Diamond D ft. Pharoahe Monch – “Rap Life” (Lilkee Productions / 2014)
The Organized Konfusion emcee displays his usual wide array of lyrical flows on this lead single from Diamond’s forthcoming album “The Diam Piece”.
Diamond D ft. Pharoahe Monch – “Rap Life” (Lilkee Productions / 2014)
The Organized Konfusion emcee displays his usual wide array of lyrical flows on this lead single from Diamond’s forthcoming album “The Diam Piece”.
Fong-Sai-U – “Bad Guy” (@FongSaiU / 2014)
The Washington DC-born emcee drops a hardcore lesson from his forthcoming album “Ballads Of A Massacre”.
LUV NY ft. Dave Dar & L-Fudge – “Hitman” (@RedApples45 / 2014)
Taken from the forthcoming Ray West-produced project “The Snake Tape”
Latest edition of NY’s No Ideas Original radio show featuring music from Rakim, Royal Flush and De La Soul plus a guest studio appearance from Dysfunkshunal Familee’s DJ Bazarro and Napoleon Da Legend – listen here.
Harry Ixer & Buckers The Realist – “Coke From A Glass Bottle” (Above Ground Media / 2014)
Micall Parknsun-produced social commentary from the UK duo.
Part Two of the latest episode of 45 King’s “Making The Beat” featuring a Flavor Unit freestyle session with Double J, Chill Rob G and Lakim Shabazz.
Dysfunkshunal Familee – “Always Funky Fresh” (@Dysfunkshunal_F / 2014)
DJ Bazarro flips a timeless Run DMC vocal sample for this lead single from the NY crew’s forthcoming album “Family Matters”.
Ty Nitty – “No Days Off” (@TyNittyMobb / 2014)
Produced by Joey Bags.
Described as “a tribute to the beats, style, slang and aura of 90s Hip-Hop”, this free self-produced album from Canada’s A.Y.E. finds the 22-year-old artist impressively capturing the feel of a rap era that had already passed by the time he was even old enough to start school.
Dusty drums, soulful horns and melodic keys bring back memories of timeless mid-90s Hip-Hop classics, whilst A.Y.E. flexes an accomplished lyrical delivery that he uses to drop jewels on everything from the struggles of ghetto living to the importance of crew love.
Download here and play this album to the next person who tries to tell you Hip-Hop isn’t what it used to be.
Big Cakes ft. JayJayBorn2Sing – “Too Much (Thinking)” (@BigCakes / 2014)
Poignant rhymes from the UK lyricist on this Artik Beats-produced track off his forthcoming project “Omnium Gatherum”.
Trailer for the forthcoming album “The Invisible Garden” from East Coast emcee Fel Sweetenberg and produced entirely by France’s DJ Brans.
Nature – “Welcome To My World Revisited” (@TheRealNature / 2014)
DJ Supa Dave-produced track taken from the Queensbridge emcee’s forthcoming EP “Seasons Changed: Winter Edition”
Zion I – “Supreme” (IneffableMusic.Com / 2014)
West Coast veterans Zumbi and Amp Live deliver visuals for an absolute gem off their recent EP “The Masters Of Ceremony”.
NY duo Stretch & Bobbito drop what will hopefully be the first of many Soundcloud gems from their legendary WKCR radio show with a vintage 1992 freestyle from the late, great Big L – listen here.
The Primeridian ft. Neak & Nida Nasheeda – “Stop On By” (@Primeridian / 2014)
Chicago-based producer Mulatto Patriot gives a musical nod to a Rufus / Chaka Khan classic on this smoothed-out single from Primeridian member Race’s forthcoming EP “Baked Goods”.
The UK’s Psykhomantus pulls together a quality selection of remixes from Spanish production duo Cookin’ Soul featuring soulful reworkings of material from Crooklyn Dodgers, Mobb Deep, Heavy D and more – listen here.
Spit Gemz & Eff Yoo – “Judas Cradle” (@SpitGemz / @OGEffYoo / 2014)
The Rotten Apple wordsmiths kick some ill lyrical techniques over the 2003 Goretex / Necro collabo “Scumbags”.
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Tagged East Coast Hip-Hop, Eff Yoo, Independent Hip-Hop, Spit Gemz, Underground Hip-Hop
Starvin B – “Blue Note” (@Starvin_B / 2014)
The Queens, NY emcee drops some words of wisdom about life, love and Hip-Hop on this dope track from his forthcoming album “Blood From A Stone”.
DJ Ollie Teeba ft. Soundsci – “S.O.S.” (World Expo Records / 2014)
Taken from the UK-based producer’s forthcoming album “Short Order” and also available on the “Expo 2014” sampler.
Main Flow ft. Justin Werner – “Best Around” (Wanna Battle / Dopes**t Records / 2014)
The Mood emcee pays homage to Hip-Hop greats such as Run DMC and A Tribe Called Quest on this jazzy cut from his VR-produced album “The Cincinnati Kid”.
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Tagged Independent Hip-Hop, Justin Werner, Main Flow, Mood, The Cincinnati Kid, Underground Hip-Hop, Wanna Battle