What else can I speak on about this song? We featured the single last week and this week we get the video. It’s one of the dopest joints out from 2023, which makes the forthcoming album, Art Of Disrespect (due out July 7th) one of the most anticipated of the year. Between this cut, and their single Bad Rap, the Speaker Bullies are building a buzz that’s impossible to ignore. Again featuring an amazing verse from Skyzoo, Supastition and Praise are doing something remarkable.
Eff Yoo x LEVEL 13 – Palo Santo (ft. Spit Gemz) (Video)
New video single from Eff Yoo and Level 13’s new project, Blocktoberfest (out now). The song features bars from long time brethren, and ill lyricist in how own right, Spit Gemz. The two get transformed into Ken and Ryu for this song as they rock some tough verses over a dope Level 13 platter.
New Villain & Enkay – Sword Of Damocles (Video)
This joint is featured as an interlude on New Villain and Enkay’s new project, From The Villain With Love II. But this makes for a dope song and video.
I’ve purchased a few New Villain projects within the last year and the man has high ceiling as an artist. Nice flow, excellent wordplay, great mic presence, and seemingly works with some excellent beatsmiths. And Enkay delivers on the production portion here, lacing some heat.
Dope track.
Teflon – Contraband (prod. By DJ Premier) (Video)
DJ Premier produced single for Teflon from his forthcoming project 2 Sides To Every Story. And let me tell you, NOTHING gets your attention as a hip hop head as a classic Primo beat. And that’s what we have here. A classic primo beat. This joint is fire. And Teflon really sets a high standard for this album with this effort. He matches the production’s energy with some high octane bars. This song is hype!
The album should be dropping at some point this month and pre-orders are out now for physicals.
J. Beers & Rim – Ballantine X (Video)
RIM just continues to make moves. He’s seemingly bringing his talents to a new joint every other week which is great because that talent definitely abounds. And it’s great people are recognizing that with all these features.
This joint is much more uptempo, fun, and that vibe. The horns by J. Beers give this track just a touch of funky. But you know what, RIM can handle and flip any production. We heard him flip on that new J. Hart song just a few days ago, and brings that elite skill to this track as well.
You can hear this joint on the new collaborative album, Verse Ability.
Don’t ever try to jump in my lane if you don’t have the drive
Rah Scrilla x Profound – Hustla (ft. Daniel Son) (Video)
A really dope track from last year from Rah Scrilla and Profound79 featuring the always cheffin’ Daniel Son.
This is that ‘get money’ street narrative and one that’s executed to perfection. This string laced production is the vibe for the emcees and to speak on their prerogatives. And we all know that Daniel Son has NEVER brought a weak verse…ever.
This track can be found on the album, Smooth Sounds, which dropped earlier this year.
DJ J Hart – Brookland (ft Eddie Kaine & RIM) (Video)
This is song is in going in instant rotation. The exchange between Eddie Kaine and RIM is reminisicent of that Smoothe and Trigga Broken Language joint which has long been the gold standard of bar exchanges. But Kaine and RIM have such chemistry on the mic, and they make this seamless. And DJ J Hart laces an iconic production that really embodies that chemistry. One of the dopest tracks this year.
Apparently this is going to drop On DJ J Hart’s Green EP dropping in the Fall which all the sudden feels too far.
A-F-R-O & 60 East – Journeymen (Video)
A-F-R-O gets behind the boards to lace a smooth and jazzy beat for emcee 60 East. I really love the horn sample he put together for this cut. And our emcee just rides this beat and narrates his current position as an artist. Some songs are just a vibe and this my friends is just that vibe.
Their collaborative project, At The Side Show, is out now and it is ENTIRELY produced by A-F-R-O so make sure you show it some love.
Dub Sonata — Cold Alliance (ft. Double A.B.) (Video)
I was actually just listening to Dub Sonata’s Tranquilizer Dart project yesterday and that my friends is top notch music. The track with Double A.B., Cold Alliance, serves as the intro to that project and really sets a dope tone for the project as a whole. Dub Sonata laces the dark melodic tones, and Double A.B. gives us some dope wordplay that shows various transitions in the bars, keeping those ears attached to those headphones.
Snowgoons & Juxx Diamondz – Don’t Get It Confused (Video)
Snowgoons and Juxx Diamondz link up for the hard hitting track, Don’t Get It Confused.
Snowgoons have been the epitome of banging hip hop for two decades straight bringing their boom bap sonic scapes to quite literally hundreds of emcees through the years.
This time they have Diamondz blessing us with some solid sixteens laden in fire and realism that knock just as heavy as the production.
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