Def Jam is that last place you should check for R&B, but Chrisette Michele, who has provided hooks for Nas, Jay-Z, Game, and Rick Ross, gives an emotional and extremely polished performance on her new mixtape. “Black Boys Still Die” is as powerful as the title suggests and “Its Not..
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Last night I had an ‘oh shit’ moment similar to the first time I heard Yelawolf. Milwaukee rapper/producer Juiceboxxx sounds like the rebellious offspring of a Beastie Boy. As far as I can tell, he communicates exclusively in all caps. His new tape Journeyman from the Heartland is, in his..
Stones Throw’s newest podcast is a mix of completely original material from London producer Paul White. Paul sounds exactly how you would expect a Stones Throw-affiliated producer to sound. He’s got Madlib’s head-scratching samples and the electronic inclination of LA’s beat music scene. Skip to 20:42 for his remix of..
Action has a new hero. Blood Bros (DJA and Dirty South Joe) have created the soundtrack to your next arduous challenge. They compiled the greatest moments in 80s action movie soundtrack history for a mix that will get you pumped in times of adversity. Now go chop some firewood! via..
You can always count on Torae to come through on a Skyzoo project. The handful of rappers in the boom bap revival niche have to stick together. Download: Skyzoo & Illmind – Barrel Brothers (ft. Torae) via dj quiz [dot] com Sphere: Related Content
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 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..
If his 27 track mixtape was overwhelming, you might fight Chip Tha Ripper’s new EP From Me, To You easier to rock with. Chuck Inglish of the Cool Kids provides slow, deliberate thumpers and Chip Tha Ripper cuts through the haze with a husky flow. Kid Cudi meets Rick Ross...
Koncept takes it back to the essentials on Playing Life. He assails the listener with the contents of an extremely refined rhyme book over classically boom bap production from his underrated Brown Bag AllStars crew. Damn, remember when dudes could rap like this? Sphere: Related Content
It took me a minute, but I can now confidently call myself a Freddie Gibbs fan. You can only avoid the deafening consensus of the hip-hop blogs for so long. Gibbs & company sell a determinedly bleak, glamor-free brand of gangsta rap reminiscent of the survivalist mentality of 2Pac and..
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One thing I would love for you to explain is who is Herb, that Nas mentioned that Jay-Z hung around, if
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