Team Homi representer, Jus One, just dropped some visual illness with the single Who Fu#@* With Me. And he asks that very question in this song: Who is fucking with me? And these bars are pretty damn tough, I will say. So if you step to the mic with this man, do it correctly. Love the vocal sample and the drums on this joint as well.
Skanks The Rap Martyr – Linguistics (Video)
Skanks is back with a new video single from his Bulletproof Confidence EP, produced by the incomparable Nick Wiz. And this man is ferocious with his talent. There are so many ill lines in this short song. He is dropping some sickness, and he doesn’t care if he is rapping over your heads, he’s still dropping merciless bars on your head. And what Nick Wiz does with this violin sample is release sonic chaos. This is a great song.
Single You Out: Coast LoCastro – Lord Grant Me
Bandcamp sent me word that Coast LoCastro had some newness out there, and he is a diabolical wordsmith so I thought I would give it a listen, and it is that expected dope as he asks for God’s grace so he doesn’t have to bring the harm to someone. Dope production too with neck snapping drums and guitar.
Single You Out: Casual x Dead Perry – Never Say It To Us REMIX (DPV) (ft. Izrell)
Second track I have heard from Casual and Dead Perry’s forthcoming album, The Art Of Reanimation, and these guys are two for two with making a slapper. Never Say It To Us, is actually a Dead Perry rendering of a track from Casual’s last album, Big Head Science (which is really good and I listen to a lot). I am fond of Perry’s dark touch on the production, and Casual just keeps getting better year after year.
M-Dot – Blood, Sweat & Tears (Video)
M-Dot has his new project, Dining in Dystopia, dropping on January 28th, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears is yet another ill cut from the project. And while the song, is laden in M-Dot’s talent and skill, the video on the other hand is done with a certain amount of comedic value and light heartedness. It’s pretty funny and entertaining with the narratives that take place during and after. It reminds us that hip hop should be fun, but counterpoint, in the grand scheme of things the reality is that for all the talent and grind that M-Dot possesses, battling against the likes of impostors, frauds, and amateurs isn’t far from the truth lol. L.O.B. on the beat!
Enjoy and check the album when it drops!
Ruste Juxx x Napoleon Da Legend x DJ Nixon – Crack Down (prod. by DJ Duke) (Video)
Dope production from the much respected DJ Duke (RIP) featuring the contrasting styles of Napoleon Da Legend and Ruste Juxx. Production features different cascading keys and some hard hitting drums, while DJ Ni’xon chops it up at the end putting that cherry on the top of a dope hip hop track. This is that rough and rugged boom bap flavor.
OT The Real x DJ Green Lantern – Broken Glass (Video)
We have the title track from OT The Real and DJ Green Lantern’s project. It’s got that grimy and gritty street flavor served up on platter here with Lantern’s ominous piano keys leading the way for OT The Real’s raspy street chronicles. If you are digging this joint you would be best served scooping up their album.
Single You Out: Nicholas Craven – Breaking Atoms (ft. Evidence)
The pairing of Nicholas Craven and Evidence seems like an inevitability. Their styles and talents really meld well as you can hear on their new single, Breaking Atoms. Soulful stylings and narratives. Enjoy the beautiful music.
Single You Out: Casual x Dead Perry – Raw (P-Dirt, Rockness Monsta, DJ Jason D)
Casual continues to show talent and longevity as he releases yet another dose of dope hip hop music. I am really feeling this production from Dead Perry here as well. It has this dark and hypnotic vibe and those guitar licks give it a tinge of a rock element. At the very end of the track, DJ Jason D delivers a quick onslaught of scratching in some dope samples, reminding us not so subtlely that this is at it’s heart a dope hip hop song. Rockness Monsta and Casual split up the mic duties and continue to spit the stuff of legends.
Great material that leaves us waiting for the album, The Art Of Reanimation, to drop on January 28th.
Single You Out: Chuck N Lock – Lord Of The Flies
Chuck N Lock are back with the prelude to their forthcoming album, See XL. Lord Of The Flies is produced by Graymatter and features a melodic enterprise along with a cascading vocal sample.
These emcees are unique unto themselves. They ALWAYS feature superlative lyricism with the way they bridge their bars which really makes you keep a keen ear to the song and keeps you solidly engaged. This song is filled with memorable lines. Enjoy and stay tuned for the forthcoming full length.
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