B-Rad & Phinatik – Best of Both Sides (Pittsburgh and Philly)
I know this site isn’t huge for hip-hop but I still know it’s appreciated, and I had to get these guys on here.
These guys have an interesting story. A young producer from Philadelphia (Phinatik) and a rapper from Pittsburgh (B-Rad) happened to end up going to the same school and ended up doing a whole album together (Best of Both Sides), which they recorded in a spare dorm room and put up for free download on the internet.
I’m not used to debuts being any good, but between the fresh new approach to beatmaking and the concious, digestible lyrics these guys are a strange exception. The whole album is pretty dope but
“Perfect Timing” (chilled-out and melodic with a catchy hook),
“Round Round” (fast-paced and techno inspired in a 2/4 time signature),
“Hot-Stop-Drop-Roll” (reckless club banger with big drums) and
“Shine Through” (slightly more sentimental ballad with Pachabel’s string melody and a harmonized chorus)
really stuck out to me.
Get “Perfect Timing” HERE
Get the whole album HERE



So I saw the “Shake”/”I Love My Sex” mashup and my initial thoughts were, “Damn. Someone beat me to it.” But I did make it a while ago I’ll post it. It’s one of many of the mashups/remixes that will be featured on my mixtape Electrocrunk Vol. 1 which should be done and up for download by the end of February. Anyway, enjoy “Love My Lolli”, a mashup of “Lolli Lolli” by Three 6 Mafia and “I Love My Sex” by Benny Benassi.
Raw-Z 9:13 pm on June 22, 2009 Permalink
EDIT:
The link to download “Perfect Timing” Is actually http://www.filesavr.com/02perfecttiming
Jamal King 3:41 am on June 24, 2009 Permalink
Yo, these niggas are sik fo real. Download dis shit ser. They myspace website be hawt 2.