big up to Russell Simmons for hookin up this interview with Y-LOVE for the Global Grind. My fav quote is def “Why is it that my rights have to wait on all of you to evolve?”
Read the exclusive interview and watch the new music video!
Now to SourceFed below:
Y-Love’s “Focus on the Flair” single, produced by Diwon, features Israeli artist Onili is the perfect track to re-introduce Y-Love as the first gay rapper to come out of the closet mid-career.
“After releasing several internet leaks, the emcee x DJ/producer trifecta of Kyle Rapps, Y-Love and Diwon, collectively known as Hood Samaritan, are pleased to release their debut FreEP Honey Dijon to the masses. The four track extended play includes both original composition from the likes of Blockhead, along with remixes of Colourless Colour from La Roux, Riot Rhythm from Sleigh Bells and Janye Zest’s Ni@@as In Paris, courtesy of Diwon.”- 2DopeBoyz
In time for the holidays, Brooklyn based Producer Diwon, drops a Chanukah club track that sounds like its from outer-space. The track titled, “Gonna Light (Shtetl Chanukah Mix)”, blends a high energy dance club feel with chopped and screwed vocals from multilingual hip-hop pioneer Y-Love, one of the decade’s most dynamic artists and Sarah Aroeste, the international Sephardic Ladino songstress. Imagine Spank Rock does the Hava Nagila with a Judeo-Spanish twist. Shemspeed is releasing the track to the public for a name your own price which means, fans can get it for free or choose to support the movement.
“Gonna Light (Shtetl Chanukah Mix)”, is based around “Ma’oz Tzur” (Hebrew: מעוז צור), which is a Jewish liturgical poem. It is written in Hebrew, and is sung on the holiday of Hanukkah, after lighting the festival lights. The name is a reference to the Hasmonean stronghold of Beth-zur. This Hebrew song is thought to have been written sometime in the 13th century.
Fresh off of their CMJ debut, Kyle Rapps, Y-Love & Diwon (Hood Samaritan) presents “Paris”, a reinterpretation of the WTT classic. The multi-cultural producer/emcee trifecta fuse their skills, inspiration and credentials for the creation of their FreEP, “Honey Dijon”.
My producer/DJ, Diwon’s “Chulo” bridges the worlds of electronic music, dancehall and hip hop, blending elements of Diwon’s production into fellow producers, Dillon Francis, Swedish House Mafia, Diplo, Dizzee Rascal & more.
While Y-Love’s ‘See Me’ EP is influenced as much by rap vet Chuck D as by new artists like Major Lazer and Nicki Minaj, “All We Bring” a jazzy, soulful track off the EP sounds like it takes more cues from Louis Armstrong and the Golden Era of hip hop than the other world-club tracks. You could download the track for Free (below) and then get your copy of the remarkable EP which is available now through Shemspeed Direct , iTunes.and more.
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