M-Dot – Dreamscape (prod. By Marco Polo) (Video)

M-Dot is really building the anticipation for his forthcoming album, EgO anD The EneMy, which is due in two parts, the first of which is slated to drop January 27th of next year. It seems like a ways a way but it will be here sooner than we know it.

M-Dot really does get diabolical and creates a blood bath over the Marco Polo production. I mean when they suggest someone is ‘bringing the pain’…this is what they mean. The duo is taking the listener into the torture chamber for this one. The production and the lyricism transport you into the chaotic mind.

Enjoy!

La Coka Nostra – Dark Day Road (Video)

La Coka Nostra (Slaine and Ill Bill) is back with a new album that dropped yesterday, To Thine Own Self Be True. And this is one of many bangers that you will find on the album. The ill lyricism and the production are for everybody, but this video has a darkside about it that maybe your brain shouldn’t wrap itself around. It will take you to a dark place for about three minutes, and it may take a second to get yourself readjusted after watching it.

But do yourself a favor and purchase the album for some unrelenting dope!

LegSweep Specialist – After Life (Video)

First off, what a GREAT name for a group!   LegSweep Specialist!  Love it.  But there’s only so much in a name.  Do these guys have skills?  Yes, yes they do.  After Life has a mellow beat that relies on subtlety rather than being over the top. That enables the emcees to really show the world what they are capable of.

The team is comprised of Fuzz Jaxx and Sam Brown.  Their new album LegSweep is worth the listen.  Check it!

Nutso – Catchin Wreck (feat. Tony Born x Kon Boogie) (Video)

I didn’t see it coming but it indeed happen. Nutso dropped his collaborative project with producer Domingo yesterday, REDSunday.  That’s great news for all hip hop fans, as I am a huge fan of both the emcee and producer.  I copped and listened to the album last night and you will not be disappointed.

This particular cut, Catchin Wreck, features Tony Born and Kon Boogie, with my man Chinch 33 on the cuts.  You want bars?  They got bars flipping over a Wu-Styled production from the legend himself, Domingo.

Go get this album!

Grand Tapestry – 2 Sides (Video)

This video has been out for over a month now, but I am just now getting familiar with the Grand Tapestry collective (Eligh, Alam Khan, and Salaf Nader), and this song is so artistic and really beautiful.  Eligh and the team have created a sound unlike any other and this song is an amazing testament to beautiful molding of genres.  At this point, it’s rare to see something different in hip hop.  Sure we love the boom-bap…but there’s not too much different going on.  This is not just different…it’s dope.   The cello…sarangi…tell a much needed story along with Eligh narrating the duality of man.  There is a devil on the left…and an angel on the right.

Check the album if you love this song as much as I do!  I am making my way through it now.

U.G. (Cella Dwellas) – The Mystic (Video) 

Well after waiting approximately three years, today was the day that U.G. (Cella Dwellas) and IDE released the magnum opus, Portals.  I honestly thought this project was never going to drop.   So today I am proud to spread the word on something amazing! Portals is an incredible endeavor in the crafting of boom-bap.

This video is just the tip of the iceberg for what you have in store when you cop this album.  The lyrical diversity of U.G. and IDE’s sterling production make this a must have.

M-Dot – Road Trip (Video)

Our friend M-Dot is back at it again narrating tales from his travels over  a Soulslicers’ production.  My reaction to the track?  First, it’s really great to hear some Soulslicers’ beats.  I have really missed their work over the past couple of years.  And it really is a match made in heaven when M-Dot starts flexing his verbal muscles over their heat.

I can’t wait for M=Dot’s new album to drop along with affiliate Mayhem’s joint.  Stay tuned for more EMS goodness!