Metal Lungies

When J57 told me in January that the Brown Bag AllStars intended to outdo everyone, I brushed it off as rapper-talk. But recent music from the collective suggests they might make good on their promise, in NY at least. Disillusioned lovers of East Coast boom bap, pay attention. There’s something new in the Brown Bag Diet. Like steroids.

Download: Koncept – The Game (produced by The Audible Doctor) (cuts by DJ Brace)

It’s getting to the point where vagina needs its own category on ML. I mean, vag rap almost constitutes a subgenre. “Vagina” speaks to hip-hop’s ability to laugh at itself. Royce is one of the most talented rappers alive and here he is blacking out about lady parts. Off The Bar Exam 3.

ML had the pleasure of listening to the new album from DJ Muggs and Ill Bill, Kill Devil Hills. The listening session took place at DJ Premier’s studio Headqcourterz where DJ Eclipse graciously played host for the evening, treating us to free pizza and assorted beverages (the ingredients for a John Daly were conspicuously absent). DJ Muggs was in LA for another listening session and Premo was at show in the Czech Republic, but Ill Bill joined us to guide our listening experience. Here are our notes:

• -Going to DJ Premier’s studio is always nerdy thrill.
• -Nothing hip-hop related starts on time.
• -Paranoid rap (official definition here) doesn’t have to be an aggravating Immortal Technique affair.
• -DJ Muggs is the proto-DJ Khalil.
• -The obligatory Sean Price feature (it’s an indie rap album, duh) doesn’t disappoint.
• -Madlib isn’t the only producer with wild psychedelic sitar samples.
• -“Milleniums of Murder” should be the soundtrack to a Tarantino shootout.
• -“Luciferian Imperium” can best be described as grave-robbing music.
• -“Secrets Worth Dying For” will make everyone in the room nod their heads in unison.
• -“2013”  is when the aliens will arrive. Apparently they’re bringing insane drums.
• -You know the guy next to you is really high when he dozes off next to the speakers.
• -And he’s kind of trying to put his arm around you.
• -Ill Bill doesn’t like listening sessions. If he had the time, he would chill with each of us individually and “smoke y’all out.”
• -Hip-hop bloggers have an unlimited supply of generic questions.
• -A possible Ill Bill and Raekwon mixtape would be called Weed vs. Coke.

Kill Devil Hills drops August 24. Be sure to check out “Narco Corridos” and “Cult Assassin.”

Meet FKi, an Atlanta duo who have crafted the soundtrack to your next party. Refer to the “Red Cup” video after the jump to get an idea of the fun you could be having by listening to FKi. If these three tracks are any indication, their upcoming project Zoolandish should turn a lot of heads and break a lot of furniture.

Dope guitar solo by Ricky Fontaine.

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Surefire way to attract the attention of hip-hop blogs? Enlist Curren$y. Spitta sounds extra comfortable on this bonus track off Boston rapper Sam Adams’ EP Boston’s Boy. The cover makes my eye twitch a little.

Download: Sam Adams – Fly Jets Over Boston (ft. Curren$y) (produced by produced by Xperiment)

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North Carolina collective Kooley High absolutely bodies a subdued jazzy beat with the most incisive of punchlines. Their new shit Eastern Standard Time drops July 27. Hopefully this gem isn’t a fluke.

Download: Kooley High – Ya Time’s Up (produced by Foolery)

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35 tracks deep, 6th Sense’s new tape is a bullish statement of his talent and versatility. His sound is clean, crisp, and practically begging to be populated with lyrics. Rappers, throw away the shitty beat tape you’re currently listening to and contact this man. “Losing My Mind” is especially fearsome.

via It’s a 6th Sense Beat Yo!! (6th’s Tumblr)

Kid Daytona is equal parts witty and cocky on “On the Hill,” the first single from his upcoming mixtape Interlude. Besides the addition of a quick Beatles sample at the beginning, producer 6th Sense doesn’t change much from the original sample (Oliver Sain’s “On the Hill,” which you may remember from “Young G’s” off No Way Out), but the simple, fluid loop works to great effect.

Download: The Kid Daytona – On the Hill (produced by 6th Sense)

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Want to celebrate John Daly’s triumphant return to Golf relevancy (something I know nothing about) rocking zubaz-looking pants at the British Open this week? More importantly enjoy a nice summer beverage? Well let me introduce an original drink creation from the ML bar.

Take some…

and mix it with..

You can call that joint ‘The John Daly’.

You’re welcome. and drink responsibly.

Diddy/Ciroc, cut the check or send a case!

Tomorrow evening as a part of their American Playlist series, the Kennedy Center is putting on a show featuring DC go-go staple Mambo Sauce alongside that little band called The Roots. While all the free tickets are long gone, you can still check out a free stream at the American Playlist site . With an assist from the Kennedy Center’s Erin Dowdy ML will be smuggled into the center. Be sure to catch our rants observations on the twitter feed, and check back here when we post some thoughts over 140chars and pictures of the show.