Some new music from Juan Deuce is here and more is on the way with the J57 produced project, Sock Money, dropping in a few days (September 23rd) on Soulspazm Records. Deuce is great because he is an innovator. It’s never standard fair when it comes to his verses. That style is complimented perfectly with J57 on the production. These guys do differently oh so well.
M-Dot & EMS – Spittin’ Dead (Video)
M-Dot and company give you the visuals to a track that dropped six months ago, Spittin’ Dead. The premise of the track is to illustrate that we already exist in a climate where people walk around like zombies due to various media outlets. A good number of people believe everything that they see and hence become zombiefied. And not to go unmentioned, the crews undisputed talent, makes the track extra fresh.
This track will be found on Revalation’s forthcoming, Emergency Broadcast.
Deuce Eclipse & J.Lately – What’s Your Part (prod. Jamie Way) (Video)
What are you going to do for the betterment of hip hop? Well, I know what Deuce Eclipse and J.Lately are going to be doing: They are going to be setting this hip hop music up for the future generations, by showing and demonstrating the integral components of the art.
Be sure to check out their new album, The Setup.
Single You Out: Taiyamo Denku – Stone Cold (ft. Kool G Rap and War Beyah)
Taiyamo Denku and producer D-Cypha recently released a new album, Radioactive. The album exclusively contains bangers. D-Cypha has a real knack from collecting dope sounds and making phenomenal music. Denku, over the years, has proved adaptable to those very same rhythms that Cypha creates. In an album full of features, he sounds comfortable on every track. This track featuring Kool G Rap and War Beyah is the perfect illustration, because sometimes we all run out of fucks to give.
Single You Out: Wax – This One’s On Me
Wax has a new song where he is picking up the tab and lifting spirits. This One’s On Me is all about friendship overcoming hardship and is just an outstanding song that breaks the monotony of negativity that seems to come in a deluge on a daily basis. So next weekend, when that check comes in, make sure you treat the down-trodden homie….
Single You Out: Joey the Jerk – Winning the War (ft. Playdough)
“…we may have lost the battle but we’re winning the war…”
True indeed fellas because this track is fire! I love the wordplay exchanges between Joey the Jerk and Playdough on this cut, Winning the War. The production really has a playful but certainly dope vibe to it. There’s a certain irony to the title of this song when compared to the content. Usually when you see a track entitled this, you would expect rough and confrontational rhymes, but what you get is much more vibrant which again shows that these guys are winning with their approach, not with someone elses.
Hasan Salaam – Like Silence (ft. Kendal Good) (Video)
“In order to see the light, I first had to go astray…”
Hasan Salaam releases the song, Like Silence, from his latest album, Life In Black & White, and gives it the video treatment. The track features Kendal Good and gives hip hop the unplugged feel. But more than this, Like Silence, is a song about redemption and finding paths forward. Certainly some good music that should find an inspiring thought in that mind of yours.
Single You Out: Evil Ebenezer – Get Mine
I had seen Evil Ebenezer’s new album, All That’s Left, was available for purchase a few days ago, but I let it pass me by…at the time. But after hearing this track I am going to soon revisit that decision. This track is pretty dope. Ebenezer’ flow is pretty crisp over some solid production. I easily found myself nodding my head to this track.
Single You Out: Little Vic – Fear Not
It’s been a loooong minute for me and for Little Vic to post up some new material. But this marks the perfect time to get back at it and share something good with you all. Little Vic drops a flurry of nice lyricism over a guitar laced track by 88-Keys.
Eventually we will hear that ever elusive full length that I have been waiting with baited breath for.
Motive – D.N.A. / Pistol Packin’ (feat. Celph Titled) (Video)
First off let me say that Motive’s new album, D.N.A., deserves the review treatment and I am going to get on that as soon as possible. I’ve listened to the joint several times and it is completely solid from start to finish. It’s filled with dope flows and hard hittin’ rhythms. If you are a fan of those things, how could you not love this album?
With this video you get to sample two cuts from the album, the title track and Pistol Packin’ featuring the highly respected Celph Titled. Both tracks get a lot of replay value from me.
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