Things can’t seem to go right for Atlanta’s twisted answer to Kool Keith, the man known as Gucci Mane. After being arrested for hitting a soldier with a beer bottle at an ATL club, Gucci allegedly responded to the judge’s inquiry if he was guilty by saying, “Bitch I might be.” Well turns out this […]
28
May
Atlanta's twisted answer to Kool Keith returns with new LP
7
May
Early Golden Era hip-hop surfaces from God's Son himself
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 […]
2
Jan
American Gangster re-spun with classic artists from the 1970s
Esteemed hip-hop producer 9th Wonder takes Jay-Z’s 2007 album American Gangster and applies his unique touch — remixing in a bunch of musical inspiration from artists of the 1970s. As 9th Wonder produced tracks off the original album, it’s fitting that he gives it a new spin, adding in a list of great artists including […]
26
Oct
Gianni Lee & Mike Blud assemble 9 tracks of KL samples
If you haven’t had a chance to listen to Kendrick Lamar’s debut good kid, m.A.A.d city, we cannot recommend the album any more highly. The Compton kid is a true lyricist and storyteller the likes we haven’t seen since maybe early Outkast. For many hip-hop fans, it will most likely be considered the album of […]
3
Jul
Ambient & bass cuts from Chicago's producer duo
Chicago’s Supreme Cuts is producers Michael Perry and Austin Keultjes, who are preparing to release their debut full-length Whispers in the Dark July 10th via Dovecote records. Supreme Cuts puts forth a sound exploring an area where beats and the streets collide: hip hop undertones, and sometimes vocals, lead tracks punctuated with thick, ambient, industrial percussion (see: […]
6
Jan
A New Year's mix with the Mount Rushmore of Rap legends
Remember when you used to have to throw down $20 for a DJ Premier mixtape? Well nowadays, thanks to these beloved interwebs, world class artists give up music for free — something all you kids out there take for granted. Not me. I see a free DJ Premier mixtape and my heart gets all tingly […]
10
Jun
The mythical return of Black Elvis... I mean Dr. Octagon
The man, the myth, the legend Kool Keith returns with a new alias, “Bushman”, and a track and video to support it. Produced by Yeti Beats and out on his This Is Not A Hotel album, “Bushman” is just another one of many weird faces for one of the most creative and prolific minds in […]
7
Jun
The BBC's 2004 one-hour documentary hits the interwebs
Lucky for us users of the world wide web we get to stumble across treasures like this: the BBC’s 2004 documentary Once Upon a Time in New York: The Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk. As the title suggests, the one-hour documentary tells the story of how the squalid, crumbling streets of downtown New […]
