Pickin' up where they left off last year, DJ Soul mixes up some of the nicest samples from 2010's biggest Hip-Hop instrumentals. Proper education piece here. I love mixes like this - always up for the source material.
On my commute to work, I like to fuck with podcasts. I used to listen to loads of music, but now it's just Pro Wrestling talk, Juan Epstein or Emilio Sparks and his crew of scumbags, going crazy on whatever topics they conjure up. They recently started doing the Emilio Sparks Experience weekly, and so far, so good... and vulgar. Topics on this episode range from how fucked up Emilio thinks Liz Lee's feet are to the details on a slap bet the boys have going. Proper funny, with bits of Hip-Hop and everything else sprinkled in. Not for the Bible thumper in your midst, but that's what makes it great.
Rap Radar Kingpin Elliott Wilson joins the Hype Men to discuss the new issue of RESPECT magazine + time spent with Rick Ross in Miami + “@ me or dap me” + Ego Trip + The Source Magazine + Elliott’s falling out with Puffy + the Chingy XXL cover + why Common’s Be got a XXL rating + Odd Future being Horrorcore + the Paul Rosenberg x Rap Radar connection + the Freshmen 10 + apologizing to Lupe Fiasco + much, much more!
Persistence can be the key. While I’d not been rocking every track JSWISS was sending me in its own individual post, I listened. You know we here at rockthedub fucks with new talent on the mic, and this cat is part of that pack. He minces no words, nor does he compromise his art for anyone. What you see is what you get, and what you get is some pure Hip-Hop for the future. Well, one cipher anyways. In any case, I’m proud to, alongside nancioradioshow.com, to present JSWISS’ latest mixtape, Out Of State Intuition. There’s no fluffiness or frills here – we do have some additives (features from Charlie Smarts of Kooley High, Jones Andrews, Sikz Pointz and more, with original production from Eschenbach, J Roc, Mistro and SWISS himself), and the quality of the work is its own preservative. Just provides a fun outlook on life, mixing in some insight. The fact that he’s borrowed from The Cosby Show, which my four year old has been discovering recently, is also very welcome. If you’ve got 45 minutes to kill, throw this one on from start and let it play. Highly recommended, and that’s not just because I’m presenting this – it’s really that damn fluid.
Charlie Smarts "Far Fetched": You ever seen a movie or scene in a show where someone is introduced to drugs for the first time? All their cares float away, and they get lifted to somewhere, maybe the scenery changes and brightens, UFOs flying by? This feels like the soundtrack to one of those beats. Smarts borrows some excellent Flying Lotus production and kicks all kinds of flowery lines, flipping peanut butter Peter Pan into Never Never Land Peter Pan… I could go on. The lines slide into each other, like days spent drunk kind of just mash together into one gigantic cookie. Really dense here, you might miss something. Repeated listens required - Trident will be out this month via Better Days Music Group.
Lyriciss ft. L.A. "Superbad (Extended Version)" (prod. by DMan): Been a bit since I got something that DMan produced – good to hear his freshness being capitalized on. Lyriciss goes ballistic from bell to bell, no reason either. Just superbad and dumbing out. Brooklynite L.A. adds some lyrical to this nasty bit, and Lyriciss let me know the official remix to “Superbad” is on the way. Jeez.
Uptown Swuite & Konkwest "Dream Catcher" (prod. by 4Five): This cut here is taken from a forthcoming project entitled 2am Donuts. Not much word on what will be found on that, nor do I have a grip of info on these homies (aside from Swuite being down with The Usual Suspects with J.Good and others), but I know I fox with this track. 4Five crafted an awe-inspiring beat here, with sounds just sliding in and out atop some cracking drums. Swuite and Kon go full force, too. Something to cruise to as winter turns to Spring. Big up to @MykBlauuw for this one.
I kid with cats like YC The Cynic b/c I appreciate his talent. Saw the spark in dude early, and it's great to hear him progress into an acclaimed MC. He tries to play me like he don't know his name is YellowCake, but then he gets on these beats and drops weapons of mass destruction on them. Seriously sick shit. What's ill is that he's got collaborations with the likes of C-Rayz Walz, Sene, Soul Khan, Von Pea, Homeboy Sandman and others, and doesn't sound like a "young upstart" at all. Quality shit through and through, but you already know that. Just fucking download the tape!