Pretty Lights — aka Derek Vincent Smith — has been one of the most consistent instrumental producers of the last half decade. With a complex layered approach that’s more DJ Shadow than cornball EDM mainstage, the Denver producer is one of the few talents that has flavorfully blended the world of hip-hop beats with electronic textures. […]

In our humble opinions, one of the most slept on emcees worthy of superstar status is Killer Mike. Sure the ATL rapper gets his share of shine, but not nearly enough. After last year’s R.A.P. Music, Killer Mike has once again teamed up with the great El-P for another album of socially scorching lyrics and […]

A new video from the brothers Lawrence, otherwise known as Disclosure, for their “F For You” track. The highly talented young’uns drop a live show clip for the first time, switching up from the more narrative look of their past videos. It’s off the British brothers’ debut album Settle, which is currently #1 on the […]

Supplement Facts label head Guy Gerber is a very busy man lately. Not only has he beginning his new weekly residence ‘Wisdom Of The Glove’ at the infamous Pacha in Ibiza, but the Spanish/Israeli producer/DJ has also found time to record an entire album while touring through nine countries in South America, Europe and Asia. […]

One of favorite psychedelic soul acts, King Khan & the Shrines, is back uploading “Born to Die” for all to hear. Off of their upcoming album Idle No More out September 3rd (Merge Records), “Born to Die” is classic King Khan at their purest. As Khan explains, the album’s opening track is “an apocalyptic ode to […]

Hey MZA who was that? Ayo the Wu is back! We know we’ve been on a bit of a Wu Tang tear lately, but it seems something is in the zeitgeist demanding a return of the Wu, and the Clan is down to appease the masses. While the last couple Wu albums have been marginal, […]

You remember last year when Solid-Steel Radio did a tribute to The Beastie Boys’ timeless Paul’s Boutique album? We posted the Caught In The Middle Of A 3-Way Mix by DJ Food, Cheeba and Moneyshot (with cover illustrated by the great Food One), and it ended up being one of our favorite mixtapes of the year […]

You know it’s a good great day when your morning dabbles through the interwebs results in free music from Nas. But not just any free music, or some throwaway new tracks that God’s Son absent mindedly flowed on to make his Lamborghini Aventador payment. No, today unearthed the discovery of early music from some say […]