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Pete Rock – ‘Heaven & Earth’

Pete Rock – ‘Heaven & Earth’

Screen Shot 2015-03-30 at 22.26.17The long wait for Petestrumentals II is nearly over, and Pete Rock has bumped up the anticipation with the release of another single from the upcoming project. Listen to the silky-smooth Heaven & Earth below, and hold on tight for the full album.

Posted on May 26, 2015Categories Hip-hop, History, Legends, New Music, News, Pete Rock, Production
PRhyme – ‘Courtesy’ (Marco Polo remix)

PRhyme – ‘Courtesy’ (Marco Polo remix)

Marco PoloRemixing DJ Premier is always tough, but seasoned beatmaker and Primo student Marco Polo has done a stellar job on this reworking of PRhyme joint Courtesy. Extra props for making the already-dope PRhyme album cover even better. Listen below, and let us know what you think.

Posted on May 26, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, DJ Premier, Hip-hop, Legends, New Music, News, Production
Edo.G – ‘Sorta Way’

Edo.G – ‘Sorta Way’

Edo.GBoston legend Edo.G has been making new music at an impressive rate recently, and the run continues with new head-nodder Sorta Way, from upcoming album Afterwards. The beat is by Street Wyze, and you can listen below.

Posted on May 26, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, Legends, New Music, News
Frank Nitt – ‘Official Supreme’

Frank Nitt – ‘Official Supreme’

FB5176 - CD-IlexThe latest single from Detroit rapper Frank Nitt features a beat from long-time collaborator J Dilla. Its from new album Frankie Rothstein, out today, which also includes the usual suspects of those who worked with Dilla, including his brother Illa J, and Slum Village member T3. Watch the video below, then go support that album.

Posted on May 26, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, J Dilla, Legends, New Music, News
Run The Jewels live from Killer Mike’s hair joint

Run The Jewels live from Killer Mike’s hair joint

run-the-jewels-2__Run the Jewels bring their amazing live show to a smaller venue then they are perhaps used to in this new short video – Killer Mike’s own barber shop. Watch on the link below, and if you can’t guess which brand of whiskey is sponsoring the clip, you’ve probably had a little too much of it.

Watch here.

Posted on May 26, 2015Categories Documentary, Hip-hop, Legends, Live, News, Run the Jewels
Easy Mo Bee & Emskee – ‘Two For One’ album sampler

Easy Mo Bee & Emskee – ‘Two For One’ album sampler

TWO FOR ONEEasy Mo Bee is one of the most prolific producers in the history of this music we call hip-hop, and so we were pretty excited to come across this short but impressive sampler from new album Two For One; a collaboration with Emskee. Check it out below, and keep a look out for the full project coming soon.

Posted on May 24, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, History, Legends, New Music, News, Production
Lord Digga – ‘Imma Smokah’

Lord Digga – ‘Imma Smokah’

lord diggaNo prizes for guessing what new single Imma Smokah from veteran rapper Lord Digga is about. Its off his recent First Bake EP, and you can watch the rather low-tech video below.

Posted on May 24, 2015Categories Beats, Hip-hop, Legends, New Music, News
Jise – ‘Feed of the Morning’ feat. Ill Bill

Jise – ‘Feed of the Morning’ feat. Ill Bill

CJM027CDJise (he of Arsonists fame) has dropped a new joint from his dope The Passion of Jise project, this time hooking up with Non Phixion rapper Ill Bill. Its sounding real nice, and you can check it out below.

Posted on May 24, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, Legends, New Music, News
STS & RJD2 – ‘Doin It Right’

STS & RJD2 – ‘Doin It Right’

  

These frequent drops from the awesome STS x RJD2 album are fine by us. The latest is a video for Doin It Right, which you can watch below. If you have yet to cop the album, do it now. 

Posted on May 21, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, Legends, New Music, News
Czarface – ‘Nightcrawler’ feat. Method Man

Czarface – ‘Nightcrawler’ feat. Method Man

  

Czarface (7L & Esoteric and Inspectah Deck) have invited fellow Wu-Tang legend Method Man along for the ride on new track Nightcrawler. It’s from the much-anticipated Every Hero Needs A Villain album, which is set to drop on June 16, and you can listen on the link below. 

http://www.audiomack.com/embed4-large/2dbz/nightcrawler

Posted on May 19, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, Legends, New Music, News, Wu-Tang Clan

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