David Dallas – Pay Off
The current wave at the moment? Taking records, slowing them to a purple, lush haze and then feeding the public with them. New Zealand born David Dallas still has a reuptable tape around these parts in The Rose Tint and working with producer 41, he gives us “Pay Off” which fits the decorum of a [...]
Dante Higgins – Primetime
For the second installment of his #HigHeadWednesdays series, Dante Higgins chooses as his next victim freestyle instrumental the underappreciated track “Primetime,” off of Kanye and Jay-Z’s Watch The Throne album. On Watch The Throne, “Primetime” served as a laid-back track leading into the album’s final couple of songs. Higgins’ version is a completely different monster. Where the [...]
Cocaine 80′s – Chain Glow (f. Nas)
Day four into our Cocaine 80′s binge and the sun is bright as hell and our eyes are close to bloodshot red. Hasn’t stopped us from rocking big gold chains and walking around with the “Haters Gone Hate” strut. “Chain Glow” featuring a “batting 1.000 in 2012″ Nas contains sweeping movements, sickening drum patterns and [...]
KAB Tha Don – I Really Mean It
Fresh off a sold out show of his own, performing with Dante Higgins, a mention in About.com’s 10 Houston Rappers To Watch list and an appearance at Flyfest 2012, KAB Tha Don finally decides to add more reality to your daily routine. The punching bag impact of “I Really Mean It” sees the big man [...]
Kendrick Lamar – War Is My Love
Suited up for a strong run for the rest of the year, TDE & Kendrick Lamar don’t waste any bullets on Lamar’s newest record “War Is My Love”. Aligning itself with the gun metal and dizzying glory that is Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon series, “WIML” is somewhat bleak with smokey guitars, congos and Lamar’s wordplay [...]
Yasiin Bey – Bey
Name change or not, the gruff cadence from Yasiin Bey is deeply rooted in going against the typical grain. Making mentions of February 31st and wanting to be remembered for him, Bey decides to lift Rick Ross & Lil Wayne’s free spirited romp from Tha Carter IV “John” and make it seem like the former [...]
Young Von – Lowkey
When you’re a Boss Hogg, you’re expected to stay in the limelight with an insane work ethic and overload everyone with consistent releases. Young Von has been pushing his own releases and freestyles for quite sometime, almost to the point where it’s hard to keep up with him. His Sprite Remix tape was supposed to [...]
Cocaine 80′s – This Can’t Be A Crime
Something’s brewing in Chicago and we’re not talking about the rash of label signings from it’s youth such as King L(ouie) and the label bidding war behind Chief Keef. Cocaine 80′s has been tossing out fresh leaks for three consecutive days now, all of which seuging together like a piece of a long player that [...]
Express – Knock It Down (f. Mookie Jones & Doughbeezy)
48 hours before the Express Train delivers on a Max Julien inspired, Bill Bellamy assisted EP in How To Be A Player, the Alief native picks up the forever laid back Mookie Jones and the dirty in a classy way side of Doughbeezy for “Knock It Down”. Half screw jam, half “screw jam”, the complexion [...]
Jhené Aiko – 2 Seconds
Taking to Twitter, the lovely Aiko releases “2 Seconds”, a K Roosevelt produced cut where the only thing she wants is a little THC in her system to take off the edge before she completely goes off the rails against her man. Her Def Jam debut Souled Out is on the way. DOWNLOAD: Jhené Aiko [...]
