Rigs (from the “z” to the “s”) is back after a little bit of a hiatus to give us that verbal artillery that is as insightful as ever. I don’t need to hit you with quotables as this is a “lyric video” but listen to his life game. It’s not about crazy metaphors it’s about coaching listeners up and giving them some nuggest to take home. Not many doing his level of life music.
I am quite sure he has a new project dropping so make sure you scoop that when it drops.
I wanted to showcase some music from Custom Made’s Mosaic Music project which is out now because there’s a lot of dopeness encased in this project. My favorite track from this one is the lead track featuring WRDS. This joint is beastly without a shadow of a doubt and something that really resonates with me at the moment. Ominous vibes and vicious bars.
Here is an artist that you may not be overly familiar with but has one of my favorite tracks ever in his catalog, Andy Dufresne. I’ve been waiting for Jus Daze to hit back with something for some time. And after a hiatus from music for a while, and then a couple of releases, here it is in Battle Axes produced by Brutal Caesar. This is THAT pen game and tenacity I’ve wanted to hear and you can here the sharpness in the turn of phrase. Definitely something to wet your appetite and see what this man is capable of. Looking to hear more from Daze like this.
My guy M-Dot passed this along to me and the first thing that struck me in this title was…CHAUNDON! It’s been a long time since I have heard him on a joint and he does not disappoint. It took me a second to figure what was going on verbally here, but I am a little slow on the uptake on the weekends. But M-Dot and Chaundon tackle alphabetic gymnastics, withe former taking on the letter C in his verse, and the latter utilizing the letter M. Quite dope as Es-K creates this fun and creative production. LP2 on the cuts!
Substance810 has been grinding harder than anyone in the last couple of years, and here we have a taste of the third in the trilogy, The Lion’s Share 3: Pride Of The Lion. Substance810 and Observe Since ’98 have created a sound unto itself. And on Nothins the Same, you hear this epic sound as the duo who have put in the time, effort, and grind from the those rainy days to sunnier times. Much respect for what both of these artists continue to contribute time and time again.
I wanted to share a joint from this project from Sayzee and Tona. They just released a project called, Sun Is Out, that is really dope and don’t want it to slip through the cracks. These emcees have great lyrical content and flow that is demonstrated throughout the project. Here they channel their inner John Candy as Uncle Buck…
take care of your family like Uncle Buck…take care of your family like Uncle Buck…
Mic Bles and Level 13 are cooking again with a new project dropping this coming Sunday, Still No Halos. In prelude to that project we have the hard knocking joint, Raised On, featuring Ethemadassassin and D.R.E. Colombian Raw. Each emcee narrates a vivid perspective from where they came up. Really hard hitting, and you’ve got DJ Romes putting the finishing touches on the joint with precise scratches.
I’ve been meaning to showcase this joint for a minute. I saw the features and tracklisting on Enoch’s new album, Waiting For Something To Happen, and felt compelled to pick it up. You can hear the vibe, on this track S.O.S. with Estee Nack and Pro Dillinger. This song has a hypnotic and grimy feel to it. And what a great pairing with Dillinger and Nack on the cut! The whole album is really dope with this understated, yet really intriguing sounds (which all the sudden makes sense when I see there is a relation with the group CYNE…I need to find out more about this meanwhile…Enjoy!)
Definitely a song that should be getting some heavy spin. Grieves and Mouse Powell have a lot to say over this funky production. The synth bass slaps on these drums. But what really makes this track a notch above excellent is this trumpet from Dan E.T. It’s just a great vibe and Grieves is great at creating vibes and grooves. Not just a great emcee…but a great song creator.
This is off of the collaborative project, Why Not 2?
Always down for new music with DJ Low Cut! This guy laces nothing but bangers and it’s so good to see him with some new music. And wow this single is so fucking good! Both songs, Navy with Crimeapple, and Last Day with Daniel Son, knock hard. I would be hard pressed to put a better two songs together from one artist in 2023. This is a MUST listen. Praise due to DJ Low Cut.
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