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When Zilla first mentioned the plan for his Bring Me the Remix of Zilla Rocca promotion - which you're all no doubt familiar with by now as the weekly series of remixed songs from Zilla's solo debut, Bring Me the Head of Zilla Rocca, put together by some of his favorite producers - he laid out the general concept to me, but kept the names of the producers that were involved to himself. The first three weeks (part one, part two and part 3) featured producers that I knew Zilla had a connection with, so I wasn't surprised to see Nex, Small Pro or Douglas Martin get involved. This week's producer, DJ Apt One of the Philadelphyinz, however, was a bit of a shock to me, as I wasn't aware that Zilla knew him. Given the fact that Apt One's approach to music is more Hollertronix than traditional Hip Hop, I knew the result would be something that the hipsters and club kids would like, but the vibe on this one is so funky it will be hard for even the Jansport lifers (myself included) not to nod their heads along to it.
Zilla originally sent this remix of Nada, built around a beat with so much bounce to it that it literally had me smiling when I heard the first note kick in, attached with the statement that it was "Studio 54 cocaine sweater shit." That's about as accurate a description as I could have come up with for this melding of hip hop and disco, and I suspect this song will generate enough discussion without me saying much more about it anyway, so I'll just state that it's dope and leave you with Zilla's thoughts on Apt One:
"I wanted to work with Apt One of the Philadelphyinz ever since he and his partner Skinny rocked our monthly party, Money Folders, back in December of '07. They can throw a party with the best of them, in Philly and across the globe, but both guys would be right at home playing old Shabaam Sahdeeq b-sides next to the latest M.I.A. or Lil' Wayne club banger.Zilla Rocca - Nada (DJ Apt One Remix) (d/l link)
Since Money Folders, the Philadelphyinz have blown the fuck up -- shows from Cleveland to Australia, freelance pieces in various publications (they can blog, yo!), and groupies galore who can't get enough of the Pittsburgh kids who still call Pepsi "pop" and rubber bands "gum bands." Word.
'Nada' was one of the first songs I recorded as a solo artist going back to late summer '07. I've performed it a bunch of times but was salty at the renaissance of 'horn rap' since Jay's 'Roc Boys' came out and raised the bar. So I shot out the acapella to Apt One who promised to do something completely different. I think 'different' in this case is incredibly understated -- Apt managed to get me in my disco chamber without feeling all Pointer Sister in the meanwhile! I'm loving this one, and so are the older black women at the job!"
Zilla Rocca - Nada (O.G. Alex Wood Mix) (d/l link)
For a 320kbps version of the track, here's a divshare link to the Apt One remix.
To hear more from DJ Apt One, hit up his MySpace page and then check out the Philadelphyinz page. If you like what you hear, I recommend copping this mix that they put together for Discobelle. Apt and his sidekick Skinny also have a blog/website/homoerotic feline photo gallery, philadelphyinz.com, that you all should add to your rss feed.
You can see a list of the Philadelphyinz upcoming appearances over here. For those of you in the NY area, they'll be performing at Piano's tomorrow and next Wednesday.
And yes, Bring Me The Head of Zilla Rocca is still available for free. Here's the sendspace link for the d/l.
12/8/2008 08:31:01 PM posted by Fresh