In an age where commercial music has become so cliche that you can’t differentiate from what artist you’re listening to because they all sound so similar, Sadat X, Nature, E. Smitty and Rebel Rodomez look to raise the bar with unique, authentic contrasting styles. Their new single “Wolfpack” demonstrates everything that Hip-Hop needs right now. The diverse platoon of emcees …
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On his “Shake Up” EP, Kid Bookie grabs a hold of the your head and shakes it full of hypnotic, melodically flows – @kidbookie
South East London’s Kid Bookie is back with a few things to say on his brand new “Shake Up” EP. 6 tracks make up the project with the brolic title single properly setting things off. Stream the full album on Spotify.
Read More »Hip Hop’s Daredevil, Stoneface, sets fire to the mic and mental in his blazing “37 Arsonist” visual – @RealStoneface @GemstarrRegime
Experts say when one loses their eyesight, all of their other senses become magnified beyond normal proportions and even argue that in some cases the individual becomes superhuman. In the case of North Philly’s Stoneface, abruptly becoming 100% blind from a gunshot transformed his entire being into a supernatural melting pot of his remaining senses. On “37 Arsonist”, Stoneface blindly …
Read More »Lizard Kang is joined by Yung K4Mi for the underground sounds behind “Freak It” – @Lizard_Kang @Yung_K4Mi
“Freak It” features the Ohio hip-hop duo rapping over a panning synth sound and slow rolling drum kit. Delivering sharp rhymes while keeping in the dark tone of the track makes this song oddly satisfying to the ear. The lo-fi sound these artists work with brings the vocals into focus with emphasis on lyrics and delivery. Lizard Kang begins the …
Read More »RETRO channels Ludacris and 106 & Park for his latest visual, “Bounce 3X” – @Retrostarkey
After a blazing campaign for the audio single, RETRO returns with a full on visual to back the head nodding, “Bounce 3X”. Having found strong inspiration in Ludacris’ “Roll Out”, he pays homage to the Atlanta rapper by using the same effect that seen Luda big-headed and rambunctious as ever. To further the nostalgia feeling, RETRO uses a watermark similar …
Read More »Samsonyte spits splendid syllables all over his 12 track album, “The Muse” – @Samsonyte_
Samsonyte is a 22 year old Ethiopian/American music artist, based out of Dallas, Texas. Since releasing his debut album, titled “The Muse”, he’s racked up over a million total streams across all streaming platforms. The retro, yet neo-soul vibes that radiate from his music, give a feeling similar to artists such as Andre 3000, J. Cole, & Pharrell. Samsonyte is …
Read More »Darnell Williams is too close to the edge for comfort in the Elohim featured, “Porno” – @DarnellWilliams @ElohimMusic
Back in 2016 Darnell first introduced us to his Porno EP with his single “Blown” and he later told Billboard, “I came up with the concept for ‘Porno’ midway into making my album. I realized all these songs I was putting out had a lot of real emotions and pain in them that otherwise I wouldn’t talk about, but for …
Read More »Get “Taken” away by the melodically fueled single from 21 Quest and Valere – “Taken” – @twentyonequest @VALERETHEYSAY
21 Quest released his EP “Don’t Look Down” back in April and now the Queens emcee returns with a new record titled “Taken” featuring fellow 85th member, Valere. This is the first release off his next, forthcoming project. Listen to the OffTheBooks produced song here.
Read More »POP Buchanan leads listeners to “The Promise Land”, the latest single from “Ancestral Drums” – @POPBuchanan (Produced By @illegalSpiegel2)
The balance of good and evil is a war that is fought within every human being and a person’s motivation is usually driven from one of these two powerful forces. On “Promise Land”, Brooklyn wordsmith, POP Buchanan travels both of these spiritual planes in search of this paradise. POP floats over Illegal Spiegel’s Nina Simone-infused soundscape. When speaking about his …
Read More »PoPolitickin The Mixtape Volume 9 – @PoPolitickin @DJPeriod
PoPolitickin.com is back with new mixtape. Hosted by DJ Period, PoPolitickin the Mixtape Volume 9 features bangers from past show guest such as Curren$y, Mitchy Slick, D. Horton, Semore Buckz, and more. Listen to the PoPolitickin podcast on Spotify, ApplePodcast, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, StitcherRadio, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.
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