Just weeks after getting the amazing Box Cutter Brothers album from Ayatollah and Drasar Monumental, there’s already a Part II. Judging from this dope trailer, its even more rugged beats and random sample chops, and you can’t ask for much more in life than that. Watch below, and then go support the release with a purchase.
Category: Production
Pete Rock – ‘Petestrumentals II’
Petestrumentals II from the maestro Pete Rock is finally here, and it sounds as dope as we all knew it would. Its available to stream before you buy, and you can do so below. Support the Soul Brother Number 1 and the good people over at Mello Music Group by making the purchase.
K-Def – ‘Tape-2’
Following hot on the heels of his recent Quick Picks beat tape, veteren producer K-Def is back with more treats, this time a collection of beats named Tape-2. Its released by Redefinition Records, and can stream and buy on the link below.
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Frank Nitt – ‘Classic’
The great new Frankie Rothstein album from Frank Nitt has been out for a couple of weeks now, but he’s keeping the drops coming with a video for album track Classic. Its produced by DJ Rhettmatic, and you can watch below.
The Dopplegangaz – ‘Parts Unknown’
The Dopplegangaz have unleashed a free new EP named Parts Unknown, including the recent single Scintilla. Both the vocals and production from Matter Ov Fact and EP sound mad nice, and you can stream the whole thing below.
Kool Keith & L’Orange – ‘The Traveller’ feat. J-Live
Take one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. Get them in the studio with one of the best producers to emerge in the last few years. Watch the magic happen. Thats roughly how we hope the newly-announced Time? Astonishing! album from Kool Keith and L’Orange was put together. Anyone who copped the Persona compilation album from Mello Music Group will have already heard them as a team, but this could be one epic album when it arrives. J-Live appears on first single The Traveller, and you can hear it on the link below. Watch this space for more news.
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Byron The Aquarius – ‘J D I L L A WHAT UP DOE VOL.1’
You can never have too many J Dilla tributes, and this one from producer Byron The Aquarius is a particularly good specimen. Its 13 tracks of solid beats inspired by the much-missed Yancey boy, and you can stream and buy it below.
The Addicts – ‘Embedded’
The Addicts is a group out of Florida new on our radar, but with classic boom bap joints for days. Already being championed by DJ Premier and others, we look forward to hearing more from crew members Menace and Bliz when their This Is For Us album drops in August. In the meantime, watch the video for Embedded below.
Mr Green – ‘Step Into The Booth’
The latest video from Mr Green and his amazing Live From The Street project sees the team head south of the border, down Mexico way. There they find a talented ‘big guitar’ player, who provides a nice lick for album track Step Into The Booth, with vocals from Toronto rapper Raz Fresco.
Dayne Jordan – ‘In Progress’
DJ Jazzy Jeff has graced Dayne Jordan with another dope beat for In Progress, where the talented rapper gives us a (very) detailed history of his career progression so far. Its from his Memoirs of Dayne Jordan album coming soon, and you can listen below.