New music from The Umbrella as Snotty releases the BriskFingaz produced track, Gettin Bacc. Over an eerie orchestration, Snotty delivers the message that he is coming for his in 2022 and heads better pay attention.
Single You Out: Tones x Pazi – Boom
Tones is someone I am keeping an eye out for lately. He had a dope project out last year with DJ Matty Lite called Sacred. That’s something you should check out by the way. And here, with producer Pazi, you get more of that fire and energy, served up with a healthy dope of boom bap. Love the lyricism, production, and scratches. You should too!
Casual & DEAD PERRY – Run For Cover (ft. Daniel Son, Celph Titled & J-Spliff) (Video)
Casual and Dead Perry released their album, The Art Of Reanimation, yesterday. And including this track, Run For Cover, every song has been flames. Like the other songs, I have heard and we have showcased, there is a certain darkness that comes along with listening to this album. There is also very much a horror core vibe with the visual. The track features, Celph Titled, J-Spliff, and Daniel Son on the chorus. All in all, it’s a little demented and a lot dope.
Thirstin Howl III – Crime Lords (ft. Sticky Fingaz x Richie Balance) (Video)
Thirstin Howl III is back with a new cut, Crime Lords, featuring Sticky Fingaz and Richie Balance. This guy is an underground legend in my mind. I was copping his CDs whenever I found them 20 years ago. He has a unique flow and voice that you can detect instantly and here he couples that another unique talent, Sticky Fingaz. This has an old school vibe to it, that listens quite refreshingly. Enjoy!
Jus One – Who Fu#@* With Me (Video)
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.
