28
Nov
Rel McCoy
Before we start, pour yourself a glass of Maker’s Mark on ice. Maker’s has been doing the same
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Sips & Bars
21
Nov
07 — Mass Appeal | Gang Starr × Four Roses Small Batch
Pour slow. Press play.
Track — Mass Appeal
Album: Hard to Earn (1994)
When Mass Appeal starts, you hear a loop
2 min read
14
Nov
06 — Make You Feel That Way | Blackalicious × Old Louisville Kentucky Series 8 Year Bourbon
Pour slow. Press play.
Drop 06 — Make You Feel That Way | Blackalicious × Old Louisville Kentucky Series 8 Year Bourbon
Pour
3 min read
07
Nov
05 — Flava in Ya Ear | Craig Mack × Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof
Pour slow. Press play.
Track
“Flava in Ya Ear”
Project: Funk da World (1994, Bad Boy Records)
“You won'
2 min read
31
Oct
MF DOOM
Why the Villain Matters
Hip-hop has always rewarded visibility. Faces on posters, names in lights, charisma turned into profit. MF
19 min read
24
Oct
04 – Estragen | Apani B the Fly Emcee × Kings County Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Pour slow. Press play.
Track: “Estragen” — Apani B the Fly Emcee
Release: Estragen / Soul Control 12-inch Vinyl, Q-Boro Sounds (1998)
3 min read
17
Oct
03 – Luchini AKA This Is It | Camp Lo × Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
Pour slow. Press play.
Track: Luchini AKA This Is It
Album: Uptown Saturday Night (1997)
“Luchini AKA This Is It”
3 min read
10
Oct
02 — Acid Raindrops | People Under the Stairs × Sono 1420 Hemped Rye
Pour slow. Press play.
Track: “Acid Raindrops” — People Under the Stairs
Album: O.S.T. (2002)
Acid Raindrops opens with
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03
Oct
01 — Accordion | MF DOOM x Wild Turkey 101
Pour slow. Press play.
Track — Accordion
Album: Madvillainy (2004)
“Accordion” is stripped-down and hypnotic, built on a Daedelus sample from
3 min read
07
Sep
Welcome to the Ritual
Every week there will be a track and a pour.
Laid out, sipped, and digested slow.
Sips & Bars is
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