Bottling up the sounds of the most popular season to create a hit with emeritus status is probably on the bucket list for nearly every artist doing it. For tabi Bonney, the D.C. mainstay with dreams of seeing his artisnal value grow with every public appearance, he takes 12 stabs at it with The Summer Years, a digestible but otherwise inchoate project owed to tabi’s inability to match his lyricism with the broad instrumentation on hand. Read the rest of this entry »

So what if it’s currently autumn masking itself as winter? tabi Bonney is aiming to be an artist for the only season everybody can agree on with The Summer Years. Backed by exclusive production from his sensei, Ski Beatz, tabi has girls galore flocking to his video shoots and it’s plain to see that he’s about that life where shorts, sun and roller skates collide. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you think that Common had any idea the trend he’d be setting when he penned “Used To Love H.E.R.” almost twenty years ago? Whether he did or didn’t, in exposing his undercover affection for Hip-Hop, the Chi-Town legend has paved the way for a countless amount of MCs to share their initiation to said labor of love. Read the rest of this entry »

DD172 just released the best 15 minute time-waster we’ll probably run across today since it features an extensive listen to what looks to be Ski’s Karate School Pt. 2 Read the rest of this entry »

“Everybody has their 9 to 5′s that don’t define who they are inside.”

tabi drops a visual to the Nesby Phips-produced nugget from his late 2010 release, Fresh. Read the rest of this entry »

Inspired by their “Brain Candy” series and most likely plenty of wild, drunken nights, Naledge and Double O have embarked on another international adventure in between projects. Semester Abroad highlights the Kidz’ fantastic G.P.A. over the past few months and few of the classmates (Curren$y, Smoke DZA, tabi Bonney, The Kid Daytona, etc.) helping them cheat through language arts class. Read the rest of this entry »

Ski Beatz gathers his 24 Hour Karate School ninjas tabi & Rugz for the collaboration of “Donald Trump’s Theme Song.” The end result ends up being rebellious soul music over hard-hitting drums. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a visual person. Products that look dope grab my immediate attention and the cover art for tabi’s Postcard From Abroad looks like warm, playful vacation music. I can’t cop to having heard Smiles Davis’ name before but who can’t help but smirk at “Smiles” as handle? Read the rest of this entry »

Still rolling his stones on the road since we touched bases with him in NOLA and A3C, Stalley is focused on making your holiday experience one for the ages with headnod Hip-Hop and an energetic stage show. Joining him on Undercrwn x Get Gallagher Entertainment’s The Good Times Tour will be the Luchini Twins: Camp Lo, Mick Boogie’s wax brother, Terry Urban and a few surprise guests along the way. Read the rest of this entry »

As late career renaissances go, Ski Beatz’ has to be one of the most unexpected. Nevertheless, the man behind “Dead Presidents” rise from the ashes has nothing to do with luck, but rather an ability to consistently craft pristine tracks for young MCs like Curren$y and Jay Electronica. Having gotten his mojo back, Beatz steps out of the background and into the spotlight with his own album, 24 Hour Karate School. The result is easily one of best exhibitions of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

The level of anticipation for Ski’s 24 Hour School has wavered from a butterflies-in-stomach effect to “believe it when I see it,” but as of right now, all skeptics should bow to the sensei because September 21st is the day the dojo will be opened. Read the rest of this entry »

The good folks over @ DD172 decided share the soundboard recording from The BluRoc Music Festival, recorded live at the Brooklyn Bowl on June 21st. Musical performances include Stalley, Curren$y, Big K.R.I.T., tabi Bonney, Rugz D. Bewler, Smoke DZA, Ski Beatz and more. Read the rest of this entry »

Devin’s been the main one biggin’ up Phil’s music but perhaps it’s time we all pay a little more attention. It’s hard not to @ least be curious when you see a lineup that features Chef alongside several the notables from the nation’s capital. While the original was already strong, bolstered by Raheem’s chorus and one helluva soundbed, the combined effort on the remix make the DMV’s version of Hip-Hop sound soulful, each artist making an earnest statement to stay true to their start. Read the rest of this entry »

As we keep this fresh tunes Friday moving along, tabi gets it in with the percussion-driven “Get Me.” Read the rest of this entry »

Since the state still owns Radric Davis‘ ass, Wale gets to keep all the pretty girls for himself as Go-Go gets a much needed national boost with the second single from Attention Deficit. Not that Gucci’s absence is a bad thing since a few models take over his camera time during his 1:20 or so. Lots of bobs, weaves and lip gloss opposed to ashy knuckles, chapped lips and “Lemonade” on the dientes. Read the rest of this entry »