It’s been nearly a decade since Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek came together for their debut album Train Of Thought as Reflection Eternal. The two have both been very busy separately but haven’t dropped anything official as a duo since, aside from an underwhelming collaboration with Bootsy Collins called “Internet Connection.” But today, they released what seems as their official comeback song entitled “Back Again,” the first leak off their upcoming album Revolutions Per Min.

Hi-Tek’s beat is a mesh of tribal drums and grunts with a tight bass line Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Prop Jay

Take it upon mankind to grab whatever the latest trend or newsmaker is (no matter the true human implications) and run with it. Whether this is the beauty of humanity or the ugly head of greed rearing itself again doesn’t matter; these are kind of dope and are quite creative of a few artists. Maybe it is just me and my absolute lack of artistic/creative ability but I was impressed, especially with Yoriko Yoshida’s.

If the pig flu runs rampant you cats are going be the hippest non-infected individuals out there because of me.

Thank me later…. post symptoms.

Stray Shots

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The Empire & Gucci Mane – Guccimania

Trap-A-Holics, Project Pat And Juicy J – Play Me Some Pimpin

Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Vol. 78 – Hosted By Mike Jones

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Jibbs – Round One Mixtape

Ant Live, Don Cannon & DJ Aktive Present Mario – What The Game’s Been Missing: The Mixtape

Stray Shots

Outasight – “Rollin’ With Me” (Band Edition)”

If sleep is the cousin of death, then Outasight & Co. definitely aren’t related. Up from midnight to noon, peep as Outasight readies new material as he embarks on the mission of releasing From Here To Eternity. And in between rehearsal sets, he managed to record a new joint with none other than 6th Sense. Read the rest of this entry »

Pete lays the beat & then picks up the mic to kick…just a word or two. How aptly-titled.

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Download — Pete Rock – “Just A Word Or Two”

Hey Tobes!

Since it seems like LC has called dibs on “yacht rock,” I’ll start calling my smoothed out Hip-Hop submissions “Caramel Macchiato music.” This one is from SoulStice. Sure I don’t know anything about him. It showed up in the inbox, I liked it and that’s enough for me. Who I do know is Oddisee and he’s usually involved with only the goodness. Greater than that I know enjoyable music when I hear it. Read the rest of this entry »

Maybe I’ve been under a heavy rock.

I say that to say that I can’t say Slakah The Beatchild or his The Soul Movement Vol. 1 project are person, places or things I’ve heard of before. But I listened Read the rest of this entry »

The West Coast has been looking to restructure their platform in the post-gangsta rap era and by the sounds of next-gen artists such as Blu, U-N-I and most recently Diz Gibran, the sunnier side of LA lifestyle is the popular picture to portray. Aligning with rogue clothing company Crooks & Castles, Diz Gibran is out to make believers of all comers with his commendable debut Soon You’ll Understand.

Rapper-producer tandems have become a rarity since the days Gang Starr were front runners in the culture, but Diz, alongside trusty collaborator Moonshine, construct the type of Hip-Hop that caters to their respective timbres, blending in pleasant harmony. Read the rest of this entry »

No Hip-Hop crew would be nearly as strong without dependable soldiers to call on to add depth to discographies. If you’ve been following The Legendary Roots Crew for the latter half of this decade, most recently Rising Down, surely the name Truck North rings bells. Instead of going incognito while The Roots earn a steady paycheck with Jimmy Fallon, the Philly representer is set unload his Truck Jewels for the world to bear witness. Read the rest of this entry »

Previously Posted — “Blunt Cruisin” – Review Of Asher Roth’s Asleep In The Bread Aisle | Asher Roth Feat. Cee-Lo Green – “Be By Myself

Like Gotty™ said, it’s a little uncalled for to release a visual for virtually every track on your album (especially when we’re talkin’ bout a brick here). But we’ve come this far and there’s no reason to stop now.

Check the 2:17 mark where Murs does his best Houston (singer) impression.

Sick.

Previously Posted — Murs – “The Science” Video

*Inhales*

Ahhhhhh…

I love the smell of single in the Springtime.

Smells like pheromones and cologne. Tastes like the blackberries from the bottom of a carafe of sangria. Looks like when he wore that green tee and Detroit fitted. Feels like when he touched my arm and asked for my number.

But what does being single in the Springtime sound like? Read the rest of this entry »

Generally you’re the one receiving gifts on your Born Day, but for Lloyd Banks’ 27th, the present is for that fans.

A double CD from the PLK gift wrapped to go straight to your hard drives. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday this GZA/Black Lips collabo track hit the inbox then Spinner threw it up along with a quote from one of the Lips’.

“It’s a bad idea,” the Lips’ Jared Swilley tells Spinner of rap/rock combos. “It’s led to some of the worst music of all-time. It can be done tastefully, but there is a very fine line to be tread.”

Note to Jared: Take heed to your own words. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Jason Hortillas

You got to love when a guest DJ set turns into an impromptu performance. At the end of the night, 88-Keys did just that. Much love goes out to all the sponsors especially Mel D. Cole who provided the amazing photos. To see the entire album, go to Village Slum.

Previously Posted — Chilltown Saturday With 88-Keys

SMH. Even the White House is subjected to crappy Youtubey footage. It looks like Joe Biden was filming with Read the rest of this entry »