The Return of Clean
This duo creates very intense visceral ceramic animals with painted tattoos reminiscent of traditional Japanese tattoo art. “On the surface,” shares Cavener, “these figures are simply feral animals suspended in a moment of tension. Beneath the surface, they embody the consequences of human fear, apathy, aggression, and misunderstanding.” Check out more art.
by Guest blogger: Darrel Maddox Once again the rapper known as Skyblew drops another album “THE JAZZ HOP CAFÉ PRESENTS: SKYBLEW X PABZZZ – DREAMS, TOONAMI & JAZZIER DAYS (FREEP)” Skyblew links up with French producer Pabzzz to release a Nujabes/Toonami inspired EP. This album has all those elements of how JDilla and his Nihongo … Read More “SkyBlew x Pabzzz- Dreams, Toonami & Jazzier (Free EP)” »
Ras Kass has always been steadfast and timely with his message about Americas many ills from his “soul on ice” debut til this very moment. This time he dropped a serious knowledge bomb that sums up this moment perfectly with “Horror Story”. This is why I consider Ras one of the nicest to ever touch … Read More “RAS KASS- Amerikkkan Horror Story (official video)” »
Dem Atlas is a emcee from Minnesota who is associated with Doomtree and the good folks at Rhymesayer entertainment and I have posted some of his work before as a part of our various dope internet music finds here at badmagics. Dem is leans more on the poetic elements of the emcee family tree with … Read More “Dem Atlas- In the Mud(VIDEO)” »
Creativity is spontaneous by nature and this EP by mattic & yago with beats by pitch is just that. A couple of north Carolina natives Mattic and Yago reconnected overseas and bounded over some production from a UK producer by the name of pitch. This EP is the result of them spontaneously waxing poetic and … Read More “Mattic, Yago and Pitch- We left with No Expectations EP” »
The Fatt Father is a Detriot indie emcee veteran who dropped “Veterans day” last year and it is pretty dope. It is a everyman type album with Fatt Father representing well for the lyrical tradition in the D and the production is that thumping Detriot boom bap bounce with soul. It also touches some electronic … Read More “Fatt Father – Veterans Day” »
Boston’s on GDOT & BORN connect with Juice crew Legend Masta Ace to bring us a hardknock single in the form of “Ghetto Survivor”. This is what you have seen us refer to as meat and potatoes hip-hop or straight no chaser boom bap rap. If you like creative bars that stay on topic with … Read More “GDOT & BORN featuring Masta Ace-Ghetto Survivor” »
Ran Reed is a emcee who started his career in the late 90’s era of hip-hop and he has always been a traditional NY emcee with Street centric lyricism that are straight forward. If you are a fan of straight hardcore lyrics with hard banging beats then this is Ran Reeds wheel house. He has … Read More “Ran Reed- Pathetic emcees ft bumpy knuckles” »
Rising Detroit emcee Marv Won and the good folks at “rapper I know” blessed us with a serious heat rock at the end of last year. This is a release I slept on toward the end of last year more so because of being inundated with dope releases last year but Marv Won’s soundtrack to … Read More “MARV WON- Soundtrack to Autumn” »
Welcome to 2017 people! Let’s get things rolling with some special mana from heaven in the form to the Camp lo demo to their seminal 1997 classic “Uptown Saturday night”. It is currently on iTunes for purchase and it is certified dope. The striking thing to me on this demo is the fact that camp … Read More “Camp lo- On the way uptown(uptown Saturday night demo)” »
