I had seen Evil Ebenezer’s new album, All That’s Left, was available for purchase a few days ago, but I let it pass me by…at the time. But after hearing this track I am going to soon revisit that decision. This track is pretty dope. Ebenezer’ flow is pretty crisp over some solid production. I easily found myself nodding my head to this track.
Single You Out: Little Vic – Fear Not
It’s been a loooong minute for me and for Little Vic to post up some new material. But this marks the perfect time to get back at it and share something good with you all. Little Vic drops a flurry of nice lyricism over a guitar laced track by 88-Keys.
Eventually we will hear that ever elusive full length that I have been waiting with baited breath for.
Motive – D.N.A. / Pistol Packin’ (feat. Celph Titled) (Video)
First off let me say that Motive’s new album, D.N.A., deserves the review treatment and I am going to get on that as soon as possible. I’ve listened to the joint several times and it is completely solid from start to finish. It’s filled with dope flows and hard hittin’ rhythms. If you are a fan of those things, how could you not love this album?
With this video you get to sample two cuts from the album, the title track and Pistol Packin’ featuring the highly respected Celph Titled. Both tracks get a lot of replay value from me.
Single You Out: Finale – The Revival (feat. Invincible & Pierre Anthony)
It’s time for a little musical rebirth with Finale’s new single, The Revival. In addition to Finale, the song features another Detroit emcee who has been seldom heard from on the microphone as of late, Invincible. But as we soon see, the years may have passed, but the skill is not diminished. Dope track.
The new album drops on August 14th.
Sadistik x Kno – To Be In Love (Video)
Over the course of the last few years I have heard of Sadistik but never quite ‘followed’ his music. But for the project, Phantom Limbs, he is teaming up with one of my favorite producers, Kno from Cunninlynguists. The two combine to provide a musically interesting experience with the lead single, To Be In Love. It’ got a very surreal vibe to it.
The new project drops in a couple of weeks, on August 11th I believe.
Single You Out: P.SO the Earth Tone King & 2 Hungry Bros. – Headphone Diaries
It’s good to hear P.SO back rocking the mic and better yet to hear him over some 2 Hungry Bros. production. This is the first single of the collaborative project. Feast of Legend. This track has so much good going on, it’s hard to narrow it down to a few words. But this track is vibrant with a lot of different sounds, and P.SO just sounds so natural. A clear case where production and mic skills meld together so perfectly.
Single You Out: Silent Knight – Walking
Now this is a good comination: The Audible Doctor and Silent Knight have proved unbelievable chemistry. You can reference their number one track about four years back, Stayin’ Busy. The Audible Doctor fires up the boom bap, the organ, and the proper intermingling of a soulful, almost sorrowful, vocal sample. There’s also just something about the way Silent Knight relates is life and ideas that just resonates with me. He’s trying to make money along with making art. This song is going to stick with me for a while.
His new project, Weaknd, is due out soon.
Single You Out: AG Da Coroner – The Game Changer
AG Da Coroner and Statik Selektah come out and ring a few bells with this The Game Changer single. They’re tired of the nonsense and repetitiveness that has become of hip hop. They are here to make a statement. Point made.
Burke The Jurke – Fork In The Road (Video)
A real cool track that is autobiographical from Burke The Jurke. The production when coupled with Burke’s own sung chorus gives the song a very soulful element. I really enjoy the lyricism digging deep and giving the listener perspective in context. It’s certainly not random jibberish.
The new album, Know Alternatives, drops in a little over a month. I can’t wait.
Single You Out: Verbal Kent – Suitcase Switch (ft. Freddie Gibbs)
Verbal Kent is back with the backing of Apollo Brown and Freddie Gibbs for his new single, Suitcase Switch. The production from Apollo Brown is absolutely beautiful. It’s got so much soul packed into the span of four minutes. Kent and Gibbs do an admirable job spitting some nice bars with their own divergent styles. Kent keeps a rapid delivery while Gibbs relies on a more methodical approach to rocking the mic. It all comes together nicely.
Verbal Kent’s new album, Anesthesia, drops on September 11th.
