Monthly Archives: September 2010

Terrace Martin – Roll Up (ft. Wiz Khalifa, Overdoz).

One of the few upholders of that funky old West Coast rap, Terrace Martin will release his Here, My Dear EP on September 28. “Roll Up” comes with lewd verses, a melodic hook, and a horn solo at the end. Terrace flaunts his musicality with lots of live instruments. Download:..



The Paxtons – The Manhattan Project, Mixtape.

Chicago duo The Paxtons have relocated to New York and are back with a new mixtape. They’ve wasted no time joining NY’s legacy of lyricism with eye-watering flows that would make Twista do a double take. The beats are half original, half borrowed from the likes of Diplo, The Neptunes,..

Chase N. Cashe – Vintage, Mixtape.

Chase N. Cashe is best known for co-producing Lil Wayne and Eminem’s emo soiree “Drop The World,” but he first caught my ear on FKi’s “Weed & Arizonas,” whose artwork credited him as “Chase and Cashe” and made me think he was two people. But the beats on the upstart..



Ahu – To: Love.

Turkish singer/DJ/yoga instructor Ahu gets lost in the post-breakup ether, aided by Paul White‘s shadowy electronic backdrop. Read about her influences and projects in her interview with The Fader. via One-Handed Music Sphere: Related Content

Z.O.M.E – I’m Ready.

Gimmick free music is especially rare on the younger end of hip-hop’s generational gap, so this club-leaning jam from Baltimore crew Z.O.M.E (Zoo on Mars Entertainment) is a special treat. The trio takes advantage of the empty spaces in producer Murder Mark’s synth-clap beat with manic rhymes about how unfuckwitable..

PRGz – Off The Porch (produced by Block Beattaz).

Here’s the untagged version of this PRGz banger that originally appeared on Strictly 4 Traps N Trunks Vol. 6. You can thank the Block Beattaz for the trickle of great music coming out of Huntsville, Alabama. Read up on how they built up Hustville’s hip-hop scene by selling quality beats..