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\n\tL.A.-based DJ\/producer Sean G, best known as one half of Donavan\u2019s Yard (hosts of one of LA\u2019s best parties who also graced the stage at Coachella) just dropped a new project called Dipping Lotus<\/em>. A blend tape that blends Dipset<\/a> raps over Flying Lotus<\/a>\u2018 beats, all accompanied by trippy visuals provided by Liam Sweeny for @unnaturaltheatre<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tThis is a marriage we didn\u2019t know we needed. It looks and sounds like something you would have stumbled upon while browsing Tumblr before it was acquired by Yahoo!. We haven\u2019t experienced something that feels like this since Knxwledge was doing his MEEK blend tape series<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cSqualay Sirens,\u201d \u201cLast 2 Minute Report,\u201d \u201cRambo\u2019s Revenge,\u201d and \u201cLocked Garage\u201d are the standouts, but it\u2019s best to just let the whole project ride, preferably on a big screen with 3D glasses on or, if you got it like that, an Apple Vision Pro. Most of the half-hour trip is beautifully chaotic and pleasantly atmospheric. \u201cRambo\u2019s Revenge,\u201d with Max B and Jim Jones surfing over that Lotus instrumental, is the perfect example. I\u2019m not exactly sure how it works, but it does. <\/p>\n \n\tBack in the day, you could go downtown in any major city and cop a bunch of blend tapes like this. DJs like Kid Capri<\/a> would blend R&B vocals over hip-hop production to make something wholly original and new. As a matter of fact, Capri\u2019s blend of Stephanie Mills<\/a>\u2018 \u201cSomething in the Way (You Make Me Feel)\u201d<\/a> and Eric B & Rakim\u2019s \u201cImpeach the President\u201d back in 1989 is the gold standard that inspired an entire generation of artists and DJs. <\/p>\n