Brando Bambino has a new project dropping next week, Nocturne. And The Next Hottest Thing, is the first official single from the project. Pyramid Tapes creates a subtle yet dark and neck-snapping rhythm for our artists to drop some pretty slick lyricism with Eto and Copywrite adding their pen game to an already potent equation.
Single You Out: Kount Fif – The Hashira (ft. Chino XL, Copywrite & DJ Hoppa)
Kount Fif just announced a new album dropping in June and what better way to get this party started than having the legendary Chino XL and punchline king, Copywrite spit some HEAVY bars over this sonic symphony. And that’s what it sounds like…a symphony of sound. DJ Hoppa is on the cuts as well. Enjoy this and know that the complete project drops, June 7th.
Single You Out: Switch & Stoupe – One Step Closer
Any time I see Stoupe on the production credits, the song/project is going to get a look. And here he sets the right/left march for Switch and guest emcee Slaine to put cadence to. Slaine in particular sounds nasty on this beat but both emcees do a nice job harnessing the energy Stoupe brings to the table.
Single You Out: Brutal Caesar – The Last Days (ft. Ren Thomas x Shyste x Revalation)
New dope from producer Brutal Caesar, and he’s got a host of dope emcees on his new joint, Last Days. Ren Thomas, Shyste, and Revalation all join in as though it was there last day to spit a verse. Lots of clever line in here and good wordplay to be had.
There was a time when I only dated strippers / With more junk in the trunk than American Pickers / Rorshack Blot Test bored staring at pictures / Cats call themselves ballas, I call them terrible tippers
Shyste – The Last Days
Single You Out: Lord Juco – Dance Floor Dust
More soulful hip hop from Lord Juco, and this time backed with some production by Sibbs Roc. It’s short but really sweet. You get one sixteen, that’s really impossible to put into a quotable because Juco’s style is so interwoven within the bars. So you will just have to trust me with two minutes of your life on this one.
Single You Out: Kail Problems x DJ Hoppa – The Summit
Here’s another release I don’t think you should be sleeping on. Kail Problems and DJ Hoppa linked up for a project called Massive. And it’s not one to miss. Neck snapping production coupled with an emcee who really knows how to deliver his bars.
The Summit is my favorite track off of this project. It’s a joint that just goes from start to finish with DJ Hoppa really making those drums hit hard with various instruments samples and when Kail Problems gets going he just doesn’t stop. He’s ready to go, sink or swim.
Don’t press your luck, keep your weaponary / N#@%as test your nuts but it ain’t nothing like vasectomies
Kail Problems – The Summit
Jae Skeese & Superior – MOTHERS & GODS
Jae Skeese was a revalation to me last year. His intelligence and insight are such a welcome contribution to hip hop. As a writer, it’s not about clever punches, it’s about telling a story and a perspective with deft mic skills. Definitely feeling his style. And here he quite literally rides the wind taking advantage of Superior’s subtle and understated production.
Testament Of The Times is out now!
Single You Out: Nef – My Nephew and I (ft. Bobby J From Rockaway)

I really wanted to showcase this producer, Nef. This man is not getting enough credit for his sound. He has a keen ear for making beautiful backdrops for emcees to tell a story. He recently released another album, The Gentleman’s Board which is extremely dope. I loved Tabula Rasa but this new one is definitively a growth in sound.
I decided to feature the Bobby J From Rockaway track, because these two just have an incredible chemistry. And Bobby J is just so clever with the wordplay. The Mordor line had me run it back. Really dope!
Single You Out: Jay Royale – Pig Stuy (ft. Born Unique) (prod. By Pete Twist)
Another single off of Jay Royale’s forthcoming EP, The Bea Gaddy Soup Kitchen. And this project is bound to be just as flames as the last, Criminal Discourse.
Jay Royale solicits the skills of Pete Twist on production, and a verse from Born Unique. So you KNOW this joint is going to be tough. This piano banger from Twist sounds like a horror movie score, which is justifiable once you hear these bars. And those Mobb Deep samples scratched in, really adds that special touch. Don’t Sleep!
Single You Out: Spit Gemz – Ox Tales (ft. Bub Styles)
We are blessed today with a new one from Spit Gemz, and he’s spitting with some vengeance over this Seth SilenSir production. Linking up with Bub Styles, they illustrate that they aren’t about to be derailed.
All of you pussy I have no doubts about it / In my zone ain’t a man who can take me out it / On my throne ain’t a harlot that can shake me out it






