Single: Homeboy Sandman - Not For Women

Haha! Only Sandman could make such a straight forward record and have it turn out so ill..

No mysogyny here... peep his words and try and keep up with the double entondre's if you can.

Single: MED & Blu - Burgandy Whip (prod. by Madlib)

MED and Blu are doin a collab EP.. that's gon drop real soon.. and after you hear dis... you'll likely break Stones Throw off some loot for it...

This is so upbeat and laid back at the same friggin' time.. wonderful record.. Madlib still carving out amazing sound beds...

Single: The Black Opera ft. Mayer Hawthorne - Queen Of Hearts

And juist like that... I'm back...

New heat here from the illest new, and ultra secret group out there.. the Black Opera.. assisting with the vocals, DJ Haircut Mayer Hawthorne..

Their new record is out there... sniff around that bandcamp to find it..

Paul Banks - Everybody On My Dick Like They Supposed To Be

New mixtape from Brit-Indie, post punk vocalist Paul Banks of Interpol fame... who unbeknownest to me makes beats.. and does so quite well.

Some really ill shit on this if you dig the more downtempo, fuzzed out, slightly Madlib'esque, blunted and oh so freely composed instrumental typa stuff.. I know I will partake.

Besides the wonky beat work, you'll also get a few collab's that Paul was able to snag up from names like EL-P, Talib Kweli, and Mike G (Odd Future).. It's over at Datpiff for free.99.. dig in babies.



Paul Banks - Everybody On My Dick Like They Supposed To Be

Video/Interview: DJ Muggs For Mass Appeal

Brand new interview wit the man, the legend.. none other than DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill and Soul Assassins Fame..

Muggs breaks it all down, from the beginnings of Cypress, what his sound "is", the new music he digs, how he's actually from NY and what that was like goin from there to L.A. and tattoo culture among other things..

Great interview conducted by Mass Appeal for their 'Off The Wall' web series...

Video: Brown Bag AllStars - BRWN (J57 Remix)

The illest new crew outta NYC has a new one locked and loaded fa ya..

"BRWN" is the J57 remix of the original cut, and a lil' taste of the "Brown Label 2" EP; the group's latest work that dropped about 5 months back, but still goes...

Single: Big K.R.I.T. ft. Rapsody & Heather Victoria - Gettin Mine (prod. by 9th Wonder)

Hip-Hop lives in the South baby!

If you doubt that shit, take a listen to country bwoi K.R.I.T.'s latest offering that features Jamla queen and the femcee on everyone's mind, Rapsody, as well as the silky vocals of Heather Victoria.. oh, and the beat! Sounds like one of 9th's older (and my preffered) style of beatmaking here..all in all a dope look indeed.

Dirty Naturals - weatherPROOF

Jersey is STILL a hot bed of Hip-Hop talent, both new and old, and in case you forgot, here's somethin from the former..

The Dirty Naturals (Remsa & Event) combine 90's production sensibilities with raspy, rugged vocals that pair a witty sense of humor with realistic street and inndustry imagery..

"weatherPROOF" is what I often refer to as a hidden gem. So happy I stumbled across this.. and you will be as well.. good boom bap is so hard to come by in the 2013..

This, their sophomore release clocks in at 11 tracks and features names like Rass Kass, Louis Logic and Sam Doom... Cop it on their bandcamp for .50 cents or DL it free below..


Dirty Naturals - weatherPROOF

Tres Records - Nueve

One of the most solid Indie labels out there, Tres Records, drops a free beat tape to commemorate their 9th year anniversary...

Grabbing this will require you to register on the Tres Records website, but don't be a lazy Larry.. you ain't tryin to miss out on this..


Tres Records - Nueve

Single: Chuuwee - World Is Mine (prod by Beats4Clothes)

Chuuwee, the highly promising West Coast upstart who is just as talented as a certain Compton kid being labelled the "next Nas", drops a new track that features his talents over a Beats4Clothes track.

Look for Chuu and Beats4Clothes' new joint EP titles "Killa Califia" real soon..

Wais P - Pv$$y Rich

Here it is.. as promised Wais P (The Pimp) has delivered on his promises of getting us this tape on time.. and we're happy to have it..

The proclaimed NY Pimp hits us with his unique brand of misogynistic lyricism, that only a silver-tongued hustler could get away with.

Production features from Domingo, M-Phazes, Drum Gang, Sebb, Pete Twist and J Stratus among others.


Wais P - Pv$$y Rich

Single: The Demigodz - Summer Of Sam

The Demigodz (Apathy, Celph Titled, Ryu, Esoteric, Motive & Blacastan) are prepping their debut group LP and yeah, all you hardcore lover's are gonna wanna peep the new single off it..

"The Summer Of Sam" is the initial single they've put out and it's harder than government cheese ppl..

The "KILLmatic LP" drops on March 5th!

Single: Maffew Ragazino ft. Troy Ave. - Box Office Smash

Leaking another track off his upcoming "White Gold" EP, Maffew Ragazino teams up with Troy Ave. for a blockbuster type track..

"Box Office Smash" provides a hustler-braggadocio climate over upbeat hats and a chopped up soul sample from Joe Black and Noyz..

Video: Atmosphere - Millennium Dodo 1 & 2

To kick off their Welcome To Minnesota Tour, Atmosphere gives the ppl a double video for "Millenium Dodo 1 & 2"...

Annnd, just in case you're in Minnesota, peep the tour dates below:

On the Welcome To Minnesota Tour this March: 
03.01.13 - Bemidji, MN @ Sanford Center
03.02.13 - Duluth, MN @ Clyde Iron Works (SOLD OUT)
03.03.13 - St. Cloud, MN @ Red Carpet (SOLD OUT)
03.04.13 - Mankato, MN @ Verizon Wireless Center
03.05.13 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (SOLD OUT)

Video: Vast Aire - Royal Purple Bag

If you're a sucker for vintage sci-fi flick film and Vast Aire's unique brand of futuristic, hardcore NY, underground pennings, than look no further..

"Royal Purple Bag" is what we have to look forward to in Vast's upcoming new release, "A Space Iliad" EP .

Alexander Spit ft. Action Bronson - Artesia

Alexander Spit and Action Bronson take you on a galactic, lyrical voyage as they bang out Alexander's newest gem, "Artesia", off his upcoming "A Breathtaking Trip To That Otherside" tape.

Ayatollah - Me, Myself & Akai mix

Longtime, highly gifted producer from Queens, Ayatollah thought it a good time to give all of us a refresher course in some of his best work.

Mixed by DJ K.O. of Elementality Recordings fame, we get a solid run through of 'Tollah's work. 32 tracks in total, featuring names and groups like eMC, Rakim, Inspectah Deck, Talib Kweli, P Dap, Masta Ace, Ghostface, Wordsworth, Cormega, The Dwellas, Okai, Styles P, R.A. The Rugged Man, Mos Def, Saigon and many others..

Keep in mind Ayatollah's new album "Avant Garde" is dropping this March on Nature Sounds as well.

Video: Cadik ft. Willie Evans Jr. - Beautifully Intelligent

Cadik; a highly talented Hungarian beatmaker is prepping his solo debut "Nature Energy" for a Springtime release date and he's made the wise decision to put out this new vid/song with Willie Evans Jr. as the lead..

Video: Skyzoo ft. Talib Kweli - Spike Lee Was My Hero

Hey, Spike was my hero too!

Skyzoo continues to prep us for his new album "A Dream Deferred", and lets loose the visual accompaniment for "Spike Lee Was My Hero". As well as scoring a cameo from Spike himself, Sky gets Talib to hop on the track.. Real dope stuff here.

Ronnie Creed - Remix Album

This right here is just damn impressive..

22-yr old Producer Ronnie Creed is all types of talented and really impresses the shit outta this old blogger.. truly.. Ya'll gotta hear what he's put together here for ya.. His knack for the boom bap is noticeable.. highly.

He serves up 20 remixes here, all real, hard body, no frills Hip-Hop.. Names like Planet Asia, Celph Titled, Inspectah Deck, Blu, Phonte, Big L, Pete Rock, Large Pro, Jeru The Damaja, Akrobatik, Eternia, Dilated Peoples and many others all appear here...