Friday, December 6 2019

Cosmo Baker Presents: Episode 4 – Global Sounds

Welcome back to another episode of Cosmo Baker Presents – my monthly mix where I get to focus on and drop some of the best new music from around the globe. This month we’ll be bouncing around this small planet with new tunes from Gang Starr, DJ Shadow, Michael Kiwanuka, Jubilee, Moodymann, Ego Ella May, TNGHT and more. 

TNGHT “First Body”
Gang Starr “Hit Man feat. Q-Tip”
Scizzorhands “Go On And Cry feat. Kenny Slade & Edgar”
DSTRUKT & RCADE “Suadade Vem Correndo (DSTRUKT Remix)”
Burna Boy “Collateral Damage”
MyKill “Let You Go”
Moodymann “Got Me Coming Back Rite Now”
Moods “Slow Down feat. Damon Trueitt (Bondax Remix)”
Jubilee “Daylight Ravings”
Keys N Krates “Never Stop”
The Goods “Peach (M5K Remix)”
DJ Shadow “Rocket Fuel feat. De La Soul”
Pete Rock & CL Smooth “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) (Altered Tapes Rework)”
Sr. Soprano “Gadot In Brazil (Bobby For The House Parties Edit)”
Shay Lia “Dangerous”
Dego “Just Give It A Long Shot”
Stretch & Bobbito and The M19S Band “I Know You, I Live You feat. Maimouna Youssef”
Michael The Lion & Amy Douglas “Find A Way feat. Steven Klavier”
The Vision feat. Andreya Triana “Heaven (Danny Krivit Edit)”
Kraak & Smaak “Sweet Time feat. Izo FitzRoy (Yuksek Dub Remix)”
Michael Kiwanuka “Rolling”
J. Cole “Middle Child (Buzz-T Edit)”
Zero dB “Party Girl (Marc Mac Bruk Remix)”
Stormzy “Wiley Flow (Jengi Remix)”
James BKS “New Breed feat. Q-Tip, Idris Elba & Little Simz”
Donwill “Ari & Badu On FaceTime”
Missy Elliott “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) (Junior State Remix)”
Raiza Biza “Trouble feat. Oddisee & Zenyth”
The Hood “Home”
Danny Brown “Best Life”
Femdot “94 Camry Music”
D-STYLES “Diamond In The Rough”
Mom Tudie “Heavey feat. Casey”
Ego Ella May “Being Loved”
Cosmo Baker “Global Sounds Interlude”
Orchestra Gold “Maribayassa”
Cosmo Baker “Peace Outro”

Thursday, November 21 2019

Live At The Remedy – 1998

From the mid 90s through the early 2000s, the epicenter of Philly Hip-Hop culture could be found every Monday night at a small second floor nightclub directly off South Street. That club was Fluid, that night was The Remedy, hosted by Cosmo Baker & Rich Medina. This was more than just a weekly party though – this was the embodiment of a thriving community, where the Citizens of Illadelph would find common bonds and seek release and solace through the rhythmic pulse of beats and rhymes. We created our own space there, a world where we were the masters of our own dominion. And that world was shared equally for all. Threaded through the evolution of the music at the time, through the rise of independent movement, concurrent with the very beginning of the Neo-Soul scene, The Remedy became THE DESTINATION for music and culture lovers alike.

It would not be unlikely to have a packed house of locals and loyal partygoers mingling with luminaries from out of town, everyone from Andre 300 to Lauryn Hill to (NSYNC era) Justin Timberlake shaking it while world famous DJs – everyone from Kid Koala to Madlib, Questlove to DJ Craze, Bobbito to Goldie – would play the most underground and obscure tunes to a hungry and receptive crowd. And it was also not unlikely to have some immense talent jump up into the DJ booth and grab the mic, whether it was local talent from the Philly Neo Soul movement, or Slum Village, or Pharoahe Monch, or Bahamadia, or Kurupt.

On this particular night in 1998, it was DJ Jazzy Jeff on the ones and twos, and we brought up Philly’s own Black Thought to bless the mic, followed by Common who ripped it to pieces. The freestyle session continued with Dice Raw, Scratch, Maylay Sparks and Rehani… everyone in the pocket. Also you can hear Black Thought kick a bunch of the rhymes he’d later on go and use on the masterpiece album by The Roots “Things Fall Apart”.

And yes – we recorded it. PHOTO CREDIT: MPOZI TOLBERT #RIPMpozi

Friday, November 1 2019

Cosmo Baker Presents – Episode 3

Sup friends – I’m back at it again with another episode of Cosmo Baker Presents with a whole lot of new heat this month. It’s the First Friday of the month and so you know that every First Friday you’re gonna get a brand new mix from this series. Makes sure you subscribe so that you get the notification and you’ll be able to get this mix first.

This month I’m dropping brand new heat from Stro Elliot, TEEKO, Alice Smith, Sault, Waajeed, Treasure Fingers, Róisín Murphy, Tyler, The Creator, Tall Black Guy, DJ Pump and much much more. Plus this episode we’re going to be taking a deeper look at the incredible and mysterious Jai Paul and his brother A.K. Paul, and their London based Paul Institute – an incubator with some amazing talent and putting out some of the best tunes of the times right now.

Tune In, check it out, subscribe and enjoy!

Cosmo Baker Presents – Episode 3.

Cosmo Baker “Introduction”
Stro Elliot “The Egyptian Way”
Jai Paul “100,00 (unfinished)”
DJ Pump “TRILL PAPI”
Big Boi “Higher Res feat. Jai Paul & Little Dragon”
Nao “Trophy feat. A.K. Paul”
Fabiana Palladino “Shimmer”
aywy “Roses feat. Lonny X”
Shygirl “UCKERS”
Joshua Bation “Symphony”
Maleke O’Ney & DJ Applejac “Richard Penniman”
Gregor Salto Feat. Helena Mendes “Mas Que Nada (Paquito Moniz Edit)”
DJ Vas “Express Madureira”
Reel People “Can We Pretend feat. Tony Momrelle (Tall Black Guy Samba Remix)”
TEEKO & B.LEWIS “BE GOOD”
Kutcorners “Oohwee feat. Reggie B”
YBN Cordae “RNP feat. Anderson Paak (Skratch Bastid & Nick Bike Remix)”
Emiliana Torrini “Jungle Drum (Jai Paul Remix)”
Saronde “Kilamu feat. Blinky Bill & Idd Aziz (Boys Ride Bikes Remix)”
Ruthven “Hypothalamus”
Róisín Murphy “Incapable”
Tyler, The Creator “EARFQUAKE (Channel Tres Remix)”
The Pendletons “Keep It Workin (Jacques Renault Remix)”
Treasure Fingers “Mint Baby”
Waajeed “Lotta Bounce”
Mura Masa “Who Is It Gonna B feat. A.K. Paul”
HIRA “Eve”
A.K. Paul “Landcruisin’”
Sault “Living In America”
Alice Smith “Six”
Orelha Negra “Throwback”
Kase Avila “Alba August”
Cosmo Baker “Interlude / Focus On The Paul Institute”
Jai Paul “Do You Love Her Now”
Cosmo Baker “Outro”

Friday, June 21 2019

Cosmo Baker Presents – Episode 2

Cosmo Baker Presents – Episode 2 Tracklist

Cosmo Baker “Introduction”
Shy FX “Balaclava feat. MC Spyda and D Double E”
Aime “STARTED”
Jack Harlow “Sundown”
DUCKWRTH “A WILDFIRE feat. Mr. Carmack & Allan Kingdom”
Chris Karns “Quadracycle”
Inflo “Walk With Me”
Jabair “Oochie Riddim”
A Tribe Called Quest “Find A Way (((Flexican Edit)))”
Midas Hutch “Get Mine feat. Shakka & Wantigga (Wantigga Remix)”
Zack Sekoff “Outstanding”
Quantic “You Used to Love Me feat. Denitia (Radio Edit)”
The Flexican “Come to Me feat. Feliciana (Off-Beat Version)”
Rihanna “Trabalho (SirOJ Work Brazil Edit)”
Koffee “Toast (Full Crate Remix)”
Flying Lotus “More feat. Anderson .Paak”
DâM-Funk “compos mentis”
Full Crate & The Partysquad “Hot feat. Nick & Navi (Wantigga Remix)”
The Bridge “Bobby (Kon Dub)”
Maribelle “Shout (Midas Hutch Remix)”
Jengi Beats “Jacka Jacka”
Wantigga “Weed & Cologne feat. Feliciana”
Cherrelle & Alexander O’Neal “Saturday Love (Vandalized Edit)”
SirOJ “Watch The Sun (SirOJ Edit)”
Young Franco “About This Thing feat. Scrufizzer (Pat Lok Remix)”
Jarreau Vandal “Small Talk”
Jengi “Gunna X Sunslightsquare (MashUp Konbini Radio)”
Wantigga “The Hustler”
3XPO “D37!L”
Kyan “Like Summer”
Tierra Whack “Unemployed”
DKVPZ “Teclado (FS Green Edit)”
TOBi “Sweet Poison”
Mahalia “Proud Of Me feat. Little Simz”
Cosmo Baker “Interlude / Focus On The New Underground Sound Of Amsterdam”
Jaël “One Shot One Opportunity”
Cosmo Baker “Outro”