Rayce continues to impress with his intricate wordplay and keen ear for great production. I have heard three tracks from Rayce and all of them have been solid. There’s a lot going on lyrically on this track and one thing you know for sure is that with Rayce’s turn of phrase, he has the true heart of a poet. He’s got that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow type flow. Think on it!
Check out Racye’s latest EP, A Travelling Man. I am about to go in on it right now.
Not too many artists are willing to tackle the topic of Werewoloves…as a matter of fact, I can only think of two artists: Esh & Arc. But they do it incredibly fresh. The beat by The Arcitype is a calculated frenzy while Esh tells some ghoulish tales with poignant flow. The video is also well done as the director meshes a horror movie montage with Esh doing his thing on cam.
I constantly check back and listen to their collaborative EP, Nightworks. It’s that damn good!
Let me be frank here: If Born Allah and Erule dropped anything, no matter what, it would get posted here. Legends! They are some of my favorite rhymers and bring that classic sound back to the mic. This particular track is coming off of the Dub Fritterz EP. Other than that, I don’t know too much about it. I can only hope there is more music on the way because it’s been waaaayyy too long. Recognize!
This is a great song off of Jermiside and Danny Diggs’ album, Quiet As Kept. In my mind, Bloodlines is a track that requires one to at one’s past so they can move forward in their future. A really introspective track from an artist that has a knack of making his listeners think.
Comet releases a single, NOT from his forthcoming album, Mr. Rugby. This beat is a subtle banger. It creeps on you and then all of the sudden you have your neck snapping. Be on the lookout for more music from Comet in the near future.
Sound Of The Weapon from Verbal Kent and Khrysis are in full effect! I am not sure which number single this is from the album. They have released several, but with each release, video or otherwise, they articulate how dope the project is. Make sure you give it a listen!
Supastition and producer Croup are bringing us the good vibes with the track Nothing Like It. Supa is the most relate able emcees doing it right now. His rhyme writing always seems very similar to my own thought process. Make sure you grab the DL of, Honest Living, if you have not as of yet.
Locksmith is ready to drop his album, A Thousand Cuts, in a couple of weeks, but before he does so he drops the video single for the Hardest Song Ever. When I first saw the song title I naturally assumed that this was going to be a cut simply about bodying bars. I could not be more long. This is a song in which Locksmith talks about an incident in which he was abused and exploited by a babysitter when he was very young.
If I tell you the song is deep, it would be a vast misunderstatement. Hip Hop is all about machismo and here you have an emcee entering his most vulnerable state to air out a painful part of his past. It is both brave and brilliant, and appreciated.
Starvin B does not rest! The man stays making that music. Producer One-Take utilizes the dusty horn to perfection over the kicks and snares. Starvin’ does his thing over the beat and has a great perspective to give to listeners when they are out there pursuing their dreams and goals. Don’t hate, just wall away and move on…
His new album hit bandcamp yesterday, so cop Blood From A Stone at the first available moment!
Some pretty heavy Beantown representation going on in this track. This is my favorite track off of N.B.S.’ latest album, The Smokefest. It’s very munch an anthem, and even if you aren’t from Boston, you can’t help but get caught up in the vibe of the song.
Hip Hop Dependency 