Don’t ask me how I missed this, but I did. Pharaohe Monch and Prince Po are back at it like they never left over this crisp Marco Polo cut from his forthcoming album, PA2: The Director’s Cut. These guys are the masters of that intricate wordplay. I mean they literally birthed that shit. Pay homage.
Single You Out: Typ iLL – Down Range (Mama Mama) (prod by Skammadix)
I was just listening to Typ iLL the other day. The man has a seamless flow. After two stints in Iraq, he gives us some insight into the military life with his cut, Down Range. The production arrives courtesy, Skammadix. The song is a prelude to his FREE EP dropping later this month, entitled Basic Training.
ullnevano x logic marselis – PROTOCOL (Video)
This is the best ullnevano track I have heard to date. This is something I could easily leave on repeat and not grow tired of. It seems like Logic Marselis is on some ‘I-Am-Going-To-Make-The-Beat-Of-The-Year‘ type shit. Wow, The production really is some of the best work I have heard in 2013. Sometimes I take for granted the music made by some of the more established HHD artists and this is a lesson learned. Just as soon as you think they hit the pinnacle, they drop some next level music for your ears!
Producer’s Spotlight: Cool FD (2013)
I am way behind in giving credit to some of my favorite producers so I wanted to play a little catch up and introduce you all to another favorite producer of mine, Cool FD. I first bore witness to Cool FD’s skill level as a producer when he was concocting beats for the likes of Don Streat and Macabeats. At the time he was rocking under the pseudonym of, Keno Beats and just recently came up with the name change.
I think Cool FD is a breath of fresh air in this hip hop business. He is two parts boom bap and one part soul. Or maybe it’s two parts soul, and one part boom bap? I will let you decide. The point is that this is a producer you need to keep your ears pinned back for. As a matter of fact he has a project dropping with Don Streat on October 15th entitled Bare My Soul. If you want to hip him up, you can catch him on Twitter, Facebook, or his Blog. Make sure you check the tracks below!
Bio
Born and raised in Orleans, FRANCE in 1984, Cool FD (fka Keno Beats) is the type of producer that is truly passionate about Hip Hop culture. He is motivated by his faith in positivity and always looking for new ways to improve his beat skills and knowledge of the music business. His beats are an unseen chemistry between soulful and street boom bap, that permits Cool FD to work with talented emcees from all around the planet.
Cool FD’s Handpicked Joints
Single You Out: Alterbeats – Fruit Punch (feat. Guilty Simpson & The Rockness Monstah)
Alterbeats went out and got a couple of the most distinctive voices in the game for the lead single to their forthcoming project, Class Struggle. That is the follow up to their first and highly acclaimed album, The French Revolution. If you haven’t checked the latter, you should be ashamed! Anyways…Guilty Simpson and Rockness do this banger a service by blessing the mic. All heads recognize, the project drops on October 29th.
Single You Out: Spit Gemz – InkQuisition (Ft. Anthony Cruz – A-Butta) (prod by One-Take)
Now this is it right here! Spit Gemz call upon Natural Elements, Anthony Cruz, to drop more than just a few bars for this track, InkQuisition. The two form a great combination! I mean this spittery is polished. I first came upon Spit Gemz a couple of years ago and became an immediate fan because of his fusion of intellect and grimy street flavor. Anthony Cruz is one of the reasons that I even maintain a blog at all. His work with NE is legendary and he shows and proves that his skills haven’t diminished one bit, if anything he answers the bell in rare form. There are only a handful of artists capable of this kind of wordplay. This track is the lead single for Spit Gemz new EP, End The TV, dropping November 10th.
Madchild – “Chainsaw” Featuring Slaine – Official Music Video
Madchild and Slaine are on some American Psycho steez with the release of their latest video, Chainsaw. It even comes equipped with a spoofed ending. As far s what you can expect musically: On a lyrical level it approaches lunacy. On a musical level it’s the kind of production that will stalk your eardrums for a while. This song comes off of Madchild’s most recent project, Lawn Mower Man.
Malik Ferraud – Nothing Comes Easy (ft. Emilio Rojas) (Video)
Baltimore and NYC link up when Malik Ferraud and Emilio Rojas connect for the track, Nothing Comes Easy. The message is simple: success is not easy and you have to plow through the nastiness in order to feel the victory. I like what Rojas says in his verse:
…don’t got a team, got a congregation, they all believers!
The Undergrind (Mirage512, Side Effect, D.O.S) – So Real (Video) (Dee Metto Remix)
The Undergrind, Austin, Texas’ heavy hitters are back with a hard and gritty remix for their track, So Real. Mirage512 and Side Effect call upon Swiss producer Dee Metto to give the track a grimy appeal, and they asked the right man. Dee Metto is one of my favorite producers and we will be doing a feature on him very shortly. Also, they solicit the rhymes of D.O.S. who I have never heard of before, and he brings some tough bars to the project. Definitely notable.
Motive – Rat In A Cage (ft. Apathy) (Video)
The video has some nice effects but it’s the music that is going to move you here. Apathy once again shows that he has elite skill when in comes to production. He showed it on the Demigodz album, KILLmatic, and he once again blesses us with a strong effort. His adaptation of The World Is A Vampire from The Smashing Pumpkins is nothing less than stellar. Motive and Apathy then proceed to blister the mic in their verses with line after ill line. This is the first single from Motive’s upcoming project, The DNA.
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