Album
D.I.T.C. – “New Wave” feat. Fat Joe x A.G. x OC
February 9, 2017
Hahaaa! Fat Joe said he still whipping up “The Formula”… D.O.C. Dooope! Gotta kinda know your Hip-Hop to get something like that; might be the case for D.I.T.C. in general. But the good news is you can catch up on the latter easy enough. We posted the “Sessions” album stream on here. So link up (below) and follow up. But first, catch this “New Wave” stream.
(See what happened there… wave… stream… yeah, you saw.)
M-Dot – “egO anD The eneMy” (Album)
February 9, 2017
In case you’ain’not know… M-Dot, him hot! But let’s say you have not caught the M-Dot heatwave just yet. Sight unseen, sound unheard, how much of a BANGER would you say that a work with production on it by Marco Polo, Hi-Tek, Large Pro, Marley Marl and MORE is? WAIT! Add features from folks like umm… Camp Lo, Method Man, Dominique Larue (from that super-group Heresy we posted on) and MORE!
Not telling you what’s dope, but why are you still reading and not listening by now so you can decide for self? GOOOO!
– @ojones1
Antonio Ricky – “Too Young” (Video)
February 8, 2017
In case you have been sleeping on recent movements (we forgive you), hit the link for that earlier Antonio and to cop the “11th Hour” LP that recently dropped should you feel so inclined. Flows on beat on camera. A simple solution to the over-saturation of simple-minded music the others flood your temples with. “Too Young” – yeah, some of them might be, but this is a dope vid from Antonio Ricky.
(Another Khalid Salaam hookup. Much appreciated brother.)
PREVIOUS: ANTONIO RICKY – BRILLIANCE UNDERRATED FEAT. DEZ | 11TH HOUR (ALBUM)
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Ran Reed – “Pathetic Emcees” feat. Bumpy Knuckles
February 7, 2017
YOOOOOO! Ran Reed is “Still Commanding Respect†with this lead single “Pathetic Emcees†though. And with Bumpy Knucks on track backup… maaaaan…mumble rappers are FINISHED! Somebody better tell ’em.
Ran Reed is an emcee who started his career in the late 90’s era of Hip-Hop. He has always been a traditional NY emcee with street-centric lyrics that are straight forward. If you are a fan of straight hardcore lyrics with hard banging beats, this is Ran Reed’s wheelhouse!
– Bad Magics
RAN REED – PATHETIC EMCEES FEAT. BUMPY KNUCKLES | STILL COMMANDING RESPECT (LP)
– @ojones1
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Fatt Father – “Veterans Day” (Prod. By D.R.U.G.S. Beats)
February 7, 2017
Fatt Father spit that he “belongs in sickness-ville” on his “Unthinkable” joint… AGREED! Them flows are SICK, dude! I mean, beats from DRUGS (DRUGS…DRUGS…haaa) don’t hurt either. But this Detroit emcee is a lion of a lyricist, showing why he rules his jungle on this “Veterans Day” project (entirely produced by DRUGS).
(Salute to my folks at Bad Magics for hipping me to another heater!)
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Antonio Ricky – “Brilliance Underrated” feat. Dez (Video)
February 6, 2017
Suuuuperrr dope. Like Scarface, Freeway, AZ and Nas all rolled into one artist in here. “Brilliance Underrated” (featuring Dez)… That title is an understatement. Take note artists: When you do the work, we take note. Respect to Antonio Ricky. Looking forward to more off that “11th Hour” project you got going over there.
11th Hour is more of a mindset than just your regular rap album. This is hard drums, raw rhymes, content and soul music combined in one project. If you’re a person who puts actions behind their dreams, this album is for you.
– Antonio Ricky
Shout out to the homie Khalid Salaam for putting us on to this.
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Raekwon – “This Is What It Comes Too” (Video)
February 6, 2017
One word to describe my grind, son, I’m SERIOUS!
Look at the cover art for Raekwon’s forthcoming LP, “The Wild.” Looking like Kraven The Hunter, dude is definitely collecting heads AGAIN! So, ‘protect ya neck’ AGAIN… from the beats and lyrics! “This Is What It Comes Too” is too dope to simply reference as album track two. It’s the lead single off the project (available for download now with pre-order). Plenty of raw red meat. Fresh kill on the Serengeti. Raekwon’s hunt begins. Anything wack, dead that.
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Syd – “Bodyâ€
February 3, 2017
Damn. So Syd and the rest of The Internet will be at The Loft in ATL on March 3rd? Might need to be at the spot. Listen to mega-talented ma do her thing on “Body” from the upcoming debut solo album “Fin” (out now).
Camp Lo – “On The Way Uptown” (‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Demo)
February 2, 2017
This is it… what? For real. WHAT! This is why I stay on the homies’ list over at BadMagics. Beyond behind the scenes, this music speaks to how dope the Camp Lo duo was before the execs greenlit the label to let us all know. See, kiddies, back in the day, dope artists put together music bundles (e.g. demos) like this and ‘shopped’ them (e.g. begged out-of-touch weirdos) to listen and help get the music out to the masses.
Then the Interwebs… then here we are.
So, this is kind of full circle, right? Camp Lo has been dope for decades, before the World Wide Web, but they started with a demo run like this. Now, we get to run the demo on the Web. Nice. Pay your respect! Long overdue, and still due.
– @ojones1
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Bell Biv DeVoe – “Run” (Video)
February 1, 2017
Yooo… let BBD go ahead and ‘Hynotize’ y’all with that Biggie beat flip.
How’d I miss this??? Bell Biv DeVoe… now I know! No THOTS, hahahaaa! But for seriously, you can get the “Run” single at iTunes (the same place you can get the entire “Three Stripes” project) now.
BELL BIV DEVOE – THREE STRIPES
– @ojones1
The LOX – “The Family” (Video)
February 1, 2017
On family. On the most important thing. On EVERYTHING. This is some serrrrioussss sh!t. Play and enjoy, but when you are done enjoying. Go back and get another helping from Sheek Louch on this one. Get fed full. His verse spoke to me on life! Not sh!tting on SP or Kiss. It was just Louch’s time to shine on this.
Facts: Watch who you call ‘fam’ and let no one mess with “The Family” (off ” target=”_blank”>the latest project from The LOX).
THE LOX – FILTHY AMERICA… IT’S BEAUTIFUL (ALBUM STREAM)
– @ojones1
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Killer Mike x El-P – “Run The Jewels 3” (Album Stream)
December 29, 2016
Killer Kill off the #FeelTheBern trail, now blazing a new trail with #RTJ comrade El-P on this latest release “Run The Jewels 3” (out since Christmas 2016). Of course, we have the stream below for the FREE. You’re welcome!
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Masta Ace – “Good Ol’ Love” (Video)
December 29, 2016
Juice Crew! One of the chosen dopest few, Masta Ace, blesses us with a music video for “Good Ol’ Love” (produced by 9th Wonder) – off the album “A Long Hot Summer.”
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Robert Glasper Experiment – “Find You†(Live) [Video]
December 29, 2016
Another “ArtScience” live performance gem from the in-studio set Robert Glasper Experiment did with DJ Aaron Byrd. This is “Find You” on KCRW.
(Now… you gotta read that last text block like some classic NPR radio intro ish. And if you don’t listen NPR, you should try it out. Some dope music featured and opportunities to expand await.)
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Robert Glasper Experiment – “Day To Day” (Live) [Video]
December 28, 2016
Grammy award-winning jazz fusion group Robert Glasper Experiment doing “Day To Day” (off “ArtScience”) live for KCRW. Studio session dopeness. Accompanied by DJ Aaron Byrd. Turntablism adding that Hip-Hop finish. The Culture on behavior here is beautiful. NPR does it again!
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J Dilla – “Jay Dee’s Ma Dukes Collection” (Album Stream)
December 26, 2016
Hot from the shot, the late great J Dilla’s musical estate let off 15 from the heater in time for the holidays. “Jay Dee’s Ma Dukes Collection” is available now for streaming and purchase below.
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SkyBlew – “Revenge Of The Chicken From Outer Space!” (Prod. By Ouja Marek) [Video]
December 24, 2016
I’d be among the first to stand at the meeting and say, “I’m @ojones1… and I’m a Skyblew fiend…” But I bet I would hear a nice-sized gathering give an appreciative heartfelt Hip-Hop, “Hi @ojones1,” in return. So HA!
But, hey, I am an addict to dopeness in general, like the stuff we post on here. This time the new dopeness is SkyBlew’s video for “Revenge Of The Chicken From Outer Space!” It’s a like ‘hunhhh?’ title from the Sky Painter’s latest release “SkyBlew The Cowardly Boy!” And it’s the eclectic kind of nerdcore cool we expect from the homie SkyBlew.
SKYBLEW – SKYBLEW THE COWARDLY BOY (LP)
– @ojones1
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Prodigy – “Mic – Rocosm” (Video)
December 23, 2016
Ah! “Mic – Rocosm” like a ‘microcosm’… The P from the M-O-B-B is killing it with the 10-dollar words, right? Case in point: The forthcoming project is entitled “Hegelian Dialectic” (The Book of Revelation). You can pre-order that via the iTunes link below and get the single now.
PRODIGY – HEGELIAN DIALECTIC (THE BOOK OF REVELATION) [PRE-ORDER]
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The LOX – “What Else You Need To Know” (Video)
December 22, 2016
Off the “Filthy America… It’s Beautiful” LP, The LOX drop off new visuals for the single “What Else You Need To Know.”
THE LOX – FILTHY AMERICA… IT’S BEAUTIFUL (ALBUM STREAM)
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Westside Gunn – “Brains Flew By” (Prod. By Mil) [Video]
December 22, 2016
Damn. A lot of times in real Hip-Hop the dope is RAW and uncut. Some grindhouse end of the movie music by Mil topped off by Westside Gunn aiming at your top with horrorcore lyrics and dooh-dooh-dooh shots for overdubs peppered over the track for effect. Let the brains blow! Straight gory. Above: Visuals for Gunn’s first leak off “Riots On Fashion Avenue” (due out February 10, 2017).
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