Random drops from Sean Price are becoming a regular thing, and we certainly ain’t complaining. The latest is Garbanzo Beans, produced by PF Cuttin. Listen to the short but sweet new joint below.
Category: Legends
Large Professor – ‘Opulence’
With Lord Finesse recently dropping a new album, Pete Rock announcing that PeteStrumentals 2 is on the way, and DJ Premier still working non-stop, its a great time for the classic boom bap producers. And Large Professor is back too, prepping for the release of new album RE: Living Legend with new single Opulence. Its vintage Large Pro, and you can hear it below.
Oddisee – ‘Belong to the World’
The Good Fight album from Oddisee is surely one of the most anticipated projects of 2015 so far, and while you can only pre-order at the moment, the man himself has recently released a new track from it. Belong to the World is another impressive effort, and bodes well for the rest of the album. Listen below and go get that pre-order.
MURS – ‘No More Control’
New album Have a Nice Life from MURS is almost finally here, and now there’s a thought-proving video for previous drop No More Control. Watch below and show some love when the album comes.
Spit Gemz – ‘Legacy’ feat. Kool G Rap
Spit Gemz is back with another track from his Godly Features album, and this time he’s brought the legend that is Kool G Rap along for the ride. Listen to Legacy below, and let us know what you think.
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Illa J – ‘Strippers’
This joint is a little too in the club for us, but we can’t help posting anything related to our man J Dilla. Funky new single Strippers from Illa J is pretty self-explanatory, and you can check it out below.
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Alchemist & Oh No – ‘Welcome to Los Santos’ album stream
The GTA inspired Welcome to Los Santos album from Alchemist and Oh No is finally upon us, and you can now stream the entire project below. The track list includes Play It Cool from Gangrene and Earl Sweatshirt, Bad News from Action Bronson and Danny Brown, plus Fetti from Freddie Gibbs and Curren$y, and many more bangers.
Planet Asia & DirtyDiggs – ‘Nautica Naggas’
Considering its still only April, Planet Asia has been damN prolific in 2015 so far. He’s back again with another EP alongside DirtyDiggs, Nautica Naggas. Listen below, and let us know what you think.
The best hip-hop writing from the last seven days
Here’s a round-up of the best hip-hop journalism from the last week, from sites where you’ll find some of the best music writing today.
Kanye Haters at Glastonbury: Racism, Rockism and Flying Bottles of Piss by Ashley Clark.
This excellent piece looks into the true-meaning behind the hate thrown towards Kanye West since it was announced that he’ll be headlining the hallowed Glastonbury music festival in the UK.
Read here.
The White Lie That Broke Bobby Caldwell by Jered Stuffco.
Singer Bobby Caldwell has been sampled in many rap songs, including The Light by Common, and Do For Love by 2-Pac. This article tells the story of how the industry and fans around the world were shocked when it first transpired that Caldwell is in fact white.
Read here.
Posdnuos Shares How De La Soul Will Spend Your Kickstarter Contributions by Martin Connor.
In this exclusive interview, Pos provides more info about the group’s incredible Kickstarter project, and progress on the new album so far.
Read here.
William Cooper – ‘True-N-Livin’ Nightmares’ feat Reef and Sticky Fingaz
True-N-Livin’ Nightmares is taken from William Cooper’s God’s Will album, and features Reef the Lost Cauze and Onyx legend Sticky Fingaz. Side note: The music is dope, but this is a contender for worse album cover of all time.