The latest collection of hidden gems to be unearthed by Chopped Herring is a set of demo tapes from Shabazz The Disciple. Listen to snippets below, and order here.
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Wiki – ‘Lil Me’ (stream)
Madlib and Black Milk are among the producers supplying beats on this new album from Wiki, Lil Me. Stream below.
Killa Kali – ‘Can’t Walk Away’
DirtyDiggs never seems to take a break from producing quality beats, and here blessed Killa Kali with a new one. Can’t Walk Away also features Montage One, and is taken from KK’s upcoming new project, Kalibrated Assault. Listen below.
Hassaan Mackey – ‘In Thought’
Quality new goodness from Hassaan Mackey, featuring a rugged and sparse beat from D-Rock. Listen below.
The IV League – ‘The IV League’
We first posted news about the indy super-group IV League back in June, but now the crew that features Ras Kass, Shabaam Sahdeeq, El Da Sensei and more have finally dropped the full project. Listen to the dopeness below, and they go make the purchase.
DJ Soko – ‘Ambassador Bridge’ (video)
If you’ve not yet copped the Domino Effect album from DJ Soko, then you are missing out on one of the best albums of 2015. The tracklist includes Ambassador Bridge, for which there’s now this creative stop-motion, Lego, Zombie apocalypse video.
Lord Black – ‘Light It Up’ feat. Ty Nitty
Queens vet Ty Nitty drops guest vocals on the latest from Lord Black, off of his Streets Live In Me album. Watch the video below.
Ras Kass – ‘Attitudes’ (remix) feat. Royce Da 5’9″
Ras Kass is dropping a new EP named Lyrical Hip-hop Is Dead, featuring this new joint, with Royce Da 5’9″. Listen below.
Tone Spliff – ‘What’s In The Future’
Illa Ghee and Blacastan feature on this one from Tone Spliff, taken from his new album coming next year. Listen below.
Chris Rivers & Termanology – ‘Ain’t No Half Steppin’
Chris Rivers and Termanology channel Big Daddy Kane on this new one, paying tribute to the God emcee with some classic hip-hop video cliche moves. Watch below.