A-F-R-O and Stu Bangas unleash the video single for their cut, Lost Souls, off of their recently released, The Bad and the Ugly. The production has a ‘cosmic’ quality about it while still maintaining that boom bap sound that Stu Bangas name is synonymous with, and A-F-R-O brings us seemingly another breathless verse that will have those lost souls wandering.
Willie The Kid & V Don – Exxon (Video)
I’ve said it before and will say it yet again, Willie The Kid and V Don are the preeminent combo in hip hop. They are doing a sound that others can’t even reach for. It’s a smooth and refined hip hop that can only be found with this duo and most recently on the extremely dope project, Deustsche Marks 4.
You might got the wrong energy around you / I can’t hear the hate, the Coupe is sound proof
Ransom, Conway The Machine, & V Don – Nefarious (Video)
This is quite the memorable track from Chaos Is My Ladder 2 and the video really does do this justice. Nefarious is a conversation that Ransom has with Lucifer. V Don gives this track a minimalist yet haunting feel, while Ransom handles the questions and the answers from both parties in an incredible lyrical fashion. If the devil made himself present to you, how would the conversation go?
This is lyrical genius. And the video is probably one of the best this year. The effects were so well done and the actor who portrayed Lucifer was sinisterly on point.
Gives me chills.
Daniel Son & Finn – Fall Breeze (Video)
Daniel Son and Finn have a major win on their hands with their album, Hare Brained Schemes, that dropped a few weeks ago. It’s one of a few albums that I have on repeat. There’s a melodic grit to this album, and on Fall Breeze, you can hear that while there are no days off, it’s good to take a journey to the places that bring peace and levity.
Fall Breeze is that musical journey.
Big Twins & Planet Asia – Different Language (prod. by DirtyDiggs) (Video)
The combination of Planet Asia, Big Twins, and Dirty Diggs is a formidable one with their new video single, Different Language. This production by Diggs is a real win. I love how this vocal sample is flipped, while Twins and Asia, do what they do best, destroy mics in sixteen bars. This is soulful yet lethal.
Eddie Kaine & BP – 13 Going On 30 (ft. Smaccz) (Video)
Sometimes life and circumstances force you to age a little more quickly, hence we have 13 Going On 30 from Eddie Kaine and BP’s album from last year, House Of Kaine. Kaine and Smaccz spit on some ‘coming of age stories’ over a sublime beat from BP.
Starvin B – Wo Hop (prod. by DJ Flash) (Video)
Anything Starvin B drops is an auto-cop. I am sure I have said this before. This time he is backed on the beat and the cuts by DJ Flash. And this track, Wo Hop, is certified heat. The beat matched with Starvin B’s seemingly unstoppable flow will have this one on repeat for a while. I hope this means there’s a new project heading in my direction. I really love this track and this one bar resonated hard with me.
You can tell some / People don’t love you for you / They love you to help em’
Pro Dillinger & Futurewave – Say So (Video)
Pro Dillinger and Futurewave not only are among the most talented in their respective crafts but they are two of the hardest working artists in the industry. They are relentless in putting out some of the best music we have heard in 2024 and they united for one of the best projects this year in Dirtwave, Vol. 1. On the joint Say So, you hear Futurewave bringing that magic on the boards (best way I can describe it, a style unto itself), and Dillinger delivering gritty bars, telling you that he is in full control of what he’s doing. This is a tremendous project. Don’t sleep!
King Magnetic – POS (Video)
We’ve been steadily waiting for King Magnetic’s next project, Third Time’s A Charm and now we get a second single in the track, POS. And as usual King Mag takes full command of the track letting you know that you if you want to talk that talk, come see him and earn those stripes. It’s those no nonsense bars that keep that fan base craving for the next release which comes on October 25th. DOCWILLROB and NYSOM on the beat.
Sparkingtin – One Man Army (ft. Craig G) (Video)
This is what this site was built on and what this site is about! This is a track you NEED to hear but we need to push the word! A lot of you might not know about Sparkingtin, but I do. And I take pride in that. He had a track with the Soulslicers back in 2011 when I first started writing, called Punch You In The Face For No Apparent Reason. That song STILL sounds so good and holds the test of time. But what I didn’t know is that he was still making music! And then I hear this joint with Craig G, One Man Army. And this track shows that same hunger and boom bap flavor as he had nearly fifteen years ago. This track is super dope and produced by Arden Keys. It makes me want to cop that new album, Hidden Talents.
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