http://pauljcantor.com The Wonderful Amalgamation Of Things That Make Up My Life Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:41:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Spotted over at my former colleague and good friend Bfred's blog, the definitive Gorgio Moroder collection. The fact that he compiled and uploaded this right now is rather convenient, considering I'm in the middle of reading And Party Every Day, a new book about Casablanca Records, who Moroder recorded and ... http://pauljcantor.com/2010/02/26/download-the-gorgio-moroder-collection/ Shalom! Just in time for Purim, the first ever twitter trending topic-inspired mixtape is finally here- "The #Jewishrapnames Mixtape- Kings of Schlock" Presented by hip-hop journalist Paul Cantor, urban culture photo blog UpNorthTrips.com and mixed by The Smoking Section's own Trackstar The DJ, Kings of Schlock is a ... http://pauljcantor.com/2010/02/26/jewishrapnames-the-mixtape-kings-of-schlock/ Theo Martins "Veni Vidi Vici"  has been officially tapped to appear in the Jerry Bruckheimer-helmed show The Forgotten, which airs on ABC Tuesday nights at 10pm, after everyone's favorite show in the entire universe, Lost. "Veni Vidi Vici" will appear in next week's episode. Please tune in! Additionally, Theo will be ... http://pauljcantor.com/2010/02/05/theo-martins-veni-vidi-vici-on-abcs-forgotten-next-tuesday/ Last week I was on twitter when someone with the handle Sweatshirt replied to something I'd tweeted about bitter people fucking the music industry up. I kinda just glanced at the twitter page and thought the name Shirt sounded familiar. I asked him if he was the kid who made ... http://pauljcantor.com/2010/02/01/upcoming-rapper-t-shirt-named-a-freestyle-after-me/ Last night Just Blaze held the final goodbye for his legendary Baseline recording studio. Naturally, I found out about the evening's festivities, which reportedly were a walk-through and tour sort of thing, super late. I wound up making my way over around 10pm, after leaving the ego trip film screening. ... http://pauljcantor.com/2010/01/29/just-blaze-says-goodbye-to-baseline-studios/ Had a little down time one night in 2006, just started messing with some wu-tang acapellas and the melody from "All That I Got Is You," and came up with this remix. Was going through a hard drive and found it, thought I'd share. Enjoy. Plus I needed a reason to ... http://pauljcantor.com/2009/11/06/ghostface-killah-tooken-backall-that-i-got-is-you/ Beats: XL Lyrics: L Originality: L The success of Playaz Circle’s chart-topping, Lil Wayne–assisted single “Duffle Bag Boy” may have eclipsed that of their 2007 debut album, Supply & Demand, but don’t write them off as one-hit wonders just yet. Even though the DTP, Atlanta-based duo’s debut stalled out at around 96,000 units ... http://pauljcantor.com/2009/11/05/xxl-record-review-playaz-circle-flight-360-the-takeoff/ Music is like the movies in that there's only so long certain characters can remain in supporting roles. Ask the The Kickdrums. The Cleveland-bred duo, comprised of singer/songwriter/producer Alex Fitts and DJ/producer Matt Penttila played the background in the hip-hop world as beatmakers for a number of years, crafting tracks/remixes ... http://pauljcantor.com/2009/11/05/paul-cantor-interviews-buzz-band-the-kickdrums/ Jay and the Beans Talk from jeff on Vimeo. Shouts to my buddies The Rosenthals. They echoed this perfectly. http://pauljcantor.com/2009/11/02/its-the-real-jay-and-beans-talk/ Since Beanie Sigel's halfway dis record against Jay-Z, "What You Talkin Bout" debuted on Kay Slay's show on Hot97 last night, the internets/streets are going nuts about the Broad Street Bully airing out Hov. First, the song. People are going ape shit but in reality, this song is like, not good. ... http://pauljcantor.com/2009/10/30/beanie-sigel-vs-jay-z/