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Download|Stream: Curren$y - Chasin’ Papers ft...

Thu, 31 May 2012 18:09:22 -0400

Download|Stream: Curren$y - Chasin’ Papers ft Pharrell

Another quality cut from Curren$y, off his upcoming album The Stoned Immaculate. Chasin’ Papers features Pharrell who puts his own little twist on The Five Stairsteps’ Ooh Child. With each drop after drop from the album it is really starting to sound like Spitta’s magnum opus.

Be sure to cop The Stoned Immaculate when it drops June 5th.

Download|Stream: Smoke DZA - Ashtrays ft Domo Genesis &...

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:17:26 -0400

Download|Stream: Smoke DZA - Ashtrays ft Domo Genesis & ScHoolBoy Q

Smoke DZA lets loose a joint off his upcoming collaborative project Rugby Thompson with producer Harry Fraud featuring Domo Genesis of Odd Future and Black Hippy member ScHoolBoy Q. With a hook composed of a 2 Chainz line, all three rappers turn in great verses over dope production from~~La Musica De~~ Harry Fraud. Spotted at B2P.

Look for Rugby Thompson to drop on June 19th. In the meanwhile you can pre-order it over at High Times.

Nardwuar Vs. Curren$y Part 3: The Nard Strikes Back (Video) Now...

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:21:00 -0400

Nardwuar Vs. Curren$y Part 3: The Nard Strikes Back (Video)

Now apart of Pharrell’s i am OTHER, everyone’s favorite eccentric Canadian Nardwuar interviews his best friend Curren$y for a record(?) third time. As usual with Nardwuar, gifts were given, impressive musical knowledge was shared and a nice long awkward pause to end it off.

Download|Stream: Dom Kennedy - My Type Of Party It’s...

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:23:19 -0400

Download|Stream: Dom Kennedy - My Type Of Party

It’s nearing Summer time and a lot of party joints are to be expected. Dom Kennedy’s My Type Of Party unlike what you may expect from the title, it’s not a party record. With a mellow sound provided by DJ Dahi, the beat almost sounds as if 40 made it for Drake’s next club single.

georqee reblogged your photo: ^ Click the image link to view Ab-Soul’s Terrorist… dopest...

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:06:43 -0400

georqee reblogged your photo: ^ Click the image link to view Ab-Soul’s Terrorist…

dopest thing I’ve reblogged since making my Tumblr.

Nice!

Stream: Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t...

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:17:00 -0400

Stream: Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)

The first official single from Lupe’s upcoming album Food & Liquor 2: TGARA. Backed by a T.R.O.Y. sample, Lupe goes in and does not disappoint. Also, at the end of the video the release date for F&L 2 is reveled and that date is September 9th. Hopefully it will remain that.

For my thoughts on the sample “controversy” head over to Digital Drop’s Twitter.

Download|Stream: Asher Roth - Outside Asher Roth has been...

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:49:15 -0400

Download|Stream: Asher Roth - Outside

Asher Roth has been relatively quiet since dropping his project Pabst & Jazz. Enter, Outside which is a chill Summer tune with Roth speaking on simply enjoying time outside. No word on when his Def Jam debut album Is This Too Orange will be dropping

^ Click the image link to view Ab-Soul’s Terrorist Threats...

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:45:49 -0400

^ Click the image link to view Ab-Soul’s Terrorist Threats ft Jhene Aiko & Danny Brown

Ab-Soul drops visuals for Terrorist Threats off his album Control System.

You can grab Ab-Soul’s Control System on iTunes, it is definitely worth the purchase.

Stream: Curren$y - Capitol ft 2 Chainz A while back I said how...

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:14:47 -0400

Stream: Curren$y - Capitol ft 2 Chainz

A while back I said how excited I was to hear this collab, and I guess Spitta heard me out. Curren$y sounds right at home over the jazzy production and 2 Chainz proves he can slow it down but still keep that trademark style he has recently become known for.

Curren$y’s The Stoned Immaculate in stores and on iTunes, June 5th. Available for pre-order now.

Download: Chick Gaynor - O R I G A M I (Review) Chick Gaynor...

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:08:25 -0400

Download: Chick Gaynor - O R I G A M I (Review)

Chick Gaynor a.k.a. Slug God definitely lives up to his nickname, seeing as his sophomore project Origami was originally due out March 20th. However, I do recall a conversation we had at the time, in which I told Chick that as long as Origami was ill nobody would remember how long it took to make. Well I’m here to say it was definitely worth the wait. Origami is a very cohesive project and I personally can’t think of anything negative to say about the tape itself.

One of the most impressive things on Origami is Chick’s delivery which has improved by leaps and bounds since I first heard him on Lord Slug. Chick no longer gets choked up on words, or seems short winded when spitting. The whole tapes benefits from his improved delivery and no track is more evidence of this than ElongatedSlugCameThrough. Another strong point of the tape is the production. With help from “illustrators” as Chick would say, Louseph Bruise, Obii Say, MIKE OF DOOM, and even Chick himself plus more help to define Chick’s genre Art. Every beat flows well from one to the next, definitely something that made Whatever a good debut project.

Lastly, Chick’s lyricism is what most impressed me on Origami. While Chick has always been lyrically strong, he has come along way from getting outclassed by E.U on Fading Legend. He even holds his own against the Hippo God on Micky Belvadere. The best example of Chick’s improved lyricism is found on Galic Gun, which I think is easily the best track Chick has ever done. The track features storytelling from Chick speaking on his frustration when it comes to writing verses to elite wordplay towards the end. I won’t spoil it for those who haven’t heard but the Lupe lines are some of my favorite lyrics on the whole mixtape. To wrap this up, Origami is an excellent tape and you can tell just how much work was put into the making of it. From Chick’s improved lyrics, and delivery to the production featured, all of it comes together to make one of the best projects I’ve heard this year.

Standout Tracks: Gravity, Galic Gun, Lucifer’s Lugie, & Micky Belvadere

Download: Avionadramida - BUMS (Review) After weeks of waiting,...

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:03:00 -0400

Download: Avionadramida - BUMS (Review)

After weeks of waiting, Avion finally blesses us with his latest project BUMS. First off let me state how much I appreciated the use of Sister Nancy’s BAM BAM for the intro, definitely took me back to my Skate 1 days. The rest of the tape flows well, as does Avion, who seems to be back on his more lyrical tip reminiscent of his Avionadramida project. With BUMS Avion is able to combine the elite lyricism featured on Avionadramida and the maturation of subject matter found on The Recruiting Process.

From the anime sound bites to spitting over DOOM loops everything just simply works. On the downside some tracks can be boring due to the production choices, but for the most part BUMS is an easy listen without being too mellow. The features on the tape from fellow Klan members Kendall Elijah and SIR E.U are easily some of the best verses that I’ve heard from the two. With Kendall stealing the show on Hajimeru and Avion and E.U exchanging bars on my personal favorite Wrestlemania 97. All together BUMS is another dope project from Avion, and definitely a recommended download.

Standout Tracks: Hajimeru, Solid Daggers, & Wrestlemania 97

^ Click the image link to view the documentary Danny Brown:...

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:07:15 -0400

^ Click the image link to view the documentary Danny Brown: Detroit State Of Mind

Pitchfork followed Detroit rapper Danny Brown for a couple of days back in February. They captured Danny visiting his family, his performance at Dilla Day, getting a haircut, recording music and more.

UPDATE: Pitchfork released a tracklist for all the songs featured. Peep here.

Download|Stream: Ab-Soul - ILLuminate ft Kendrick Lamar Another...

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:02:07 -0400

Download|Stream: Ab-Soul - ILLuminate ft Kendrick Lamar

Another week, another great Ab-Soul track. This one here is no different, Soulo grabs fellow TDE member Kendrick Lamar for one of the most lyrically strong songs released this year. One of the standout lines from the track come from Soul who brags “I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z, now I feel like I could run laps around Jay-Z”. Honestly though who can’t at this point. Kendrick does his usual and handles the ~~recycled~~ hook.

Ab-Soul’s Control System drops this Friday on iTunes. UPDATE: Download link up top, props to B2P.

^ Click to view Lupe Fiasco Talk Food & Liquor 2, Album...

Mon, 07 May 2012 20:52:17 -0400

^ Click to view Lupe Fiasco Talk Food & Liquor 2, Album Details.

After his recent performance at the Beale Street Music Festival 2012, Lupe Fiasco sat down with Fuse to talk Food & Liquor 2. He reveals that the first official single from the album will be released May 22nd, speaks on a track called Form Follows Function which he says “nobody is fucking with that, rappers aren’t fucking with that”, and Occupy Wall Street.

^ Click the image link to view Kanye West’s Lost In The...

Mon, 07 May 2012 20:48:33 -0400

^ Click the image link to view Kanye West’s Lost In The World

Mr.West continues his latest trend of epilepsy inducing flashes and cuts in his videos, this time for Lost In The World from his ~~disappointingly~~ critically acclaimed album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

^ Click the image link to view Earl Sweatshirt In Samoa Some...

Mon, 07 May 2012 20:43:00 -0400

^ Click the image link to view Earl Sweatshirt In Samoa

Some footage of Earl’s last couple of days at the Coral Reef Academy. For more on the back story, check out the New York Times article featuring Sweatshirt.

Download|Stream: The Hood Internet - Pesobedear (A$AP Rocky x...

Thu, 03 May 2012 22:24:36 -0400

Download|Stream: The Hood Internet - Pesobedear (A$AP Rocky x Purity Ring)

With their latest creation, The Hood Internet takes A$AP Rocky’s hit Peso and Purity Ring’s latest single Obedear to create Pesobedear. With Rocky’s slow trill sound and Purity Ring’s high energy electro vibe you’d think this combination wouldn’t work. However, the Chicago duo find a perfect balance between Rocky’s lyrics and the electro synths of Purity Ring to make a fusion of indie electro and hip-hop with a unique sound all to it’s own.

^ Click the image link to watch A$AP Rocky’s Goldie...

Thu, 03 May 2012 21:22:00 -0400

^ Click the image link to watch A$AP Rocky’s Goldie video

A$AP Rocky released visuals earlier today for his lead single Goldie off his upcoming debut album Long.Live.A$AP. One of few videos to come out in recent years that I actually like, I love the way this was shot. In the video we find Rocky and crew in Paris cruising around the Eiffel Tower, mobbing around the city, and living that lavish A$AP lifestyle that is always represented in their videos.

Sidenote: This is what Niggas In Paris should have been, honestly.

Download|Stream: Stryfe x ILLingsworth - The Opening Act Last...

Thu, 03 May 2012 21:19:59 -0400

Download|Stream: Stryfe x ILLingsworth - The Opening Act

Last month Detroit artists Stryfe and Illingsworth linked up to create of one the top projects to come out of Detroit in a while. Stryfe’s superb lyricism and Illingsworth’s production skills combine to create a perfect melody of Detroit streetlife, the club scene and nightlife. All together, a well rounded project from the two which serves as an excellent introduction to each of their skills.

Photo credits go to Damon...

Wed, 02 May 2012 22:18:48 -0400

Photo credits go to Damon Winter of The New York Times

In a interesting and well written article, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times, examines Earl Sweatshirt’s mysterious disappearance at the height of Odd Future’s popularity, his time spent in Samoa, lessons he learned and how his life changed, Earl’s new solo record deal, and his relationships with his mother, Tyler and the rest of Odd Future.

Peep the article here.