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Led by Spank Rock producer XXXchange and featuring the talents of Amanda Blank, Pase Rock (Five Deez), !!!'s Tyler Pope, and Sylvia of Kudu, the Fully Fitted crew has been steady infiltrating clubs this year, and the takeover can only get stronger...
expand review with this, their official debut release on Money Studies. Leading off with an intro from French rap clown prince The Genevan Heathen, the EP hits the ground running with a remix of DJ Class' blazing, "Rump Shaker" horn-sampling "Roll It(1)" with Pase on vocals (instrumental also included). XXXchange's dirty south / French electro hybrid "100 Million(2)" is sure to blow some heads; ditto for his rework of house favorite "He Not In(3)," which features insane original synth work and even some dancehall flavoring. And that's just the A-side! Every wondered how Paul Simon would fare in a grimy Bmore club? Chipset & Devlin give you the answer on the much anticipated "50 Ways(4)," which has literally been years in the making and now features a verse from fellow Spank Rock associate Ms. Blank. (Got the instrumental for that one, too.) The terrifying trio of XXX, Devlin & Darko round things out with the extra hype party break "New Day(5)," and "Shake It(6)," which transforms DJ Blaqstarr's "Shake It To The Ground" into a Rong-style slow burner. Pic sleeve designed by PH. Definitely recommended. -el generico
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Warehouse find of our Money Studies release from 2004. Features: "Dead Bent" and "Doomsday," both instrumentals, and a bonus Doom beat. Whattasingle. Buyer beware: we don't want some Ebay dude snatch all these up in one swoop, that's why we priced em...
expand review so high. Limited stock. -mgmnt
Guest design from Miami's finest and creator of Battlezine enterprises. Double logo sleeve print. The gold color combo rocks too. 100% Cotton, Standard fit.
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Dust La Rock was inspired by sports mascots when he came up with this design. I get a Denver Nuggets slash Golden State vibe from it. Pick axe design on the back makes it complete. Gold ink on the black colorway.
fit: American...
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fabric: soft, 100% cotton -the mgmnt
Carlos Tevez might be the most likeable and most entertaining footballer in the world. His face looks like he's been in a machete fight, he's got Dracula's hairline, and he runs around like a banshee. He also puts in maximum effort everytime....
expand review What's not to like? This design comes in two colorways representing his two teams, Manchester United and Argentina's national team. Go Carlito, Go!
fit: American Apparel body
fabric: soft, 100% cotton -the mgmnt
The Chunk shirt, our first Hollertronix wearable collabo, will forever go down in t-shirt history (at least ours). We had to rewind however and release a shirt with the original Hollertronix logo from the Never Scared CD. It just needed to happen....
expand review We flipped it with a rough checkerboard design and the printer came through with some precise alignment, resulting in this intricate abstracted design. Get yours quick, these go quick.
fit: American Aparrel body
fabric: soft, 100% cotton -the mgmnt
The first official Money Lotion shirt! The idea of a DJ only series came to us when Roctakon delivered a set of incredible club versions. Snack came up with the logo during lunch (with ketchup!), and it started rolling with releases...
expand review by XXXchange, DJ Eli, Scottie B, and Rod Lee (seriously, what a lineup). Viva La Money Lotion!
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If you follow the Lab visual output, these designs will look familiar. The back geometrical burst design is inspired by an old psychology book that PH found in a Parisian bookstore and an op-art book he found in his hallway. The front...
expand review features the Money Studies logo treated and chopped up.
fit: American Apparel body
fabric: soft, 100% cotton -the mgmnt
Last summer's Second Cousins design was the most well received of that series. We still get requests for the white colorway. Here's the second edition with photography by a famous dead Bauhaus designer and type that nods to early 90s alt-rock. This...
expand review one came out very Cure-ish. If you're in UK, look out for the exclusive Second Cousins reissue, available in a well known chain. Oh yeah, Second Cousins is Blu Jemz and Roger Yamaha.
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fabric: soft, 100% cotton -the mgmnt
The Second Cousins are Blu Jemz and Roger Yamaha. They haven't done shit since their classic Money Studies mix "Rush," so the real reason I printed these up was cause I like the logo we made for them. Don't judge this shirt...
expand review by these internet pics, it's much better looking in person, check the close-up shots for a better detail. Hats off to our awesome screen-master that got the overlapping print just right. Soft cotton body, smaller fit than beefy tee, but not as small as American Apparel (aka just right). -the mgmnt
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Debut release from the new Money Studies series for the working dj, Money Lotion. The idea is to give you guys the best quality remixes and mashups (stuff that will actually kill in the clubs), drawn from the wide pool of inventive...
expand review djs that Money Studies rubs shoulders with. This first record comes from the infamous Roctakon, the original Lab reviewer who shat on everything, the blog pirate, and one of the best all around club djs we know. Seriously this guy is the guru to a whole generation of Lab employees, he holds residency at a bunch of the top clubs in NYC (those "it" celebrity places that change every six months), he's got super wide music knowledge and dude can dj his ass off. Who else do you want handing you club tested beauties like this? The Roc goes mostly B-more with this one (it's ok people, he's from Maryland), injecting 80s joints with Sing Sing et al, the combination of which is a lightning bolt headed straight for the pelvises of those girls over there by the bar. "Sunglasses At Night"? Hell yes(1)." The "I Don't Want To Lose Your Love" joint(2) is ridiculous too, then you get 2 versions(3,4) of the Cars "Just What I Needed" plus Stevie Knicks and "One Winged Dove" or whatever it's called. -the mgmnt
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Money Studies was recently granted access to the vault of a true Baltimore club king, and we emerged with our pockets crammed full of enough hand-picked gems to form the sixth installment in the Money Lotion series. Rod Lee needs absolutely no...
expand review intro to fans of the mid-Atlantic sound, but even the most diehard of Orioles will be seeing most of these tracks on wax for the first time. "Kim's Theme(1)" is about as quintessential Lee as they come without having the man's own voice over the top. Rod chops up Lil Kim's famous "hot damn ho, here we go again" from the "Quiet Storm" remix with sinister piano and stuttering bass riding underneath. This track has been out of print for years and we're pleased to give it its very first reissue. "Family(2)" is another classic, a party favorite with cheese to spare as Rod puts the Bmore boots to Sister Sledge's party anthem. Rounding out the A-side's big trifecta is "Mamma Say(3)," Mr. Lee's MJ-sampling track that's been a club staple for years. New track "Put Your Hands Up(4)" sets off the B-side with with drum programming and triggered shouting vocals, followed by the classic instrumental "Sonic Drop(5)" where the man gets into some Bambaataa business. Rod closes things out with a band, curiously repping both "Cotton Eyed Joe" and all corners of the continental US on the brand new track "Where You Come From(6)." -Chris Lemon-Red
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Back by popular demand... Scottie B returns to the Money Lotion series (our first return visit), and this time he brought friends. Chavy Boys of London are the new Bmore supergoup featuring Scottie and Shawn Caesar (co-founders of the legendary Unruly Records)...
expand review and Scottie's longtime collaborator and Bmore guru in his own right, King Tutt. The Boys run wild on this one, remixing party rap classics(1), bhangra beats(2), a well-known dubstepper(3), an even better-known pop idol(4) and that shouty guy from Atlanta who seems to end up on a lot of Bmore tracks. In addition, all the tracks switch over ON BEAT, meaning you can spin single tracks or let the whole side run continuously. Forget the fakers and half-steppers - this is true club music done right, and it doesn't get more hype than that. -Larri Byrd
LAB U.S. EXCLUSIVO. Limited repress of #3 in the Money Studies mix series, now in a full-size digipak. What's left to say about this one? Blu Jemz and Roger Yamaha one of the finest mixes ever to pass through the Lab, and...
expand review hands down my favorite in the MS catalog. The definition of a sleeper, too - when I first started working at Lab, the Diplo and Spank Rock mixes were flying off the shelves while this one languished, people all like "what the fuck is a Blu Yamaha Rush Cousin?" But once the word got out, so did the copies and this one went OOP with the quickness. We're happy to present Rush to you again, for the edification of those who were left wondering. Enjoy. Highly recommended. -Chris Lemon-Red
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Can't remember the last time EVERYONE at Lab HQ was this geeked about a Money Studies release, but maybe it's no surprise - there's something here for everyone. Secret Hangout is the new series from Money Studies, drawing inspiration from the old...
expand review Mo'Wax "Headz" comps by coming with only the strongest tracks and most unique artwork from our motley stable of DJs and producers. To give it our own twist, we've divided the EP into two distinct sides - one with killer club-ready jams and one with heady downtetmpo beats. The club side leads off with the debut of Pocket Checkers (aka Blu Jemz and Ter Kahn) and their insanely catchy electro party starter, "2 O'Clock(1)." (Already a hit in LA, where Jemz kills it nightly.) People have been walking around the office singing the sample from this one for months, and we still don't know what it's from. Eggfooyoung brings the solid "Up It(2)" (a Miami bass / electro / Bmore crossbreed), but I know most of you will be skipping directly to "Young M.D.(3)" by my boys Snack & C'mish. Yes, it's a crazy Bmore edit of the "Doogie Houser, M.D." theme song, complete with Fabo acapella snippets, ambulance noises and the subtle sounds of Doogie tap-tapping into his primitive blog at the end of every show. (Snack & C'mish spent a week watching Netflix'd Doogie DVDs before making this track, just to get the true Spirit of Vinnie Delpino.) The downtempo side starts off PROPER with an instant classic from LA's Gaslamp Killer. "Dagasse(4)" is downtempo like you haven't heard in a while, full of tough drums, dark tones and a mean bass loop. Blu Jemz returns with the afrobeat / future-soul jam "Turn Away(5)," and Hefty's Eliot Lipp turns up to unveil his new electro style on "Slow & Smooth(6)." This is the best-looking Money Studies release in a while too - comes in a nice matte pic sleeve with illustration by Noah Butkus and art direction by PH. If you made this far into the review, I guess I don't have to tell you that this is highly recommended. -Chris Lemon-Red
Led by Spank Rock producer XXXchange and featuring the talents of Amanda Blank, Pase Rock (Five Deez), !!!'s Tyler Pope, and Sylvia of Kudu, the Fully Fitted crew has been steady infiltrating clubs this year, and the takeover can only get stronger...
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The full length Piano Overlord project from Scott Herren aka Prefuse, and we did it up deluxe for you with the cd housed in a super jewel box (needs to be seen) and all the Piano Overlord remixes included. If you haven't...
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Can't remember the last time EVERYONE at Lab HQ was this geeked about a Money Studies release, but maybe it's no surprise - there's something here for everyone. Secret Hangout is the new series from Money Studies, drawing inspiration from the old...
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