Here’s today’s ‘Holy Shit’ moment featuring Staalin. This is one of those tracks that contains too many quotables to count. It’s bars upon bars, and he puts together one of the best flows this year with the track State of Emergency. DVient gets the energy flowing with some sharp sounding drums and an electric guitar that intertwines itself in the rhythm.
I can’t wait to hear more from Staalin!
Endemic unleashes a bluesy and soulful production for Skanks’ thoughtful phrases as it regards to the ‘trouble’ that surrounds him. He references the violence against the black community, the loss of his childhood heroes, Hulk Hogan and Bill Cosby, and the perception that Black Lives Matter is somehow a racist propaganda. He really goes in on this one.
The two have a collaborative album in the works, Rapsploitation, dropping in February 2016. So check back for more information. I am sure there will be more coming.
Koncept and J57 drop something truly melodic with this cut, Live Forever. J57 melds the drums with the piano for something that has a classic and vintage vibe and Koncept puts together bars that encourage living life to the fullest and shunning the nonsense. A lot of us put so much work in to life that we need to take time to love the moment.
The Fuel EP drops on November 20th.
Oh wow! You would be hard pressed to hear a better flow in 2015. Gripz completely decimated this production from Dizzee Beats. This is some of the best rhyme content I have heard from Gripz. He is bringing the diabolic front in center with intricate wordplay and clever references. His lines referencing George Zimmerman and Donald Trump reflect some serious tenacity.
The other thing I like, is that Gripz slowed down the flow and allows the listener to absorb every line. Y’all should be loving this!
Chox Mak and Bunty Beats are linking up again for the single, Problem. And yes, this track is a problem for the competition as it’s cheffing up something interesting and delectable to the ears. Bunty Beats creates a production that is best described as melodic while Chox Mak delivers on the promise to best the competition with a series of dope bars. Flawless execution.
Whosane is back on the scene with the appropriately titled, I Will Return. On this track, he puts into the perspective all of the crimes being perpetrated on the Black Community both specific and broad. Obviously there are crimes of brutality that have been in the news lately, but there are also grander obstacles that involve lack of opportunity and advancement that Whosane touches upon. Dope and meaningful music.
Akrobatik and LX Beats invite a few friends to rock over one of their cuts and the results are as expected: Dope. It’s a mingling of known and unknown quantities. We know what Reks, Akrobatik, and Chino XL are prone to deliver, but Redrama and Are stand a little less familiar, but it’s all good as everyone delivers a nice touch to the production from LX-Beats.
This is bound to be one of the hidden gems of 2015. Jered Sanders delivers lyrical genius in heavy doses with, God’s Gift. Sanders simply is not your average run-of-the-mill emcees. He is extremely clever with wordplay and that is evident with every song he has dropped. The beat takes a minute to settle in, but once Analogic assembles all the components, I am hooked.
I haven’t checked the entire album yet, but I am about to. The album is called, Daylight Saving’s Time.
..it’s a breeze when I come off the top like a weather vain
J-Live is dropping his new album, How Much Is Water?, a little later on this month, meanwhile he drops the single, Numbers and Letters, featuring Rome Supreme. This track is about coming to the realization of self-worth and confidence to attain the individual victory. It’s all about understanding the past to seize the future. Powerful messages released.
Shabaam Sahdeeq has been steadily dropping releases for the better part of two decades. That type of longevity is hard to duplicate these days. The best part of it is, that he gets better with every release. He’s not stale, he is more dynamic than ever. A true master of his craft flippin’ over this Big Ape beat, representing for his upcoming project dropping this month, Modern Artillery.
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