JMEGA releases the video for Bobby Johnson, a single from his latest album, NIGGAZ IZ KINGZ FOREVER. The track is paying repsect to the Golden Era of hip hop but I think it is more than that. It’s taking that new school boom bap with a sharp, modern twist. And if you want to push your track u a notch, getting DJ Grazhoppa to do the cuts is one way to do it.
Bekay – All for the Cash (Video)
I am breaking that rule again where I refuse to showcase freestyles over someone else’s beats. I just can’t simply ignore the fact that Bekay went in over this DJ Premier beat, so I was forced to break my rule or else commit a worse sin and not share this with you. You can find this track on J-Ronin’s Freestyle Files Vol. 2.
I am a big fan of Bekay’s work and I understand he is working on a new album, SURVIVORMAN. Got to keep checking back for that.
Esoteric & Stu Bangas – Steel Chairs (Video)
I am typically not a fan of montage/mashup videos but this one for Steel Chairs had me feeling a bit nostalgic. I grew up watching the likes of Arn and Oli Anderson and the Four Horsemen so this video took me back. I hadn’t thought about any of those names in a long while. And lets not forget to mention that the music from Esoteric and Stu Bangas is prime choice. Make sure you peep their new album, Machete Mode.
D-Strong & Macapella – You Ain’t Fly (Video)
Some artists and I are just on the same wavelength and D-Strong is one of those emcees who puts to music some of the same thoughts that I have in my own mind. He sees what I see: A carbon copy industry where fans worship, as Strong puts it, the Golden Calf. And while the video portrayal may seem to be over the top it’s probably closer to the mark than we would all like to admit. D-Strong always brings you a dose of reality with that traditional boom bap back drop. Much respect. Check out the collaborative album, Sacrifice.
Reckonize Real – The Business (ft. Torae, M-Dot & Tribeca) (Music Video)
This video for The Business, is mad creative in addition to being a dope song. I mean, you can’t lose when you have Torae, M-Dot, and Tribeca represent but the quality of this video takes it next level. The cut itself is off of Reckonize Real’s new album, Dopamine, That album has a slew of bangers on it so I would not hesitate to pick that up.
Wildelux – Sabastien Shaw (Video)
Sabastien Shaw is this first single from Wildelux’s forthcoming project, The Lost Gem Collection. Xeos brings out the dusty horns for this production and Wildelux proves to be the model of consistency with tight lines and a nice flow. Filmed in Osaka, Japan if you were wondering.
The Audible Doctor – Wings Part 2 (ft. Francesca) (Video)
The Audible Doctor dropping some visuals from his studio in the sky! With no back up plans if this hip hop thing fails, the good Doctor goes for delf with his latest video single, Wings Part 2. The cut hails from his last EP, The Summer Tape. His rhyme skills are under appreciated if you ask me.
MarQ Spekt & Blockhead – Breakfast Club (ft. Philly LoLife AllStars) (Video)
Good gawd, man! Now this is one ill posse cut. Blockhead KILLED it with his instrumentation on this. I love the flutes and riffs over the snapping drums. He gives this track a lot of character. And while I may not be familiar with the members of the Philly LoLife AllStars,they along with MarQ Spekt really came at the track with some serious bars. This track has alot of personality. The video was also done exceptionally well.
The track is to be featured on MarQ Spekt and Blockhead’s collaborative project, JustPlayWitit.
N.B.S. – Til’ The World Ends (ft. Reks) (produced by Alkota) (Video)
N.B.S. takes it from the salon back into the streets and then proceeds to sever heads over a hard Alkota produced rhythm, with an assist from R-E-K-S. This joint will instantly be added to my rotation. It just knocks. I just copped their new album, The Smokefest, earlier today. I haven’t listened to it yet, but there’s no doubt that the albums going to be filled with bangers.
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