The windy city has been a hot bed of emcee talent for a long time and this up and coming emcee definitely has the chops to join that fraternity. Peep the slick word play matched with timely beats and you will realize what I am saying. I also appreciate the fact he actually has subject … Read More “THE BOY ILLINOIS-JEAN BAPTISTE” »
Month: August 2013
Houston born and 90’s influenced emcee/poet Anti-lilly dropped his “Memoirs of the 90’s” street album on us back on July 23rd. It is everything I expected after hearing his track “Clarrissa”. The kid is dope bottomline and this is the kind of hip-hop I hope continues for a long time personally. ENJOY!
Knowledge. Integrity. Wisdom. Respect. Love. You’ll find those five words inked permanently onto Derrick Hodge’s electric bass. That instrument now lubricates two very fluid ensembles led by Maxwell and Robert Glasper. Hodge, who grew up outside Philadelphia, acknowledges a direct lineage. He’s long been surrounded by musicians who love and practice their craft with a … Read More “Stream: Derrick Hodge – Live Today” »
Elodie Rama is sultry electronic soul artist, I stumbled upon on the internet months ago. Needless to say she is one of my new favs. This is a remix of “city of hope” from her full length LP that will be released this fall. ENJOY!
Two of my favorite goups of all time put together in a solid mashup by Nappy DJ Needles. ENJOY!
Finally a rapper had the guts to answer the rant that Kanye threw out there about having the best second verse of all times on New Slaves. Add-2 from chicago shut that discussion down in my opinion. But I could name a list of cats who did that before him. Enjoy!
Raheem DeVaughn explains his forthcoming LP A Place Called Loveland and previews snippets of the project for fans on A Road To A Place Called Loveland – the mixtape appetizer for fans patiently awaiting his new body of work. Amongst the tracks previewed is “Ridiculous” – Raheem DeVaughn’s latest single penned by Ne-Yo and “Maker … Read More “Raheem DeVaughn-A Place Called Love” »
The latest project by New York based rapper YL. ENJOY!