“Dose Of Dopeness” is a Dot Da Genius-produced Cudi track that was originally created around the same time as “Day N Night” circa 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t mistake the Songs By Me, Stalley series as just a handful of b-sides and leftovers. As “Cash and My Cutty” proves, Stalley’s unreleased songs are still grade-A material. Over a slow-churning Ski Beatz backdrop, the soulful beat and looping hook are definitely reminiscent of Intelligent Trunk Music Read the rest of this entry »

Stalley has a tangible rapport with producer Ski Beatz that turns heads every time a new collaboration track drops. After releasing the Sensei Beatz-crafted gem, “Gentleman’s Quarterly,” earlier this week, Stalley reached into his archives to drop “Harsh Ave,” a track previously heard only in video. Read the rest of this entry »

Stalley’s main strength isn’t how he raps but what he raps about. On the Ski Beatz-produced number “Gentlemen’s Quarterly,” Stalley uses the “Tastemaker for the tastemakers…” chorus to capture his boldness while simultaneously referencing himself as “a revolutionary that loves the dough, America’s nightmare in the wicker chair.” Read the rest of this entry »

Songs like “Cocaine Is A Helluva Drug” are why I’ve been claiming Crooked as one of my favorite rappers for the past seven years. Obviously, everyone enjoys hearing the Slaughterhouse member incinerate microphones with his lyrical prowess. Hell, verse for verse, even Royce considers him the best out of the group. Read the rest of this entry »

Based off the Kid Cudi we know now, listening to unreleased music from dude is like hearing a completely different artist. From his lyrics to his vision, in general, everything is much more blatant. Take the following line from this guitar-fused fossil, “To The Top,” for example. Read the rest of this entry »

Dam-Funk went diggin’ in the crates for “Step Into My Zone.” To be more accurate, he found the song – originally recorded in 2006 – in “a black milk crate full of CD spools of joints.” Read the rest of this entry »

At the moment, I’m sitting here, bleary-eyed, hoping that the blank white page on my screen will stop vibrating long enough for me to pin it down with a couple of words. It’s been a long, long couple of days around my way, and there are few, if any, good vibes to be found here. But damn, with a touch of liquid funk, Dam-Funk’s music can make me feel like I’m relaxing poolside, Read the rest of this entry »

While we we’re hoping something for Life Is Good or maybe the scrapped Lost Tapes 2, this set of bars from Nas’ vault will do just fine. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s Friday and either you’ve had a good or a bad week. If it’s the latter, Dam has a public service message in the form of an unreleased demo track that can also double as your theme music to round out the day. Read the rest of this entry »

Even from the grave, ‘Pac still manages to make more yearly appearances than André 3000 and sounds more focused than the current ne’er-do-wells disguised as artists. On these two previously unheard songs, Pac takes aim at old enemies like Dr. Dre, Nas, Biggie, Bad Boy, De La Soul, Biggie, Mobb Deep, Jeru and more. Yes, all of them. Read the rest of this entry »

“And who knew dude who loved apple pies from McDonald’s/would soon be the boss of the Big Apple, y’all know…” – Jay-Z (2002).

Every artist sets out with the dream of being the one, yet it’s obvious only the select few of the few go on to see it come to be. Read the rest of this entry »

On Friday’s, content becomes a free-for-all and perfect time for us to share this lost remix of Company Flow’s “N2N Burners” circa 1998. Complete with flecks of dust, the newfound version is composed of a lo-fi groove similar to ones which made the group kings of the underground once upon a time Read the rest of this entry »

As the re-release of Alicia’s classic Songs In A Minor draws near, the previously unreleased “Typewriter” makes its debut. “Typewriter” as well as a couple of other demos and remixes will get their shining moment packaged as a two disc Deluxe edition and three disc Collector’s Edition commemorating the 10th anniversary of Keys’ Songs In A Minor. Read the rest of this entry »

Been waiting on “Mama’s Boyfriend” since Kanye stood on tables at the Facebook office and did a performance? The wait is over. Read the rest of this entry »