Rapper Big Pooh and Nottz have a project coming soon, and here whet our appetite with new joint Memory. With so much caliber between them, there’s no way this album isn’t going to be great, and this is a fine introduction. Listen below.
Category: Hip-hop
Wordsworth – ‘Hate’
Here’s another new joint from eMC man Wordsworth, taken from the upcoming collaboration project with Donel Smokes, New Beginning. It’s another dope effort, and you can listen below. Pre-order the album here.
Emskee & Mac McRaw – ‘It’s About Time’
NYC rapper Emskee and Mac McRaw have dropped this nice slice of 90s indy rap. First recorded as a demo in 1995 with a beat by Nick Wiz, its been re-recorded and re-produced for 2015, and has been released as a limited edition 7″, which you can cop here. Listen to both versions below.
DJ Premier & The Badder – ‘BPATTER’
DJ Premier is currently touring Europe with his live band, The Badder, and today they debuted a video for their first collaborative single. Its a new direction for Primo, but once again shows why he’s one of the finest musicians this culture we love has ever created. Watch the maestro wild out below, and catch that tour if you can.
Your Old Droog – ‘Tell Your Friends’
Your Old Droog goes in on The Weekend joint Tell Your Friends, putting his signature sound and slick wordplay all over it. Its definitely an improvement, and you can listen below.
Bam Savage – ‘Finger Print’
Statik Selektah has laced Boston artist Bam Savage with a nice beat for this new drop, Finger Print. No word yet if this is from a full album, but you can watch the video below.
King I Divine – ‘Crown Jewelz: Lost Jewelz 1’
This nice set of beats is from King I Divine, of Divine ScienZe. It sounds dope, and there’s even vocals on the last joint, courtesy of ScienZe and Noveliss. Listen below.
The Voyagers – ‘Vicious’
If you didn’t yet know, The Voyagers is a crew of emcees out of Connecticut, with a line-up that includes VeeSkeeno, Jaden Castro and more. They assemble here for a rugged posse cut, and you can check it out below.
Listen to Large Professor and Masta Ace on Microphone Check
Two hip-hop icons have recently appeared on the frequently great Microphone Check podcast from NPR. First up was Large Professor, followed a few days later by Masta Ace. Listen to the two legends drop science and history on the links below.
Venomous2000 – ‘Watch The Pen Smoke’
Filmed on tour in Germany, this new video for Watch The Pen Smoke from Venomous2000 is dope. Its from new album Will To Power, and you can watch it below.