Nems and Benny are a solid combination to a track together and that’s exactly what comes about on the new cut, To The Grave. Their styles and their voices really gel perfectly over this dark banger produced by Lex.
Tough track!
Single You Out: Pounds X Bodega Bamz X Crimeapple X Spitzwell – Corners
A dope posse cut with production from a man who has put in some serious work this year that may be going unnoticed…Spittzwell. The production has a lighter vibe with a little bit of electronic vibe. That allows the emcees Pounds, Bodega Bamz, and Crimeapple to spit some street tales, each bringing their own unique style to the table.
Single You Out: Flu – Six Shots (ft. Smoovth)
Producer Flu unleashes the dark and haunting strings that the streets use for creeping around corners and so that Smoovth can drop a couple of effortless sixteens. This is music you use to throw your hoodie up and go for a walk on a rainy night with your headphones on. I love my hip-hop just like this!
Single You Out: Waterr x The Kurse – Dollars & The Rent
Oh wow! How about this combination of emcee Waterr and producer The Kurse?!?! Is this not fresh as fuck? It kind of reminds me of the same funk and flavor Camp Lo brought to the game in the 1990s. It’s funky and fresh. The Kurse incorporates almost a 70s vibe into his hip hop flavor and Waterr continues to impress rocking over a variety of production flawlessly. His flow and voice really work well with this production.
Astrovandalist – Viking Verses (ft. Ruste Juxx) (Video)
A video single off of the producer Astro Vandalist’s new album, Astroduction, featuring Crown Heights’ own, Ruste Juxx on the mic and the late DJ Devastate on the cuts. It’s a straight hip hop cut from an album that is itself a testament to hip hop. You all should put this on your listening list. It’s impeccable.
DJ Clif – Borne Supremacy (ft. Comet) (Video)
I am hearing a lot of good things about this upcoming project from DJ Clif. He is dropping some serious gems. I mean this beat is just ruthless. I am loving the intensity of the rhythm and Comet delivers the same intensity with his bars, delivering narratives from his life in those NY streets.
The new album, US Connexion, is dropping in early 2019 and as soon as I know about it…you will know about it.
Single You Out: Eff Yoo x The Kurse – Saturn’s Rings (ft. Recognize Ali)
Eff Yoo and producer The Kurse release the single, Saturn’s Rings for their recently dropped album, Spicaso Deluxe, which is out now! Everything is great about this track. The haunting production, the bars from both Eff Yoo and Recognize Ali both ring bells, and then you get the scratches from DJ TMB which takes the track to next level in my opinion.
If you love this joint, you really should obligate yourself to check out the album.
Single You Out: Planet Asia – Black Magic (ft. TriState) (prod. by Dirty Diggs)
Planet Asia is an originator and the style and vision he has shown have been the template for so many artists, and I think it’s about time people give credit to where it is due. He’s been cultivating his sound for almost two decades and remains a gold standard for me and my ear over the years. And he’s back at it, flipping his smooth style along with comrade, TriState, over another delicious treat from Dirty Diggs.
His new album, Keita, is in the works and we should hopefully be seeing that soon.
Single You Out: J-Merk – Lethal Dosage (prod. by DJ Lethal)
Here’s some music I wanted to feature from Chicago artist J-Merk. I think the man has a blesssed flow over this DJ Lethal that is supremely demonstrated over this production from DJ Lethal. Definitely peep his new EP, Never Die Eazy, which has a lot of gritty lyrical flavor. I think you guys will enjoy.
Apollo Brown x Joell Ortiz – Grace Of God (Video)
Here’s another dope visual from Apollo Brown and Joell Ortiz’s new album, Mona Lisa. Ortiz divulges thoughts and experiences from his past encased in the skill and lyricism that we have come to expect. He goes in on the images that he used to emulate as a child, and gives praise that he made it out of all of the pitfalls if nothing but the grace of God. He reflects over an Apollo Brown beat that has it all. He makes musical harmony out of drums, horns, strings, and scratching. Definitely memorable off a really dope project.
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