According to Czarface, Every Hero Needs a Villain, and they don’t come much more villainous than MF DOOM. His feature on Ka-Bang is everything we’d hoped for, and yet more proof of how amazing the new album from 7L, Esoteric and Inspectah Deck is. Check it out below.
Category: Hip-hop
Slum Village – ‘Right Back’ feat. De La Soul
The drops from new Slum Village album Yes! have been great so far, but Right Back is the one that has been intrigueing us most, and that’s because it features De La Soul over J Dilla beat once again. Turns out it only has Plug 1 on it, but it’s still dope all round. Listen below.
Large Professor – ‘Own World’
The anticipation for new Large Professor album RE:Living has been getting thick lately, and to further wet our appetite, he’s released a video for Own World. Watch below, and go support the legend with a purchase when it drops next week.
K-Def – ‘Quick Picks’
K-Def has been making quality beats for years, even if you may not have always noticed. This new selection of productions showcases beats that have been left on the shelf for whatever reason, and we’re glad they are finally getting to be heard. Stream and buy the Quick Picks album below.
DJ QBert – ‘Hard Boiled Scrambled Egg – Part 2’ mix
Turntablism icon DJ Qbert has dropped Part 2 of his Hard Boiled Scrambled Egg mix, giving us another batch of breaks and weird shit. Listen below, and hit us with any comments.
Rapper Big Pooh – ‘Stop’
Rapper Big Pooh has put pictures to his powerful single Stop in this new short video. Its produced by Apollo Brown, and taken from the impressive Words Paint Pictures album, out now. Watch the video below, and let us know what you think.
The Dopplegangaz – ‘Scintilla’
We’ll admit to sometimes sleeping on The Dopplegangaz, and we need to stop doing that. The latest single from Matter Ov Fact and EP is Scintilla, and you can watch the video below.
Opio & Free The Robots – ‘Blow Some Smoke’
Souls of Mischief and Hieroglyphics rapper Opio has returned with another weird and wonderful track alongside Free The Robots, from their The Subconscious Mind EP. Watch the craziness unfold on the link below, then go get that EP.
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Motive – ‘Never Get High’ feat. Vinnie Paz
Never Get High is a nice new single from Motive, taken from his upcoming D.N.A. album. It features Jedi Mind Tricks legend Vinnie Paz on the hook, and the beat is by the always-impressive Apathy, who pulls some dope video game samples from the archives. Watch the video below.
Killah Priest – ‘Planet of The Gods’
Wu-Tang Clan affiliate and Sunz of Man rapper Killah Priest has always been pretty out there, but he’s gone way, way out there on new album Planet of The Gods. It gets a little boring, but is still worth a listen. Stream the whole thing below.