New Music – Page 361 – Grown Up Rap

DirtyDiggs – ‘Alkaline Water’ feat. Tristate (video)

From last year’s Mountain. Do The Knowledge album by DirtyDiggs.

Phife Dawg – ‘Forever’

A Tribe Called Quest is the favourite group of the person writing this sentence, who idolised Q-Tip and Phife growing up, and still does. Safe to say then, that we are pretty happy that this long-time-coming posthumous album from Phife has finally arrived, timed fittingly with the anniversary of his death. Its a worthy tribute, packed full of good music from the man himself, and many of his previous collaborators.

DK & Ghettosocks – ‘What It Seems’ feat. Skyzoo & Rome Streetz

New joint from Ghettosocks and producer DK and their upcoming album, Listen To The Masters, out next month. For this single, they also enlist some heavyweight back-up in the shape of Skyzoo and Rome Streetz.

Cypress Hill – ‘Certified’ (video)

Cypress Hill support the new, Black Milk produced Back In Black album with an animated video.

Verb T & Illinformed – ‘Between Worlds’ (video)

Another visual for a track from last year’s excellent album by Verb T and Illinformed, Stranded In Foggy Times.

Crimeapple – ‘Voice of God’ (video)

Grabbed from the upcoming new Crimeapple album, Jaguar on Palisade 2.

Blu & Fatlip – ‘Street Life’

Following on from the recent, Madlib produced “Gangsta Rap” single, Blu and Fatlip are back, this time featuring fellow west coast rap icon, MC Eiht, and production from Knxwledge.