The union of Curly Castro and Premrock as ShrapKnel continues with the release of their new album, Metal Lung.
The lyricism and flows are unique and leave the mind to ponder over the prose, ciphering over the meaning of each turn on phrase. This is what happens when poetry hits the concrete sidewalks in an explosion of creativity, as illustrated in their video single, Lazy Dog.
Not for the faint of heart or weak of mind. Production from Steel Tipped Dove.
Curly Castro hits you with a doubleheader here with a video for both Walking Razor and Sidney Po off of his new album, Tosh. Two dope tracks flipped together for this video single, both giving you a really gritty vibe. Both songs are quite ill, but that beat on Sidney Po is just filthy.
Make sure you check out the album! Creative goodness wrapped up in good hip-hop flavors.
From the highly acclaimed album, Future Former Rapper, Zilla Rocca releases the visual for his track, Make The Sickness, Sell The Cure, featuring the incomparable Curly Castro dropping some bars and providing the chorus. Not everyone is going to get this song, and if you don’t…then it’s not for you. I think you have to be from a certain era to understand what is meant by “….my hip-hop is dead“.
Check out the album, and also be aware that Curly Castro’s project, Tosh, drops this coming Friday.
Here’s a single from Curly Castro’s forthcoming album, Tosh which is dropping on December 14th. Ital-You-Can-Eat is a creative and eclectic blend of talent that just comes together and an impeccable blend. You’ve got a master of musical fusion in Blockhead concocting a production that is reggae-asian-hiphop infused. And then you add bending lyricism from Castro and billy woods to the mix, and your palette is set. Enjoy the feast!
Here’s a single off of Zilla Rocca’s forthcoming project, Future Former Rapper. The track features rhyme compadre, Curly Castro. The production is pretty unique. It’s a slowed down tempo with a futuristic and almost robotic feel to it. But let’s face it Zilla Rocca has always been an innovator in music, and here is expounding and expanding.
New album drops tomorrow.
This is my favorite track off of Curly Castro and Zilla Rocca’s Grift Company EP which dropped in April. Really glad they gave it the video treatment. The production for the track is absolute bananas and Castro and Rocca have a commanding presence on the mic along with excellent chemistry.
Artist: Curly Castro
Album: Brody EP
Tracklisting:
1. Going Back To London
2. All Bets Are Off (ft. Zilla Rocca and Has-Lo)
3. Livery (ft. Castle)
4. David Rodigan (ft. Hubbs and Armand Hammer)
5. A Wake
6. Daisy Swallowed A Diamond
Note:
Curly Castro offers the world a little something different with his latest release, Brody. The EP is short and succinct but proves the point that just because the project is short on run time doesn’t mean that it runs short on character. Now, I will say that if you are not familiar with the movie, Snatch, you may have to watch that first before you start indulging in this release. The creativity for Brody stems from Castro and company using the characters and storyline from Snatch in the story of this EP. So being able to truly appreciate this EP requires a little study in film. That’s not to say that you can’t just appreciate the music for music’s sake but you will miss some of the creativity. I digress.
The Wrecking Crew represents on this Curly Castro single from his (now out) project, Brody. Zilla Rocca laces the camp with something extra funky and some scathing drums. And the crew is not unfamiliar to rocking over said production, the each contribute dope verses to complete the trifecta.
Disclaimer: It is hard and challenging to pick 50 tracks from the thousands upon thousands that dropped this year. It is merely an attempt to list my favorite cuts of 2012. Click the links to listen to the song! I think it’s a great list. There were a lot of great songs crafted this year and I know I left off some good ones. I listened to 5,000+ tracks from 2012 alone this year, so as an artist, if you made this list you know you are on the forefront of my iTunes!
1. Said Before – Goldini Bagwell
2. Rhyme Of The Year – Nino Bless
4. Outlive, Outshine – Theo3
I am pretty excited…no, let me rephrase, I am very excited to bring you some thoughts from one of the most creative emcees in the game, PremRock.
I have been listening to him for a couple of years now and in an ideal world, I would have connected with him at SXSW a couple of weeks ago. But that was not in the cards. Still, I wanted to pick his brain about, his art, his friends, and his perspective. What I got in reply was well thought out introspection.
I encourage you to read the interview, check the video freestyle (it’s amazing) and make sure you cop all of his music. If you love creativity in your hip hop, you are going to be an instant fan of PremRock.
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