The Return of Clean
David Banner is like a hip-hop prodigal son. He began in the lyrical and conscious world of hip-hop with partner Kamikaze as the crooked letterz and later became a southern dance rap sensation with “get down on the floor”. He went toward more of a street oriented sound for the most successful part of his … Read More “David Banner – Before the Box” »
Ras Kass continues lighting a path in the underground and reminding us why he is one of the lyrical greats. Judging by the title many people are going to think it is inspired by Nas but this is actually inspired by a instrumental release from Montreal native Kaytranada. The production is dope and airy, Ras … Read More “RAS KASS- LYRICAL HIP-HOP IS DEAD” »
Joquan is a Detroit indie emcee and producer who has been on the grind for a while. He was brought to my attention by Mic Rockwell over at cassette tape kids. Joquan is everything you would expect from a lyrical emcee from the D i.e. carrying on the traditions of dope word play over banging … Read More “Joquan Da Hooligan – yes he was colored” »
As a hip-hop head I love international hip-hop because it sticks what I consider true school sensibilities. I am also a huge fan of dope female emcees and Hyclass hailing from Perth Australia is definitely dope. This effort “I Need You” was recorded over just a few days and feels like a tribute to 90’s … Read More “Hyclass and F.A.M-I Need YOU” »
New surprise mixtape from Big K.R.I.T. “IBTW: It’s Better This Way” Hosted by DJ Drama. Features include Warren G, Young Dolph, Ludacris, K. Camp & more.
I am so excited to be listening to this jawn right now…Shaun Judah’s “The Lecture EP” has been a long time coming for all of us who know anything about the southeastern hip-hop scene. This dude has been rocking mics for years and is such a wordsmith he was able to effortlessly dominate as a … Read More “Shaun Judah- The Lecture EP” »
Dean Priest never disappoints, every time he drops a mixtape it sounds like a full well thought out project with direction. He continues the tradition with “handsome shadow”. Shadow is a more emotional/ spiritual jawn than his previous effort which was more of a intro to his hip-hop pedigree. Don’t get me wrong everything I … Read More “Dean Priest- Handsome Shadow” »
UK DJ Donnie propa connected with the legendary Brooklyn emcee Masta Ace to create “The Ace Tape”. Ace has had a prolific career and inspired everyone from Eminem to lowly hobbyists such as yours truly. “The Ace Tape” is a dope effort and continues a long line of UK DJ’s getting it right when it … Read More “Masta Ace & Donnie Propa -The Ace Tape” »
If you follow the battle circuit then you know who soul calibur is. If not you should get familiar with his work if you are a super lyrical hip-hop head. He recently dropped this jawn “Definite Mass” from his upcoming the release by the same name and it is a good solid effort in my … Read More “Soul Calibur- Definite Mass” »
01. Intro (prod. by Marco Polo) 02. The Session (prod. by BeatWyze) 03. Grind State feat. Kev Brown (prod. by Kev Brown) 04. Brand Recognition (prod. by Marco Polo) 05. WTF feat. Rah Digga (prod. by Marco Polo) 06. Stand Down (prod. by Marco Polo) 07. Stillnaffek feat. 9th Uno, Fear & Tekniq (prod. by … Read More “First Division-This iz tha time” »
