Not much happened after the initial fanfare when 9th Wonder, Talib Kweli and Pharoahe Monch announced their Indie 500 collective, but we finally get some new music in the shape of Pay Ya Dues from Kweli, Bad Lucc and Problem. Hardly a game changer, but still good. Listen below.
Category: 9th Wonder
XL (Sadat X & El Da Sensei) – ‘We Must Stand’
XL is a new group made up of two legends of the game, Brand Nubian emcee Sadat X, and The Artifacts rapper El Da Sensei (see what they did with the name there?). We Must Stand is their debut track, and although its not set to be included on the upcoming self-titled album, its a dope joint with a killer beat from 9th Wonder. Listen below.
Add-2 – ‘Prey For The Poor’ stream
There’s now a full stream available of the new album from 9th Wonder protege Add-2, Prey For The Poor. With beats from 9th himself, Khrysis, Nottz and more, plus guest spots from fellow Jamla squadron Rapsody, its an impressive project, and you can check it out below.
Add-2 – ‘Set It Off’
Add-2 releases this second single from new album Prey For The Poor, and this time JAMLA honcho 9th Wonder is providing the beat himself. It’s an impressive effort, and you can listen below. Look out for the album coming next week.
Add-2 – ‘Stop, Play, Rewind’ feat. Rapsody
9th Wonder and his Jamla Records squad are gearing up for the release of the debut album from Add-2, Prey For The Poor. This latest single is produced by the always-impressive Khrysis, and also features a guest verse from Rapsody. Listen below, and keep em’ peeled for the album coming soon.
Rapsody – ‘Don’t Need It’ (remix) feat. Joey Bada$$
Jamla Squad emcee Rapsody is back with this dope remix of Don’t Need It, backed up with a beat from Young Guru, and a guest spot from Joey Bada$$. The original version featured on the recent Beauty & The Beast project, but you can check the remix out below. Hit us up with your comments.
Rapsody – ‘Hard to Choose’
9th Wonder has laced his protege Rapsody with yet another classic beat in the shape of Hard to Choose. It’s taken from Rapsody’s Beauty and The Beast album, out now, and you can watch the video on the link below.
K-Hill – ‘Top Prospect’ (9th Wonder remix)
The maestro 9th Wonder has remixed Top Prospect from rapper K-Hill, and it sounds lovely. It marks the release of 2005 album Stamps of Approval for download (until now it was CD only), and you can listen below.
Rapsody – ‘Don’t Need It’
Now that he’s officially a Jamla employee, Young Guru is getting stuck in with production duties on new Rapsody track Don’t Need It, from the extended version of her Beauty and the Beast project, out now.
Rapper Big Pooh on Combat Jack
The latest episode of The Combat Jack Show features an extensive interview with Rapper Big Pooh, breaking down tracks from his incredible Words Paint Pictures EP with Apollo Brown. He also drops knowledge on a range of other subjects, and you can listen to the whole thing below. Props to Combat for not asking the obvious Little Brother reunion questions. As painful as it is to accept, its not going to happen.