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Checked out waajeed at the jazz cafe last week.

It was all kinds of ropey.

Just a lame-assed dj set-if I had paid the £16/£20 door charge, I’d have been mad.
Some guy in a big gold chain wheeling out tired hiphop plattitudes. 45 minutes of ‘this one’s for dilla’ (can’t we let this dude rest in peace) followed by a shocking ‘party set’;'funkin for jamacia’ into ‘running away’ into ‘billie jean’ (!) on tuesday?

Damn.

The guy’s from detroit, he should know better.

Also in the house was someone who certainly does know better, producer of some of the edgiest/heaviest music of the last 10 year3- Kenny Dixon Jr. He was a courteous and charming dude, full of stories and the kind of generous soul you secretly hope all your musical  inspirations possess. We talked about Prince a lot and I bugged him about releasing ‘freaky motherfucker’, a track he’s played live a few times, which he recorded back in the 90’s but has never made it to vinyl-it’s sort of shit that Prince would be making if he’d hadn’t lost his way sometime in around 1989.

He’s playing with gilles at the brownswood birthday party on saturday-reach.

Also showing up the main event was the support act-mile-end’s finest, ‘Yes King Soundsystem’ who destroyed it with their fine blend of ragga-hiphop-soul. Not sure when they are releasing something, but as a live thing it’s definitely worth checking.

I hope waajeed was taking notes.

Yes King-Elevate

ps for all the moodymann you will ever need check out this selection from our mate matt