Talib Kweli is having a busy year, and today has set free yet another new project. Colours of The Culture is his new collective of talent, and their first collaborative effort is the free-to-download Roy G. Biv: What a Colourful World compilation. Listen below.
K-def & The 45 King – ‘Zulu Strings’
The recent, now sold out, Back to The Beat project featured unreleased material from two of hip-hop’s greatest producers, The 45 King and K-Def. Volume 2 is on it’s way, and will include this new track, Zulu Strings. Listen below.
Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder – ‘Every Ghetto’ feat. Rapsody (video)
There’s now a video for Every Ghetto, the recent joint from Talib Kweli and Rapsody that is serving as the jump-off for the upcoming Kweli and 9th Wonder Indie 500 album. The beat is by Hi-tek (we wrongly billed this as being a 9th Wonder production last week), and you can watch below.
Med, Blu & Madlib – ‘Finer Things’ feat. Phonte
We still haven’t got over the dopeness of Knock Knock yet, but Madlib, Med and Blu are already back with the next release from their upcoming Bad Neighbor album. Phonte is also along for the ride this time, making it even more fly. Listen below.
Diamond Lung – ‘Hard For You to See’ feat. Children of the Funk
The last time we heard from Diamond Lung was on the dope More Smoke. They are back with a new joint, this time joining forces with Children of the Funk. Listen to Hard For You to See below.
Mykill Miers – ‘Stressed Out’
Indy vet Mykill Miers is still at it, and here drops a visual for his latest 12″, Stressed Out. Watch below, and cop it here.
Juan Deuce – ‘El Oh Vee E’
The impressive Sock Money EP from Juan Deuce has been out on Soulspazm for a couple of weeks, entirely produced by j57. It includes the dope El Oh Vee E, the video for which you can check below.
MF Doom – ‘The Time We Faced Doom’ (video)
Operation: Doomsday track The Time We Faced Doom has been gifted a visual by GodsConnect. Watch below.
Ayatollah and Drasar Monumental – ‘Box Cutter Brothers 3’ sampler
Parts 1 & 2 of the Box Cutter Brothers project from Ayatollah and Drasar Monumental were dope, so we have high hopes for part 3. Listen to a sampler below.
No1Special – ‘Til My Body Drops’ feat. Ras Kass
The ever-busy Ras Kass guests on new track Til My Body Drops, from No1Special. You can probably tell from the name and the artwork that its on some dark shit. Listen below.