“Day N Nite” is up for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Solo Performance Grammy Awards this year. Fool’s Gold to real gold! Congrats to Kid Cudi (who’s also nominated for “Make Her Say”), Dot Da Genius, Plain Pat, Emile, Pro and everyone else on Team Cudder.
Slamming, jacking, sweating, pumping, thumping, EXPLODING… yep, must be Crookers.
The Italian DJ/production duo has been synonymous with all manner of intense dancefloor activity over the past few years, crafting absolutely massive (and massively influential) original tracks, along with remixes for some of the biggest names in pop. The Crookers’ version of Kid Cudi’s “Day N Nite” snowballed from an underground club must-have to an international smash hit - so we’re obviously, undeniably proud to present this follow-up Fool’s Gold release.
The stacked “What Up Y’all” EP features the first official release of the title track (now properly mixed and mastered, with a shouted hook from Izza Kizza) as well as a hyperactive juke remix of Crookers’ anthem “Knobbers” by DJ Gant-Man, and two incredible takes on the follow-up Cudi collab “Embrace The Martian” courtesy of UK beat maestro Seiji - a crunching, hard-hitting “booty mix” and a squelchy acid version that take the dreamy original to two new heights. Take a listen to the acid mix right now at RCRD LBL.
You can also snag the dub version at Seiji’s blog. Grab these now and brace yourself for whatever the Crooks are cooking up next on their debut LP, coming soon.
Head over to The Fader blog for Cubic Zirconia’s moody acid remix (or cover? It’s different when you’re a band….) of Kid Cudi’s “Make Her Say.” It’s the fourth in a series of FG commissioned mixes of the tune alongside Afrojack, Nadastrom and Sammy Bananas. There’s one more in the chamber too, but we’re holding on to that one for a sec…
You can also grab the CZ mix in this new zip of tracks from the band that they’re calling the Ready To Slide EP, which also includes a hardcore track (featuring drummer Sammy Siegler from Youth Of Today and a bunch of other NYHC staples - Congorock, you listening?) and a “Moments In Love”-sampling cut that’s become a CZ live staple, along with some other odds n ends.
Sammy Bananas is overseas for some Euro gigs this week, check the full info after the jump including two shows in France tonight and tomorrow (the latter alongside homies Craze & Klever!) followed by UK and Italy gigs.
If that’s not enough Banana action for you, check out his awesome midtempo remix of Kid Cudi’s “Make Her Say” (originally posted at Gotta Dance Dirty).
Via Plain Pat’s Twitter
Kid Cudi’s long-awaited Man On The Moon LP is in-stores today (two versions!) so be sure to pick it up wherever fine music is sold! Amazon’s even got it for $3.99 for a limited time.
Also: if you haven’t already, don’t forget to snag the excellent Afrojack and Nadastrom remixes of “Make Her Say” right on this here blog.
We dropped the excellent Afrojack remix of Kid Cudi’s “Make Her Say” earlier this month, and are as just as excited to gift you with another official, FG-commissioned mix of the tune today. It comes courtesy of DC ravemasters Nadastrom, who turned the track into a stripped down, dark and deep club monster - download, play it out and enjoy!
Kid Cudi f. Kanye West & Common “Make Her Say (Nadastrom 88 Dub)” [mp3]
More “Make Her Say” mixes are in the chamber so stay tuned for surprises! Relatedly: you can also grab some remixes of Cudi’s collab with NORE “Floatin In The Sky” over at Media Contender, thanks to our homies at Undocumented.
Update: zShare’s acting a fool so here’s a new zip with the Nadastrom and Afrojack mixes.
A few weeks ago, Fool’s Gold was asked to commission remixes for Kid Cudi’s latest single “Make Her Say.” Well, broskis - the results were pretty damn banging!
Details on the full batch of mixes (and where / when we’ll be leaking them) to follow, meanwhile dig into this awesome, instantly playable remix by Afrojack, who’s Dutch house bangers (and some major co-productions) are currently lighting up DJ sets worldwide.
Kid Cudi f. Kanye West & Common “Make Her Say (Afrojack Remix)” [mp3]
Update: zShare’s acting a fool so here’s a new zip with the Nadastrom and Afrojack mixes.
As previously mentioned, a bunch of the Fool’s Gold fam will be in Chicago for Lollapalooza in a matter of days. We’re happy to note that Nick Catchdubs will be joining A-Trak, LA Riots, Kid Cudi and more bros + associates on the DJ stage, as well as performing at the August 7th Imeem afterparty at Sonotheque along with Trizzy and Treasure Fingers. The flyer is above, and it’s FREE with RSVP - don’t slack!
We definitely believe in the power of smart partnerships and teamwork over at FG HQ, which is probably why one of our earliest outside supporters was fellow start-up RCRD LBL, who built their whole site around supporting artists and presenting great selections of free, authorized new music.
We’ve done free downloads and track debuts with RCRD LBL for almost as long as we’ve been a label ourselves, and this Tuesday (7.14) we’re linking up with them yet again for the 1st RCRD LBL “Friends & Family Meet Up” from 7-10pm at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC. Reps from the family of labels involved on the site (Fool’s Gold, Ghostly, Warp, etc) will be premiering tons of brand new and unreleased music - and generally just kicking it - so come through and start your evening with us!
To get you psyched, hit the jump to download ALL of the free Fool’s Gold music available on RCRD LBL - tracks, remixes (our own as well as jams our artists have crafted for others), mixtapes and more. Over 50 tracks! (more…)
