The Return of Clean
These guys never miss a step and that is why they are my current favorite rap group hands down. “Talk to Me” is more of El-P’s beautifully chaotic production and the visceral in your face style that Killer Mike and El-P lyrically flex. This is headbanger music for hip-hop heads at it’s highest levels and … Read More “Run the Jewels- talk to me” »
Tiff the Gift drops this amazing full length to remind us why many of us fell in love with her first project the “Cool,Calm,chill lp” from 2010. Tiff is sharp as ever with the flow and she covers day to day themes of what keeps her motivated to stay in the game and various life … Read More “Tiff the Gift- It Get’s Greater later” »
All De la soul fans know about their epic kickstarter campaign that funded the legendary hip-hop groups latest effort yet to be release because of distribution and artist clearance issues. Well the plugs have decided to give us a free EP to hold us over while everything is cleared up for the official summer release … Read More “De La Soul-For your pain and suffering” »
It is finally here….Dr Grabow “operation code Kansas” the full length from the Alabama abstract wordsmith. In lieu of the loss of phife this is like a tribute to sound created by the native tongue with a southern flare. Big Craz bka Dr Grabow puts together his flow in a intricate borderline encrypted manor that … Read More “Craz Dr Grabow-operation code kansas” »
Verbal Kent (of Ugly Heroes) and !llMind (platinum producer) have teamed up to give fans a free album the day after 4/20. The new LP is loaded with 13 new !llMind slaps and verses from Verbal Kent as raw as any he’s penned before. This is raw battle rap mixed with off-the-wall levity, bizarre metaphors, … Read More “Verbal Kent & !llmind – Weight of your world” »
Grand Puba of brand Nubian fame is about to bless us with another solo jawn on April 15th through the good folks at Babygrande Records. He dropped this little taste of things to come back on March 11th a song entitled “UDK”. The production on this track sounds very minimalist 808 and snare like kool … Read More “Grand Puba-UDK” »
Sam Peezy has decided to go back in the booth and flex his pin once again on us. Following his current motif electronica, this effort is laced with synth heavy funk with a take them to church vibe. Sam cadence is somewhere between rapper and a gospel preacher and his raw experimentation reminds me a … Read More “Sam Peezy – electronica 1.0 Genesis” »
Elzhi “lead poisoning” is now in the running for one of my favorite albums this year. Each track has a dark moody overtone and Elzhi rhymes about some very personal topics, including what went into creating this album. This album is a great balance between craftsmanship and subject,i.e. everything I look for in a album. … Read More “Elzhi-Lead Poison” »
Oddisee gives us a great free ep entitled “Alwasta” as he prepares to drop a instrumental album later this year. It is a Jazzy soulful effort with thoughtful lyrics that take a variety of issues and they really connect. Check out the media blurb about the album from his bandcamp page and download this dope … Read More “Oddisee-Alwasta” »
I have been a fan of the Hue since I originally discovered their sound. They just recently dropped “Aurora” which is a spacey soulful hiphop journey that any self respecting head must take. The production is spacey bubbly bounce laden tracks with boom bap meets dirty south sensibilities. The flow is lyrical with a native … Read More “The Hue-Aurora(Deluxe addition)” »
