We’ve been looking forward to the joint project from STS & RJD2 ever since they dropped the Hold On, Here It Go single a few weeks back. The STS x RJD2 album has now arrived, and you can stream it on the link below before buying (H/T to 2DopeBoyz).
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Camo Lo – ‘Black Jesus’
The fifth album from Camp Lo is finally almost here, and they’ve ramped up the promo work with new single Black Jesus. Its produced by long-time collaborator Ski Beatz, and is sounding rather nice. Listen below, and look out for the new Ragtime Hightimes album coming May 19.
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LostPoet & Kincee – ‘The Return’ (Bronze Narareth remix)
Fresh from dropping a lot of good new music with Canibus, Bronze Nazareth has blessed LostPoet & Kincee with a remix to their track The Return. Its from the Golden Calf album, and you can check it out below.
Ty Nitty – ‘Put Down The Gun’ feat Sadat X
Sadat X can liven-up any track, so its good to have him show up on new joint Put Down The Gun from Infamous Mobb rapper Ty Nitty, and his Smells Like Queensbridge mixtape. The message about swapping bullets for books is awesome, and hopefully listeners will take note. Check it out below, and hit us with your comments.
Spectacular Diagnostics – ‘Raw Exotic’ EP
Raw Exotic is a dope little EP from Spectacular Diagnostics. The beats are nice and banging, and there’s guest vocals from Jeremiah Jae, LongLiveCarl and Vic Spencer. We don’t know much about Spectacular Diagnostics yet, but have a feeling we will soon. Listen below and let us know what you think.
The best hip-hop writing from last week
Its been another good week for qualify hip-hop journalism and long-form articles. Here’s our top picks from the last seven days:
Origin Stories: The Neptunes by Chris Williams
This article for Red Bull Music Academy looks at the history of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, and how they came up in the Virginia music scene before changing the commercial forever rap game as production powerhouse The Neptunes. Read in full here. If you also haven’t yet seen the incredible Revolutions On Air: The Golden Era of New York Radio 1980-1988 documentary, watch it here.
Gettin Kinda Hectic: Snap and Chill Rob G’s Epic Power Struggle by Robbie Ettelson
Robbie Ettelson is one of the best writers documenting the history of hip-hop, and here breaks down the troublesome making of monster dance hit Power, which included vocals from Chill Rob G. It appears on the always brilliant Cuepoint, and you can read it in full here.
Why the Term ‘Jazz-Rap’ Needs to be Deleted from the Internet by Seve Chambers
Sparked from a recent twitter debate by 9th Wonder, the article looks at the pointless need for some critics and writers to pigeonhole music into sub-genres, and how ultimately, none of it really matters. Read in full here.
The Evolution of Jaime Meline by Ben Pedroche
Lastly, we’ve gone and included one of our own long-form articles from last week, by our editor. It tracks the many different chapters in the career of El-P, and how he’s one of the few hip-hop artists to stay relevant for so long. Read in full here.
Mac Miller – ‘Boo’
Say what you want about Mac Miller, but the boy can rap, and his flow is incredible on new release Boo. No word on what project this might be from, but it bodes well for the next MM album, which will be the official follow-up to the brilliant Watching Movies with the Sound Off from 2013. Listen below.
K-Hill & Debonair P – ‘Truck Jewels & Filters Remix’ live
K-Hill and Debonair P quietly dropped one of the best projects of 2014 with Truck Jewels & Filters. An in-store performance video from K-Hill has now surfaced online, featuring a flawless performance of a remix to the album’s title track. Watch below, and support the fellas with a purchase.
Saga – ‘Eye’
The recent From Out of The Shadows album from rapper Saga was a pretty good effort, with quality beats from Marco Polo. He’s now released a video for Eye, which you can watch below. Let us know what you think.
Stream the full album here.
William Cooper – ‘Morpheus Prophecie’ feat. Planet Asia
William Cooper and Planet Asia get on some Matrix shit with new single Morpheus Prophecies. Lets be honest, its about 15 years too late to do a Matrix joint, even if elements of the basic concept can be applied to what’s happening in the world today. Its also been done to death, but the music is still banging enough to deserve respect. Its from William Cooper’s God’s Will album, and you can hear it below. Check out previous singles Holy Mountain featuring Sean Price, and True-n-Livin Nightmares featuring Sticky Fingaz.