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The Aztext – Four (2013)

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Artist: The Aztext

Album: Four (Amazon, iTunes)

Tracklisting:

1. Press It Onto Wax
2. All I Know
3. Nor Alone
4. Four
5, Atlas (ft. Wordsworth)
6. Ease U
7. Driftin Away
8. Silent Speakers
9. Just Bein Me
10. Drunk
11. Learn To Talk III
12. Escape (ft. LC)

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When you’re good…you’re good.   The Aztext have been cranking out music for many years now, but it may just be now that they are hitting their stride.  Four is a complete album by any set of standards.  The duo that comprises The Aztext (Pro and Learic) are a unique blend of old school ideology, new school boom-bap,  that is complimented with unique and interesting concepts.

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Single You Out: Gripz – Dead Presidents (prod. by Anno Domini)

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Gripz is going after it right now.  I can’t blame him.  He’s been away from the game for a minute and he’s ready to make the push for his latest effort, Poetic Literature Vol. 3.   Gripz is on my short list for the best emcee you have probably never heard.  He consistently spits flames and now he’s got Anno Domini all over this new project.  That’s the combination I have been pushing for.   This track is a different vibe, but the same dope result.  I’m going to keep telling you people until it sinks in.

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Single You Out: Zilla – Southern Man

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Zilla and producer Lamar Mitchell are playing with a loaded deck because if they keep making hits out of these loosies, I can only imagine what a full length or EP is going to sound like.  They are making other artists look paltry with just a handful of dope joints.   The duo murked their last single we placed here,  Blind Man.    Now they are back with a brand new single, Southern Man.   The song in many ways is telling other artists to get their heads out of their asses and think about what they are bringing to the table, and what their legacy will be.

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Alterbeats – Class Struggle (2013)

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I wish I had more time to do a proper write up of this release but as it is time is short and I want to at least let you know that i’s out there.   I just finished giving Class Struggle it’s first listen and similar to their previous release, The French Revolution, in that it’s chocked full of bangers.  I of course have my favorite tracks:  Brass Knuckles by Halfabrick, Real Talk by Skeezo, and Idol by Bekay are tracks that will be on repeat.

But more than that I love the production that Alterbeats is doing.  He just keeps getting better.  You can cop this album on iTunes, Amazon, UGHH and elsewhere.   You can also stream the album in it’s entirety at DJ Booth simply by clicking the link below:

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Bishop Nehru – Exhale (ft. Que Hampton) (Video)

First off, these guys make me feel really old simply from the fact of how young they are.   But Bishop Nehru and Que Hampton have got the formula right for dropping some dope hip hop music.  I enjoy this cut and the verse that play off one another.   I think I shunned Nehru before because I just didn’t think someone so young could be so ill.  I’ll blame that on my ignorance.

This song is off of Nahru’s album, strictlyFLOWz, which I am going to have to check out now.

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R.A. the Rugged Man – Sam Peckinpah (ft. Vinnie Paz x Sadat X) (Video)

Beware of any secret underground viewing chambers for any hip hop videos.  It may lead you to engage in some disturbing and violent acts as is the case with R.A. The Rugged Man’s video for Sam Peckinpah which features Vinnie Paz.  This is very near to some Clockwork Orange shit.   R.A.’s new album, Legends Never Die, has been out for some time so make sure you scoop it up.

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Swinn Da Example – Get It Right (Video)

Dee Metto put me on to this artist he had done some production for, Swinn Da Example.   I had never heard of him previously, so I didn’t know what to expect, but Metto’s cosign was all I needed to give it a chance.  I started off by listening to his mixtape, Off Da Back Burnah.    After the first few cuts from the album, I heard Swinn intermingling theology in his rhymes, which really accentuated his skills.  It was intelligent design.   But past track three of the mixtape I began to realize that this man was a devout Christian in addition to being an ill spitter.  I was impressed.  The man is convicted and has a powerful message to deliver which he does with exceptional skill over some boom bap beats.   This track is all about getting right in this life and ready for the next.  You need to do the most you can with your time here and stop slipping into your sinful ways.  I, as a delinquent Christian, was pretty moved by the project.  I think you should keep your minds open.

 

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Single You Out: Rome Clientel – L.E.G.A.C.Y. (prod. by ATG)

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Rome Clientel’s dropping one more single until the release of his third EP, The Empire 3: The Coronation.   L.E.G.A.C.Y. is about being something more than just a flash-in-the-pan emcee.   Rome is planning to build something a little more permanent for himself, his family, and his fans.   This is a long term endeavor.   The EP drops on Tuesday, so make some room in your hard drive.  You won’t be disappointed. 

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Single You Out: Silent Someone – Lab 82 (ft. EL Da Sensei, Oktober Zero, and Shaz IllYork)

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This is a release that has crept up on me because I don’t even know who Silent Someone is.  But now I have a better idea after checking out this tight production.   The somber vocal sample combined with those drums is a nice twist.  I also like how the beat alternates every so often giving it a different sound and an appeal.   Lyrically, Shaz Illyork, El Da Sensei, and Oktober Zero pay homage to the art of graffiti and do so properly.

Silent Someone’s new album, I Have Company is due any day so just keep your eyes peeled.