Props to yU of Diamond District for offering this dope album for free. yU drops abstract rhymes over some ambient, mellow production. Very chill album. The majority of the production is by yU and Slimkat78 who comprisethe 1978ers. Peep the tracklisting:
1. Before Taxes Intro (produced by Slimkat78) 2. Beats&Rhymes From March 25 (Kick Styles) (produced by yU) 3. Almost Time (produced by Kev Brown) 4. Thought About It (produced by yU) 5. BreakDown (ft. & produced by Bilal Salaam) 6. Corners (ft. I.Q.) (produced by yU) 7. The Up & Up (produced by Slimkat78) 8. Close (ft. Isabella Banneker) (produced by Slimkat78) 9. Fine (produced by yU) 10. Lunchin’ (produced by Oddisee) 11. Native (produced by Slimkat78 & yU) 12. Memory (ft. ERK) (produced by yU) 13. The Rock (produced by Slimkat78) 14. InTheReign (ft. I.Q. & Omun) (produced by yU) 15. MmHmm (instrumental) (produced by yU) 16. Brainwash (ft. Grap Luva, Finale & OP Swamp 81) (produced by Slimkat78)
Off The Paxtons’ upcoming project Work, “Smoke” is the best 420 anthem I’ve heard all day (yes, it’s 4 in the morning, but I’m still calling it Monday). I love the lazy synths, but the hook is a little too ignorant for 2009. And if you are the type to get weeded now and then, make sure you don’t do anything reckless, like listening to Asher Roth.
I was disappointed by the DJ Khalil/Clipse/Kanye collabo that finally dropped today, but Khalil made up for it with this banger off Defari’s upcoming album Work Hard, Play Harder. Defari rhymes over a grandiose beat that’s worthy of Dr. Dre. The well-placed piano and the clean bassline make for a royal-sounding track that begs to be played loud.
DJ Rob A enlists MF Doom and Aarophat for this sympathetic Doom-produced cut about domestic violence off Rob’s upcoming album The New Mortal Sin. Dope, but I still prefer RZA’s “Domestic Violence.”
If you ever wondered what our approach is to that the debilitating time-waster twitter was.. this jam by Andy Milonakis sums it up well:
As some related Andy Milonakis bonus content, I was floored by this powerful video with Riff Raff (The real star of From G’s to Gents Season 2, sorry Mr. Bentley!), Andy, and Simon Rex (of 90’s MTV fame, afternoon MTV video countdowns were the ISH!). Just watch. For your safety, please be seated.
This video was recorded before 4.20. What is Ev going to do on 4.20 to top that? hop out of a plane after taking a hit? followed by a cartwheel??
Regardless, that head stand was a well earned break for Evidence, after recently releasing some heat over Exile’s Frequency beat (Exile can be seen in the aforementioned video dishing out “Yoga” tips, and acting as a spotter for Ev in his attempt) :
Albe Back’s club banger with Fabolous Mira Mira was stuck in my noggin for a few days a couple of weeks back, and made me eager to hear more from the dude. That eagerness was met tonight by Albe teaming up with Mick Boogie to drop a mixtape Hi. as his introduction to the world. For those of you not in the know, it turns out Albe produced & wrote Goodnight for Kanye (which explains why it pops up on this mixtape with a verse from him added on, (thanks The Realest)).
