The Return of Clean
Working on opposite sides of the landmass we call Canada, Vancouver/Montreal duo Potatohead People (producers Nick Wisdom & AstroLogical) have been making waves for quite some time with their signature jazzy boom-bap meets boogie inside the bassbin vibes. Called a “formidable tandem” by OkayPlayer, their sounds have been championed early on by the likes of … Read More “Potatohead People- Big Luxury” »
Spit Gemz is preparing to drop a his follow-up album to the “END of TV” entitled Godly features. This current track “NEWS AT 11” featuring Shabaam Sahdeeq, finds Spit Gemz wax poetic on the current fate of the hip-hop and is a harsh critiques of all of the social ills we are dealing with. This … Read More “Spit Gemz – News At 11 f. Shabaam Sahdeeq” »
This is what I like to see from hip-hop artists a direct response to ignorance and injustice. John Forte addresses the issues surrounding the video of some Oklahoma university students who are members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon chanting a racist chant. Too many rappers these days are caught up in myopic dribble but this is … Read More “John Forte-Dawn” »
A couple of the members of the “brown bag all-stars” created this reflective joint back in 2012 and Beatnick Dee is using it for his upcoming full length. It is a nostalgic hip-hop beat with introspective lyrics. Here is a break down of what Beatnick Dee said about this song: “The Brown Bag homies recorded … Read More “Beatnick Dee – Everything Unsaid f. Koncept & J57” »
C Rayz Walz has been a indie kingpin in the hip-hop game since phrase indie hip-hop was coined and his battle rap skills is the stuff of legend. He has been incredibly prolific over the years and has his own indie imprint suncycle records to continue his lore. Below you will find some mixes featuring … Read More “C rayz walz -fifty shadz of rayz” »
Legends never die people, It is great to see pioneers in hip-hop still showing passion for the culture they helped forge. DMC,Chuck D, MC Serch, Terminator X and DJ Eclipse need no introduction. Fatbeats connected these legends with the production of Big KO to create the song “Hellraisers” judging from the video I see elements … Read More “”Hellraisers” by DMC, Chuck D, PMD, MC Serch, Terminator X, DJ Eclipse & Big KO” »
Chester Watson is a up and coming emcee who I would place in the cloud rap genre. Cloud rap is a subgenre of hip-hop that uses down-tempo atmospheric production like chill music and a subject matter that covers a full range of things but a common theme is life through a stoners perspective. Chester does … Read More “Chester Watson-spliffs featuring bobby raps” »
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” »
Joey Bada$$ is known to pay homage to the golden era with his style and delivery. I see him as more than that, I see him as the continuation of a subgenre of hip-hop that is one of my favorites. Hip-hop is still treated like the disposable fad music it was thought to be by … Read More “Joey BadA$$-“NO. 99”” »
Sa-Roc is a incredible emcee and artist in general from ATL and I have been blessed to see her perform. Do yourself a favor and go to one of her shows when you can. She adds a fiery lyrical display to Commons kingdom and it is on point as always. She recently dropped a incredible … Read More “SA-ROC x Common X Jay Electronica- Kingdom remix” »
