Koncept keeps giving the album the video treatment! Awaken is the latest in a string of videos he has done for his album which you can cop here. I strongly encourage you to pick that album up. So much good music to be had on there. The beat on Awaken is provided by J57.
Single You Out: Koncept – Watch The Sky Fall (ft. Royce Da 5’9″)
Koncept does not let up. He has been relentless the last two weeks. He’s dropped three singles and two videos making it hard for me to choose what cut I am feeling hte most. They are all so very good. This one does have the advantages of having Marco Polo on the beat and Nickel Nine on a guest verse. You just can’t go wrong there. December 13th is when his solo project, Awaken, drops. Plug that into your cell phone and save the date…
I am sending you over to DJ Booth to rate and potentially purchase the single on Itunes…
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Single You Out: Soul Khan – Soulstice III
This is the latest work available from in incomparable Soul Khan . Soul Khan always is putting in work. Enjoy his hard work and if you have not picked up Acknowledgement please make sure you do so at your earliest convenience.
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Soul Khan – Soul Like Khan (Video)
Soul Khan blesses us with one more visuals from his debut while at the same time dropping a new EP entitled Acknowledgement. You can stream the EP below and if you want to support (which again, you should) you can purchase for $4
Single You Out: Brown Bag All Stars – Crumbling Down
What’s up with the Brown Bag Allstars, you say? So much that it’s hard for your humble hip-hop blogger/fan to keep up with. Everyone’s got side projects going on, whether they have just recently been released or to be released. I am thinking of putting out a monthly column entitled “What’s Going On With The Brown Bag?” Well, for this moment, J57 has released this single entitled Crumbling Down. The joint is produced by Mr. Green. It’s definitely a more sobering joint but fresh nonetheless. The skills in this crew are really second to none right now. Be on the lookout for a double disc project of rare and unreleased material dropping on May 17th.
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Single You Out: Brown Bag All Stars
4When Soul Khan released his debut album, Soul Like Khan, he could have rested on his laurels and taken a breather, but to the contrary the man has just stepped up the pace a bit. He released the single Soulstice II and he had a remix released for Shot Glass Magnified ft. Sene. The new beat was brought on by The Audible Doctor. I also just saw on bandcamp that someone is doing a mash up album of Soul Like Khan. I haven’t heard it yet but the the prequel is HERE.
Koncept also has been keeping himself busy since releasing his EP, Playing Life. He released a physical CD of that same project and added a few extra tracks for the effort. He also has dropped a few notable gems like Day Dreaming , the remix to Playing Life (prod. by Marink), and most recently his DJ Booth feature, Things You Do. His street album, More Than Meets The Eye drops on February 22nd, so be on the lookout for that!
The Audible Doctor basically has produced 1/2 of the cuts previously mentioned. He has also blessed heads like Magestik Legend, Boog Brown, and most recently he did a beat for one of my favorite emcees, Silent Knight, for the cut Staying Busy which will be featured on here very soon.
J57 is the man who is always passing on what the BBAS are doing and it is much appreciated. In addition to keeping the world informed he has also been on his grind as of recent. Late in 2010 he and Sene released the EP, Eye Don’t Dream…But I Do. He also released the Digital Society instrumental album, which had some GREAT bonus tracks including a remix called Still Phenomenal. He also has done a video for the title track featuring Jefferson Price which you can see below. Most recently he did this extremely dope beat for Top $ Raz ft. YC The Cynic called The Plague.
Koncept – Playing Life EP
Artist: Koncept
Album: Playing Life
Guests: Sene, Silent Knight
Production: The Audible Doctor, J57, Maticulous, DJ Brace, DJ Dyllemma
Best Tracks: Keeping On, First Time, Old Man Winters
Recommendation: Highly Recommend
Note: The BBAS has never given you reason to doubt the skill that lies within. Koncept’s release is no different. Playing Life is short and excellent. I always was impressed by Soul Khan from BBAS but this EP gave me an opportunity to really see what his compadre Koncept could do on the microphone. He does not disappoint. He is not a punchline rapper but rather relies on a great flow and emotion to rock a track. When you listen to him you really feel the music.
The production is also incredibly solid. Ever since I heard the Undeniable Remix by The Audible Doctor I was an instant fan. He laces three tracks for the EP and all of them are on point. He has great command of his production. It just seems so effortless. But the banger on the album has to be Keeping On which was laced by maticulous. The song just knocks.
In conclusion, I feel that this EP deserves a spot on your Ipod. It’s just too nice not too. While to call it an “instant classic” is a reach, it still differentiates itself from the rest of the pack to make it one of the better releases in 2010.
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