Monthly Archives: February 2010

RAAAAAAAANDY – AAAAAAAANGRY.

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,..

The Audible Doctor – A Chance to Say (ft. Sene).

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..

Adam Warlock – Brain Surgery Salad.

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..

Laws – Hold You Down (produced by DJ Khalil).

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..


Z-Ro – One Night Stand.

(image) 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..

Erykah Badu – Jump Up in the Air (Stay There) (ft. Lil Wayne).

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..

Daedelus – Order of the Golden Dawn.

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..

Janelle Monae – Cold War.

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..

Jovi Rockwell – Keep It Real.

Kingston-native Jovi Rockwell goes in over Smif-n-Wessun’s “Bucktown.” Something tells me Tek and Steele would love this. Download: Jovi Rockwell – Keep It Real via RubyHornet Sphere: Related Content