While they already party harder than the ’86 Beastie Boys, the FKi clan have linked up with Diplo and you already know the citations have already been filled out by the Atlanta police department for disorderly conduct. But don’t sleep because “I Think She Ready” is an exceptional rap song. Read the rest of this entry »

For Reks’ next act, he’s dipping into the vault of frequent cohort Statik Selektah to release Straight, No Chaser. Accordingly, the first single “Autographs,” the first single off the project, is a song that only begins to show the the fluid chemistry between the two artists. Read the rest of this entry »

Between collaborations with Freddie Gibbs and Action Bronson and putting out his own album, Statik Selektah had a fairly busy 2011. Next year will likely keep the New York DJ just as occupied with the upcoming album with Termanology (as 1982), entitled 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t forget that Statik Selektah is trying to have total control of the rap population these days. To commence the release of his latest compilation, he didn’t the club and waste champagne on some broad’s borrowed Armani dress, he put on for Hip-Hop culture and every single rapper you see here–from Styles P. to the LEP Bogus Boys to Reks to Termanology–is featured on Population Control. It’s an old fashioned rap reunion. Read the rest of this entry »

Slaine is a rap lobbyist from Boston who deals with more grease than a car mechanic. Statik Selektah doesn’t need an introduction. If you’re in the market for some hardcore, you come to the right place because the State Of Grace mixtape is packing more heat than cigarette filters. Check the rundown grass over at Gillette Stadium as Slaine, Action Bronson and Ill Bill all go for broke on “Offensive Lines” or the nostalgic “Night After Night” that takes it back to the days where evenings were dedicated to mixshow evenings. Read the rest of this entry »

Reks is known as a fearsome emcee, with a taste for chewing up and spitting out lesser rappers. So, it may come as a surprise that “Kill ‘Em” is firmly tongue-in-cheek. While Reks threatens a long hit list of the underground’s best, he also verbally takes out his own crew, and in the end, offs himself. Read the rest of this entry »

Reks speaks for the Black girl’s lost in society’s narrow minded viewpoints, as per the latest theatrical performance from R.E.K.S. (Rhythm Eternal King Supreme). He realizes that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, not what Hollywood or so-called scientific reasoning theorizes it as. The definition changes daily so later for their minstrel shows. Read the rest of this entry »

SP The Ghost ain’t for jokes and games, so he probably hasn’t used his tear ducts in ages. Good thing for Reks, the Boston bomber with the boom-bap sensibility. He’s the reigning Rhythm Eternal King Supreme and he most likely wears Carhartt overcoats in the summer. Together, they’re steady at work mopping up crocodile tears from rappers crying over spilled cognac. Read the rest of this entry »

Reks earned a commendable 3 Cigs for his Rhythm Eternal King Supreme project, but he’s taking his affliction with cancer sticks to dangerously high tar levels with ½ of the mighty Mash Out Posse. All tenured smokers have a love/hate relationship with their beloved nerve-calmer and the instigator by the name of nicotine always seems to persuade them to roll with the former. Read the rest of this entry »

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– It’s always fun to play the “What If?” game. This time we did so with rappers and Marvel Comics characters.

– David D. Vs. Lupe Fiasco and the co-defendants, all of Lupe’s faithful “Lasers.” Read the rest of this entry »

Words by C. Paicely

Go ahead and breathe. After sitting through the endless utterance of verbal venom that is R.E.K.S. (Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme), the average listener will want to. On his newest project, the Massachusetts duelist effectively tears holes in a decidedly sub-par industry, seemingly without inhaling. Kudos to his beast-like bravery, but what’s beneath the surface? Read the rest of this entry »

“25th Hour,” the first single off Reks’ new album Rhythm Eternal King Supreme, is clearly born out of love. From the very beginning, the song is a heartfelt ode to the boom-bap sound, aesthetic and culture. The production, especially the opening vocal chops, sound ripped from the mid-90s, which makes sense when you consider that the legendary DJ Premier laced this one. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier this year, the unfortunate death of of Keith “Guru” Elam from Gang Starr saw the end of an era where a producer and MC created a unified duality to consolidate the quality control for an entire LP. Or has it? 2010 has seen a rebirth of the practice where cohesiveness trumps catchiness. Read the rest of this entry »

Heroin flow on the verses and beat, just nod to it. Off REKS’ In Between The Lines Volume 2 coming soon and to be hosted by Statik Selektah, DJ Green Lantern & Ill Will. For added measure, check REKS’ menacing solo shot, “Pray For You (The Homicide Note).”

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Download — REKS Feat. Strong Arm Steady – “Outta Control” (Prod. by Statik Selektah)

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Download — REKS – “Pray For You (The Homicide Note)” (Prod. by Statik Selektah)

At the time of the picture, Ron was potentially hungover.

Ron-Ron literally has to have the gonads of an elephant. Either that or he’s simply wired to function completely differently than the average human being. Society’s norms? Out the window? Constraints of public image and worrying about a job? Bish please. Otherwise, how else can you explain him waggin’ his Mutumbo finger in the face of Stern and the league by making this nice diddy with true emcee Reks, a track that capitalizes off Ron’s ability to get drunk @ the gig and still perform? Read the rest of this entry »