If you’re staring at an upcoming commute or flight, take comfort in knowing that the folks over at HiPNOTT Records, DJBooth and The Well Veresed have kept your headphones in mind with their Executive Suite compilation. Read the rest of this entry »

Phonte’s not the only former Little Brother member going stag on an album this year. With the release of Dirty Pretty Things, the levelheaded Rapper Big Pooh also makes his solo status known. In dropping this 18-track behemoth, Pooh crafts an expansive LP with mixed results. Read the rest of this entry »

You get but only one born day a year but when two of California’s most focused Hip-Hop artists in rhyme specialist Balance and Dae One, the instrumental wizard who never duplicates his sounds, it’s cause for B-Dae celebration. Read the rest of this entry »

We all can think of some things that are dirty and pretty at the same time, but from this point on, you should probably refer to Rapper Big Pooh’s new album, Dirty Pretty Things. The days when we get a good single/remix combo are far and few between in this era of forgettable rap but Rapper has the formula mixed and mastered with his “They Say” set. Read the rest of this entry »

Late week lethargy has set in and Audible Treats presented an accurate, descriptive press release to accompany an early peek at Big Pooh’s upcoming album, so let’s just roll with that for now, shall we? Read the rest of this entry »

“My circle getting small, my legend growing bigger, And I’m yet to reach my apex, go figure.”

The fall season is producing lots of music from Little Brother, albeit solo efforts instead of as a group. With 9th and Phonte’s joints already in stores, Pooh’s completing the circle with his Dirty Pretty Things dropping on November 1st. Read the rest of this entry »

Rapper Big Pooh has the aural fix to cure whatever ails your headphones and speakers with his newest single “Medicine Man.” Read the rest of this entry »

Who says the affections of rappers have to carry mysognistic undertones every step of the way? Digga, the Six Figga H.N.I.C., knows a thing or two about civilized relationships and that’s the mark he’s going to leave on the music world with his Person of Interest EP. Hall Of Justus residents, Rapper Big Pooh and Chaundon feel exactly the same way as they trade off barbs of monogamy that should have their girlfriends feeling more secure every time they have to hit the road. Read the rest of this entry »

Cons, Pooh and eLZ ask that you stop your bloodclot crying. MOD3 is on the way via Bandcamp Records. Read the rest of this entry »

Camp Lo’s Geechi Suede and Little Brother’s Rapper Big Pooh hit the street and turn up their booming system on yet another future classic from 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s. Read the rest of this entry »

Some of y’all lamed out when the Big/Little Brother was giving you “Nothing Less” but the best in uncooked rawness with the Black Hippy movement on one of the year’s best coinciding albums, but something tells me all eyes will transfixed on this right here. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Pooh manages to detail the everyday struggle of the working man better than almost any other emcee out there. His fight to succeed resonates with every person on the grind, working as hard as they can to get on the come up. Pooh states “As each day passes, the next gets brighter.” Wise and useful words for anyone, who like me, are dealing with a long, cold day. Read the rest of this entry »

I keep telling my friends something special is brewing out West. Schoolboy Q, who has been known to go half on demolishing a track alongside Kendrick Lamar, is out for self come tomorrow. Q is the next artist in line to utilize the power of the hashtag project title due to Twitter’s influence. #Setbacks will be released in all its glory soon enough, but no one ever said adding some last second anticipation ever hurt. Read the rest of this entry »

After giving you ample time to digest his Delightful Bars & Purple Tape, Rapper Big Pooh is ready to get his next mixtape, Fat Boy Fresh Vol. 1, Read the rest of this entry »

Festival fatigue has lingering effects that last for days and beset even the staunchest of music fans. The consecutive days of blaring bass, constant standing while nodding along to whatever beat’s playing, shaking more hands than a stumping politician, the lack of sleep & the consistent blur of it all create a war of attrition that few if any can survive without coming back feeling that perpetual motion feeling that’s similar to initial few minutes after having exited a swimming pool. Even days later, my wife yelled to have me assist with a chore and I immediately threw my hands in the air as if she were an emcee dictating what my response should be. Read the rest of this entry »