Dark Lo and Havoc team up for the new project, Extreme Measures, which is in digital stores everywhere. On the track, Mob Tales, you also get Havoc spitting on the mic (in addition to producing) which is both a privilege and a rarity. The sound here is both gutter and glorious as this proves a perfect pairing.
Single You Out: G Fam Black x P-Ro – Don’t Try Us (ft. Skanks The Rap Martyr)
Man, this track is EXTREMELY flammable. First and foremost, P-Ro, laced a banger! I love how he uses that vocal sample in conjunction with the piano. It gives the track this dark and ominous vibe.
Secondly, I am going to say this for the hundreth time: Skanks is one of the sharpest lyricists in the game. This is the second verse I have heard from him this week where I thought it was one of the top this year. G Fam Black also delivers a barrage of dope lyricism that proves unhealthy for the competition. The trio of artists make this one count to the ears of the fans.
The project, DRAW, is dropping in a couple of days on the 28th of this month so make sure you check for that.
Marlon Craft – OH LORD (Video)
Marlon Craft drops another video single for his just released project, Homecourt Advantage Vol. 1. This track is a short one, but has some serious spice to it, as Craft spits it salty on all the naysayers over a hype beat from HaqqMav. Really a dope track, as he continues to accelerate with the momentum built in 2021.
IceRocks x Rome Streetz x MadHattan – Kennedy (Video)
Crossing The Rubicon, is the really dope album from producer IceRocks, featuring a host of talented emcees. Two of those emcees, Rome Streetz and Madhattan, join him on this soulful banger, Kennedy. I love how IceRocks uses this sample to his beckoning while the emcees flip precise sixteens.
Both of these emcees really get it done, professionally. I’ve been listening to ALOT of Madhattan over the last couple of years, and very few have put in the work Rome Streetz is doing over the same time period.
Rasheed Chappell & 38 Spesh – We Outside (ft. Maf & B.A. Badd) (Video)
Rasheed Chappell and 38 Spesh got back cooking in the lab and have a new project on their hands, Checks & Balances. I just copped it yesterday and haven’t given it a full listen yet, but this track probably says it all.
We Outside is another haunting banger produced by 38 Spesh, who I will argue adamantly is one of the TOP producers in the game. Chappell and guests, Maf and B.A. Badd, drop some really impressive bars that show case how dangerous the street corners can really be.
A top choice track for 2021!
Noveliss – Sincerity and Reverence (Prod. by Dixon Hill) (Video)
Noveliss is dropping some knowledge gems over this smooth track from Dixon Hill. I am REALLY feeling this laid back vibe and the energy on the track. Some times music is just built to make you feel good, and this is the case here, while at the same time being layered lyrically in Noveliss’ life perspective, which he articulated perfectly.
He states in the description of the video:
Inspired by the 20th Hexagram in the I Ching: The Ancient Chinese Book of Changes; Observing/Contemplation.
I will have to take his word for it. What I do know is it serves as inspiration to the listener as well.
New album, Book Of Changes, entirely produced by Dixon Hill, is coming November, 19th.
Single You Out: B Leafs – Matatan (ft. Estee Nack, Codenine, M-Dot, Al Divino)
B Leafs tabs some super talented emcees for his new cut, Matatan. Estee Nack, Codenine, M-Dot, and Al Divino spit some exceptional verses over his soundscape. I love when unique styles blend on the same track for the sake of being dope. And while all verses are dope, as per usual, M-Dot’s lyricism and cadence really resonate with me:
Trying to elevate…you hear me now, you hella late….same ones who weren’t there for the struggle want to come celebrate
So true.
If I’m not mistaken, B Leafs project should be due out in the next few months and we should all be looking out for that.
Vocab Slick – What It Is (Video)
Vocab Slick is preparing to release his new offering, Language, on October 29th, and What It Is, is the first appetizer from the platter. Surebert laces the beat as Slick showcases his self-decribed “refresh” as he comes with a clean slate as he brings us his new art. Sounds like we can expect dope things, as the album comes to fruition in a little over a month.
GREA8GAWD – Gem Star (Video)
Not entirely familiar with GREA8GAWD, but his sound goes heavy on his new single produced by Thanos Beats, Gem Star. Really tough track with that street flavor, as GREA8GAWD asks for Allah to help him refrain from violence in this cold world.
Dope production. Dope command of the flow and the bars. This is a win!
New project, Gawd Talk, coming on December 1st.
DJ 2-Tone Jones – Buddhists on Beatties Ford (ft. J Scienide & Supastition) (Video)
I love when artists advance hip hop through creative samples, beats and rhythms. DJ 2-Tone Jones travelled to India and when he came back he had an assortment of traditional Bollywood records which he then sent out to various producers to sample from. Ill idea, right? In the end he wound up with the record, Contraband From India.
On the track, Buddhists on Beatties Ford, The Mighty DJ DR gets the nod to create something dope, and that he does with J Scienide and Supastition invited to rock the mic over this Indian infused beat.
Dope concept and execution.
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