New single out from lyrical powerhouse, El Gant, called Pageants. The cut features other acclaimed talent in the legendary Ras Kass and Marco Polo on the boards. There is a lot of weight on this track so to speak.
The production endeavers to be a little soulful as the emcees forsake the “pageantry” of today’s game for the roots of that made them want to be artists and emcees in the first place.
This single will be found on the upcoming El Gant album, O.S.L.O., which will be out in September!
Snak The Ripper drops another video single from his fantastic album, Off The Rails. On Paid Up, the Ripper goes in over a head nodder from none other than Marco Polo. He’s speaking on being in the game since 2006 and that he’s put in the dues to get where he is in life and music. Can others say the same? Dope track.
Marco Polo and Masta Ace bring you a tribute to the ‘boro that has brought us so much in the way of not only great music but simply hip-hop lore. Along for the nostalgic ride they bring along icons in their own right, Smif-N-Wessun, to assist on the chorus. Polo laces the piano-driven rhythm, while Ace narrates the history.
The collaborative album, A Breukelen Story, drops on November 9th.
I am definitely feeling the music from Milez Grimez and Swann Notty and when fueled by production from Marco Polo, what were you expecting? This shit is heat.
Their new project, Murderous & Venomous, drops in a few days. Cop that!
Artist: Alpha Faktion
Album: Creative Control
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I waited for this album for three plus years from Alpha Faktion. Their EP, Truth, Lies, & Audiotape is a staple in a very crowded iTunes Library. So when Azwun, Kraze, and DJ Enyoutee finally dropped their new project, Creative Control my expectations were extraordinarily high. But this is what the team did in the process of making this album while I waited anxiously: They made something that was timeless.
Oh lawd have mercy! The hour is upon us and the new Alpha Faktion album, Creative Control, has a digital release date of June 2nd, and I can’t wait! It’s going to be one of the dopest albums this year. I mean just listen to this Marco Polo produced song, System Shutdown. It’s one of the hypes beats I have heard from Polo, and the Faction prove merciless with their flows. They are raw, intense, and delivering a purity to hip hop that is sorely needed.
Artist: M-Dot
Album: egO anD The eneMy
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It is no secret around these parts that M-Dot is a much respected name. We feature nearly all of his music. But it’s also been a minute since he has released an album and in the end it’s time to take account, because creating an album is a much different endeavor than dropping singles or mixtapes. The proof, as they say, is in the pudding.
But in the end, M-Dot, met and exceeded expectations with egO anD The eneMy. The album remains potent from track one to track seventeen. There is no “fluff”. There are no trivial skits. There are no weaknesses to be found in the music.
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M-Dot is really building the anticipation for his forthcoming album, EgO anD The EneMy, which is due in two parts, the first of which is slated to drop January 27th of next year. It seems like a ways a way but it will be here sooner than we know it.
M-Dot really does get diabolical and creates a blood bath over the Marco Polo production. I mean when they suggest someone is ‘bringing the pain’…this is what they mean. The duo is taking the listener into the torture chamber for this one. The production and the lyricism transport you into the chaotic mind.
Enjoy!
There’s some intelligent music coming from Saga. Make A Choice, in both song and video, demonstrate the choices and the consequences we face. But is also speak on the greater impact of those decisions if you listen hard enough.
His project which in entirely produced by Marco Polo, From Out The Shadows, is free for your listening pleasure.
In light of Ferguson and a multitude of injustices that have been contrived by law enforcement and the legal system, King Magnetic licks off some shots over some Marco Polo production. You can only stay on the sidelines for so long, and the art of hip hop can surely provide a venue for the rage and anger people feel.
Look out for more from King Magnetic very soon.
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