[video] Jakk Frost "Das Dat Shit"
The Kid Daytona On 106 & Park
This was Daytona's TV debut - big up to BET for highlighting dope music.
Performances: "Padma (So Buttery)" / "Never Be The Same"
R.H. Bless ft. Nico The Beast & Mr. Gat "I Gotta Get It"
R.H. Bless ft. Nico The Beast & Mr. Gat "I Gotta Get It": Here’s a heavyweight banger, perfect for this transition from winter into Spring. Bless up Nico for sending this one my way. Over a twinkle of a piano and an ogre of a drum track, these three impart some wisdom on the industry, life and all things in between. Grown man rap for cats who don’t like to smile. Their hunger will have your stomach rumble, you smell me? Something to blast for those who are supporting their family, maybe as a ray of light when everything’s feeling dark.Keon Supreme Just Cause
In a lot of my posts, I will give you my ideas and then give you, the reader, a scenario of where you might be in your life while listening to the track/project, primarily because everyone needs some kind of theme music, but also we aren’t just sitting at a table rocking tracks – music can make or break a mood, you smell me? On this project from Keon Supreme, he gives you the story – Just Cause takes place during a night in his life – from the job to the cipher to the show to the bed, with the theme of “love” and the journey of an up-and-coming artist weaved throughout. The “Lobster Talk” track, with dude describing his ills at the j-o sounds like I wrote it! It’s an intriguing release, and being a fan of Prince Paul and artists who take time to make sure their concept, whatever it is, runs through the entire project, I’m loving this. Featured MCs include Poetik Force and Blakface, with Jansport J, Salute The Gawd, Ben Bauer and other beatsmiths contributing the sonics, with Supreme even blessing the project with a beat of his own! This is like a good novel, a short clip into a complex life.DOWNLOAD Keon Supreme Just Cause
Dice The Nicest Jackkin' Fo Beats!!!
While you’ll immediately think Dice went Cube on us, the beats he jacked are all originals from producers he fucks with, and not his normal M.O. of producing all of his shit. I can’t help but feel like his output is some shit I would have been loving back in the mid-‘90s – and that’s no diss. It has a more carefree attitude to it, and not the sound of a nigga who’s trying to only make a deal. Producers on this include Superstar O, Tek DeEp, Twan, Jazzi and others, with featured MCs like Ace Berg, Richard Wright and more, with a special Teena Marie tribute added as a bonus. All around dope project, something to throw on while you’re kickin’ it with the homies on a Saturday afternoon.DOWNLOAD Dice The Nicest Jackkin' Fo Beats!!!
Trebles and Blues The Blue Note
While there’s already an interpretation on the BTS of this debut instrumental EP from Trebles and Blues, I feel like I need to just share a piece on this release. See, I used to want to be a producer. I’d get stuck on these classic jams and, in my head, chop the sample and lay down what I figure would be some sick beat to go along with it. Alas, I don’t own the patience or time to craft my own gems, so I have to satiate my hunger with the quality material I’m given. I don’t know T&B from a hole in the wall, but his flips are just like what I feel I would want to create. Not that that’s some high compliment, but you just get a feeling when listening to these beats. He wears his inspirations in his tracks, but like many great producers, he makes them become his own. Loads of Soul and Jazz get thrown atop some heaters – not shit you want to hear 50 MCs spitting on, but something to play soundtrack to your life. Shit to create to, you feel me? Check it out.DOWNLOAD Trebles and Blues The Blue Note
DJ Books - The Unauthorized Mix Of Rakim
DJ Books is also #winning. Check out this comprehensive mix of nothing but Rakim. The R is one of the true dons of the game, and hearing his verses back to back to back... makes you remember why you fuck with Hip-Hop in the first place.DOWNLOAD DJ Books - The Unauthorized Mix Of Rakim [via The Thieves Theme]
Red "Make Love To An Angel"
Red "Make Love To An Angel" (prod. by Robi): The MiLKMEN have been steadily carving their niche into the game, and the one like Red is particularly adept at crafting infectious R&B-laden lullabies to whichever flavor of the month he’s currently tasting on. I love how he flows at some points in here – that Eastern flair comes about, with him following right along to the melody. Something to bust some sweat to.Donwill "Love Junkie (So Shifty Remix)"
Donwill "Love Junkie (So Shifty Remix)": I love the future of Hip-Hop! Donwill already bridges that gap between the Native Tongue era (sorry, Dondub!) to now, and an interesting turn comes when DJ Eleven of The Rub tapped Donwill about hooking up a “Love Junkie” EP for his 11 Inch Records. While “Love Junkie” is the infamous “ode to one night stands”, this So Shifty rerub plays like the track that was jammin’ when you saw tonight’s conquest. Honey dip was probably perspiring a little, winding her waist and giving you that wink while biting her lip. Lights flashing? Yeah, that’s a recipe for disaster. Don’s “Love Junkie” EP also includes a new B-side entitled “Look At Me”; grab the jawn now from wherever proper music is sold digitally.Love Junkie (So Shifty remix) by 11InchRecords
Rhymageddon
