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Maundz & Bias B’s “Take It Back” gifs

There isn’t much more we can say about the latest Maundz track “Take It Back” that hasn’t been said already. Whether praising Wik’s beat as an instant classic that could sit comfortably next to Pete Rock’s work in the mid-90’s or saying Maundz just gets better and even betterer with every verse he lays down or that Bias wearing that tracksuit and ponytail is the best thing that has happened in a filmclip since Reason was being drunk in a flannel with Def Wish - everybody has already gabbed on about it relentlessly.

So fuck it! To celebrate one of the best songs and filmclips of this year and so we don;y have to come up with some sort of colourful fucking language to describe how dope this track is, we present to you the best moments of “Take It Back” in gif format! Enjoy and stay tuned for Maundz’s new LP Zero out later this year.

9 April

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Goat Mob (Geko and Aetcix) - “Code Green”

If the Goat Mob promo video is anything to go by then this new Crate Cartel project will basically be Aetcix talking so much shit that Chunk from the Goonies wouldn’t be able to get a motherfucking word in and Geks sitting silently at the back tweeting people that he is unimpressed with their utilisation of Americanised spelling. Kind of like a stoned version of Penn and Teller, only with less weird goatee’s.

Thankfully though you can’t trust everything you watch.

Goat Mob is the sound of ditching that Espy gig, punching the last billy, standing up and tripping over a coffee table full of empties and smashing your face into a milk crate full of grimy boom bap records from the 90’s. In other words, my kind of shit. No really - that is a typical weekend for me.

This particular track by the 2 producers/MC’s “Code Green” is about the current financial situation in Greece and the effects which the current round of austerity measures is having upon the psyche of the younger generations of disenfranchised youth.

Or it might just be about weed. Click the cover to listen and cop the LP from Crate Cartel

And if you want to know where these 2 are coming from check out their respective Doomed to Repeat columns, where they break down 10 of their most influential LP’s here.

Source: cratecartel.com

22 November

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Geko Aeticix Goat Mob Crate Cartel exclusive

Doomed to Repeat with Geko

Geko is a man obsessed with arseholes and biscuits. Oh and he is also a pretty damn talented MC and producer out of the Crate Cartel camp. If you haven’t heard his production LP ’Crate Cartel Radio’ from last year than you probably have a biscuit crammed in your ears. Or you’re just an arsehole. Listen and learn as the man hits you with 10 LP’s that have influenced him.

The thing all these albums have (cept the last which is more a mix of a mix tape but fuck you, no laws on the Internet) in common is that they are consistent to listen to. Even if its different producers it’s engineered and beats are selected in a way that the album as a whole works and isn’t just a selection of separate tracks. Saves me writing that 9 times.

Redman - “Muddy Waters”

The minimalistic heavy basslines and tuned down samples on this give it a real laid back smoky vibe but Redman murders it and is all attitude.

11 May

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Geko Crate Cartel Doomed to Repeat

Doomed to Repeat with Aetcix

In our new regular column we get some of our favourite artists to break down 10 LP’s that have influenced them as artists and that they reckon you should have in your collection. Consider it a history lesson you bastards, especially to you kids who are slipping. First up we got former Hungry Human, one-time half of Field Trip and now Crate Cartelian spitter that we all know as Aetcix breaking down some knowledge. Take notes kids.

Choosing 10 must have albums is incredibly difficult. I’ve left a lot of shit out, and only really included what I have been bumpin’ over this $3 bottle of Merlot. Yeah I’m drunk writing this.

1. Wu Tang - “The W”

Ok, 36 Chambers is the obvious answer here, but if you don’t already own that motherfuckers there’s something wrong with you. To me, The W is the true follow up to 36 Chambers, just listen to the shit, and appreciate.

2. Capone-N-Noreaga - “The War Report”

This is just that post-95 classic NY shit. I bought this when it came out, and it’s still on heavy rotation. I can chuck this shit on when crew come over for a smoke or a brew and nobody complains. Ever.

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5 April

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Raven Interview

One of the best releases this year was Raven’s Ravenous20Ten. Hell his entire Crate Cartel crew practically owned 2010. These were some questions we threw at the Melbourne MC for a piece in Beat Magazine, but they absolutely killed me with the word count. So here it is in full.

How pivotal were the Street Science workshops and hitting up The Formula radio show in your early days in your development as an MC?

Massive! The Formula was a hub for talent back in day for Melbourne. Listening to that show is what got me into local hip hop and Stewbacca and Bias were always happy to give the younger heads the opportunity to do their thing live on the airwaves.

Frankston Street Science was where Budsa, Aetcix and I met Perplex and at that very point we just happened to be scouting for a DJ. So that was really when Lost Soulz and Field Trip came to be which of course lead to our first national releases. Shouts to Sach, Sol and FX.

Your skills on the mic have always come across as polished, but that sounds like it has come from years and years of refining your craft. Do you reckon too many kids these days rush into dropping a release instead of actually spending time spittin in ciphers and live shows?

29 December

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Raven Crate Cartel Hungry Humans Interviews

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Raven is one of the best lyricists in Australia. Full fucking stop.

I’ve been saying this since his debut “Humble Beginnings” dropped 2 years back, but some people wouldn’t listen. They missed him stomping all over Lost Soulz tracks. Couldn’t hear how the years of ciphers and countless live shows had refined an intricate and classic flow. Failed to recognise the honesty and integrity woven throughout every syllable in every bar.

Well you fucks have no more excuses, cause he is back with his second solo Ravenous 20Ten and it’s front-to-back timeless. Seriously. As evidence let us share his track “The Righteous and The Wretched” with Vents sharing mic duties and Geko slaying the boards with a brooding head-nodder.

You agree with us yet?

24 November

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