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Artist Spotlight: PremRock

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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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Single You Out: Zilla Rocca & The Shadowboxers – Young Blood (ft. Roc Marciano) (prod. by Has-Lo)

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First off, Has-Lo out did himself with this production.  What a gem!  The resonating guitar is different and absolutely perfect.  Zilla Rocca and Roc Marciano absolutely wreck shop with their verses over this piece.  They take aim at the hot heads on the corner of the block and how the city will eat it’s young.

I have always been a fan of Zilla Rocca and given a silent nod to Marciano’s work.  But this is next level right here.  Roc Marciano sounds as though this beat was custom made for him.

This is the first single off of No Vacation For Murder.

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Curly Castro – Fidel (2013)

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Artist: Curly Castro

Album: Fidel

Source: Artist Rep

Tracklisting:

1. Call Me Castro
2. Starch (ft. Has-Lo x Boogieman Dela)
3. Minefield
4. Coaine Blues
5. Winter Too
6. Coal
7. Mesrine (ft. Yung Yorrisey)
8. Fenster & McManus (ft. Zilla Rocca)
9. The Spook Who Sat
10. Colored Water Fountain
11. The Letter M
12. Kintro
13. Libertad (ft. Ari Lourdes)

Note:

I was working on this review before I had to take a brief hiatus and I am obligated and intent on finishing it.  This album is too good not to mention and it’s imperative you give it the time to listen to it.  I first heard of Castro from his affiliation with Zilla Rocca.  We had actually previewed several of his previous singles.  This is his first musical offering as a recent signee of Man Bites Dog Records.   And what an offering it is…

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Zilla Rocca – Full Spectrum 2 (ft. Has-Lo & Open Mike Eagle) (Video)

I was just commenting last week on innovative Zilla Rocca and Has-Lo are on the mic device.  They aren’t typical or standard and they continue to push the art forward.  You add Open Mic Eagle to this track and it just becomes downright revolutionary.  This my friends is the intricacies of concept and the human language.  Enjoy…

You can also check out the OG Version and the various remixes of the track by visiting HERE.