Sometime producer, sometime rapper Scram Jones features in the latest single from D.I.T.C. legend Diamond D, taken from his stellar Diam Piece album. Watch the video below, and sort your shit out if you haven’t copped the album yet.
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King Magnetic – ‘Tuff Guy’
The new Timing Is Everything album from King Magnetic is coming soon, featuring an impressive line-up of features and producers. In the meantime, check out the video for single Tuff Guy below. Preview some tracks from the album here.
One Be Lo – ‘Laborhood Part IV’
Indy vet One Be Lo is back with a new album, Laborhood Part IV. The line-up of guests includes Kenn Starr and Logic, and you can stream and buy it below. Dope.
J. ROCC – ‘Petestrumentals II’ mix
This short mix from J. Rocc highlights the standout tracks from new Pete Rock album Petestrumentals II, and we actually like it more than the album itself. Its nice and concise, with a dope intro at the beginning, just in case you didn’t know who Pete is. There’s also a CL Smooth vocal sample dropped in throughout, although that only serves as a cruel reminder of how great a new Pete Rock & CL Smooth album would be. Listen below.
Statik Selektah – ‘Lucky 7’
Lucky 7 from Statik Selektah has finally arrived, and so has the inevitable stream. Like all Statik albums, its stacked with features from the best rappers of today, including Action Bronson, Sean Price, Rapsody, Your Old Droog, Smif-n-Wessun, Talib Kweli and Skyzoo. The question remains though: What the hell is dude wearing on that terrible album cover? Listen below.
Guilty Simpson – ‘Vanguard Organisation’
There’s new music coming from Guilty Simpson and Stones Throw, said to be an album in collaboration with Katalyst, from the Quakers. For now, the house that Peanut Butter Wolf built has dropped this first taste of what’s to come, and it’s nice. Listen below, and keep a look out for more soon.
Apathy – ‘Weekend At The Cape’/’The Black Lodge’
Busy man Apathy has released full streams of both his new album projects, Weekend At The Cape, and The Black Lodge, the latter of which weighs in at a hefty and somewhat overcooked 50 tracks. The Black Lodge includes guest spots from Evidence, Alchemist, Ras Kass, Celph Titled and more, and both projects are pretty decent. Listen to them below, and let us know what you think.
Termanology & Manny Garcia – ‘Latino Unification’
Termanology and Manny Garcia rep Puerto Rico to the fullest on this nice banger, including cuts and scratches by Statik Selektah. Shame about the terrible artwork. We’ll let you find out for yourself what S.W.A. stands for. Watch below.
Godfather Don – ‘The Final Unreleased Project’ sampler
The Chopped Herring label is giving us yet more gems, this time a set of unreleased tracks from indy legend Godfather Don. Judging from the short sampler below, the vinyl-only release is shaping up to be great, so look out for it when it drops. No Question in particular sounds grimy as shit, which is exactly what we wanted.
Czarface – ‘Sgt Slaughter’
If you still need convincing that the new Every Hero Needs a Villain album from Czarface (7L & Esoteric, Inspectah Deck) is dope, then this video for Sgt Slaughter will definitely sway you over towards the dark side. Picking up from where the video for The Great (Czar Guitar) ended, its another crazy-as-fuck flick, and you can watch it below.