Single: Ghostface ft. M.O.P. & Pharoahe Monch - Black Out

When you get dream collab's like this you don't question shit.. you just sit back and let the pros do what the hell they've been known to do for years...

Shaolin meets Brownsville meets Queens here as Ghostdeini combines with perhaps rap's all-time hardest duo in M.O.P. and the awesomely lyrical and long lasting Pharoahe Monch for "Black Out", a track sanctioned for The Rza's new Kung Fu yarn flick "The Man With The Iron Fists"....

This is the HipHopDX tagged version..

Single: J. Pinder ft. Musiq Soulchild - Lenore

Sea-Town repper J. Pinder is still out there grindin', showing us all why he's the Pacific Northwest's best kept secret--still. But not to worry, the word's gettin out there...

Teaming up with Philly vocalist and longtime personal fav. R&B crooner of yours truly, Musiq Soulchild, Pinder recreates "Lenore"; Edgar Allen Poe's timeless poem "The Raven", dedicated to his beloved... It never sounded quite like this did it...

Video: Spycc - In Love

Let's give it up for the new heads that try and bring that soul back to the music...

Enter in Spycc (pronounced "Sp-ike"), a fresh face that def. goes all out on "In Love", as he flexes both the flow and the harmony over a subdued, yet groovy track...

You like what you hear, than you need to peep Spycc's brand new and free EP, "Self Progression", that doles out much of the same..

Video directed by Danny Aumua

FLuD Presents - “Live at the Barbershop” ft. J-Live, Breez Brewin, and Alan Hahn

FLuD Watches presents their inaugural podFluDcast, "Live At The Barbershop", that's hosted by FLuD founder Doug Cohen and Breez Brewin Of The Juggaknots...

Stopping by for the show is none other than legendary New York Knicks announcer and personality Allan Hahn and NYC underground Hip-Hop staple, J-Live..

If you dig sports talk coupled with a lil' Hip-Hop, this podcast is def. up your alley... the fellas break it down on everything from the NCAA's exploitive practices, NBA ballers not being able to enter the league at 18 years old and many other hot button topics.

Single: Torae - Product (Instrumental by Kanye West)

"either you get it or you don't/ no diminishin' the venom in my quotes, it's still been a minute since the way a nigga pen it gave em hope/ it's been 4 yrs since you went to vote" 

Another look from Torae's #DailyBread series that comes your way every weeknight at 9:15 pm..

Here Tor plucks a lil' somethin from Kanye's catalog and goes in on it properly..

Video: TriState ft. Phil Da Agony & Washeyhi Choir - Marvelous

Really, really like this joint... the word play is crazy here as newcomer TriState links with west coast underground hardcore staple and one fourth of Strong Arm Steady; Phil Da Agony as well as Washeyhi Choir who really steps up and shines lyrically here...

The Audible Doctor - Pre-Med (mix)

One of BBAS' many wildly talented producer/members Audible Doctor hits us off with a 26 minute mix of some of his bangin instrumentals...

Consider this a quickie freebie that will prepare you for Audible's upcoming "Doctorin" instrumental LP that will be executive produced by none other than Large Pro, who you can catch on the intro for this!

Single: Rah Digga ft. Rapsody - And Another One

Brick City's finest femcee ever Rah Digga links up with a new face in Jamla recording artists on the rise, Rapsody, that many a head considers to be following right in her footsteps...

"And Another One" is a horn-infused anthem dedicated to speaking on the ills of inner city youths that never received that proper love, schooling or teaching...

The beat work here is nuts, and comes courtesy of 14KT, who as of late seems to be gettin his name out there a bit more, something that I really dig, considering I been a fan since his AML days..

Digga:

By no means am I saying beating your kids will stop ALL inner city violence...but can we PLEASE get some home training going on and stop raising future felons and menaces to society SHEEEEESH!!

Carhartt Radio October 2012: J Rocc - Medicine Radio Show Pt. 1

I dig that Carhartt is making some forays into the rap game.. Longtime and loyal customer to the well known and iconic work wear brand, I can fully say if they ever do manage to transition more into a street wear type brand (like the clothes they put out in Europe) I'll prolly cop even more than I do now..

Enough of the thread talk though, this mix is really what deserves all the spotlight here... J.Rocc, longtime turntablist and Stones Throw staple delves deeply into his record collection and combines groove after groove, funky 45 after funky 45 for this 40 minute mix of everything from Jazz fusion to fuzzy rock and afro-funk...

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.

Single: RJD2 ft. Blueprint - The Good Life

Whoa, whoa, since when is Stoli sanctioning ill ass joints like this? Eh? When??

I certainly am no Vodka drinker, but in this case I'll definitely get down with Stoli, who in conjunction with their new creative project Orgnl.tv, brings us this this bubbly and boom bappy new cut that finds sound man extraordinaire RJD2 teaming with his fellow Columbus, OH native Blueprint for a track dedicated to the authentic, the good life..

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.. 

Single: Chuuwee - The What! (prod. by Ohblive)

Sacramento's best, Chuuwee once again drops heavy heat here as he takes a subdued track from Ohblive and shreds it proper..

Next Tuesday Chuu will drop his log-awaited and much anticipated "Wild Style"  mixtape that I know will perk some ears out there.. homie is talented..

Single: Beat Bop Scholar ft. Craig G - Veteran Tactics

L.A. beat crafter, Beat Bop Scholar def. will get ya nostalgia flowin with this single from his new release "Authentic Minded", which is already available via his bandcamp and doles out the rugged 90s sound en mass...

This cut, "Veteran Tactics" really is just.. man, it's all we need... sometimes less is more and taking us back to another time can be so easy..

Video: How Termanology Makes A Beat...

Been awhile since I put up a vid dedicated to "the process" right? This one will quell some of that wanting...

In this Dante Luna directed vid we get to take a look at Termanology in the studio goin through his own process, finding a sample that he likes (courtesy of his daughter), and then sort of delegating the actual way of interpolating the sounds involved..

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..

Single: Scheme - Grown Man Smoke (prod. by The Analyst)

Time for somethin a lil' smoother and laid the eff back...

Chicago emcee and Molemen member Scheme provides the ultra-chill and playalistic soundtrack here with "Grown Man Smoke", an ode to all things finer...

Be sure to keep a lookout for Scheme's upcoming project with DJ Scend, titled "Peso's Turn To Dollars" that promises to be quite the Spanglish affair? Stay tuned..

Maticulous - The Confluence EP

I hope you guys still remember the gifted, Brooklyn-based and Pittsburgh-bred beatmaker Maticulous, who last year dropped a self titled EP that really turned some heads and rightfully so...

Today, Maticulous is back with a new, 7 track EP that once again combines his boom bap-inspired production with the vocals of many a young gun in the game..


Maticulous - The Confluence EP

Single: JR & PH7 ft. Freeway, Saigon & Ras Kass - Who Want What

The illest German underground Hip-Hop production duo out now; JR & PH7 link up with a monstrous trio of emcees for their 2nd official single off their new release "The Good Life"...

Over the soul drenched sample, rousing strings and a pitch-manipulated chorus phrase, Freezer, Sai-Giddy and Ras Kass all get looser than loose necked goose... Def. a head nodder..

Life gets good on Nov. 6th chitlins... mark ya calendars..

Single: Torae - Shit On My Mind

Torae + 9th Wonder Instro = You already know playa..

Anytime the bruiser from Coney Island drops somethin it's well worth the listen, but his new, nightly challenge to secure his lyrical fitness really adds to the intrigue no?

For the last few days I’ve been challenging myself to write & record on a daily basis. I want to perform exercise in a sense, no different than doing push ups or crunches on the regular in an attempt to stay lyrically fit.

Catch Tor doing this every week night at 9:15 (I assume eastern time) ....