J-Zone is one of our most favorite people in hip-hop, and he appears in the latest edition of the Learn from Legends series, breaking down his career and production style, in his usual humble and comical way.
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MF Grimm – ‘Harmonics’/ ‘Song Of The Winter Soldier’
The entire career of MF Grimm has been a sad tale of what might have been, but he’s still making good music, and you can watch a new video below, featuring snippets of tracks Harmonics and Song Of The Winter Soldier from his 2014 collaboration project with Drasar Monumental, Good Morning Vietnam 3: The Phoenix Program.
Mr Green – ‘Clap’
Fresh from his recent collaboration album with Malik B, producer Mr Green has released a video from new project From The Streets, which mixes field recordings of real people and sounds from urban America, and blends them into dope beats for rappers to spit on. Clap features Freddie Gibbs, Chill Moody and Apollo the Great, and you can watch below.
J-Zone on NW3Radio
We’ve been down with J-Zone from the very beginning, and since then, in addition to growing as a musician, he’s also become one of the most eloquent commentators of this thing we call hip-hop, delivering his message via books, Twitter, and his music. He recently appeared on the NW3Radio show, and you can listen to him drop serious knowledge below.
Godfather Don – ‘Bottom Line’
Back in that mid-late 90s golden era of independent hip-hop, Godfather Don made some incredible records, both as a solo artist, and with Kool Keith as the Cenobites. He’s been a bit quiet recently, but has re-emerged with new track Bottom Line, from what looks to be a new album coming soon. We only get a snippet, but it sounds damn good. Listen below and give us your thoughts.
Beatminerz Interview
Evil D and Mr Walt are two of the most gifted hip-hop producers of all time, crafting a whole stack of classic music in the boom bap era and beyond as the Beatminerz. In this interview they break down the story behind some of their best tracks, and about what is was like to work with a then unknown blonde kid from Detroit named Eminem.
The Doppelgangaz – ‘Rhyme Over Beats’
The Doppelgangaz have released an incredible new instrumental album that features some of the best beat work we’ve heard so far in 2015. Stream the entire Rhyme Over Beats set below, and let us know what you think.
Mello Music Group – ‘Persona’ album stream
The Persona compilation album from Mello Music Group is finally here, and you can stream the whole thing below, including new tracks from Kool Keith, Oddisee, Open Mike Eagle and Phonte.
Termanology Shut Up and Rap documentary
Ah, Termanology. Truly one of the hardest working artists on the independent hip-hop scene, but one of those rappers sadly destined to never quite make it. We like him though, and he recently released this short documentary about the making of his latest album Shut Up and Rap. Watch below, and then go support that album.
Jay Electronica – ‘Road to Perdition’
The never-ending hype around Jay Electronica doesn’t quite live up to all the hysteria, but boy can definitely rap. New (ish) track Road to Perdition has emerged, and you can hear it below.