DIPLO, Girl Talk

When is this movie going to drop? I hear that the Baile Funk is the dopest and most dangerous form of party ever. Michna aka Egg Foo Young over at TTL went to Brasil and has stories of parties with people dancing with machine guns and shit. Either way, Baile Funk is now an established genre of music, with Bonde Do Role as the most notable act.

On another subject, Diplo is my favorite DJ that ever did mash-up. His diverse cultural influences, everything from living in Mississippi and soaking up Dirty South to Rio and Baile Funk, bleed through in his music and this I like. He takes songs and samples and remixes them into something original. He can make crunk music and he can also make cinematic hip-hop, as on his "Florida" album.

Girl Talk, on the other hand, was never really my thing. I've heard "Night Ripper", but I never honestly felt it that much. Maybe it was just because too many kids that didn't know shit about music loved that album, mostly teenage girls. Trees would always rock that "Grizzlybear vs. Clipse" in his car, and I love that shit, mostly because I love both those artists. A similar case is that of Flosstradamus -- they mashup two artists that I love -- like Sigur Ros and Twista. Girl Talk, on the other hand, is almost too novelty for me.

Anyway, I have "Feed the Animals" and I like it... I'm not really sure where I stand now, but I can definitely agree that the shit is like a top 40 mashup... and thats not a bad thing. I have to listen to it more before I decide how I feel about it. I love Girl Talk's live show and his posing for Play Girl and all that shit... I don't know.

All I'm saying is that if you like Girl Talk, check out Diplo and Flosstradamus.