French beatsmith Keor Meteor has been dropping independent artist album releases on Pragmatic Theory & although he has had emcee/beatmaker j0ndis,,, on our mc albums, these two have combined forces to bring us a full album entitled ‘Deleted Scenes’. Most we know about these two are that they are humble people, putting out tracks like … Read More “Jondis & Keor Meteor – Deleted Scenes” »
Month: March 2014
This is how it should be done. I started listening to this cat last year on his “be like water” album. This is classic hip-hop lyrics over modern sounding boombap production. ENJOY!
Ahhhh yes the De la Soul, J dilla tribute is here, get the download below and don’t forget to give a donation to the Dilla foundation. ENJOY! De La Soul: Smell the DA.I.S.Y. 1. Let The King Ascend [Audio] 2. Who, featuring Redman [Audio] 3. Dilla Plugged In [Audio] 4. Goes The Word [Audio] 5. … Read More “De La Soul- “Smell the D.A.S.I.Y “” »
A.Y.E. (A Young Extraordinaire) 1. Adj., Extraordinaire: – extraordinary in a particular capacity. His particular capacity is anything but particular. At 22 years old, writing, producing and mixing his own material has clearly set A.Y.E. in a league of his own. He has learned the value of patience, which he has been able to showcase … Read More “A.Y.E.- 90 NOW” »
Blueprint has been at it for a long time and I think I have every album he has done. He is a true school hiphop producer/ rappers and I can honestly say he should be in the top 10 of producer on the mic lists. He rhyme topics range from deeply introspective to more esoteric … Read More “Blueprint “Respect The Architect” Official Music Video” »
You may not have heard of Jonathan Hoefler or Tobias Frere-Jones but you’ve seen their work. Before their recent split, they collectively ran the most successful and well respected type design studio in the world, creating fonts used by everyone from the Wall Street Journal to the President of the United States. Font Men, gives … Read More “Font Men – SXSW 2014 Official Selection” »
This beat is meh but Jay electronica snapped even though he kinda channeled his inner rachet with the candence. Jay-Z did his usual but he took a slight swipe at a drake comment about him talking about art and the rapper art thing being corny. Let’s see will the emo-hop king of sorrow respond to … Read More “Jay Z & Jay Electronica- we made it” »
This is Apathy at one of his wheel houses i.e. delivering dope encrypted lyrics over haunting beats. ENJOY!
Anti-lilly and Phoniks-stories from the brass section is one of the most refreshing projects I have heard all year. It pays homage to the true nature of hip-hop without being dated. ENJOY! Stories From The Brass Section by Anti-Lilly & Phoniks