Two of my favorite emcees link up over a Pete Twist banger! Jay Royale and Rigs drop potent sixteens on a true head nodder from Twist. This is exponential amount of skill and wordplay on one track. The two emcees are a great fit for a collaboration…case in point. Intelligently menacing!
Apparently, this might be off of a project called The Author’s Misery. Can’t wait for that!
Would you like to listen to something off the beaten path and different yet rooted in hip hop? If you are a little tired of the mundane, I present to you this new project from producer Drink Radio of Australia and emcee Worms Ali. It takes ALOT these days to craft something of a different flavor in hip hop that does not sound indecent. Usually if an artist steps “outside of the box” or tries something avant garde it comes off as “weird” and undigestable. But Drink Radio and Worms Ali, did the near impossible with their release, Blackholes & Souls.
I think this is one of the best releases of the year in my most humble opinion. Drink Radio fuses some great musical elements for this project for Worms Ali to paint his lyrical pictures. And we also have some amazing guest spots with Blu appearing several times, and Planet Asia to name a few, but the track I choose to feature is Worthwhile featuring an impressive sixteen from Wordsworth. It’s interesting and thought provoking.
If you truly want some new flava in your ear, check this out and spread the word!
The new album from Slik Jack and Vincent Pryce, too put it bluntly…knocks. Yesterday Ain’t Today’s Price has more than just a few bangers on it. The guest spots are on point. The lyrical prowess is strong and the beats all knock. I highly recommend this project as a whole and I can always feature the Daniel Son joint (he does not miss!) but I am actually going with the track, Longlive the Lowlife. I love this beat and Slik Jack bodies it.
If you love this track, I strongly encourage you to check out the album!
J.O.N.A.H. is the second single from the Superior and Let The Dirt Say Amen’s forthcoming project, The Saint, The Servant, The Sinner. Superior leads with a rock guitar sample and Let The Dirt Say Amen creates the pocket for him to expound upon…in his words “my voice, his plan”. The way he connects consonants, bars, and ideas is clever and unique. This kind of music requires multiple listens and patience so that you can really dig in to the message. Enjoy your musical travels!
M-Dot remains an inspiration to me individually in my own trials and tribulations as I am sure he does for countless of others. If music is a vehicle to connect listeners, then M-Dot is definitively the artist driving it home as the artist. He just dropped his latest album, A Notebook With No Light, and it delivers on that consistency to connect people to music and message. And that message is resilience. The message is that things will change and the landscape will become difficult, but hold fast, the light is there.
I am sharing the joint, Hold On, as it amplifies the point above. And as always, if you are feeling this joint, make sure you head to bandcamp and purchase the album!
I saw the team of Hus Kingpin and Rozewood linked up again for a project for which I was very excited. Rozewood just recently came back on the scene and that alone is a blessing, and to rejoin Hus is a double tap headshot. But…little did I know…I must have missed it initially…they brought on the hitter Little Vic for a guest spot on the track , Murder For Hire. That’s three verbal executioners on one track where the lyricism of each is front and center. I just had to share with you. Make sure you check out the album, WAVE GHXST if you enjoy this joint. Yakic Pasla on the production!
Ruste Juxx and Preed One probably connected with a million people on their latest single, Depression. We all have felt or feel it, and the two tackle it head on. Verse one addresses the symptoms and verse two tackles possible solutions. I love it when artists tackle vulnerable topics, especially ones that people have a hard time speaking on. Lyrically… this is poignant and hits home…musically the strings and drums let you walk that path…and the Scarface sample amplified by DJ TMB make this joint one to remember. The album, Imperishable Artistry coming in a few months!
I really wanted to showcase the new project between emcee Myer Clarity and producer Fresh Kils, OCDC. And what better way to that to share the title track with you.
I honestly did not know the name Myer Clairty off the top of my head, but Fresh Kils was a name I recollected so I decided to take this record for a spin. And I think there is so much fresh an innovative in both the production and the rhymes. This breaks the monotony and ventures your mind and ears outside the box if you will.
The “digital” atmosphere Fresh Kils creates gives Myer Clarity ample chaos to release the thoughts in his mind. I imagine being trapped in a padded room in a straight jacket as the video for this song…it’s fun…dope…and even more…interesting. Thank god for being interesting!
El Gant has a new single out entitled Wordle featuring guest bars, from Brother Ali, and production from maticulous. The two emcees address the apathy and indifference of greed, exchanging sixteens that hit home in an era where ballrooms are more important than affordability. So put down your Starbucks, give it a listen, some thought, and spread the word.
M-Dot has got another album dropping next month and that’s exciting for myself and anyone who considers themselves a hip hop fan. If you need some help getting by or some extra motivation for a dark time in your life, M-Dot has got you along with producer Chill Ill with their single I Know. If the world has got you down…you are not alone, M-Dot has been there and is walking testament to both life and artistic perseverance. I speak from personal experience, in that his music has helped guide me from some dark times…it’s deeper than music.
New album, A Notebook With No Light, drops July 6th. Don’t miss!
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