Series: cypher — Theme: Tonight's cypher is a family tree with the roots showing. Duration: 1h00m · 13 tracks, fully programmed and narrated on wobuzz radio.
Tonight's cypher is a family tree with the roots showing. The trunk is 1989, when Quincy Jones put Big Daddy Kane and Kool Moe Dee on a pulpit and let Miles Davis solo behind them. We trace the branches from there: Parisian insurgent rap given away as a free tape, Tokyo's most private man flipping Miles's own rhythm section at the Vanguard into a lullaby, neo-soul built on a 1974 Prestige jazz date, Guru's fourth jazzmatazz testament, and Bristol's Full Cycle reunion where jungle and hip-hop share one mic. …
Tracklist: Quincy Jones — Jazz Corner of the Word (feat. Miles Davis, George Benson, Sarha Baughan, Dizzy Gillespie, James Moddy, Koll Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane) · United 8 — Getting Uptown (To Get Down) · Nujabes — Sign (Feat. Pase Rock) … (+10 more)
