEANIE SIGEL Bread and Butter (Instrumental)

10. KRS-ONE A Friend

11. JERU THE DAMAJA Ain’t The Devil Happy

12. FONZWORTH BENTLEY Venice Beaches (Instrumental)

13. BRANDY I Wanna Be Down (IAMNOBODY Remix)

14. DWELE Takes22Tango

15. M.E.D. & J. ROCC / LMNO Summertime

16. HI-TEK / MOS DEF / VINIA MOJICA Get Ta Steppin’

17. TALIB KWELI & HI-TEK The Blast

18. THE ROOTS What They Do

19. JAY DEE Won’t Do

20. SLUM VILLAGE Tainted

21. J DILLA Watchin Smurfs On Shrooms

22. AHMAD JAMAL Swahililand

23. DE LA SOUL Stakes Is High

24. WOODY HERMAN Flying Easy

25. STAN GETZ Soudade Vem Correndo

26. THE PHARCYDE Runnin’ (Jay Dee Instrumental)

27. NAES Braziou

28. DESTRUMENTS Mysterious Vibes

29. KENDRICK LAMAR / ANNA WISE Real

30. JESSE BOYKINS III & GORA SOU The Perfect Blues

31. JUSOUL Think 2wice

32. EARTH WIND & FIRE X BIG MAKK Beij (Joe Kay’s Slowed Moombahsoul Vibe)

33. NICK WISDOM ATCQ (1nce Again Remix)

34. KENDRICK LAMAR Swimming Pools (BMB SPACEKID Remix)

35. LIL KIM Crush On You (DJ Tiga Remix)

36. OBEY CITY Snickers

<a href="http://am444.bandcamp.com/album/rooms" data-mce-href="http://am444.bandcamp.com/album/rooms">Rooms by AM444</a>

"AM444 make head-nodders for spaceships (..) They are undoubtedly one of the Chinese underground’s most exportable products. It’s only a matter of time before this rocket blasts off (..) The sound is, at alternating intervals, dark, hopeful, funky, tranced-out, beautiful, foreboding, buoyant, and back to dark and funky. It’s the drug equivalent of smoking opium, then taking a hit off a crack pipe, and following that up with some downers and a six-pack of Red Bull." [Layabozi.com]  Since 2010’s ‘Eye Wonder’ (also on PAUSE:MUSIC), AM444 have played numerous venues and festivals around China, travelled to Reunion Island, Africa to perform at SAKIFO, had radio play all over the globe, and released a split 12” vinyl record with San Francisco band Tussle & JD Twitch (Optimo). It's been a busy year so far, and all leading up to this – their second full release – ‘Rooms’.  Jay.Soul and ChaCha were giving very little away about the new album, but if you caught their live shows at JZ Festival, Fete De La Musique or The Shelter earlier in the year you would have heard a few previews of what to expect on ‘Rooms’. Dubbed out, funked up and heavy on the low end, paired with a cinematic feel and intricate layering of mutliple vocal parts, AM444’s sound is growing and maturing into something which is very difficult to categorize, yet familiar and accessible to all.  Reviews:  Layabozi.com: dlvr.it/2N83hx

credits

New Jersey - Houston , NBA 1993.

KEITH MURRAY 

(DEF SQUAD, NEW YORK, USA)

10 godina Fat Beata

Četvrtak, 25.10. Klub Sirup, Zagreb

Radijska emisija Fat Beat ovog je proljeća obilježila punih 10 godina emitiranja u eteru Radio Karlovca. Jedina emisija tog tipa u Karlovcu, u 10 godina svog postojanja organizirala je čitav niz uspješnih koncerata, partya, festivala i tribina, kako u Karlovcu tako i u Zagrebu. Kako bi dostojno obilježili ovaj veliki jubilej, Fat Beat ekipa priprema pravu hip hop poslasticu – u Zagreb dovodi legendarnog Keith Murraya koji će po prvi puta gostovati u Hrvatskoj . Nakon Redmanovog gostovanja u Zagrebu ovo će ujedno biti i drugo gostovanje Def Squad člana.

Keith Murray dolazi sa Long Islanda, New Yorka i član je rap supergrupe Def Squad, zajedno s Redmanom i Erick Sermonom. Uz Def Squad, surađivao je i sa poznatim izvođačima kao što su: LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Canibus, Ludacris, R.Kelly i mnogi drugi. Solo karijeru započeo je vrlo uspješno 1994. godine s albumom 'The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World' i naslovnom pjesmom s tog albuma, koja je do danas ostala njegov najveći hit. Magazin The Source je tom albumu dodijelio 4 mikrofona.  Uslijedili su također vrlo uspješni albumi 'Enigma' i 'It's A Beautiful Thing', te 'He's Keith Murray' s kojeg su skinuti veliki hitovi poput 'Yeah Yeah You Know It' i 'Candi Bar'.  Keith Murray  uskoro izbacuje svoj novi mixtape 'Lord Of The Metaphor' te priprema svoj sedmi studijski album 'The Beauty Of It All'.

Ideal music is music that is more than the sum of its notes. The perfect beat can transcend time and space, lifting your spirit and taking your mind on a journey through the universe with your feet still on the dance floor. That is Blackhouse.  Influenced by Afrika Bambataa and The Soulsonic Force, Kraftwerk, DJ Omega, Knights of the Turntable, Frankie Knuckles, and Kurtis Blow,Blackhouse is dance music with an IQ.

  New Georgia Muldrow w/ DJ Romes:

Blackhouse "The Blackhouse"

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blackhouse/id559865634

  Blackhouse is uber-talentedGeorgia Anne Muldrow and the legendary DJ Romes. Together, the duo created a collection of high-energy, electronic, spiritual music that will resonate with you, literally. “fOnkie Journey” is the first taste: a deep, soaring track with an extended introduction focused around a rising synth line that finally drops into a bass line that is just dripping with fOnk.

  Delivered via Mello Music Group, this is music to experience, not listen to. Georgia and Romes have found a cross section between house, disco and hip-hop, between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Tune into your melanin and blast off withBlackhouse!

In the store -  STONES THROW X SERATO II (DOUBLE DISC, DOUBLE SLIPMAT)  Pre-order available now with digital download.   Release date: November 13, 2012 Serato and Stones Throw have teamed again for a new limited edition release, combining two records with Serato control tone, exclusive tracks, and two slipmats.  This is strictly limited to 1000 pieces and will be available at all usual Stones Throw and Serato retailers on November 13, 2012. We have a pre-order available now.  The two records are pressed on clear vinyl, with two sides containing Serato control tone for use with Serato Scratch Live Software. The other two sides contain eight exclusive tracks from Stones Throw artists, producers & MCs - Aloe Blacc, The Stepkids, Peanut Butter Wolf, Madlib, Dam-Funk, Jonti, Vex Ruffin and more. Full track list below. The two slipmats are the Stones Throw logo, black on white.    2 DISCS Clear vinyl 2 SLIPMATS Stones Throw logo in Black  SIDES 1 & 3 Serato Control Tones for use with Serato Scratch Live software SIDES 2 & 4 Eight exclusive Stones Throw tracks  1. Homeboy Sandman "New York Nights" 2. Jonti "Christmas Worm" 3. M.E.D. "Privacy" feat. Steve Arrington, prod. by Madlib 4. The Stepkids feat. Pharoahe Monch & Homeboy Sandman "Suburban Dream (Union Remix)" 5. Steve Arrington "Tap That" prod. by Dam-Funk 6. Aloe Blacc "If You Say So" 7. Peanut Butter Wolf "Go Bananas" 8. Vex Ruffin "The Dark Room"

<a href="http://proximalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/beat-stew-vol-3" data-mce-href="http://proximalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/beat-stew-vol-3">Beat Stew Vol. 3 by Proximal Records</a>