Gender be damned, Rapsody is a rapper on a mission to smash all stereotypes and judgments. In her latest offering, Return of the B-Girl, she plays the fitting role of Luke Skywalker to prove she can keep up with the best of them. The tape features many recognizable guest stars including Big Daddy Kane, Skyzoo, Rah Digga, Phil Adé, and Mac Miller, with 9th Wonder handling the great majority of the behind-the-scenes to guide young Jedi along the journey. Read the rest of this entry »

NYC stand up. Your subwoofers are about to be lyrically inclined with a verbal blitzkrieg from Queens and Brooklyn leading the charge. Still going strong from peddling cassettes for a healthy amount of cigarettes, Skyzoo & !llmind invite the hungeriest G-Unit member and Maino a.k.a. “Slap-A-Jenks” into the cypher for some 4th quarter heat. Read the rest of this entry »

Not that I know much about Tom, other than he’s working under 9th’s wings and has The Hardy Boy Mystery Mixtape: Secret of Thee Green Magic mixtape dropping soon. It’s just that when a rapper shouts of Olivia Benson on a track, they’re a-okay by my standards. Read the rest of this entry »

– Tins traced “The Evolution Of Mood Muzik,” right on the heels of Budden’s Mood Muzik 4 release.

– The NBA season is early so here are “12 Things To Watch” as well as a look back @ Jordan, Kobe…Shawn Kemp as well as other “Influential Missed Opportunities.” Read the rest of this entry »

While the Golden Age of the producer-MC collaboration lies years in the past, occasionally a group comes through that reminds Hip-Hop heads why the formula was so effective in the first place. 2010’s flashback is Live from the Tape Deck, a glimpse back to the glory days of Gang Starr and Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Brooklyn native Skyzoo and New Jersey’s !llmind craft 12 tracks of expert workmanship, which if not quite reaching those legendary heights goes the distance in doing their geographical roots proud. Read the rest of this entry »

Strength is generally found in numbers and the pairing of one of Hip-Hop’s most studious lyricists along with a divergent producer proves just that. Live From The Tape Deck, the remarkable collaborative LP from Skyzoo and !llmiind, has plenty of heads reminiscing back to the days when all you needed was a JVC stereo and Shell-Toe Adidas to get by. Read the rest of this entry »

When the lyricism, production and overall execution all align to create an ominous glow, you better have the volume all the way turnt up to damage your inner ear canals. I’m talking hearing aids at age 22 type-ish. Screw it. Hip-Hop is in the building by way of Duck Down Records x Skyzoo x !llmind and the speakers are on blast. Read the rest of this entry »

“I GUESS HOW IT SET IT off will determine how to finish
Finishin’ this is fine, the finish line is the scrimmage
Scrimmagin’ the design, designin’ is by the witness
Witnessin’ from the side, as I’m driftin’ by to the ending
Ending another stanza by beginning to explain it
Explaining an explanation and waiting while you arrange it Read the rest of this entry »

It may be Naledge Born’s born-day, yet he’s the one doling out the gifts. The Windy City native linked up with Aphilliate DJ Moondawg for his Twentysomething mixtape to celebrate the occasion. Much like The Land Of Make Believe, Twentysomething is a celebration of that transitional place between 25 & 30. Read the rest of this entry »

After running circles around their opposition (and throwing them), Skyzoo & !llmind deem in necessary to get back to the mission and blow out some subwoofers. No Rockford Fosgate® or Kenwood is safe when the B.L.A.P. Master starts to tinker with the bells and whistles in his arsenal. And as for Sky, well, as soon as he hears the beat it’s instant Palov mode. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since Meka moved to New York, game got real. Our homies over at the (2)Dopehouse show their love and appreciation for the Big Apple rap circuit with their mixtape A (2)Dope Mixtape: Empire State Edition. Read the rest of this entry »

Turnabout is fair play, ain’t that right Joey? Read the rest of this entry »

I know and they know you slept on this whirling dervish of lyricism last time out, but here’s the video so you can actually see what Sky & !llmind are saying.  Along with them playing with their favorite Wham-O® toy. Read the rest of this entry »

Although you may have peeped “Popularity” getting a brief guest spot on HBO’s Entourage this week, “Frisbees,” the first taste of Skyzoo’s joint album with producer !llmind, is the best solo dart we’ve heard from the Brooklynite since “The Beautiful Decay.” Read the rest of this entry »

Drifted through the whole week and still haven’t gotten around to listening to all those loose tracks you pilfered from across the worldwide web? Or still in a situation where you prefer the DJ do the filtration process for you? We present to you Trackstar’s Boogie Bang 24, hosted by Duck Down emcee Skyzoo. Plenty of heat locked and loaded, ready for your listening pleasure. Download and enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »