Curren$y - King Kong

Here are the Jonah Schwartz shot visuals for Curren$y’s lead single for Pilot Talk, King Kong; Pilot Talk, drops June 15^th.

Wu-Tang / El Michels Affair Remix Project Enter The 38th Chamber Releases

Here are two leaks from Enter The 38th Chamber, a project that features several artists making their own versions of Wu-Tang classics using El Michels Affair’s instrumental covers. C.R.E.A.M. features A-Plus of Souls of Mischief and Knobody of the Hieroglyphics crew. The second leak finds Von Pea of Tanya Morgan and Spec Boogie of Lessondary crew putting their own spin on the late Ol’Dirty Bastard’s Shimmy Shimmy Ya.

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A-Plus & Knobody - C.R.E.A.M.

Von Pea & Spec Boogie - Shimmy Shimmy Ya

Oddisee - Odd Spring

Damn, how time flies. About a year ago Oddisee of Diamond District released Odd Summer, the first in his Odd Seasons series. This series as he puts it “was a way for me[Oddisee] to be creative for no reason other than creativity. That's why they've been free releases.” Enter Odd Spring - sadly the fourth and final installment in this illustrious season-themed series. Despite the unpredictability of the weather, Oddisee’s latest effort, like the sun, will certainly help put a spring in your step upon listening. Be on the lookout for the vinyl box set which contains all four seasons in the coming months.

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Oddisee - Odd Spring

CurT@1n$ - Letter To The People Pt. 2

Here are the visuals for CurT@1n$ well penned Letter To The People Pt.2…keep truckin’ homie f*ck zhe haters…

Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - Nobody

Here is the Todd Angkasuwan directed video for the Marco Polo’s & Ruste Juxx’s Nobody. Despite the video’s shoddiness there are several hilarious shots; peep the 2:47 mark…

Dead Prez - The Beauty Within

Taken from their forthcoming mixtape with DJ Drama, here’s DPZ’s rendition of B.O.B’s Nothing On You. Dedicated to the beautiful mothers of the world (especially you momma, you have being through hell and back and are still standing strong. Rest assured there are no ceilings to your success, roger!), this track finds our contemporary revolutionaries flipping this radio hit a la some of the tracks found on their mixtape Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin'. Look out for Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz dropping June 10th.

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Dead Prez - The Beauty Within

@ the picture - "black is back get a suntan bitches"

Freddie Gibbs - The Ghetto

Whether Freddie Gibbs out of Gary, Indiana warrants comparisons to Tupac is still up for debate. Nevertheless, I was completely in awe, but more importantly impressed with his single and video for The Ghetto taken from his forthcoming mixtape, Str8 Killa No Filla. As the title suggests, the track finds Gibbs shedding some light about the ghetto over an instrumental previously blessed by the likes of Milkbone and Big L.

The Stupendous Adventures Of Marco Polo (Tracklisting)

Fresh off lacing Sean P’s protégé, Crown Heights own Rustee Juxx, with his patented style of head-nodding beats, Marco Polo is proud to announce the release of The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo through Duck Down Music. The album is a collection of unreleased tracks, B-sides and remixes that would have otherwise gone unheard. Coming along for this MP orchestrated adventure are the likes of Royce Da 5’9’’. Elzhi, Large Professor, Diamond District and lesser known acts like, Shylow, Red Clay and accordingly MP feels, “This album was an opportunity for me to introduce people that my fans may have never heard of before -- guys like Shylow, Red Clay and Saga,” explains MP. He continues, “I want people to know that when they see my name attached to something, they’re getting quality and consistency. This album is for the hardcore MP fans out there that just wanna have something to rock while I’m working on Port Authority 2. I’m locking myself in the lab on some caveman status for that one.”

 The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo in stores June 29^th

D-Stroy & Bad Seed – Buggin Out

Large Professor – The Radar Remix

Promise – The Bridge

Red Clay – Official

Ruste Juxx – Bomb Sh*t

Shylow – Whylin Out

Saga – Think of You Now

Torae – Combat Drills

DJ K.O. – Best To Do It ft Royce Da 5’9,” Elzhi & Supastition (Marco Polo Remix)

Skyzoo – Block Sh*t

Diamond District – Who I Be (Marco Polo Remix)

Skoob of Das Efx – How I Get Down (Marco Polo Remix)

Surreal – So Basic

Grand Daddy I.U. – The Veteran

Arcee – Ambition

Exile – Radio ft Ruste Juxx & Torae (Marco Polo Remix) 

Sha Stimuli - The Smelly Cat Song

The track The Smelly Cat Song,(Sha probably drew inspiration from Phoebe Buffay [Friends] Smelly Cat) and its video detail occurrences that all too familiar to the male specimen; Sha Stimuli offers a means to help you tell a pretty young lady that her coochie smells – cue this track… hilarity and frankness to the nth degree.

yU - On The Corner OG Remix Feat. EyeQ

Here is the latest remix produced by DJ Lord Jazz from Lords of The Underground (who employs the same Screamin’ Jay Hawkins I put a spell on you sample made famous by Preemo in Biggie’s Kick in the Door) for yU’s On the Corner featuring EyeQ.

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yU feat. EyeQ - On The Corner OG Remix
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You

M.I.A. - Born Free

M.I.A.’s new video for Born Free is clearly causing some uproar, as evidenced by YouTube removing the video from its Website. Directed by Romain Garvas, the video which draws inspiration from Children of Men and Apocalypto is not for the faint of heart, but given our present political climate it becomes even more significant. Music aside (I watch in mute till about the three-min mark because the music isn’t exactly my cup of tea) it does not take the brain of Stephen Hawking to discern that this video, art in motion, is clearly an analogy which cannot help but conjure up images of a police-state, the plight of many disenfranchised citizens of the world and what could be the end result of the recent Arizona immigration law. 

Tanya Morgan - Bang & Boogie

Directed by Berman Fenelus, here is a video from the trio of Hardcore Gentleman, Tanya Morgan, for Bang N Boogie (For me the album[Brooklynati] picked up at this very track; I could have done without tracks 1 – 3) The video was shot in sections of Brooklyn (McDonough and Throop I think?, Whaddup Doe [J-Boogie]!) and Manhattan (Gray’s Papaya to be exact) while depicting younger versions (in spirit not in the physical) of Von Pea, Donwill and Illyas.  Von Pea explains, "We all decided to just tell the story this time and stay away from costumes and comedy." Be on the lookout for Von Pea's solo album, Pea's Gotta Have It, available this summer via Interdependent Media.

Lil Wayne - Single

Lil Wayne… I know, I know, I have not checked for him since just before The Carter II and shortly thereafter; but I am single so….

Dreams were those pipes

She swear I was never her type

Wore humility like a garment

Had a short-run like Fox's Human Target

Little Brother - Curtain Call (Uncesored Version)

Directed by Matt Koza  and featuring cameos from the likes of Chaundon, Big Dho, Jozeemo and Joe Scudda; here is  the uncensored version for LB’s aptly titled single Curtain Call (Khyrysis on the beat). Little Brother's fourth and final album, LeftBack, is out now via Hall Of Justus.

(Uncensored…Why?)

Declaime - Gangsta

Here is yet another leak from Declaime’s forthcoming album, FONK, entitled Gangsta.  Declaime’s message is clear through his lyricism and accordingly he explains, "It's a message to the gangsters to wake up. This is not how we're supposed to be, and this music should heal, uplift, and cause harmony - not disharmony." FONK drops on May 4^th. 


 
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Declaime - Gangsta

yU - Work It Out

To celebrate yU’s release of Before Taxes, he has decided to release two new tracks from the LP for free, Close and a bonus, non-album, song Work It Out. Before Taxes is out now.

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yU - Close

yU feat. Rodney President & EyeQ - Work It Out

Declaime - Fame

Fresh off some SomeOthaShip, Declaime aka Dudley Perkins is prepping the release of his latest solo effort, FONK. It will be available digitally as well as physically on May 4^th. For listeners of Declaime’s previous works not only does this project signify a departure from his Dudley Perkins persona but it also finds Declaime returning to his funk roots.  “I wanted to keep it to my heritage of West Coast funk," says Declaime. "A lot of us west coast underground artists tend to go to the east coast feel 'cause it's an innovative boom-bap sound…” To help him achieve this sound Delclame solicited the talents of Quazedelic, an understudy of the principal innovator of P-funk, George Clinton, to produce the album in its entirety. The album’s lead single, Fame, is indicates of Declaime’s fonkadelic direction.

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Declaime - Fame

Masta Ace & Edo G. - A&E's

With the baseball season in full swing, and the Yankees and the Red-Sox renewing their historic rivalry, Brooklyn emcee Masta Ace and Boston representa-by way of Roxbury- Edo. G keep creating visuals for their album, Arts & Entertainment. Case in point, A& E’s, a cheesy video (it diminishes the track) that features the vocal stylings of Marsha Ambrosious.

The Good Son (Cover Art & Tracklisting)

Queens bred-emcee Homeboy Sandman will be releasing his debut commercial release, The Good Sun, on 6-1-2010. The forthcoming album, his first on indie label High Water Music, not only exhibits his patented lyricism that underground audiences have grown accustomed with; but this album has the Sandman on a mission of some sorts, “The Good Sun is setting a lot of things straight.  If somebody sets someone else straight, it might be referred to as ‘sonning’ them.  I’m ‘sonning’ people with this album—a lot of people.  It’s the good son though. It’s all done with love” Featuring production from the likes of Ski Beatz, Psycho Les and 2 Hungry Bros.to name a few; The Good Sun, is sure to contain positive, witty intellectualism from this U-Penn graduate who has no intentions of yielding to the true lies of the mainstream, You move in Rihanna and Ciara midst/rare are moments where motives are clear as a Sierra Mist

1.) Core Rhythm (produced by Core Rhythm)
2.) The Carpenter (produced by 2 Hungry Bros)
3.) Not Pop (produced by Core Rhythm)

4.) Yeah But I Can Rhyme Though (produced by Ski Beatz)
5.) Table Cloth f/Fresh Daily (produced by M Slago)
6.) Low Co. (produced by Pyscho Les)
7.) Mean Mug (produced by Ben Grymm)

8.) The Essence (produced by 2 Hungry Bros)

9.) Strange Planet (produced by KO Beatz)

10.) Being Haved (produced by DJ Spinna)

11.) The Things They Carried f/John Robinson & Daniel Joseph (produced by Core Rhythm)

12.) Calm Tornado (produced by Thieven’ Steven)

13.) Listen (produced by Kentron The Mastadon)

14.) Angels With Dirty Faces (produced by J57)

Imitation Is The Highest Form Of Flattery

Imitation is the highest form of flattery; enter Murs and 9^th Wonder with I Used To Luv H.E.R. (Again), a remake of Common’s (before he dropped the sense) ’94 classic I Used To love H.E.R. The lyrics are word for word as Murs serves as Common’s vessel while 9^th Wonder’s production provides the tracks soundscape. Although it is a solid effort from the duo, you can never recreate a classic; MURS & 9^th you get an E for effort.

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Common - I Used To Love H.E.R.

 Murs & 9th Wonder - I Used To Luv H.E.R. (AGAIN)