More than enough ink has been spilled throughout A Tribe Called Quest‘s lengthy and influential run together, so delving deeply into their backstory will likely seem unnecessary. But what I can tell you is that […]
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Blaccout Garrison is an up-and-coming, Minnesota-based artist and singer/songwriter and on his recently released EP, Hungry Soulful, the Minnesota-based artist teams up with the Chicago-based R&B vocalist and singer/songwriter The Elle, Jackson, WY-based emcee Abstract on “Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert.”
The song features Garrison and Abstract trading verses about the women they’re in love with — and they do so in old school terms, as they talk about these women as being confident, strong, stunning and smart as hell, and how they’d treat their women like queens and goddesses while The Elle contribute the soulful and seductive hook over production from Dthr33, who uses what is a familiar sample to real hip-hop heads — the soulful and jazzy sample that comprises A Tribe Called Quest‘s “Bonita Applebum,” to craft a song that channels golden era hip-hop and its positivity.
Certainly in age in which contemporary, male hip-hop artists refer to women as “thots” hearing an old-school leaning love song is much-needed and refreshing — and is perfect for a Sunday afternoon with that special someone.
Brooklyn-based emcee Shabaam Sahdeeq has had a lengthy 20 year career in hip-hop — and considering that hip-hop has long been a fickle genre, lasting more than a decade is a rather impressive feat. Of course after two decades, some people would think that an artist would start to slow down; however, Shadeeq has been hungrier than ever, as he proves on “Get It,” the first single off his Modern Artillery EP, slated for an October 13 release through Dutch/Swedish label, Elite Fleet Records. You can also purchase the EP on cassette when it’s available for Cassette Store Day on October 17.
“Get It,” produced by Dutch producer Big Ape features Sahdeeq spits some fiery verses full of braggadocio and pertinent advice for future artists while priming folks for what to expect on this EP and future projects — pure hip-hop comprised of emcees spitting bars and lyrics over dope beats. Speaking of production, Big Ape’s production consists of bright, brassy bells paired with a chopped up guitar sample backed by tweeter and wooter rattling, boom-bap beats and some incredible scratching throughout. The track channels hip-hop’s golden age, complete with a street banging grittiness.
New Audio: Mega Ran’s Latest Single “RNDM Is Out Now” Channels HIp-Hop’s Golden Age
Now, if you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the past couple of months you may be familiar with the Philadelphia-born, Phoenix-based emcee, chip tune DJ and producer Mega Ran (also known as Raheem Jarbo), who up […]
Live Concert Footage: The Source360 Festival at BRIC Brand Nubian “360 (What Goes Around)” Live
Over the weekend, I was busily covering The Source360 Festival in Downtown Brooklyn. Created by Northstar Group and The Source founder L. Londell McMillan, the festival emphasizes and focuses on positivity as the festival’s mission is “to […]
The 2nd Annual Source360 Festival Preview
The 2nd Annual SOURCE360 Festival Preview Created last year by Northstar Group and The SOURCE founder, L. Londell McMillan, The SOURCE360 Festival had set up shop in Downtown Brooklyn with an important mission: “to spread […]
New Audio: Sadat X, El Da Sensei, 9th Wonder and DJ Iron Team Up for “We Must Stand”
El Da Sensei and Sadat X have collaborated off and on together as hip-hop supergroup XL but fans of both emcees have been waiting for the duo’s long-anticipated full-length effort. But building up some buzz […]
New Video: The Politically Charged and Cinematic Video for White Boiz’s “Mothership Intro”
White Boiz, the collaborative project between Strong Arm Steady‘s MC Krondon and Sa-Ra collective’s producer Shafiq Husayn can trace its origins to rather humble beginnings — mutual admiration: Krondon would show up to Sa-Ra performances unannounced […]
New Audio: maticulous Teams Up With Pittsburgh-based emcee Beedie On the Haunting New Single, “The Journey.”
maticulous is a Pittsburgh-born, Brooklyn-based producer, who has worked with the likes of Doom, RA the Rugged Man, Ruste Juxx, and is one half of emcee/production duo Audimatic, with Audible Doctor of the renowned hip-hop collective, Brown Bag AllStars. As a producer, […]
Live Concert Photography: Mad Satta with Quincy Vidal and All Natural at DROM 7/2/15
Live Concert Photography: Mad Satta with All Natural DROM July 2, 2015 This summer has been an extremely busy one in the world of JOVM — and as you can imagine, I’m still busily attempting […]
Live Concert Photography: Talib Kweli with Live Band with MK Asante, Rapsody, NIKO IS, K Valentine and others at Brooklyn Bowl 7/1/15
Live Concert Photography: Talib Kweli with Live Band with Rapsody, NIKO IS, K Valentine and others Brooklyn Bowl July 1, 2015 As I’ve already mentioned a number of times on this site, it’s been a […]
New Audio: Introducing The Effortlessly, Soulful Sound of ZForbes
ZForbes is a Toronto-based producer/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist and beat maker, who has developed a reputation for effortlessly soulful productions and his latest single “Work That” will further cement that reputation as the single is comprised of chopped […]
New Audio: Guilty Simpson Teams Up With Quakers’ Katalyst for The Hard-Hitting “Fractured”
If you’ve been following JOVM over the past couple of years, you may know that Detroit‘s Guilty Simpson is not only one of my favorite emcees, but I think he’s arguably one of contemporary hip-hop’s shamefully unheralded, under-appreciated […]
New Audio: Method Man’s New, J57 Produced Single “The Purple Tape”
Long Island-born, Brooklyn-based DJ/producer/emcee J57 is probably best known among hip-hop heads as a member of the Brown Bag All-Stars, one of the more prolific and underrated crews in contemporary hip-hop. And over the last couple of […]
New Audio: The Uncompromising Homeboy Sandman’s Eerie New Single “Arrows”
As I’ve said a number of times on this site, Homeboy Sandman is arguably one of contemporary hip-hop’s most prolific, inventive and uncompromisingly challenging artists. As an emcee, there are few like him, who tackle complicated subjects […]