Pearl Gates – ‘Winning’
The latest video from Pearl Gates sees him doing a lot of running for some reason. The song is dope though, from his recent Diamond Mind project.
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J Dilla – ‘King of Beats Vol. 2’
While we were all going nuts last week about the announcement of the lost vocal J Dilla record finally coming out soon, including dope joint The Introduction, Ma Dukes and Dilla’s estate also released the 2nd installment of the King of Beats instrumentals. You could argue that we’re almost reaching Dilla saturation point, but for … Continue reading J Dilla – ‘King of Beats Vol. 2’
evitaN – ‘Higher’
Native Tongues legends Dres (of Black Sheep) and Jarobi (ATCQ) join forces as evitaN (see what they did there?), with this dope new one, Higher. Beat by the always-impressive Paten Locke.
Loopwhole Beats – ‘Newyorkism II’
Talented beatmaker Loopwhole Beats drops the full stream of his dope new album, Newyorkism II. Guests include Roc Marciano and Brainsick Mob, and you can listen below.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – ‘Buckshot’ feat. KRS-ONE & DJ Premier
Damn you, Macklemore. Popular wisdom is that we are meant to dislike his music, but its hard to deny the dopeness of this new track, with a guest verse from KRS-ONE, and cuts from DJ Premier. Props to Buckshot and the whole Boot Camp Click. Listen here.
J Dilla – ‘The Introduction’
Today Nas announced there’s a new J Dilla vocals album named The Diary coming soon on Mass Appeal Records. The Introduction is our first taste, produced by House Shoes. Listen below.
The Purist & Westside Gunn – ‘Roses Are Red…So Is Blood’
Westside Gunn teams up with The Purist for this new EP, featuring regular collaborators Conway and Roc Marciano among others. Stream below.
Stetsasonic – ‘People in the Neighborhood’
The latest collection of unearthed gems from Chopped Herring is from none other than Stetsasonic, recorded circa 1991-1994. Listen to snippets below, and cop it here.
Native Tongues: Accents in UK Hip-hop
It might be 2016, but take a trip around the message boards and comments sections and you will still find confused, angry UK rap fans screaming for authenticity in one breath, and then shooting down artists who rap in their native accents, with the next. With labels like Blah, Bad Taste, AssociatedMinds and EatGood coming … Continue reading Native Tongues: Accents in UK Hip-hop
Interview: Cas Metah
There are few genres of music as cutting edge as hip-hop, with the latest technology, social trends and pop culture references having been rapped about on wax since the beginning. But it is also music that constantly looks back, and definitely the most self-referential. ‘Throwback’ is a term not always used kindly, but it nicely … Continue reading Interview: Cas Metah