Aziz Ansari AKA RAAAAAANDY was hard at work on a mixtape with Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio, but they will not meet the original release date. The reason? Bitch ass rappers aren’t sending in their verses. RAAAAAAAANDY names names in this scathing diss. Think “How To Rob” 2010, but with verses.
The Audible Doctor connected with New York rapper Sene for this soulful cut off his EP The Crackers Vol. 1 which drops tomorrow. The Doctor’s production sounds more polished than ever. The expertly woven soulful JoJo (thank you, reader who is smarter than me) sample is a refreshing change from the more aggressive boom bap the Brown Bag AllStars are known for.
Listen to this amazing track from New York artist Adam Warlock. Backed by live musicians, Warlock raps a stream of consciousness over a constantly changing free jazz/electronic beat. It sounds like some Def Jux shit, but with the added richness of a live band. Definitely looking forward to more from Mr. Warlock.
Edit: A most wise colleague points out that Adam Warlock is rhyming over “Tocatta” by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Buyer beware.
The name Laws may not mean anything to you, but hip-hop bloggers will recognize the name from the 20 emails the Tampa-based rapper sends every day. A day rarely goes by without a reminder that Laws is in the studio, or that he has a song on the radio, or that he has a mixtape dropping in two weeks, or that he just ate a pastrami sandwich. Some might call this perseverance, but spamming someone’s inbox with worthless content is more likely to get you ignored than noticed.
Ironically, Laws didn’t even email me the song that finally got me to listen to him. I found this on Nah Right and only listened to it because it’s produced by DJ Khalil. Maybe Khalil gave Laws a beat so he would stop emailing him.
I thought to myself, Am I really going to post this shit?It’s a great song, but I run the risk of getting twice as many Laws emails in the future. Such is the hip-hop blogger’s dilemma.
But at the end of the day, DJ Khalil’s beat banged too hard. Laws, you win.
“No Wheaties” is exactly the smoked out, laid back music you would expect from Curren$y and friends. Big K.R.I.T.’s project K.R.I.T. Wuz Here which drops April 5.
The title suggests this is a Southern sex romp, but “One Night Stand” is about finding that special lady and holding onto her. Beanz N Kornbread’s summery beat sounds like a cross between Battlecat and Pimp C.
I’m an asshole by nature, but a gentleman too.
I beat up bitch niggas, but I promise to be gentle with you.
You miscreants could learn a thing or two about class from Z-Ro.
New Amerykah Part One‘s mind-blowing sound came from Erykah Badu’s squad of ace underground hip-hop producers (Madlib, Sa-Ra, Karriem Riggins). So it’s surprising to see the quintessential mainstream rapper on the first song off New Amerykah Part Two. But the song still bangs, in a random Erykah Badu kind of way.
The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt by the Chinese to expel foreign imperialists from their country at the end of the 19th century. A sect called the Righteous Fists of Harmony led the uprising. They believed they could fight modern Western weapons with their traditional Chinese martial arts.
This seventh grade history lesson is the inspiration for Daedelus’ new EP, Righteous Fists of Harmony. “Order of the Golden Dawn” is a mellow lullaby with ghostly vocals from his wife Laura Darlington. The song in the above trailer is “Fin De Siecle.”
I’ve been waiting for more from Ms. Monae since Aaron hipped me to her earlier this week. The second single from The ArchAndroid is even more epic than the first. Equally fast-paced, but more serious, “Cold War” is an energetic me-against-the-world track with lyrics to match. Can’t wait for this album.
