May
27
Posted by AaronM
M-Dot is a Boston-based emcee who I’ve checking for a minute, and I was recently hit with the link to his latest mixtape, M.oney D.oesn’t O.wn T.hought. The mixtape boasts appearances from Termanology, Singapore Kane and Nabo Rawk and production by Domingo and DC the Midi Alien. This is boom-bap comfort food, with good rapping and quality beats. Also I think he may be competing with One Be Lo for the “most convoluted acronym-based album title”, also known as the M.C.A.B.A.T. award.
Here’s the video for the song “Gotta Be” off M.usically D.riven O.ver T.ime, featuring Krumb Snatcha. Very dope.
M-Dot’s debut M.usically D.riven O.ver T.ime drops later this year, and will feature guest spots from Masta Ace, Sha Stimuli, Akrobatik, Krumb Snatcha, Edo.G and Big Shug.
May
25
Posted by AaronM
Southern California emcee Anterluz emailed me a while back, and I never got around to posting his stuff. Let me make up for it now, and get you acquainted with two recent tracks.
“I Ain’t Know” has a classic West Coast sound to it, with woozy synthesizers, rolling bass and what sounds like the drums from “More Bounce”. Ant rips the ominous, psychedelic beat on “We Get It Done” with a steady, forceful flow. “We Get It Done” sounds like it could be an Alchemist production, and I mean that in the best possible way. This kid’s got a lot of promise and great production behind him, I advise to you to get familiar. Ant’s album Fight For The Crown drops this summer.
Anterluz’s MySpace
May
18
Posted by AaronM
Via NR
I don’t know much about Quest beyond the fact that he’s from Boston, Mass, but this lineup is serious, the production is dope and Reks kills it. I couldn’t find a decent pic of Quest either, so it’s Reks and Statik pictured above.
May
14
Posted by AaronM
Via NaturalBornSpittaz
You already know we’re excited for this upcoming Dilla album, now we have a sampler for the album. It’s mixed by the Beat Junkies to boot. Jay Stay Paid comes out June 2nd.
May
11
Posted by AaronM
Jamie Radford is an Atlanta-based rapper and producer. He reached out to me about his new album, released under the pseudonym Dino & Bride (awesome album cover pictured above). It’s an excellent electronica-influenced hip hop album composed mostly of instrumentals, with two vocal features which you can check out below. I hear a lot of Prefuse 73 and Dabrye in his music – Jamie’s instrumentals are spacey and crispy, with thin, stiff drums and airy synthesizers. Makes for great late night listening. Jamie gifted me with a few free tracks to share off the album. You can stream Dino & Bride in its entirety here and cop his other releases at his last.fm page.
May
05
Posted by AaronM
Full disclosure: this duo, consisting of emcee Zilla Rocca and producer Douglas Martin, are friends of mine. I’d still recommend their shit even if they weren’t, trust.
This song is a teaser for the Shadowboxers‘ upcoming album, The Slow Twilight; it comes out June 23. I’ve been bumping an advance of the record for the last few months and it’s already made my best of ’09 shortlist.
Bonus: my favourite track on the album. Zilla and Douglas leaked it a few months back, stop sleeping!
You’re small time, you rock climb the curb
May
05
Posted by AaronM
“High Grade” is a mellow headnodder from my fellow Canucks, Sweatshop Union and when I saw the video, I knew I had to share. I’m always happy to recommend Canadian hip-hop, and this is dope. Great video concept too – I love OnSmash, but it’s nice to see a video that isn’t just dudes hanging out on their block and rapping. The Statler and Waldorf sample wins.
Apr
23
Posted by AaronM
Via Spine Magazine
Crazy, crazy lineup, and everyone spits, but Serch kills it. Nice to see Kadi too. A Konstipated Monkey is still great – if you don’t know, Robbie’s got all the info you need. This song is off Kurious’ sophomore record II, coming out on May 5th. I’m looking forward to hearing the whole thing, but for now I’m excited. Here’s the tracklisting:
1.) Take What is Given (produced by Dame Grease)
2.) Back with VIC (produced by VIC)
3.) Work It (produced by 88-Keys)
4.) Sittin’ In My Car (produced by Ed Noodles)
5.) Drinks In The Air f/Vanessa Liftig (produced by Boola)
6.) Animals and Horses f/Kadi (produced by Yogi)
7.) Rubberbandz (produced by The Beatnuts)
8.) Benetton f/MC Serch & Mf Doom (produced by Sosa)
9.) Rain On f/Co Campbell (produced by Dame Grease)
10.) Wake Up f/Vanessa Liftig (produced by Team Demolition)
11.) Smiling (produced by Domingo)
12.) Brand New Day f/Dave Dar & Co Campbell (produced by Hi-Tek)
13.) Mysterious (produced by Boola)
14.) New Heights (produced by Oner)
15.) Back From Up Under f/Max B (produced by Dame Grease)
16.) Is This the End (produced by Sosa)
17.) Prosperous (produced by Fyre Dept.)
18.) The Magician f/ Del The Funky Homosapien (produced by James Strong
Plus, this gives me an excuse to post the video for “?”:
Apr
18
Posted by AaronM
Via Dukes
One of my favourite unreleased Dilla beats gets an insane Black Thought verse laid over it. This track will appear on the upcoming Jay Stay Paid, a collection of unreleased J Dilla tracks and beats, executive produced and mixed by Pete Rock.
Another posthumous Dilla/Black linkup:
Apr
16
Posted by AaronM
Fantastic video for one of my favourite tracks off last year’s ShapeShifters. Video directed by Mr. Complex.
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