A dear friend of mine and her boyfriend had a birthday party the other day at King’s Cross in the Lower East and the only time where I didn’t feel like an old curmudgeonly bastard […]
Tag: hip hop
http://www.audiomack.com/embed2/koncept-1/malt-disney?btn=ff8a00&bg=34342e&bbg=121212&vbg=4d4b42&vol=ff8a00&dbg=ff8a00 Koncept and J57 of the Brown Bag AllStars just got back from a tour of Europe, and to celebrate their return back to the States and to New York, Koncept released the title track […]
Homeboy Sandman is currently embarking on a European tour with Guilty Simpson. But just before the tour, Sandman teamed up with the 6th Sense for “Not for Women,” which displays Sandman’s incredible flow – the […]
The estate of James Yancey, is finally releasing J. Dilla’s long lost but highly-anticipated vocal album, The Diary. The album was completed in 2002 but as Dilla’s health declined, he wasn’t able to put the finishing […]
The legendary (and shamefully only two time Grammy-winning) LL Cool J will be releasing his 14th full length album, Authentic through 429 Records/The Savoy Music Group/Fontana North Distribution on April 30th. if you watched this year’s Grammies, […]
http://www.audiomack.com/embed2/nycmultimedia/grimey-ways?btn=ff8a00&bg=34342e&bbg=121212&vbg=4d4b42&vol=ff8a00&dbg=ff8a00 DJ Modesty teams up with Willie Stubz, Rap-P, and Mikey D for this raw, street hip hop “Grimey Ways.” Listening to the track reminded me quite a bit of the hip hop we used […]
http://www.audiomack.com/embed2/the-audible-doctor/complex-individuals?btn=ff8a00&bg=34342e&bbg=121212&vbg=4d4b42&vol=ff8a00&dbg=ff8a00 DJ Element, one of the members of the great Brown Bag AllStars crew, is releasing his debut effort as a producer, Reality, Kings & Reason today. “Complex Individuals” is the first single from Element’s debut, […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=3545495764/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ Last year, San Francisco, CA-based label Stronghold Sound released Sembah Ma Fe Fe, a compilation of Guinean hip hop and reggae. As a compilation the album, the album managed to reveal the soul of a […]
http://www.audiomack.com/embed2/koncept-1/space-mountain-feat-tanya-morgan?btn=ff8a00&bg=34342e&bbg=121212&vbg=4d4b42&vol=ff8a00&dbg=ff8a00 Koncept, one of the members of the extraordinary Brown Bag AllStars crew just recently released the Malt Disney EP and from the tracks i’ve heard so far, it may well be an early front runner for […]
Brown Bag AllStars have been a crew that I’ve been following for the better part of a year now, and I’ve become quite a fan of them. I’ve said it before, but as a crew […]
http://www.audiomack.com/embed2/the-audible-doctor/bars-of-death-remix-feat-j-nics-prod-by-audible-doctor?btn=ff8a00&bg=34342e&bbg=121212&vbg=4d4b42&vol=ff8a00&dbg=ff8a00 The Audible Doctor recently released a mixtape, The Winter Tape and on the mixtape, Audible collaborated with J. NICS on a track titled, “Bars of Death.” The track was so well-received by fans and artists that […]
a Q&A with Jesse Abraham
Born and raised in the Tribeca section of Manhattan, Jesse Abraham has developed quite a reputation in the city’s underground hip hop scene –partially because he’s rocked a lot of live stages across town and […]
http://www.audiomack.com/embed2/koncept-1/give-it-up-feat-reks-prod-by-deejay-element?btn=ff8a00&bg=34342e&bbg=121212&vbg=4d4b42&vol=ff8a00&dbg=ff8a00 Over the last year or so, I’ve become a fan of the Brown Bag AllStars, so when I come across news of new material from any of the members of the crew, I have […]
Brooklyn-based indie label Coalmine Records will be releasing their long awaited Unearthed compilation during the 2nd quarter of this year. “Naturally Born” is the latest single from the compilation and it features a Queens-based rap veteran, […]
I got a hold of this video by Git Beats featuring Hubbs, “Git Craft,” and the track itself reminds me of a couple of old school tracks – Jeru the Damaja’s “Come Clean” and a […]