Music fans rejoice, The Kid Daytona lets loose his year-ending mixtape The Interlude II, sequel to 2010′s acclaimed release bearing the same name. As his stock continues to blossom along with universal recognition, the second part of the series looks to elevate the Bronx emcee’s name beyond the blogs and into iPods and car stereos of a new audience. Musically, it’s everything you’d expect from Daytona, but better. His trademark unique sound has matured, enhanced only by his ever-improving intricate lyricism and narrative ability. Read the rest of this entry »

After educating the masses with his unauthorized biographies and dropping off a random track every blue moon, Shaun is finally dropping off his full length project Waiting Room. Read the rest of this entry »

Just as it seems Estelle was too far gone in being a glamour girl, she bursts off the runway and back into the music scene with a new tape. Well…almost. Consisting of snippets, randoms and pure London swag, Ms. Darlings links up with DJ Trauma for the Twitter-fueled #ialmostmadeamixtape with cameos from Nas, Kardinal Offishall, Maino and surprisingly John Legend. Read the rest of this entry »

My name is my name © Frank Lucas

Mick’s upbringing and lifestyle may be slightly different the Frank’s but they still share one important trait. Read the rest of this entry »

Dedicated to the upcoming days where tig ‘ol bitties and volumptrous rumps will be bouncing in our faces as they scurry across the beach, the Konvict tandem of Kardi & Akon are gearing up for summer ’10. But you have to think bigger than just American T&A. T-Dot’s finest is going global with his new project as Mr. International. Read the rest of this entry »

Screw the cars, clothes and other materialistic nonsense, opportunities like this right here are what artists should be working towards. On one of the leading legs of the Olympic Torch relay, Canadian MC Kardinal Offishal gets handed the responsibility and right of torchbearer, and in turn, becomes quite possibly the only rapper to ever do so.

His family must be so proud. Hell, I’m proud for him and for Hip-Hop. Read the rest of this entry »

For someone who’s supposed to be confined with the limitations of being an “Internet rapper,” The Kid Daytona has marketed himself and Come Fly With Me with ambitious flavor that really shines through his artform. In his latest visual from said album, you can catch him doing a little bit acting as well hitting the stage with Kardi while trying to impress some dimepiece. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re feeling like your noggin needs music to promote the nod factor, indulge in Skratch Bastid’s brand-spanking new version of Kardinal Offishall’s “Clear.” I can’t say I’ve taken in the original more than a few times, but this Planet Rockin’ remix takes listeners a bit further into their inhibitions and keeps this piece of upbeat pop locking right alongside Kardi’s high-energy fast-flow. Read the rest of this entry »

Instead of the normal bickering and love triangles Illseed usually shares over in AHH’s rumor mill, recently he acknowledged a mishap I’m extremely surprised no one else noticed yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Free is the new $9.99. In the past, a free album giveaway from an artist raised red flags, implying substandard material unworthy of the Sam Goody. But in 2009, with mixtapes, Rapidshare and downloadable singles threatening to kill albums, giving away a full-length under the auspices of name recognition is a good strategy. The key is, can you deliver the goods to turn heads? On Kid Daytona’s Come Fly With Me, the answer is an emphatic yes. Combining modern sounding beats with a never-ending flow of punchlines, he’s made a project that’s certain to satisfy his fans and win over new ones.

What’s most impressive about Come Fly With Me is its consistency; there’s nary a weak track to be found over the album’s 14 cuts. Kid Daytona proves himself to be fully adept at the varying styles of backpack infused pop-rap. Read the rest of this entry »

To prepare you for takeoff, he gassed up the jet and gave you The Daytona 500 EP. Now, The Kid Daytona’s in full flight with his debut  [free] album Come Fly With Me. Daytona’s debonair dispositions are reinforced with appearances from Mickey Factz, Kardinal Offishall, Amanda Diva and Outasight and boardwork by the likes of Double O, Cook Classics and surprisingly 6th Sense. Consider yourself lucky when a project like this costs you nothing but hard drive space.

To the skies! Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Prop Jay

During his younger years, Kardinal was a beast on the mic. Recently, he has seemingly gone the way of the dollar sign and has fallen from the high regard that I once held him in. In 2008, he released what could have been an album full of hits as he finally had a real financial backing. Instead, he deviated towards stylings that might be regarded as “Konvict Music.” Beyond these statements I don’t want to even discuss anything he has done post-2005.

The song above was an example of a hidden gem on his sophmore release from 2001, Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1. Overall, the song got a moderate amount Read the rest of this entry »

Outside of “What A World,” I don’t have too much knowledge on Chester French. I’ve seen the name, but what I thought was a singular artist is actually a duo. Nevertheless, two things made me give this tape more than a passing glance: Clinton Sparks, and the featured guests. But I’ll let them talk about them.

“Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance” is a chronicle of the past six years of our lives. It tells our story, from the gymnasiums of Harvard to the hills of Hollywood. Unlike “Love the Future,” which we’ve written, arranged, performed, produced, and engineered by ourselves, “Jacques Jams” features a collection of new, original music that we created in the hills of Massachusetts and then invited some of our favorite artists to grace.

As young artists, we couldn’t be more grateful for this opporunity to collaborate with legends like Jermaine Dupri, Diddy, Pharrell, Pusha, Talib Kweli, Bun B., The Mad Rapper, Kardinal Offishall, N.O.R.E, and Jadakiss as well as younger friends like Janelle Monae, Cassie, Wale, Solange, Lady Gaga, and Mickey Factz. All of these fantastic artists have been more than generous with their creativity and hard work, so we owe them an enormous debt. Clinton Sparks, above all, has tirelessly guided us toward success and endurance, a tall order with obnoxious perfectionists like us!

Tracklist and link after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

The more he continues to promote this (1, 2, 3, 4, videos,) the more it’s sounding like a b-r-i-c-k to me… Read the rest of this entry »

Generally what you hear from the final product of an album doesn’t represent the entire creation process. Scrapped songs and altered production ironically are the setbacks that constitute forward progress.

Still fresh with the aroma from the 4 Cigs caused by his debut album White Van Music, Jake One caught up with TSS to break down the origins of the album’s bonus track “Hurt U,” which features the efficacious pairing of Pharoahe Monch and Kardinal Offishall. Read the rest of this entry »