The new album from Jedi Mind Tricks emcee Vinnie Paz arrived yesterday, The Pain Collector. To celebrate we asked Grown Up Rap contributor Nick Gauder to curate a playlist of some of his favorite tracks from Vinnie Paz. With so much to choose from, it was hard to keep this to a succinct 15 songs, … Continue reading Prime Cuts: Vinnie Paz – A Playlist by Nick Gauder
Full stream of the impressive new album from Illingsworth, but dope instrumentals plus vocal joints with Open Mike Eagle and Denmark Vessey.
The new album from Illingsworth, You’re No Fun, comes out midnight tonight on Mello Music Group, featuring a mix on instrumental tracks and vocal joints. Watch below for the animated video for one of the instrumental ones.
Rhyme vet Seed drops his new album with producer Nottz, No Way In Hell, tomorrow, but you can listen to an exclusive early stream below. Keep scrolling after that for an interview with Seed himself, where we talk about working with the seasoned beatmaker, politics in music, and the late, great Pumpkinhead. Seed Interview No … Continue reading Exclusive First Listen: Seed x Nottz – ‘No Way In Hell’ + Interview
Production duo Jazz Spastiks has carved out an incredible catalog of music over the last few years, dropping instrumental and emcee-led projects that have gained critical acclaim. They are about to drop two new projects with indy icon Godfather Don; one a collection of remixes of previous Godfather Don tracks, the other a couple of … Continue reading Exclusive Premiere & Interview: Jazz Spastiks – ‘Straight From The Gutter’ feat. Godfather Don
Full stream of the hard new tape from Conway The Machine, with beats from Pete Rock, Daringer, Statik Selektah and more.
Visual for a single from the recent project, Wizard of The Crystal.
Def Squad and Wu-Tang shit, over a nice beat from Rockwilder.
Rasheed Chappell is back with his first new album in seven years; First Brick. We talked to him about the new project, working with Kenny Dope, and how it feels to be in the studio with some of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. [This interview has been lightly edited for clarity]. First Brick … Continue reading Exclusive Interview: Rasheed Chappell
Best known as a member of legendary hip-hop group Jurassic 5, Soup (who also goes by the name Zaakir) has returned with a new album recorded under the name Fullee Love. We recently spoke to him about Free, White & 21, positivity in music, and the obligatory question around the current status of J5. [This interview has been lightly edited … Continue reading Exclusive Interview: Fullee Love (Soup of Jurassic 5)
