Video: Onyx - Belly Of The Beast

More than decent new video from The last two remaining members of one of Hip-Hop's all-time grimest groups, Onyx; which is now comprised soley of Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz..

"Belly Of The Beast" is the new single and video from theur upcoming "Cuzo" LP... and, yo, this is properly executed work for a couple of cats that are 3 decades deep into the game..

Directed by Kevin "KJ" Johnson

Single: KRS-One - Disaster Kit

The Teacha re-emerges in the wake of thee most devastating storm in the east coast's history with a brand new "public service" song that finds him relaying crucial, crucial knowledge on how to survive natural and man made disasasters...

Kris:

“This is an opportunity to show the world what Hip Hop is capable of. Obviously this project isn’t about raising money or making money. This is purely about knowledge and survival; I truly hope the world benefits from these words.”

Single: e-dubble - Cycle Of Nightmares (Let It Go)

A surprisingly poignant and striking look at everyday evolution and trudging through this marathon we know as life from e-dubble..

e-dubble:

I wrote “Cycle of Nightmares” during a time of personal turmoil and uncertainty. I was not necessarily expecting it to be used as a song on my album, but rather as a kind of litmus test for me as a musician. I believed that if I could finish the song, and trudge through the literal and metaphorical dissonance that was both the music and my life at the time, that I would emerge with renewed energy and esteem for my craft. Wishful thinking, but as it turned out, that was half the battle. 

Prior to finishing the track I was having trouble just putting one foot in front of the other, and the music I was trying to make seemed completely insignificant when I looked at the bigger picture. Which is where I was stuck, trying to bring context to everything in my life, overvaluing the tangible things, and completely undervaluing the importance of creative expression and emotion. It was as if there was a track stuck on repeat in my head telling me that my hopes and dreams were meaningless and that every task was insurmountable. I wrote “Cycle” as a rebuttal to that thought, and in exposing my vulnerabilities I found that I still had a great deal of strength left.

9Five x The Alchemist - Yacht Rock

In conjunction with the 9FiveEyeWear and Alchemist's recent premium frame/7"vinyl collaboration we get brand new music baby! If you need a crash course in this collabo, just peep this..

Brilliantly titled "Yacht Rock", this quasi double digi-single features some of the illetst hardcore guns out now in Action Bronson and Roc Marciano as well as frequent Alchemist collaborator (and one half of Gangrene) Oh No on "Side A", while side B boasts raaspy-voice QB vet Big Twins, and Cali underground forces Blu and Chuck Inglish..


9Five x The Alchemist - Yacht Rock 

Single: The Red Giants ft. Von Pea - What Do I Do

Jermiside and Brickbeats are The Red Giants and for the 3rd leak off their "Supercharged" album that is set to drop soon..

On this track, man, Jerm and Von contemplate that terrible question we all must at some point--what do you do when ya ass is flat out, tapped out mang? Really a quality joint here, with lyrics that I think far too many of us can relate to..

The Audible Doctor - Doctorin

Brand new BBAS in your earhole bruh!

The Audible Doctor delivers on his new, 12 track release and as per usual we get a dose of one of the most promising new beatmakers out east..

To add to the illness of this, it's executive produced by none other than Large Professor...You like what you hear, go ahead and run over to iTunes to cop..

Video: Dag Savage ft. Fashawn, Co$$ & Tiombe Lockhart - Cali Dreamin’

Cali underground wordsmith Johaz Teamed with producer Exile make up group Dag Savage and they've popped in with a brand new, heartfelt record for all those that got lost out there in them Cali streets..

Enlisting the aid of just about every new, dope, up and coming west coast cali emcee in Fashawn, Tiombe Lockhart & Co$$, this ode to the treacherous beauty that is life if Southern CA just is smoothly executed..

Directed by Ryan Calavano...

The Doppelgangaz - Doppic Of Discussion

Time for some new Doppel Gospel kiddies.. .

If you're already familiar with these how The Doppelgangaz get down (and you should be, they're always on PHH) than you'll dig their latest instrumental EP, which comes chalk full O' menacing, head nodding boom bap treats just in time for Halloween..

Single: Oxygen - Diggin’ By Law ft. Gensu Dean & DJ Format (Sampler)

If you dig diggin' and make an effort to get out there and do so as often as possible then this is the sampler for you...

Oxyden enlists the help of Gensu Dean and DJ Format as well as a few others to create a new piece of vinyl that will be available for you soon.. but don't let me tell it.. look below for the details and the full sampler of what will be on the wax...

SOS Records has teamed up with Oxygen, Gensu Dean, & DJ Format to present the “Diggin’ By Law” vinyl project. Including a banging new Gensu Dean remix of the underground classic “Gone Diggin’”, there’s a killer DJ Format remix and bonus cut “33,3″ on a crazy 5″ picture disc! This limited edition vinyl release has been given the Royal treament with mix engineering by hip hop legend Eddie Sancho, and vinyl masering by K-Def to ensure as always it’s audiophile approved!

Video Interview: Just Blaze For FuseTV

What would FuseTV's Crate Diggers Series be without gettin up with Just Blaze to see what goodies he holds in his vinyl stash?

Of course along with a peek at some of what Just is holdin, we get the stories behind how his collection got started and how he became a DJ/producer..

Singles: The Quartermaine - War Of The Roses (prod. by Kev Brown)

Time for another member of Low Budget Crew to earn his stripes...

The Quartermaine, a perhaps lesser known member of the superlatively talented DMV-area crew is readying his debut "Quarter Life Crisis"  for a Nov. 20th release date and "War Of The Roses" is the Kev Brown-produced banger that I think is a perfect lead off single..

Quartermaine's voice is memorable, his lyrics poignant and as always, Kev does nuthin' but impress with his beat work..

Single: Roc Marciano - Hey Love

Your friendly neighborhood Roc Marciano has a new jawn for us that is precisely what we like to hear from the man--hardcore, hardcore, hardcore.

Utilizing a trusty old De La instrumental, Roc lays out yet another sampling (not literally, this won't be on the album) of what we'll be hearin his soon to be droppin' "ReLoaded" LP, which you can look for on Nov. 13th..

Single: Buckshot & 9th Wonder - Stop Rapping

Another new look from Buck and 9th's upcoming new collab LP "The Solution"...

"Stop Rapping" is just a great record innit? I mean, it catches Buckshot and 9th when they both truly hit that special pocket rhyming and producing respectively...

They've been collab'n for a long time now and this is one of the best examples of the magic the prolific North Carolina native and Brooklyn stalwart really gelling..

"The Solution" drops on Nov. 13th, the same day as 9th's last collab album with Murs does.. it will be a dope, dope, day in Hip-Hop...

Video Interview: DOOM For Adidas ALL Interview Series

Villain!!

Join DOOM for a quick interview while he throws up a pretty dope graff piece (who knew man had skills like this eh?) somewhere in London and explains his process for doing such..

If this strikes a chord with you, head over here for more and to see the whole piece..

Diplo - Got Stoned And Mixed Really Old Records For Half An Hour

This is likely the 1st time I've ever posted anything from Philly deejay, club owner, song writer, producer and rapper, Diplo, but hey, there's a time for everything right?

When he dropped an insanely dope lil' 30 minute mix of psychedelic, spacey, 60s/70s soundin records It's that effin' time.

The title of this mix really says it all.. lol... enjoy..

Singles: KickBack - Hiatus

In case you were in need of a funky, head-nodding, boom bip track for your Sunday Afternoon...

Courtesy of Netherlands producer KickBack (Da Shogunz), who had the following to say about this instrumental's title:

Been 3 months since I was able to make a new beat... had to fuck with the old routine to keep my sanity and creativity up until I cop an MPC.
All samples direct from vinyl I copped since I been in Holland.
Stay tuned for the 12bit resampled/mixed version!

Athletic Mic League - Giants Of The Jungle (Steezy's Red Album)

Michigan collective Athletic Mic League (Buff1, 14KT, Tres Styles, Vaughn T, Grand Champ and DJ Haircut) have redone and reworked their "Giants Of The Jungle Album" from 2011 and yet again have dropped something dope in doing so.. You get to get twice as nice baby...

Features from names like Invincible and Finale...Get ya stream on below, then head to the Bandcamp page and drop that $7 bones..

Single: Zilla Rocca - The Q And The A (prod. by Small Professor)

Yo, real spit, this man Zilla Rocca outdid himself here.. this is thee consumant tribute record to none other than Newport New's own, The Question, Allen Iverson... aka the greatest scoring point guard of all time.. yeah, I said it..

Zilla cycles through no. 3's biography masterfully and recounts Allen's high's and lows with great tact and honesty.. this is a great, great record.. with Small Pro production to boot!

Zilla's upcoming "Party With Villians" EP should be on your radar NOW..

Single: MHz Legacy (Copywrite & RJD2) ft. Slug - Satisfied

Bout time this man RJD2 linked back up with some of his Ohio brethren whom he started out with way back in the day..

MHz Legacy is the group comprised of Ohio Hip-Hop all-stars; Copywrite, Tage, Future, Jakki, RJD2 and Camu Tao, but this track, the initial single from the upcoming self-titled, group project features prominently just RJ and Copy along with Rhymesayers legend Slug...

October 30th is when it drops.. If this banger is any indication, it will slap..

Single: Prototype ft. Reks - Revolutionists

Beantown bred and now FLA residing emcee (and that's putting it lightly) Reks links up with Boston newcomer Prototype for a rousing track called "Revolutionists"...

Maybe you're skeptical about Proto, and before I listened I was too.. afterward tho, I had to admit, any cat that held his own like that on the mic with Reks is ight...