Team Homi representer, Jus One, just dropped some visual illness with the single Who Fu#@* With Me. And he asks that very question in this song: Who is fucking with me? And these bars are pretty damn tough, I will say. So if you step to the mic with this man, do it correctly. Love the vocal sample and the drums on this joint as well.
Skanks The Rap Martyr – Linguistics (Video)
Skanks is back with a new video single from his Bulletproof Confidence EP, produced by the incomparable Nick Wiz. And this man is ferocious with his talent. There are so many ill lines in this short song. He is dropping some sickness, and he doesn’t care if he is rapping over your heads, he’s still dropping merciless bars on your head. And what Nick Wiz does with this violin sample is release sonic chaos. This is a great song.
M-Dot – Blood, Sweat & Tears (Video)
M-Dot has his new project, Dining in Dystopia, dropping on January 28th, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears is yet another ill cut from the project. And while the song, is laden in M-Dot’s talent and skill, the video on the other hand is done with a certain amount of comedic value and light heartedness. It’s pretty funny and entertaining with the narratives that take place during and after. It reminds us that hip hop should be fun, but counterpoint, in the grand scheme of things the reality is that for all the talent and grind that M-Dot possesses, battling against the likes of impostors, frauds, and amateurs isn’t far from the truth lol. L.O.B. on the beat!
Enjoy and check the album when it drops!
Ruste Juxx x Napoleon Da Legend x DJ Nixon – Crack Down (prod. by DJ Duke) (Video)
Dope production from the much respected DJ Duke (RIP) featuring the contrasting styles of Napoleon Da Legend and Ruste Juxx. Production features different cascading keys and some hard hitting drums, while DJ Ni’xon chops it up at the end putting that cherry on the top of a dope hip hop track. This is that rough and rugged boom bap flavor.
OT The Real x DJ Green Lantern – Broken Glass (Video)
We have the title track from OT The Real and DJ Green Lantern’s project. It’s got that grimy and gritty street flavor served up on platter here with Lantern’s ominous piano keys leading the way for OT The Real’s raspy street chronicles. If you are digging this joint you would be best served scooping up their album.
Single You Out: Chuck N Lock – Lord Of The Flies
Chuck N Lock are back with the prelude to their forthcoming album, See XL. Lord Of The Flies is produced by Graymatter and features a melodic enterprise along with a cascading vocal sample.
These emcees are unique unto themselves. They ALWAYS feature superlative lyricism with the way they bridge their bars which really makes you keep a keen ear to the song and keeps you solidly engaged. This song is filled with memorable lines. Enjoy and stay tuned for the forthcoming full length.
Lord Willin x Redd Rebel – Knuckle Up (ft. V Knuckles) (Video)
I just listened to Lord Willin and Redd Rebel’s new project, Fire & Steel, and was thoroughly impressed. Lots of banging beats on this project with hard rhymes. I definitely recommend you pick it up. Here you have a Sultan Mir produced joint with N.B.S.’ V Knuckles lending his mic expertise to the track. Don’t sleep! This one knocks.
Rasheed Chappell & XP The Marxman – Water To Wine (ft. Oran Juice Jones II) (Video)
Rasheed Chappell and XP The Marxman are out to do something remarkable with their new video single, Water To Wine, produced by Slide Beatz. The track is so smooth, while our emcees continue to push their art to the next limit…their way. These are two artists that have paid countless dues to get where they are at and continue to strive. This is dope and inspiring music that can be found on their collaborative album, Rx.
BIG ALMIGHTY (BigBob & Raf Almighty) – Bible Paper (Video)
BigBob and Raf Almighty connect as Big Almighty again for their most recent and self-titled album. Bible Paper is the current single. This is everything thing you would expect from these artists. You know there is going to be that uncut and raw hip hop flavor that Dirt Platoon fans have come to expect, backed by the boombap of BigBob. The duo is set to smoke the competition like bible paper.
Jedi Mind Tricks – Second Hand Smoke (Video)
New Jedi Mind Tricks album is on the way and this is just the precursur! The Funeral & The Raven is up for pre-order now and I know fans of the group and myself are anxious for the release. Very few hip hop artists have stood the test of time in this era as the likes of JMT, and done it by consistently dropping dope music. On Second Hand Smoke, Stoupe unleashes his version of a music box mixed with sharp snares for Paz to spit over.
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