Do I really have to promote this one? Evidentially so, because even with the production of Pete Rock you are still sleeping on the man Verbal Kent. That’s a damn shame. The man has a slew of dope albums and I am hoping his latest release, Save Yourself, will find a great following. It’s a good album with some great songs and this is one of them. Sleep not!
Black Cloud Music – The Kennedy Curse (Video)
Oh yes! I had briefly forgotten about this cut. The Kennedy Curse is yet another sickly posse cut, this time from the artists that comprise Black Cloud Music. This song is just the thing to slap you out of that trance you have been in all day. Wake up! Acknowledge the fact that J. Bizness put together just a complete banger of a beat. Each of the emcees really deliver a hearty helping of dopeness, but Curtiss King really steals the show on here for me. The video is also visually where it needs to be to hold a viewer’s attention. I like the whole “lurking-in-the-shadows” concept.
This cut is a bonus cut from the Black Cloud Music Project – 12 Days On Cloud 9 which is a very fresh listen. Just click on the link and be downloaded.
J. Pinder – All That Fire (Video)
J. Pinder is quickly becoming one of my favorite artists period. This song is #43 in our Top 50 List for 2010. His Code Red EP was also in our Top 5 EPs this year. He’s definitely dope and I think you should be checking for this artist from now on. Steam and momentum is starting to really pick up for J. Pinder…
Nems – I Get Down ft. Iron Solomon and Vanguard (Video)
Nems gets some visuals for, I Get Down, featuring Iron Solomon and Vanguard. The song comes off of his Prezidents Day album which you can cop at your favorite online retail outlets.
J.Pinder – Upside Down (Video)
J.Pinder has a completely different vibe than a lot of other artists in independent hip hop and I am for one thankful for it. Good production. Good rhymes. Good hook. Excellent hop hop. Be on the lookout for Code Red 2.0.
Joell Ortiz – Battle Cry (Video)
I am hustling trying to get my end of the year program but didn’t want to miss out on this video of one of the best songs from 2010. Joell Ortiz backed by the Audible Doctor, enjoy!
Thee Tom Hardy – Always In Command (Video)
Thee Tom Hardy rocking over some 9th Wonder Production makes everything alright on this Tuesday morning. Secret of thee Green Magic Mixtape drops on the 18th if I am not mistaken. Long overdue.
Block McCloud – Crazy Man (Video)
This one of the best videos from 2010 thus far. I love the whole concept that just runs parallel to the song itself. Block McCloud is one of my favorite artists. I have followed his music from the Will Tell Mix Tapes. Block is unlike any other. He has that raw rhyme ability and then can sing the hell off of any type of hook. Go cop the Crazy Man EP off of Itunes and be on the lookout for his new album in early 2011.
Ruste Juxx – Rap Assassins – ft. Ill Bill, Sav Killz, and Cyrus Malachi (Video)
This cut comes off of Rute Juxx’s album, Adamantine. The album really goes hard and relentless. Music to body people by.
Chaundon – Y’all Don’t Want It/No Excuses ft. Carlitta Durand (Video)
Visuals from Chaundon’s album, No Excuses, which dropped last Tuesday. I’ve ran through the album once and want to give it a few more listens, but for sure these two joints really knock. Either of these tracks could make it into my Top 50 this year easily.
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