Dub Kweli Explained

Dub Kweli
Type:remix
Artist:Max Tannone
Cover:Dubkwelialbum.PNG
Released:August 29th, 2010
Genre:Hip hop,
Reggae,
Dub
Label:Self-released
Producer:Max Tannone

Dub Kweli is a mashup album of Talib Kweli and various classic reggae samples that was mixed and produced by New York producer Max Tannone. The album was officially released to download on August 29, 2010.

Style

Editing tracks from popular dub music,[1] like Scotty, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Prince Jammy, and Scientist and laying a cappella tracks from Talib Kweli,[2] Tannone mixed the tracks using the same concept as he did with Mos Dub.[3] He released the album almost immediately after finishing mixing it.[4]

On August 10, 2010 via his Twitter, Tannone confirmed a sequel to the album Mos Dub would be released,[5] but did not specify any details regarding it. Nine days later, he announced that he would release the album on September 1, or sooner if the Jaydiohead Facebook page fan count had reached 10,000. Dub Kweli was released as a free download on August 29, 2010, off of the official Dub Kweli website.

Reception

Dub Kweli has generally received positive reviews.[4] [6] [7] [8] It has been well received by fans of his previous remixes,[9] as well as by fans who do not typically like reggae music.[10] In the same vein as Mos Dub, Dub Kweli has been described as being an album well fit for summertime listening by New York Magazine,[11] as "Kweli's rhymes work well with the laid-back reggae backbeats."[12] Hip-hop site Okayplayer described the album as "real clean."[13] Adam Horovitz, also known as Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys, voiced his support of the album in his personal blog.[14]

Talib Kweli himself acknowledged Dub Kweli by retweeting about it twice on Twitter.[15] [16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tannone. Max. Dub Kweli. SoundCloud. 1 September 2010. 29 August 2010.
  2. Web site: Jansen. Jesse. Mixtape: Max Tannone – Dub Kweli. Get Right Music. 1 September 2010. 30 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100901061250/http://www.getrightmusic.com/2010/08/30/mixtape-max-tannone-dub-kweli/. 1 September 2010.
  3. Web site: Jardin. Xeni. Dub Kweli. BoingBoing. 1 September 2010. 31 August 2010.
  4. Web site: confusion. Dub Kweli (Dub Reggae x Talib Kweli). Pigeons and Planes. 1 September 2010. 29 August 2010.
  5. Web site: Tannone. Max. Post. Twitter. 1 September 2010. 10 August 2010.
  6. Web site: Max Tannone presents Dub Kweli. HiFi Cartel. 1 September 2010. 30 August 2010.
  7. Web site: Alec. Mixtape Download: Dub Kweli. Our Kitchen Sink. 1 September 2010. 30 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100902195703/http://www.ourkitchensink.com/2010/08/30/mixtape-download-dub-kweli/. 2 September 2010. dead.
  8. Web site: Dub Kweli (Dub Reggae Vs. Talib Kweli). World of Underground Hip Hop. 1 September 2010. 30 August 2010.
  9. Web site: Dub Kweli - Dub Remix Project Produced By Max Tannone - 2010 (Hip-Hop/Reggae/Dub). HillyDilly (Simply good music). 1 September 2010. 29 August 2010.
  10. Web site: Jayson. Review: Max Tannone – Dub Kweli. Toeleven. 1 September 2010. 31 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100906075413/http://toeleven.net/2010/08/31/review-max-tannone-dub-kweli/. 6 September 2010.
  11. Web site: Vulture. Download Dub Kweli, a Talib Kweli-Reggae Mash-up Mixtape. The Huffington Post. 1 September 2010. 30 August 2010.
  12. Web site: Click Hear. Exclaim.ca. 2 September 2010. 30 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100515163554/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=143. 15 May 2010. dead.
  13. Web site: Dub Kweli (produced by Max Tannone). Okayplayer.com. 8 September 2010. 30 August 2010. 4 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100904070939/http://www.okayplayer.com/news/Dub-Kweli-produced-by-Max-Tannone-Mixtape-.html. dead.
  14. Web site: New Fresh !!!. Wordpress Blog. 7 September 2010. 2 September 2010.
  15. Web site: shout out to.... Twitter. 7 September 2010. 7 September 2010.
  16. Web site: He mixed Radiohead with Hova.... Twitter. 2 September 2010. 30 August 2010.

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