It’s beeeeeeeennnnn a lonnnnnnnng time since I have heard anything new from Okwerdz, however I remember him for his energy and clever wordplay and those things have not changed with the release of this new video, Never Switched Up. Dynamic. Fun. Authentic. Hopefully we can get some more music from Okwerdz in our inbox soon.
WateRR – All Clones (Video)
Another dope joint from WateRR and his project with Wavy Da Ghawd, Washed Ashore. This joint possesses all of the criteria of dopeness. It’s got a knocking beat, and WateRR does nothing but just drop life jewels in his rhymes, keeping his universe original and authentic in a world that’s become oh so generic.
If you haven’t checked out his project, Washed Ashore, please do that. It’s really his, ANNNND Wavy Da Ghawd’s, best effort to date, in which styles complement each other flawlessly.
Street Smartz – What They Came To See (Video)
Street Smartz is back with a new joint, What They Came To See, featuring production from Nickel Plated. And he’s giving you that raw hip hop that you’ve been missing. Known for his raw lyricism and gritty delivery, he continues to deliver just that. And this appears to be just the precursur to a new album dropping later this year, All Jokes Aside.
Smif-N-Wesson – Fifty Fifty (Video)
Smif-N-Wessun sounding ever so good over this production from Cartune Beatz. I first became familiar with Cartune Beatz with his project with RJ Payne last year. The producer personifies the term “banger” and Smif-N-Wessun have been known to embrace a banger or two. This is definitely something that hits hard.
Single You Out: Werdperfect – Brimstone (ft. Eto) (prod. By Dub Sonata)
Werdperfect is not a name that I am overly familiar with but this new single, Brimstone, he is bound to raise some eardrums. And with Dub Sonata on the production you are off to a terrific start. And then you add a verse from Eto, and you are REALLY cooking. But come to find out…Werdperfect’s pen game is pretty damn good! The drums knock heavy as does the blending of wordplay and wisdom. Lot of bars that you can feel and relate to.
New album, Dog Daze, drops on April 26th.
Chuck N Lock – Hole In The Wall (2024)
Artist: Chuck N Lock
Album: Hole In The Wall
Tracklisting:
1. The Dive
2. Gone Fishin’
3. Kahunaville
4. Rest Stop
5. CERN Lab
6. Money On The Line
7. Last Call
It’s been a while since Chuck N Lock dropped some new music, and well, since I have actually written a full-length review and good things just happen to coincide from time to time. Hence this write-up.
Continue reading “Chuck N Lock – Hole In The Wall (2024)”Single You Out: Cambatta – God Is Mad
Sometimes I just miss it. I missed this. Cambatta has a track on his project, Holy Ghost III. That had my eyes wide open because of just how dope it is. God Is Mad is written from the perspective of God and his anger and disappointment in humanity. And it couldn’t be done at a better time. Relevant and so incredibly dope. Get ready to rewind this over…and over…and over.
Single You Out: Bozack Morris – Blood In Blood Out (ft. Asun Eastwood & Lex Talionis)
Not enough people are talking about this new project from Bozack Morris, The Toronto Tape, so I am compelled to put you up on it. Morris put some legit bangers together with some of Toronto’s very best and the results are irrefutably dope. And this one featuring Asun Eastwood and Lex Talionis is my favorite. Cue the church organ and lets unleash some damnation. Asun drops some ungodly hard bard on this … love it.
L.I.F.E. LONG & S Eyes Finest – No Gun Control feat. DJ Afar (Video)
L.I.F.E. Long has been a hip hop staple for decades and he’s still delivering dope music and dope messages. Here he links up with producer S Eyes Finest to deliver a commentary on guns in society. A very serious topic as we are inundated with violence all around us. The emcee and producer do a great job on shedding light through hip hop.
Single You Out: Swollen Members – Triple Aces
Whoa! New Swollen Members?!?! Say it’s so…and apparently it is.Prevail, Madchild, and Rob The Viking are apparently making new music again, and that’s a breath of fresh air. I loved these guys when they were at their zenith. Balance is in my mind a classic album. I know others will disagree but that was a game changer when it dropped in 1999.
Let us hope that there is new music in store for the listener in the future.
