It’s with a pang of guilt that I legitimately enjoy Asher Roth’s verse on this awesome bonus track from The Alexander Green Project. Kev Brown’s beat is thin and subdued, except for the occasional dramatic strings — perfect for a lyrical slaying. Kaimbr and Kev Brown teamed up for an..
Monthly Archives: February 2011
As with Strong Arm Steady’s last album, production is the main draw on Arms & Hammers. The group is always mentioned in the same breath as a monster producer. They had Pete Rock’s beat for “The Joy” before Kanye and DJ Khalil’s beat for “Talkin’ 2 Myself” before Eminem. But..
In the Long Island suburban haven of my childhood, there is a large Jewish community. This meant that in the Summer of 2001, I went to at least one bar-mitzvah every week. These parties all had the same exact faces, the same kosher caterer, and the same spiky-haired DJ. This..
Jamie xx got beats. On We’re New Here, due out February 21, Jamie Smith of The xx remixed Gil-Scott Heron’s comeback album “I’m New Here” with amazing results. I’ve been stuck on “Running” and “Home” — cold entrancing electronic head-nodders. Old man Heron becomes another instrument in Jamie’s arsenal. His..
Heart Failure wouldn’t work if Torae didn’t have a sense of humor. His Valentines Day mixtape is all about rapper-specific relationship issues: ‘Why are you coming home at 3:30 in the morning?’ ‘You have to go on tour again?’ and of course ‘Who are those groupie bitches?’ Remember, this was..
At long last, Pusha T of the Clipse is on his solo grind. Here’s the first leak from his Fear of God mixtape. Hallelujah. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have..
Happy Valentines Day, everybody. DJ Khalil has become the go-to producer for big luxurious beats. No mainstream rap release is complete without a shiny contribution for the Self Scientific alum. With a title like “I Don’t Need No Bitch,” an Aftermath staff producer on the beat, and a Devin the..
Last night, someone might have told you that Eminem had the best rap album of the year. He’s dead wrong. That award belongs to Roc Marci. Beneficence’s Sidewalk Science drops March 3. Update: Added clean and instrumental. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play..
Willie the Kid has established himself as one the torch bearers of mobster rap. He and Styles enumerate Goodfellas imagery: trench coats, tommy guns, marble toilets, cognac, and vintage chandeliers. Willie’s new tape The Fly 2: The Transformation drops tomorrow. Sphere: Related Content
The second single from the mysterious experimental outfit 3:33 is a surprising dose of malevolent boom bap, the vocal version of which appeared on Del The Funky Homosapien & Tame One’s 2009 album Parallel Uni-Verses. This is great for brooding and/or plotting grisly revenge. Sphere: Related Content
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