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.
http://www.audiomack.com/embed4-large/2dbz/strippers
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.
We’ve been posting tracks from Saga album From Out Of The Shadows for a minute, and now you can listen to the full album thanks to the stream/download below. With a guest spot from Roc Marciano, and Marco Polo on the beats, this is definitely worth checking out. Let us know what you think.
http://www.audiomack.com/embed4-album/diamond-media-360/from-out-of-the-shadows
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.
Termanology has released a video for Streetwise, taken from the Shut Up And Rap album, out now. Watch below and let us know your thoughts.
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.
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.
We’ve been shouting about how dope a producer L’Orange is for a while now, and those who don’t believe us should check out latest track Ignore The Man to Your Right with Jeremiah Jae, taken from their upcoming The Night Took Us In Like Family album, out April 21. The track also features the ever-impressive Homeboy Sandman, and you can listen below.
For those that slept, Michael Christmas released one of 2014’s best albums; Is This Art? He’s now graced us with new single ADHD, and its sounding dope. No word yet on if this is from a wider project, but the man with the most festive name in hip-hop is said to be working on his next album right now.
J Dilla affiliate Frank Nitt has dropped new single Slippin, with a nice beat from J. Rocc. Listen below, and look out for new album Frankie Rothstein coming next month, including production from Dilla.
