Oddisee and The Dap Kings
Well, things have been a bit inconsistent with the bringing new music to the blog. But, things have finally calmed down some, and hopefully, I'll get to post a lot more! But today's song is by the up and coming artist Oddisee. This song is one of those endearingly quirky songs, with a really nice jazzy and R&B vibe to it. This is a sound that we don't hear often enough, but it is slowly starting to make its way into the popular stream of music. Now what makes this song so great is how it just oozes suaveness. Very few people remember that jazz is just as smooth as hip-hop, and the way this song uses jazz horns, gives the song a really great feel. This song is a great example of what modern day jazz could evolve into. When rap and hip hop seem to be taking over the industry, having that mixed in with something as old and vintage as jazz would be such an ideal mix of bringing the past to the present. We get this really great and prominent kind of funk, a genre that hasn...