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Matt Maddox – Righteous Fury (2014)

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Artist: Matt Maddox

Album: Righteous Fury (Amazon, iTunes)

Tracklisting:

1. No Country For Old Men produced by Engineer
2. Interlude produced by Sultan Mir
3. Sick & Tired cuts by TMB produced by Sultan Mir
4. BARbarians ft Godilla, UG & Born Unique produced by Hellzwind
5. Work ft Mina Fedora produced by Skammadix
6. El Mariachi produced by Nemesis
7. The Get Back ft King Magnetic produced by Skammadix
8. Comedy Pt 1 produced by Skammadix
9. Murder Weapons ft Swann Cuts by TMB produced by C Lance (of Jedi Mind Tricks)
10. Spider Man ft Adlib & Reef The Lost Cauze produced by Vanderslice
11. Mjolnir ft Burke the Jurke Cuts by TMB produced by C Lance (of Jedi Mind Tricks)
12. King Killer produced by Sicknature (of Germany’s Snowgoons)
13. Olympus Has Fallen Cuts by TMB produced by Hellzwind
14. Upon A Pale Horse ft Edd Bundy Cuts by TMB produced by the UK’s Edd Bundy
15. Comedy Pt 2 produced by Skammadix
16. A Time To Kill Cuts by TMB produced by Hellzwind
17. Street Art ft Tragedy Khadafi Cuts by TMB produced by Skammadix
18. Reality’s a Bitch produced by Skammadix
19. Show Must Go On produced by Nemesis

Note:

Some albums ease a listener into the moment, while others grab you by the throat and demand your attention.  Righteous Fury, the most recent album from Matt Maddox, is going to fall in the latter category.  From the instant you hear the first cut. you are both engaged and threatened by what you hear.   You are threatened because, from the jump, you find out that Maddox is not going to be mincing words and he will name names of those siting on the pedestals.  He has thrown ‘today’s hip hop’ on it’s head and as a listener you can not remove the headphones, you become obligated to listen to this release from start to finish.

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Illuminate – Kamikaze (Video)

Anytime you can skateboard and do flips while flowing, you are going to get someone’s attention.  Hence the case with Illuminate’s new video, Kamikaze.    It’s an appropriate title for a track that approaches upon rapid fire delivery and reckless abandon.   There’s not much in the way of conformity here.   I am not going to say that this was a flawless performance.  I would honestly like to hear Illuminate kick some verses without the double time, but I certainly can see the talent that abounds.  We will keep our ears on this MTSU student’s future endeavors.

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Single You Out: Scribbling Idiots – Victorious (ft. Red Cloud, Cas Metah, Playdough. Sojourn, Manchild, Jurny Big)

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Good Gravy!  There’s some dope lyricism to be found on this cut right here!  This is yet another DOPE cut from the Scribbling Idiots’ forthcoming album, Invitation Only.   The emcees are guided by the strings within the production and all emcees drop some dope gems but this line from Cas Metah had me run it back a couple of times:

Leave the street sweeper in the back soldier / Or I’ll be forced to leave blood on the door like Passover

Step your bible game up!

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Crown – Pieces To The Puzzle (ft. Rasco) (Video)

Sick Digger Crew in the building!    There is so much right going on with this release from Crown (of Grim Reaperz) and Rasco.  The beat is amazing with the piano keys just dancing across the hard hitting drum pattern.  And let me be honest: It’s been a long time since I have listened to some bars from Rasco and he KILLED his verses.  The flow was magnifique.  The icing on the cake was Chinch 33 providing the cuts.   That man is vastly underrated, but true heads know!

If you are feeling this track, make sure you check out Crown’s new album, Pieces To The Puzzle, and while you’re at it, ‘friend up’ the good people at Sick Digger  to find out what they have on tap this year.  It’s a dope camp of producers.

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Otis Clapp – So That, So This (Video)

It’s a hustle and a grind, and it’s time to prove the naysayers and the haters what’s what…that’s what I am taking from this video single from Otis Clapp.   The track is a high energy, rock infused joint that really easy to get into.  Very entertaining.  I also need to go on record and say I missed the #Fiona cut he dropped many moons ago, and that song is one of the top tracks this year…no doubt.   If you are feeling up to it, make sure you check out his latest project, #ATB.

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Single You Out: Broadway Barrett – In My Blood

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Broadway Barrett releases his first single of 2014  in the form of, In My Blood.    On the track Barrett narrates his desire to survive and succeed so he can keep his plate full .   The track has a lot of jump to it with an organ really being the driving factor within the production.

As (sometimes) usual, I am not sure if this track is part of a larger picture, but is certainly worth the listen.

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Single You Out: Frankenstein & AZ (Delphi Oracle) – Just Write A Song

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When I first saw this in my inbox I had to do a double take.  Was this the Canadian emcee/producer from the late 1990s teaming up with the NYC AllStar Emcee from the same era?  Well,  I was half right…it is Frankenstein from a couple of decades ago, but it is not the same AZ we are all familiar with.  This song is actually circa 1994 and from a soon to be released compilation called The Science Of Sound.  I am not sure if the entire project is all old material but we will find out for sure on March 18th.

I am, however, digging this uptempo song.