Single: ANTHM - Joy & Pain

Everyone likes a new artist on Thursday tho right?

Enter in ANTHM, the Duke-educated, Manhattan bred new artist that has linked with Gangsta Gibbs for one of his debut new jawns, off his upcoming "Joy & Pain" EP... Title track status, so this is a pretty strong one..

It's got a lil' bit of a different sound, but different is good.. Dig in..

Single: Jise One (of The Arsonists) - I'm In The Mood (prod. by MOODS)

Jise One formerly of Arsonists fame drops a new banger off his upcoming "Writers Block...Let's Build" album/mixtape...

"I'm In The Mood" is inspired by Jise's son and his two brothers, George and Johnny Crespo, who both were killed long ago..

The song is laid back, melancholy and oh so properly dope..

Video: 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) ft. Muzik Jones - Everything

The two cats that are truly bringin' Boston rap back out give us their new video for their "Everything" vid...

Backed up by Muzik Jones' vocals on the chorus, Term reflects on where he's been and more importantly, where he is now..

Term and Statik Selektah togetha are 1982 and their new LP "2012" is available now...

Directed by ROOk and Penguin Suit Camera..

PackFM – Featured Material Vol. 4

PackFM of QN5 Music and all around underdog, good guy emcee has a new installment of his lil' compilation series "Featured Material"...

If you dig the unreleased, exclusive and remixed jawns, you betta check in..


The 4th installment of PackFM’s Featured Material series – Featured Material Vol. 4. Featuring exclusive unreleased tracks, remixes, favorites, slept on joints, freestyles & comedy! With appearances by Tonedeff, CunninLynguists, Substantial, DJ JS-1, Homeboy Sandman, J-Live, Skyzoo and more!

Single: Brother Ali - Stop The Press (prod by Jake One)

Brother Ali's upcoming new album "Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color" is rapidly approaching us friends.. Today let us partake in a sampling of said album's goods in the Jake One produced "Stop The Press" .. In Shallah!

You get this track for free download when you preorder baby... do what ya supposed to and handle that...you may do so at fifthelement.

Video: Slum Village - Reppin'

Slum Villa fans! New Slum visuals!!

Get ready to be taken through inner city Motown, from the stoop on the porch to the corner store and finally the courts baby...

This joint stems from the excellent, relatively new mixtape that Slum did with Mick Boogie, "Dirty Slums".

Single: Kurious ft. A.G. - Magic (Like That) (prod. by Diamond D)

Longtime Latino mic rocker Kurious links up for an exclusive joint with a couple of DITC stalwarts!

That's right Kurious bangs out his signature laid back, yet lyrically sharp flow over a bubbly track from Diamond D...and oh yeah, A.G. is aboard as well and you know how that man does...

Always great to hear new stuff from any of these three... "Magic" made it's debut on DJ Premier's LiveFromHQ radio show recently..


Kurious ft. A.G. - Magic (Like That) (prod. by Diamond D)

Single: Definite Mass ft. Ras Kass & Planet Asia - It's A Problem (prod. by Scientist)

A fresh face who wields raw verses and has a more than decent ear for beats in Definite Mass drops his debut single from his upcoming LP "Evolution"...

Definite recruits fellow west coast honchos Planet Asia and Ras Kass for this one and that's fitting since his style is very much in the same mold as theirs.


Definite Mass ft. Ras Kass & Planet Asia - It's A Problem (prod. by Scientist)

Phillie (Of The Wisemen) - I Exist

If you follow the exploits of uber nasty producer Bronze Nazereth--who by all means has taken the proverbial torch of distinct Wu-Tang production and kept it aflame--than you should know his group The Wisemen..

One of the Wisemen's top guns Phillie currently is prepping his debut "Welcome To The Detroit Zoo"  for release, but before you get ya admission ticket, you gotta do the knowledge on this man's work..

This is a collection of past works and new music performed by or featuring Phillie. Also includes a sneak peak at the Bronze Nazareth produced solo effort by Phillie.

Single: Praverb the Wyse feat. Blame One, Theo3 & DJ Grazzhoppa - Rock On (GodzG Remix)

There's a world of lyricism out there in Hip-Hop these days and three of the guys who been at it for awhile and have largely been unjustly left out of those convo's are Praverb The Wyse, Blame One and Theo 3... One producer seemed to of taken notice..

Here all three of those names and DJ Grazzhoppa's expert cuts receive the remix treatment from GodzG, a UK name that I admit I don't know much about, but really enjoy the twist he put on this one..

If you get a chance, def. peep Praverb's upcoming "The Gospel Is Free  2: The Rebrth" , from which the original version of this song stems..

Single: D'Lorin - MDMS (Mixed Drinks & Marijuana) [prod. by J Wess]

Ya gotta cut loose sometimes...

This laid back, vibey new tune from newcomer D'Lorin isn't something that everyone is gonna feel, but damnit, it's the lifestyle playa.. West, west...

Let this intoxicating jawn take it's effect and check for D'Lorin's new mixtape effort "Still Life" , due out soon...

Album Stream: J Dilla - Rebirth Of Detroit

In Case you been Zzzz'ing under a boulder, young Hip-Hopper, that new Dilla is available now...

The good folks at www.OfficialJDilla.com have made the entire album, chalk full o' Detroit talent available for full streaming as well, so you can preview before you do what's right and head over to iTunes to cop yours...

Video Interview: RISK for Blue Canvas Network

The Graff artist formerly known as Surf and built himself as a legend as RISK sits down with Blue Canvas Network to talk about how he got into Graff culture and remained in the scene for 30 years...

Included are his inspirations, the ideas behind his "Beautifully Destroyed" series and the crackdown on Graff in Los Angeles...

Single: Alterbeats ft. Sadat X & A.G. - Lion Of Bordeaux

Viva La Revolucion!

French producer Alterbeats AKA Alterprod doles out the 2nd single from his upcoming producer-compilation LP "The French Revolution" that features two of my fav. MCs ever...

The Dot Father and Andre The Giant lend their vocals to the up and coming beatmaker for "Lion Of Bordeaux"...

The sound that this joint and Alterbeats' music sports got me feeling a lot more like a resurrection rather than revolution... that horn, those boom bap drums.. the swing, the hats.. maaan, this is proper..

News: Reports Of I.G. Off's Passing Confirmed..

I regretfully must inform all those who still aren't aware of the fact, that yes, the rumors that had been swirling since early this week about the passing of 90's underground stalwart emcee I.G. Off are in fact true..

I'm massively late reporting this, but when I saw the actual, factual confirmed reports it was really a feeling of sadness for the Far Rockaway, Queens artist..

In recent years I.G.'s life had taken an enormously hard and bumpy turn.. in 2007 he was struck by a drunk driver and consequently paralyzed from the waist down.. Despite that he had continued recording music..

The news of I.G.'s death came via Twitter and veteran radio host and rap journo, Jay Smooth..

Quite Nyce & The Soulslicers - Cautious EP

Brand new one from one of PHH's fav. new/old subterranean emcees (that's still a compliment in my book!) and one half of the group RADix, Quite Nyce...

For this 5 track excursion Nyce has teamed with Swiss beatmaking group The Soulslicers, who themselves are racking up a highly impressive list of collaborators (Shyheim, M-Dot, Afu-Ra, Reks, etc.)

Come and get you some of this magnificent music. Download courtesy of DJBooth.net


Quite Nyce & The Soulslicers - Cautious EP

B. Dolan - House Of Bees Vol. 2

Providence, Rhode Island emcee and underground stalwart B. Dolan has been building the buzz for this for quite some time now, and today we finally are ready to receive some of the "honey" from his proverbial bee house..

Buddy Peace on the mix for this 15 track effort.. you may stream and preview for free and purchase for the low, low price of $9.99...


B. Dolan - House Of Bees Vol. 2

Jesse Abraham & Premrock - Live At Southpaw Featuring Willie Green

On August 25th, 2011 legendary Brooklyn venue Southpaw hosted lauded underground lyricist, Jesse Abraham and Premrock for a live show as they opened up for BK MC Skyzoo... In a truly dope move and one that needs to be made more often, Prem and Jesse have made the night's live performance available to us all...

Willie Green is the only guest performer that joins them on this 12 track effort...Recorded by Noisemaker Media and Mixed and Mastered by Alejandro "Sosa" Tello Jr.


Jesse Abraham & Premrock - Live At Southpaw Featuring Willie Green

Single: Public Enemy ft. Bumpy Knuckles - Get It In (prod. by Bumpy Knuckles) [Radio Rip]

PHH will be ending it's unofficial boycott of all things Flavor Flav tonight as the man has resurfaced with Chuck D and Freddie Foxxx for a GREAT new joint that really feels like 91' in many ways.

First off, hats off to Bump on the production here. 2nd, yoooo, ya man Flav tried goin off man, lol..

Enjoy it, and get ready for two new albums from the legendary P.E. later this year baby!


Public Enemy ft. Bumpy Knuckles - Get It In (prod. by Bumpy Knuckles) [Radio Rip]

Single: Willie Evans Jr - Coffee Break

As a self-aware java freak (I'm completely hooked at this point, 5 cups a day status) You know I'mma be feelin the title of Willie Evans' latest cut..

The FLA-bred MC/producer was sleepin on NYC radio personality/DJ Sucio Smash's couch recently and decided to flip some of Sucio's records, this was one such flip.. Def. feeling the Latino'ness of this jawn...

Good Shit Willie! Woulda been even better if you blessed it with some lines, but hey, I ain't complainin', not at all!

"A while back I spent some time in New York sleeping on Sucio Smash’s couch, before stepping out to be a productive citizen he’ll leave a stack of records for me to make beats with. This joint, along with a few others sonically encapsulates my experience staying in the Bronx."