There’s more new music from The Lifesavas member Vursatyl, giving us extra reasons to have faith in his upcoming Crooked Straights album. Listen to Bring It To a Halt below, and send us your comments.
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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.
MAHD – ‘G.M.W.A.M.N.’ feat. Guilty Simpson
Guilty Simpson features on new track G.M.W.A.M.N. from fellow Detroit artist MAHD. It didn’t make it onto his recent 13 album, but you can now listen to it below.
D-Stroy – ‘Spray Everything’
Arsonists crew member D-Stroy has released a nice little joint named Spray Everything. Its a tribute to the classic graffiti days, and you can listen below.
J-Live – ‘His Own Self’ album stream
His Own Self from J-Live is officially now out, and you can stream the entire project below. Truthfully one of our favorite artists of all time, he’s yet to make anything even close to a bad album, and this one is sounding great too. Listen, and then go make the purchase.
Camp Lo – ‘Bright Lights’
Camp Lo are finally about to release a new project, including beat work from their long-time collaborator Ski Beatz. Ragtime Hightimes will hit stores on May 19 courtesy of Nature Sounds, and today we’ve been gifted first single Bright Lights. Watch below, and let us know what you think.
MF Doom announces ‘Mask of the North Star’ with Flying Lotus
UPDATE: So it looks like the whole thing was a hilarious April Fool’s joke. Thanks for playing with our hearts, fuckers. Part of us STILL thinks it might be real though. Stranger things have happened.
Its no secret that we wet our pants anytime there’s new music from MF DOOM, and so its safe to say the news about an upcoming album with Flying Lotus has us very excited. The collaborative Mask of the North Star album will drop May 5 on Lex Recordings, with a host of guest appearances. Incredibly, the list includes El-P, and Quasimoto, which is surely a good sign for that long-awaited new Madvillain project. The coming together of Fly Lo and DOOM also explains why they are set to share the stage together in London on May 5, a show which we are happy to say we’ll be at. In the meantime, he’s the only bit of music from the new album we’ve had so far; Masquatch.
Bars in the Booth with Ras Kass
The latest episode of the DJ Premier series Bars in the Booth features Ras Kass, and the Cali vet is on absolute fire. Watch the drama below, and go get that Ras Kass/Apollo Brown album out now.
Lil Dap – ‘Code of Silence’
Those classic Gang Starr Foundation days may be long gone, buy Group Home member Lil Dap is still making music, and returns here with a dope new track produced by Lewis Parker. Watch the video for Code of Silence below, and keep an eye out for more from Dap coming soon.
Masta Killa – ‘The Return of the Masta Killa’ feat Capadonna
Wu-Tang members Masta Killa and Capadonna have joined forces for new track The Return of the Masta Killa, and its a banger. The beat is by the always-reliable PF Cuttin, and you can listen below.