NBS releasing a video single from their album, The Dispensary, which I believe to be their best work to date. That album is the complete package. There are some big beats and nasty flows. All Falls Down is actually my favorite cut from the album. It’a just a tough track. If you can appreciate this joint, undoubtedly you will enjoy the album. Please make sure you cop.
Single You Out: Skeezo – The Mission
Skeezo ain’t done yet with 2013…not by a long shot. After releasing one of the dopest EPs of 2013, Face Value, he delivers yet another banger. He’s definitely showing without a doubt that his passion for making music is back in full effect. Crazy DJ Bazarro composes a laid back and jazzy track that enables Skeezo to continue on with The Mission. However, the mission is just a small sampling of his upcoming project Stuck In The 90s.
Single You Out: ethemadassassin – 80’s & 90’s (prod. by SciFi Stu)
ethemadassassin and SciFi Stu link up again for what could be considered a “smooth banger”. SciFi Stu touches the keys for a mellow and airy track but ethemadassassin gives the joint some contrast with his tough baritone bravado recapping the era when he came up. This song is a prelude to ethemadassassin’s album, Soul On Fire, which drops on September 17th.
Freestyle Fam – By Your Side (Video)
Freestyle Fam has burst onto the scene in 2013 with some fire. The songs they are crafting, sound incredible. This time each member of the fam gets a little personal on this joint dropping verse that pertain to some sort of hardship in their life. What I like about this team is that you can feel their hunger and their angst. They are able to draw the listener in with their bars. That’s powerful stuff when an artist can make a song meaningful. Make sure you check out their mixtape, Unleashed when you have a sec. It’s a dope listen.
MidaZ The Beast – Champion Of The Block (Video)
I just gave a thorough listen to MidaZ’s new album, AU: Another Universe, and it’s a contender folks. The album has a lot of bangers but also a lot of substance for you to sink your ears into. It’s out now and I think you should cop it early to show your support. As for this song, we have IMAKEMADBEATS on the production side of things and MidaZ essentially doing a press conference on what his music is going to be like. It’s almost like a synopsis of this album. I’ll let him tell it:
…Instead I’ll put out an album that’s really strong / Cater to the few and tell the many to suck my Jimmy Long….
OnlyOne – Cult Classic 2 (2013)
Artist: OnlyOne
Album: Cult Classic 2
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No. I haven’t listened to it all yet. I just saw it was available and immediately wanted to share it with you. The three singles that were released earlier and OnlyOne’s previous works alone merit that you download this FREE release. So stop hemming and hawing and get this one on are your hard drive immediately. I will do a more proper write up later, but for now just enjoy the music.
Skanks – In My Mind (ft. El Gee) (Prod Kyo Itachi) (Video)
Is it possible that I didn’t see this before? Maybe it was the name Skanks that through me off and I didn’t even check it, but this time I notice that it’s the French beatsmith, Kyo Itachi doing the production. Those credentials will get you noticed around these parts. I am a huge Itachi fan. It also turns out that Skanks has some skills. He’s repping that true New York flavor that so many of his contemporaries have abandoned. He is getting set to drop his new album entitled, The Shinigami Flowfessional soon, so if you dug this video, check for his sounds.
Theo3 – In A Heartbeat (Video)
Theo3 is a bad man on the microphone. He undeniably bodies this track. No survivors. He unloads bar after bar with great wordplay and metaphors, with one poignant stroke of genius that alludes to the 1980s comedy, Cheers. Lets see how many of you youngins pick up on that! There are a lot of great quotables on this song, and I for one can not wait to hear his EP, Enticement, dropping sometime this week.
Supastition – Best Worst Day (Video)
This video single is coming off of Supastition’s The Black Board EP which dropped about six months ago. It is still one of the strongest releases this year. This track is particularly impressive with very ethereal production from The Dirty Art Club and a dope story line reminiscent of the movie, The Sixth Sense. Make sure you pick up this EP if you have not done so already.
Single You Out: Solo For Dolo – Golden
Solo For Dolo is not a household name at this point but it should start to be garnering recognition. The man is super talented. He’s got great word play and show cases a more relaxed style over this slick Don Producci production. No word on what project this might surface on, but it’s here and available now, so that’s something.
