A strooooong intro for Torae and Marco Polo’s new album, Midnight Run, which is a fantastic listen! This is that return of the boom bap, or rather, just boom bap hip hop done better than anyone else. These artists do a great job setting the table for the album with an intense salvo of bars and drums.
UFO Fev – Alone In The Streets (Video)
UFO Fev and producer GETLARGE drop it heavy for the track, Alone In The Streets. Fev drops some autobiographical bars about his come up after the loss of his grandmother. The beat bangs and the narrative is telling. Definitely a song that will stick with you.
You can find this joint off of Fev’s new project, Eastside Fev.
M-Dot – Break (ft. Kore) (prod. by Gajos) (Video)
M-Dot exorcises some demons on his most recent single, Break, from his album, Ego and the Enemy 2: A Dissolute Paradise. Life is all about those highs and lows and M-Dot takes you below the heart’s sub-flooring to give you some gritty realism on this track. Bills need to be paid? Wifey questioning your fidelity? Friendships going by the wayside? Feeling that darkness? This is definitely a track you can relate to. Gajos on the beat and Kore on the hook!
Rim – Grassless Snakes (prod. by Big Ghost LTD) (Video)
Some viciousness off of the recently released, Rimbrandt 2: Metal Canvas. And I do mean vicious. Rim is at the top of his game. Big Ghost is arguably the best producer right now. So this union for the track, Grassless Snakes, is indeed a blessed one. The drums and rhymes hit hard on this one.
Make sure you check out the album…OUT NOW!
Torae & Marco Polo – The Return (Video)
Yeah…if you haven’t heard Torae and Marco Polo have linked up for a new album, Midnight Run, that just dropped a couple of days ago. So are you hungry for those hard-hitting drums? Do you appreciate that raw lyrical talent? This is that boom-bap to satisfy your appetite. This is the total hip hop package…The Return.
RJ Payne – Rocky Statue (Video)
RJ Payne flexes his diversity as an artist through the variety of his projects. He just released his latest project, My Life Iz A Movie 2 and theme is certainly more autobiographical. He narrates his losses, his struggles, and his perseverance to get to where he is today. Definitely connecting the Rocky story to his own. The track is soulfully laced by PA Dre.
RIM x J BEERS One More Beer For DOOM (Video)
RIM is an artist who is on a dominant run. And this joint with J Beers, One More Beer For DOOM. The beat from Beers hits hard with the guitar and the way those drums snap in your eardrums. And since this is a lyric video you can read along with the wordplay of RIM, but it’s as sharp as you would expect. The way he connects the bars should serve as a lesson in the craft.
This joint is the bonus track on the collaborative project, Verse Ability. Worth the cop on the strength of it’s own.
Skanks The Rap Martyr – Make it Hot (Video)
Skanks dropped another video single from his project, Bulletproof Confidence. And as the rule of thumb goes, we are going push whatever music this artist releases. It’s guaranteed dope, and this joint it no different.
We get the U.G. produced head nodder in the form of Make It Hot. It’s uptempo and high energy, and there’s never been a beat that Skanks can’t rip. His pen game and flow are in an elite place.
Single You Out: Luke Sick x Wolfagram – Hell’s Melody
I stumbled across this release from emcee Luke Sick and producer Wolfagram. The album is called, Garshas-Lungs 237. I honestly have not listened to it all as of this moment but did cop it off of the strength of this…the first song off of the album…Hell’s Melody.
The beat on this from Wolfagram is sick (no pun intended…or maybe). It’s got that dark and ominous feel. And then when, the guitar licks come in on the break, wow…that’s some sure head nod effect there.
And Luke Sick, has this casual and conversational flow, but he definitely brings it lyrically to match the production vibe. Really enjoyed this all around.
Single You Out: Defcee x Messiah Musik – The Golem Brooklyn Theme Song
I am a huge of fan of Defcee. Though some will hate comparisons, I think of the first time I heard Aesop Rock’s Labor Days as to the first time I heard Defcee. He just has an uncanny way of juxtaposing words though not as abstract. It’s just incredibly clever writing and he has the voice and skill to back up that pen game.
Here, over some superlative production Messiah Musik, Defcee jumps into his Jewish culture referencing the creation of the Golem. I am no expert, but this a creation in Jewish folklore where a ‘being’ is created from clay for servitude. I read about this in the Umberto Eco book, The Prague Cemetery. But now that you know how nerdy I might be, listen to the illness demonstrated below.
This single is the lead off of an entire project in which Defcee reflects upon his Jewish heritage and experience in the United States. I can’t wait to hear it in its entirety.
