Video: Oddisee - After Thoughts

Oddisee laces us with some trippy kaleidescope visuals for his laid back opus "After Thoughts" that is quite thee track to zone out with...

Oddisee's new instrumental project "The Beauty In All" is avaialable now!!

Single: Black Milk - Sunday's Best / Monday's Worst

This joint right here man... this may just be my fav. beat of the whole fuckin month...ain't nuthin like when Milk gets ahold of a soul sample...

For "Sunday's Best / Monday's Worst" you're treated to two great, rousing cuts that perfectly describe them old Sunday's and Monday's man. Milk examines his rigid upbringing in the church, and then delves into that weary, worn out Monday feeling when you're unemployed by choice and you hit that block lookin to get paid..by whatever means.

Great work here..and I mean great. Milk's first solo work in a couple years I believe and it's going back to his roots--the soul sample flipping. He's not lost a step in that arena... not one, and his rhymes are still vibrant. This is a must hear cut.

"It ain't too late to get your values straight"

Single: Oddisee - Own Appeal

DMV based producer/rapper and currently the most slept-on muthafucka out drops a new single that you'll find on his new mixtape "Tangible Dream" that will accompany his new instrumental album "The Beauty In All", which drops heavy, on the 1st of October...

Madlib - Medicine Show: Pill Jar

Lib' is jettin off for his Asian tour today and as a treat to commemorate such, Stones Throw is finally comin up outta something free in this "Pill Jar" mix...

What it contains is a collection of 8 tracks from Madlib's Medicine Show series' mixes volumes 1-12... Jump in, enjoy..

Audible Doctor - The Winter Tape

Just as well all are gripped in the throws of yet another completely effed up Winter, braving the below zero temps, we get a bit of a  respite in the form of BBAS member Audible Doctor's newest drop, "The Winter Tape", that is only four tracks deep, but provides just what you want..

Featuring emcees Has-Lo, J Nics and Davenport Grimes, you can rest assured the lyrics are taken care of.. Bundle up this Winter and make sure you have this witcha..


The Audible Doctor - The Winter Tape

Single: P.A.P.I. (Large Professor & NORE) - Built Pyramids

My goodness man.. somethin' real real nice for all the 'trapped in the 90s' dudes such as myself...

Really bangin cut produced by Large Professor that also finds him handling the chorus works and droppin a verse alongside his Queens veterano bretheran, Noreaga..

Soak in this heat and get ready for Nore's upcoming album, "Student Of The Game", comin soon..

Single: Alexander Spit - December 31, 2012

New West Coast artist Alexander Spit comes with brand new heat here as he gives us yesterday, in a sense, on his new track "December 31, 2012"...

It's short, sweet and to the hardcore point... enjoy..

Single: Jamall Bufford - 10,000 (prod. by 14K)

This man 14K AKA Jamall Bufford took the time to let us all know how many f*ckin ppl he knows via a dope track that he produced himself that goes ahead and flips the numerology on us nicely..

Definitely a coo look, and a track that will get you thinkin to yaself on how many folks you know ya damn self... hint: it ain't damn near no 10 thousand.. not in my fuckin case anyhow..

Cover Art: Oh No - Disrupted Ads: Audio Dispensary System

One of the west's best producer/emcee's, Oh No is readying his latest project; "Disrupted Ads: Audio Dispensary System", which will feature 17 tracks worth of music and unreleased instrumentals.

The guest list is tantilizing as well as Oh No has recruited names like Chali 2na, Roc C, Psalm One, MED, Blu, Declaime, his frequent collaborator The Alchemist and more..

The ads roll out on January 29th...

Singles: Small Professor - "Knew" & "Signs"

The illest new producer that you haven't heard of and continue to sleep on despite his myriad of dope releases just dropped two new jawns...you should start payin fuckin attention.

"Knew" and "Signs" definitely contrast each other.. one's gonna pick you up a lil' and the other might make you feel a lil' reflective.. either way, they're both nice and I want this cat to start gettin his due..

Both stem from Small Pro's upcoming new release "Cool Story, Pro" dropping Oct. 23rd...

Carhartt Radio October 2012: Madlib - Medicine Radio Show Pt. 2

This is the 2nd installment of the Carhartt radio series that we're blessed enough to be gettin (scroll down or hit up the search bar for the 1st) and this one is just as ferocious....

This time out it's Madlib at the helm and he's mixing up goodies from his Medicine Show Europe Tour. You're gonna get a bevy of Madlib exclusives as well as tracks from his Stones Throw bredren and frequent collaborators...

14KT - A Friendly (Vocal) Game Of KT

If you keep up with ya past, dope, instrumental releases, than you'll remember 14KT dropping this collection of crazy ass beats not too long ago.. Fast forward to a few days ago and the former Athletic Mic League member, current The Lab Techs member, and Ypsilanti, MI native is back with a bit of a re-imagining to four of the cuts..

As he re-releases the "(Voca)l" version of "A Friendly Game Of KT" as a four track EP that features  not only himself going in on the mic ("AsWe (Continue)"), but Skyzoo, The Black Opera and Oddisee & Oliver Daysoul as well, you get to really enjoy a melding of styles over such a rich and inventive style of production that 14KT possess...

my only qualm is that all the instro's didn't get the same treatment.

News: Diamond D Announces Tentative Tracklist For New Album

Aside from the fact that Diamond is pretty much production/rap royalty, the news about him leaking the tracklisting for his upcoming new album "The Diam Piece" would be somewhat underwhelming for most.. Well, that is til' you actually peep the tracklisting itself:

1. WHIPLASH FEAT.PHAROAH MONCH
2. ONLY WAY TO GO FEAT. PETE ROCK
3. GET YOUR HANDZ UP FEAT. HI-TEK
4. NY STATE OF MIND FEAT SMITH N WESSIN
5. YOU BETTER KNOW IT FEAT. BLACK ROB
6. PEOPLE OF THE WORLD FEAT. THE ALKAHOLIKS AND KURUPT
7. VANITY FEAT. NOTTZ AND MINNESOTA
8. CHANGE AND ADAPT FEAT. OC
9. ACE OF DIAMOND FEAT. MASTER ACE
10. MY PEOPLE FEAT. J-LIVE , LORD JAMAR AND HAKIM (CHANNEL LIVE)
11. GALACTIC FEAT. RAS KASS AND GUILTY SIMPSON
12. TIME IS NOW FEAT SADAT X AND AG
13. ASK NICCAS FEAT. THE ARTIFACTS
14. ON THE ONE FEAT. TORAE AND PUNCHLINE
15. FEELIN DIS SHYT FEAT. PRINCE PO , PERCEE P AND ROCK MOST
16. SLICK TALK FEAT. KEV BROWN
17. BANG BANG FEAT.SADAT X
18. MAGIC POTION FEAT.THE 5IVE

People, that is just downright effing impressive.. my fingers are crossed that there aren't any 11th hour changes to the tracklisting and that this is in fact the album we get sometime in the near future from the longtime DITC member.. 

Mr. Mista (Moka Only & Mr. Brady) - The Bug Out EP

One of Canada's most prolific beatmaking, rappin and project releasing cats, AKA Moka Only combines his considerable talents with southern Cali beatmaking force in his own right Mr. Brady for a brand new project, titled, what else? LOL, "The Bug Out EP"

Under the group name Mr. Mista, Moka and Brady unleash some heat for all their loyal fans that demand that off kilter, wonky, manic boom bappery type stuff... 7 tracks, Moka produces 4 , Brady 3... settle in..

Video: Muneshine - Lower Level

What do you get when you take one of Canada's best, a staple in 90s NYC production and some really dope Parkour visuals? You got Muneshine's tuff ass new video, "Lower Level", that's what...

Assisted by Buckwild's un-aging style of boom bap and aggression, Mune shows off his rapper hand movements, lol.. seriously.. a really cool vid.. directed by Ken Galloway and Scott McClelland

"Lower Level" is off Mune's equally cool, 2012 LP "There Is Only Today" , which is available now.

Single: Oddisee - From Largo With Love

Is there any more talented rappin/producing cat out there than Oddisee?

The D.C.-bred, NY dwelling force and one third of Diamond District (pls give us a sophomore release!) drops a line for us all, ya know, just to keep in touch.. the result is "From Largo With Love", a track that boasts lush keys and vivid strings coupled with Oddisee's ethereal rhyme constructions.

Brown Bag Allstars - Brown Label Part 2

The venerable team of uber talented producers, DJs and emcees known as BBAS returns with a  new installment of their Brown Label EP series that features a heap of new music from all the fellas..

8 tracks are yours to stream... for the full 14 track effort, you'll need to come up out the $5 bones kiddies... enjoy.

The Alchemist - Cigarette Glow (Mix for KCRW)

New Alchemist mix?? You serious man? This guy is such a beast..

Right on the heels of releasing his latest monster of an album in "Russian Roulette", Al drops a cold ass mix of 30+ soulful sample gems that you truly will feel in ya soul exclusively for KCRW..

All you crate fiends, def. peek into this one.. tons of inspiration on deck...

Snippets: Kev Brown - South Africa Dedication

One of my fav. producers outta the DMV is readying a new release that has tons of heart and skill behind it man.. Kev Brown baby, you know the deal!

It's already available on vinyl, but if that ain't ya twist, you can grab it on August 14th.. description and Snippets below!

South Africa Dedication is a 45 that features two vocal joints produced by Kev brown (each features a single verse by Kev Brown) plus instrumental versions of both tracks on the flip side. 

Great gallery-worthy cover illustration by Joe Buck, with detail liner notes explaining the project's conception and purpose on the back cover.
All songs Produced & Performed by Kev Brown, Mastered by K-Def.

Single: Kid Static - The World Goes Round (prod. by Maker)

Bring focus to ya daily perception indeed man...

A really thoughtful and moving new joint here from Kid Static, a rapper/producer that hails from the windy city and that you may of heard before as apart of the duo Yea Big + Kid Static...

Here, Static gives us a peek into his new project, "It Gleams: B-Side" ... a vibrant, vibrant and worldly joint that find the emcee in Static breaking down some real spit for heads...

Produced by Chi-Town mainstay DJ/producer Maker...


Kid Static - The World Goes Round (prod. by Maker)