David Banner – Sex, Drugs & Video Games
The 2M1 movement from David Banner, his idea regarding the support of the culture financially hits its tipping point with Sex, Drugs & Video Games, Banner’s free album where the only thing backing it is the support of the fans on the basis of the message. Banner’s idea behind the project is a rather simple [...]
Stream It: Ab-Soul – Control System
Top Dawg Entertainment knows how to roll out a project. The group, now firmly entrenched in their Aftermath distribution deal has pulled off a critically three-peat with ScHoolboy Q’s Habits & Contradictions, Kendrick Lamar’s Section.80 and Jay Rock’s retail release of Follow Me Home. Merely days after the release of Black Hippy’s longhaired fourth member [...]
Killer Mike Talks R.A.P. Music, Hits Warehouse Live June 22nd
In an interview with SPIN, Killer Mike breaks down his newest work with El-P R.A.P. Music from the nitty grit. Track by track, Killer Kill from the ‘Ville outlines his thoughts and feelings on the 12-track EP with features from Bun B, T.I., Trouble & El-P himself. The full tape will release next Tuesday May [...]
Future – Pluto (Chopped & Screwed by Slim K)
A guilty pleasure album from top to bottom, Future’s Pluto has been raked through coals from purists due to its ignorant brilliance and lack of plenty of other things. Still, Slim K keeps his eyes glued to how people react to certain LPs, and considering that Pluto is chief among those who want something heavy [...]
B.o.B – Strange Clouds (Cover & Tracklist)
Bobby Ray is gearing up for his sophomore album, Strange Clouds. The rapper who has been criticized by the rap world for his incredibly infectious pop hits, has released the cover and tracklist for his Strange Clouds venture, which has spawned songs such as “Strange Clouds” with Lil Wayne, “Play The Guitar” with Andre 3000 [...]
QuESt – Fear Not Failure
Through a viral campaign and consistent leaks, QuESt has beefed up a fan base who were in high demand of his latest free album. Fear Not Failure is comprised of thirteen cuts, all original and all well in range of carving out new heights for the Florida rhyme kicker. Stream the tape below via HotNewHipHop [...]
Review: Kyle Hubbard – You’re Not That Special
To download this album, click here or here. Two years ago, I met Kyle Hubbard on the side of a road near a body repair shop. At first, I didn’t know what exactly to make of him with his whispery mustache, spectacled individual who loved beer and puffed on a few cigarettes. It’s natural to [...]
Stream: Rapsody – The Black Mamba
Day & A Dream #BreakoutQueen Rapsody looks to continue the tradition she set last year with two strong albums in Thank H.E.R. Now and For Everything with her first EP of 2012, The Black Mamba. While the album’s title implies that it might be an ode to Laker Kobe Bryant, “The Black Mamba” speaks more so [...]
Stream: The Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio
Over the last few weeks, Day & A Dream has been keeping you informed about emerging jazz group The Robert Glasper Experiment and their forthcoming album Black Radio. One thing you especially have to appreciate about RGE is that they’re really aiming to appeal to people who don’t normally get down with jazz by using [...]
Blu & Madlib Release “UCLA”, Then It Vanishes
Roughly two months ago, Blu released Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them with Exile, another in a collection of low-fi productions that seemingly find themselves falling behind the much lauded Below The Heavens project. Seeing that a project with Blu & Madlib was hotly rumored, finding it on the interwebs today [...]
