Category Archives: hip-hop

Refined vibes

2010 is getting crazy now. Midrange in dubstep drove it out of from its dark origins and we’re seeing Garage make a come back. Early oo’s instrumental hip-hop which was largely bass-driven and menacing is heavily influenced by electro and dubstep. The IDM of our time should be a label for the likes of Mount [...]

Skillz Rap Up ‘09

Skillz wraps up another mad year.  ‘09 is soon to be no more, here comes 2010.
Happy New Year!!
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Drake – Forever

I’m always on the lookout for new artists on the Hip Hop scene, so I was happy when I stumbled across Drake.  This Canadian actor/singer/rapper signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment label earlier this year.  He has already released three singles, with a full album, Thank Me Later due out sometime in 2010.
Forever is [...]

Tanya Morgan is a rap group and you must listen

Tanya Morgan is a rap group y’know. Fan of Little Brother, Cool Kids or Kidz in the Hall? Then take a listen and buy their recent release Brooklynati, the best Hip-Hop I have heard so far this year. Every track is fire – no fillers!
Tanya Morgan – So Damn Down:
Tanya Morgan – So Damn Down

Phaseone full-length number two drops

Back in March I blogged two of Phaseone’s remixes one being of Burial’s Archangel.  Today we have his new full length album, which is a collection of great laid back beats. The album starts off with some crazy bleak, futuristic synth intro. But I’m already bumping at the bassline before the beat starts. Tim Gun [...]

New Jay Z

The first single from the highly anticipated Jay Z release Blueprint 3 has had it’s first airplay! The single is called D.O.A (Death of Autotune)
Perhaps Jay Z is trying to get rid of the autotune just as he tried with the skinny jeans fad?? Hmm, whatever the case check out the tune, it’s hot!
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The Five One

The Five One are a group like no other. Their sound is blessed with freedom, inventiveness, and true imagination. The quartet is rooted in Hip Hop but is never bound by conventional ideologies of hip hop or any other genre for that matter. They are like a cross between a pleasing Indie Pop/Rock band and [...]

The Cool Kids Gone Fishing

The Cool Kids upcoming release When Fish Ride Bicycles is one of the most anticipated albums of the year.  Prior to that major release, the duo have teamed up with Don Cannon to produce this brilliant 18-track mixtape.
Click here to download and get it now!

G.O.O.D Music from Kanye

G.O.O.D. Music (Kanye West record label) is planning on releasing an independent compilation album called, ‘G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night’.  Presented by Kanye West & Malik Yusef, the album will feature guest musicians and producers like, Pharrell WIlliams, Lupe Fiasco, KRS One, and John Legend.  The concept of the album will be Protagonist vs. Antagonist/Lower Self [...]

The Clipse & Kanye West

Finally,  the first single to be taken from The Clipse’s new album Till The Casket Drops is a collabo with Kanye West on this beautifully put together track, produced by the great DJ Khalil, check it out:
The Clipse feat Kanye West – Kinda Like a Big Deal
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