Here’s more unreleased goodness from a boutique label, this time demo tracks recorded by Tragedy that were originally intended for his Black Rage project, which later evolved into the Saga of a Hoodlum album, in 1993. Listen to snippets below, and buy a copy here.
Category: History
The Cenobites – ‘Pull The Trigger and Step’
The guys at Chopped Herring are at it again, this time dropping unreleased gems from one of the groups that helped start the mid-90s indy hip-hop revolution, The Cenobites. Made up of Kool Keith and Godfather Don, they released classic material on Fondle’em, and this new limited edition run includes unheard tracks from those same sessions. Listen to a sampler below, and buy a copy here.
Mighty Casey – ‘Black Girls’
For those that don’t know, the mighty Mighty Casey released a song back in 2001 named White Girls. And if you can’t guess what is was about, frankly, your an idiot. He’s now unearthed this answer track, and again, the title is self-explanatory. Listen below.
Marvelous Mag – ‘Figure Four Tribute’
The latest drop from Marvelous Mag and his Ode to Sean Price tribute mixtape has Planet Asia giving us his memories of P. Listen below.
Meow The Jewels – ‘Oh My Darling (Don’t Meow)’
Just when you thought the entire concept of Meow The Jewels couldn’t get any more fucked-up, there are now videos too. Watch below for Oh My Darling (Don’t Meow), re-worked to perfection by Just Blaze.
Run The Jewels – ‘Meow The Jewels’
After months of teasers and snippets, it seems that Meow The Jewels is finally upon us. Its hard to know what to say about a hip-hop album made from the noise of cats, so best thing to do is just download it for free and listen. Don’t forget that this is for a good cause, so make sure you buy the vinyl version too.
Get it here.
Erick Sermon – ‘Clutch’ feat. Redman & Method Man
Erick Sermon has enlisted old friends Redman and Method Man for this impressive new banger from his recent E.S.P. (Erick Sermon’s Perception) album. Dope video too, which you can check below.
J Dilla – ‘Dillatronic #7’
We never get bored of unreleased J Dilla joints, especially when they are packaged up real nice. The latest collection is Dillatronic, featuring 40 instrumentals from the master, including Dillatronic #7, which you can hear below. Look out for more on the new collection coming soon. Shouts as always to the legend that is Ma Dukes.
Jigmastas – ‘Grassroots: The Prologue’ sampler mix
For those that don’t know, Jigmastas dropped classic joints in the that beautiful mid-late 90s era of indy hip-hop, and their new project Grassroots: The Prologue pulls together the many highlights, plus some unearthed gems and remixes. Listen to this dope sampler mix, then go buy the whole thing.
DJ Format – ‘Kool & The Gangstarr Generation’
In a nice bit of intertextuality, the always-nice DJ Format has produced this new joint that samples Kool & The Gang, and hip-hop joints that also sampled them. Confused? Just listen, then buy it here.