RIP Spirit

The drum & bass community has been rocked by word of the death of Duncan Bisto, better known to fans as Spirit. For anyone checking out drum & bass from '96 onwards, something Spirit has done has to have rocked you. While a number of his earlier productions were released via imprints like...

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Lil Pump "Esketit (Kozee Edit ft. Stormzy)"

One day, Kozee asked me if I realized how grime-y Lil Pump's "Esketit" was. I hadn't, because I don't rock with Pump's music like that. Sure enough, I peeped the track and agreed. She's since double-backed and hit the world with an edit, complete with some Stormzy bars, to prove how grime-y this...

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Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz "Decisions"

On October 26, a collaborative album, Mona Lisa, from Apollo Brown and Joell Ortiz, is dropping. To help announce that, they gave away the first single from the album, "Decisions," for free. Just hearing that the Detroit-based producer and the NY spitter linked up for a project should have you pre-ordering...

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Young Thug "Chanel (Ase Manual Remix)"

With everyone feeling their way through Young Thug's Slime Language, Jersey club destroyer Ase Manual decided to turn "Chanel" into a certified banger. This is one for the DJs who need a proper DJ tool with a Thug touch for their late summer sets. Tell 'em who sent ya. Stream the remix below, and...

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K. Sparks ft. Leslie Carron "April In Paris"

Artwork by Rafael Mattey November 6 is a while from now, so shouts to K. Sparks for sharing the second single from his upcoming Kurser-produced album Note to Self, "April In Paris". It definitely blends what sounds like a serene spring day in France, but with a hypnotic hip-hop flavor. Peep that...

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Black Collar Biz "The Get Back is Amazing" (Video)

Because I've been rocking with Black Collar Biz for a minute, I know that he's never truly left the rap game. He's had situations go down, and real life is always a mother, but it's not like he's dropped tracks on the low. That said, his new album, The Get Back, is Collar's official return to the...

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R.O.E. "No Time to Waste" (Video)

R.O.E. and J. Slikk fit perfectly together; it does help that I heard R.O.E. spitting over Slikk instrumentals eons ago, but it's dope that they've continued to churn out material together. This XBT 91-directed video takes this jazzy number to new heights. If you need the actual track, grab it from...

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DJ Snoopadelic x Green Lantern 'Live From the Mothership' Mix

What do you get when you have Snoop Dogg, Green Lantern, some bomb weed, a stack of classic funk, soul, and R&B, and an empty studio? Live From The Mothership, a mix from Green and Snoop's DJ Snoopadelic alias. They took classics, added some hip-hop flavor to it, and let Snoop go ham on the mic...

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Virgil Abloh Gets Busy for Solid Steel

While Virgil Abloh has been known for being everything from one of Kanye West's creative partners to being the genius behind Off-White, he's also been on his DJ grind as of late. That persistence has ended up with the Louis Vuitton Creative Director of Menswear getting an hour's worth of time for...

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DJ Ends Drops His Latest, 'Walkin'

Been interesting to see DJ Ends develop his sound. Obviously influenced by the likes of the TEKLIFE camp, he's been sending his own edits and originals our way for what feels like the better part of the last year or so. With his new album, Walkin, it feels like he finally honed in on what makes him...

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Reckonize Real & Guilty Simpson ft. M-Dot and Mayhem "Can't Runaway"

Detroit legend Guilty Simpson linked with Queens-based producer Reckonize Real for Carved In Stone, which isn't out until October 26, and this week they dropped off a hypnotic cut entitled "Can't Runaway" featured two cats from Massachusetts' EMS camp, M-Dot and Mayhem. It's been a minute since they...

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Illingsworth ft. Denmark Vessey "DnD"

While mostly instrumental, Illingsworth's forthcoming album You're No Fun has some, well, fun moments to it. Or maybe I'm just that hungry for Denmark Vessey bars. Something about the way he dominates a track is clearly what I need more of in my life. You can grab their collab, "DnD," for free over...

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Kaytranada Is the Only Person Who Should Be Remixing Sade

When it comes to funky, club-ready edits, Kaytranada's owned that bag for a minute. He proved so recently during a spree of four uploads to his SoundCloud account. The most dynamic is his take on Sade's "Kiss of Life," which feels like what the grown and sexy bop to during Friday happy hour at the...

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Noisia & Two Fingers "Dzjengis"

Back in June, Noisia's Thjis linked with Amon Tobin in the studio. The result was "Dzjengis," which they describe as a tune coming from a "dark place". One for the Mezcal (and Tonic) sippers who are trying to work out their problems over menacing, brooding material. Stream below, and cop it ASAP...

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Lando Chill ft. Quelle Chris & REY - "Peso"

Image by Taylor Noel Photography LA's Lando Chill is back with another album, Black Ego, which is due out on October 12. What better way to hype us for that than with a new single featuring Quelle Chris and REY? "Peso" has a massive blunted on reality vibe, and there's something about the styles...

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Von Pea & The Other Guys ft. Donwill "The Twist"

Less than a year after releasing their 2017 album The Fiasco, Von Pea and The Other Guys are back with another EP, I'm Good Luv, Enjoy, and most recently, they dropped the first single, the Donwill-assisted "The Twist". It's a dope way to reintroduce us to their cipher, seeing as the first time Pea...

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Root for the Villain Preps AGN7 Audio Release With Special Mix

On Friday, August 24, the AGN7 Audio crew is dropping a new two-tracker from Root for the Villain, a name that you might not be aware of. If you are drum & bass with a tinge of juke, you should be all about this. The single ("Got This" with Jimmy Hoffa b/w "Special Guest") finds intriguing ways...

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Random Tracks of Flyness

Years back, when I realized I had no time or money to be a DJ, I started making these odd mixes using old software. I guess I woke up this morning with a song (well, a bunch of songs) on my heart and decided to churn this out. There's lots of radio static, a bunch of random sounds and sketches that...

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Slim K is Back For 'Purple Children 8'

Slim K's Purple Children 8 has been on repeat for most of this week. If you aren't up on his Purple Children series, it's where Slim makes sure to chop mostly new school rappers for the next generation. This edition has some really ill chops on it; I'm a personal fan of his chop of Valee's "Juice...

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Eprom & ZEKE BEATS "Humanoid 2.0"

In August of 2016, EPROM murdered my brain cells for the rest of the year via his Solid Steel mix. It was so dub-laden that cuts from it are just now getting out. The mix kicked off with his collaboration with ZEKE BEATS, "Humanoid 2.0," which is a bass-drenched, robotic-voiced banger that highlights...

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Method Man "Grand Prix"

Some unexpected heat from Method Man? We'll take all of it. This Dame Grease-produced cut "Grand Prix" is from Meth's The Meth Lab: The Lithium, which is being billed as a "collaborative album". That project is set to drop later this year, and hopefully "Grand Prix" is one of many gems on the release....

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UNIIQU3 "Phase 3"

The Jersey Club dynamo UNIIQU3 is back with a brand new EP, Phase 3, set to drop via NLV Records on August 24. This week, she unleashed the title track, and it's a monster. The cut, which finds the Jersey Club Queen infusing a number of throwback sounds into a futuristic club stew, also features...

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Cloudy Uchiha ft. 1iSinny "Shot Caller"

I don't know Cloudy Uchiha, 1iSinny, or DJ Creecha from a can of paint. Not sure how they found me. I will say is Creecha did the damn thing with this beat. You know the horn, but throwing it under a trunk-rattling set of drums and bass like that? This cut from the Detroit spitter could've gone a...

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blctxt "Time"

The other day, the homie blctxt hit me saying he had some new material. I feel like it's been forever since I've heard him do his thing, so it's dope to see that he's back at it. Speaking on his new song, "Time", blc says "Reality binds us with the concept of time but in our minds, time is almost...

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Ase Manual "Oh Okay"

Ase Manual is someone UNIIQU3 put me onto. They collaborated on her cut "2 The Floor", and I was a big fan of his Black Panther: The Album remix project. On "Oh Okay," some hypnotic guitar strums play on a loop as he lets some club-ready percussion boom on the under. Big body track that makes for...

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Jansport J's Feeling "blue"

Jansport J has been a favorite of this site for a while, so we're loving news of a new instrumental album from him. LOW, his ninth instrumental project, is set to drop on September 28, and this week he let "blue" go. The track's lead by some chopped vocals and moving pianos. Great Sunday soundtrack,...

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Milo and Elucid Team Up For 'Nostrum Grocers'

Crazy how these things work. According to the receipt I found stuck under the driver's seat, Nostrum Grocers (aka the collaboration from Milo and Elucid) was born almost three years ago, when Elucid flew out to Milwaukee to chop it up with Rory. They then sat on the project, not getting back into...

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Kev Brown Returns With 'Homework'

Kind of crazy when you read that this new album, Homework, is Kev Brown's first in 13 years. Kev's not been quiet, but a solo offering from him? It's been long overdue. Guess that's why he made sure gift us with 27 tracks on this longplayer. The best part? It's exactly what the game's been missing. We'll...

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rockthedub radio (July. 2018)

I KNOW, I KNOW; I said we'd be doing this month to month, and then dropped the ball back in the Spring. That's my bad. Either way, we're back bringing you our favorites from July of 2018, with an added bonus: drum & bass maestro Jaxtella has returned with a massive mix of treats from last month,...

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Royal-T Unleashes His "Flat Shoe Riddim"

This guy Royal-T always gets me. He's been around forever, stays consistently dropping heat, and always finds a way to amaze. His new release, "Flat Shoe Riddim," got official vocals from three MCs: ONJUICY, Smack, and my personal favorite, Riko Dan. It's a truly international affair, with Riko spitting...

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Kendrick Lamar "X (Rickyxsan x YehMe2 Remix)"

Throughout this Black Panther: The Album standout, Kendrick Lamar asks "are we on 10 yet?!" K. Dot was certainly on 10 during his appearance on last week's episode of Power, and Rickyxsan and YehMe2 certainly took "X" past ten with their monster of a rework, which you can grab for free...

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Manz Rivalz ft. Chris Rivers, Meet Kaur "Don't Mean Nothing"

I don't know what's doper, the Vic Jones instrumental or the illustration in the cover. Either way, Manz Rivalz linked up with Chris Rivers and Meet Kaur to give you what's described as "new age hip-hop," whatever that means. I just call the shit hot, dead ass...

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Frank Knight "New York Summer"

Summers in any city can be a nightmare, but there's something different in New York. Might be the desire to get on, might be the skyscrapers; it's just different during the summer in NYC. Frank Knight perfectly encapsulates that whole scene in his new single, "New York Summer," which is produced...

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Hablot Brown Kicks Off Soulection's Black Label Series

If you're in the need for a chill, Sunday vibe of a five-track release, LA's Hablot Brown is here to rescue you. On the first release from Soulection's Black Label series, HB has something. The infusion of the deeper R&B flavor with the guitar-driven beauty? The seductive vocals? This release...

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Walmer Convenience Drops "Midsummer Mix 2018"

It might already be August, but there's still a shitload of summer to turn up to. If you need some sounds to properly shake your ass to, Walmer Convenience has got you covered. This week, he dropped his 2018 Midsummer Mix, chock full of UK funky, Afro house, and much, much more. Featured artists...

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The Perceptionists "Lemme Find Out (Paten Locke Mix)"

Last week, we previewed the Paten Locke remix project, Low Resolution, which flips choice tracks from The Perceptionists' Resolution LP. This week, we have an official remix from the project to hit you with...for free. On his rework of "Lemme Find Out," Paten finds a way to soundtrack the illest...

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Homage CVG Brings Listeners to His 'Hacienda'

If you were in need for some chill, Western-themed hip-hop, Cincinnati, Ohio's Homage CVG's got you. On Hacienda, which is his sixth project, Homage produced a mostly-instrumental montage of sounds that found a way to build a narrative (mostly) without the need for lyrics. That's doesn't mean that...

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Who the Hell Is Nuff Pedals?

I don't know what I was doing when Nuff Pedals dropped The First EP back in 2016, and I'm pissed because I missed out on some excellent music. This week, The Second EP dropped, and you can file me under blown away by this release. There's something about the jazz-y, bass-fueled, broken beats on this...

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The 2018 Trenton House Music Festival Features First Ever All-Female Lineup

Trenton's an interesting town. It has a storied hip-hop history, with loads of West Indian roots. There's also a deep house history in the city. There's something about the soul of true house music that resonates with the area. Not even on some fist-pumping shit; just pure, deep house music. So there...

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