I was lucky enough to catch Mega Ran in ATL a while back. Ran started his career building music around video games and remixing video game concepts into introspective/fun songs. His ability to freestyle is flat out incredible and he brings a level a fun to hip-hop that has flat out been eliminated with the … Read More “Mega Ran and Storyville- The Veggie Platter” »
Month: December 2014
Doel is something of a paradise for some of Europe’s best-known graffiti artists. Some residents even encouraged street artists to turn up, in an attempt to create an open-air gallery.
Mellow Music Group is one of favorite indie hip hop/soul/experimental labels. They never fail to deliver something dope and this new free song by Ken Starr, Melanie Rutherford and Black Milk entitled “the definition” is cold. Enjoy! The Definition (feat. Melanie Rutherford) [prod. Black Milk] by Kenn Starr
Needless to say, I am a fan of Pro Era and what they represent. Some folks try to sneak dis and write their style off as simple tribute but I see hip-hop as having subgenres and they are the artist that are the care takers of the classic NYC sound. We need that for stability … Read More “CJ Fly ft. Dirty Sanchez – “Ernee” (Official Music Video)” »
The NY artists collective/performance space BKLN1834 connected with John Forte to give us a blistering verse on a short track called “Gucci Time”. This is kind of a wise Journey man verse with lyrical fire thrown in to let emcees know Forte still has the chops. I really enjoyed this little taste of what could … Read More “John Forte- Gucci Time” »
RIP to one of the original power producers in the game. Unlike other producers he only went by his government name rather than a alias and refused to use samples when they became the norm, But he crafted some of the most memorable hip-hop songs of all time. We are talking about Whodini’s “Friend’s”, “Five … Read More “R.I.P Larry Smith” »
New collaboration project between Fashawn & The Alchemist “FASH-ionably Late”. ENJOY! Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com
Wow is all I have to say. Inkline dropped a long awaited return album this year that was mad solid and now he is giving us more introspective dope with his long time friend John McNaughton. The production on this EP is provided by Inkline with bass by John and let me say he did … Read More “Nerves Baddington EP” »
Bahamadia is a veteran emcee and one of my favorite female emcees of all time but she also makes my top indie list too. This is a real treat for me after being gut punched by vets several times for not embracing the lane they worked so hard to build. Bahamadia gives us the dope … Read More “Bahamadia-We here” »
Native Sun is a solid collaborative effort between veteran emcees/musicians from Indianapolis. This is some good everyman soul music no matter what genre you are into. Check it out below and check a snippet from their sites. Leveraging more than 20 years of combined experience as professional musicians and performers, B Meeks (bass), Sleepy (drums) … Read More “Native Sun- Undeniable” »