The latest collection of unearthed gems from Chopped Herring is from none other than Stetsasonic, recorded circa 1991-1994. Listen to snippets below, and cop it here.
Category: Legends
Truth – ‘Genuine Article’ feat. OC
Following on from the recent Sean Price featuring New Type of Something, Truth is back with another track from the re-release of his From Ashes to Kingdom Come album. This time D.I.T.C. icon OC guests, over a nice beat from PF Cuttin. Listen here.
Skeezo – ‘Between The Lines’
Shabaam Sahdeeq and Mic Handz guest on Between The Lines from Skeezo, with a beat by Khrysis, from the upcoming new Fouls And Free Throws album. Listen here.
J. Rocc & Karriem Wiggins J Dilla tribute
The 10th anniversary of J Dilla’s death is almost upon us, and with the Dilla Weekend taking place in Miami over the next few days, a lot of Jay Dee tributes have popped up online this week. Here close friend J. Rocc and Karriem Wiggins recreate a couple of Dilla classic down in the Stones Throw dungeon.
Beneficence – ‘Make It Hot’ feat. Dres & The Legion
If you haven’t yet checked out the new Basement Chemistry album from Beneficence, do it now, because its dope, and includes this joint with The Legion and Black Sheep Dres, for which there’s now a video.
Jeru The Damaja – ‘Solar Flares’ (video)
2014’s The Hammer EP from Jeru The Damaja was slept on, but two years later, we get a reminder of one of it’s standout cuts, the Large Professor produced Solar Flares, thanks to this animated video.
Planet Asia – ‘Mansa Musa’
Frequent collaborators Planet Asia and DirtyDiggs are at it again with this new single, taken from PA’s upcoming new project, Mansa Musa.
Ron Jon Bovi – ‘We Get It Poppin’ feat. Guilty Simpson
We’ve been getting excited about the Casual and Phat Kat project Ron Jon Bovi for a while, and for the latest drop from the upcoming Neaux Mursi album, they’ve recruited non other than Guilty Simpson. Dopeness. Watch below.
Jeru The Damaja – ‘The Dirty Rotten Demos’
These Jeru The Damaja demo tapes from 1992-92 are dope, giving us an insight into the birth of one of the most gifted emcees to ever bless the mic. Listen below, and cop them here.
Cormega – ‘Industry’ (remix)
DJ Skizz has dropped a remix of Industry from the 2014 Cormega album Mega Philosophy, which also features Inspectah Deck, Roc Marciano, Lord Jamar and Sadat X. Listen below.