Schlagwort: HipHop
(via 2dopeboyz)
Aufgrund der Idee von den Blog Rebellen gibt es hier bei mir auch eines meiner absoluten Lieblingslieder und gleichzeitig Classic of the Week!
A K1X film by Kevin Couliau
Presseinfos:
The idea for a visual love letter to NY basketball was born when Red Cafe‘s unreleased track “Heart & Soul” established itself as an instant office-favorite at K1X headquarters in Munich (Germany) last spring. Niels Jager (K1X Go-To Guy): “The tune was on replay 24/7. And one day it hit us: let’s build a statue for NYC streetball!” Red Cafe’s ode to the city that never sleeps is a Pete Rock production that boasts all the makings of a hip hop classic. K1X, who has been active in the outfitting of several high profile NYC streetball tournaments for several years, was all the more surprised to find out that this beast of a tune was not yet a prime focus of Red Cafe’s record label. Shake Down quickly agreed to let K1X shoot a poetic clip for the song, whose lyrics are a glowing personification of K1X’s appreciation for street basketball: The Heart & Soul of New York City.
French streetball documentarist Kevin Couliau (Asphalt Chronicles), who spent the summer of 2009 in the five boroughs hunting down supreme blacktop action, was a natural choice to capture the raw essence of NYC and its rich streetball culture. As was the Canon 5D Mark II as Couliau’s weapon of choice. Art director / director / producer Thibaut de Longeville (director of the acclaimed “Just For Kicks” sneaker culture documentary) and motion graphic designer Vincent Dumond of 360 Creative in Paris added their visual expertise to the project and took care of elegant motion graphics and bona fide post production.
The clip features action from K1X affiliated tournaments in Harlem (“Together We Chill” and “Kingdome Classic”) and the Lower East Side (“Lower Manhattan Classic”) as well as a variety of other city courts and an impressive array of cameos by iconic players, opinion leading heads and a bunch of regular dudes. Bobbito Garcia, who got an early preview of the clip last winter had this to say: “It’s so beautiful, man. It’s snowing tonight but it made me look forward to the coming summer months again.”
Ab sofort gibt es die neue Kategorie “Classics”. Wie der Name vermuten lässt, wird es ältere Videos, hauptsächlich aus dem HipHop Bereich, geben, welche mich geprägt haben und ich immer noch abfeiere!
Den Anfang macht der Song “No Fear” von O.G.C., deren Album “Da Storm” aus dem Jahr 96, neben den Debüt Alben von Blackmoon, Smiff-N-Wessun und Heltah Skeltah, immer noch zu meinen Favorite Releases der Bootcamp Click gehört.
Sehr cooler neuer Song von dem Duo aus Massachusetts. Wer es noch nicht kennt, sollte auf jeden Fall das Album “The Staple” aus dem Jahr 2006 checken!