Dante Higgins – Theraflu
“I’m going on an odyssey – why don’t you niggas follow me?!” Dante Higgins’ grind is really on another level in 2012. He dropped his first album barely two months ago in The Dante Higgins Story, and he’s showing no signs of slowing down, as he’s now embarking on a new venture – #HigHeadWednesdays, through [...]
Rob Gullatte – MayDay (f. Show)
The image above might be the only time you even think Rob Gullatte smiles whenever he’s unleashing a furious barrage of punchlines and Houston-centric rhymes that mix both the struggle and succes within the Southwest. Gullatte’s “MayDay” is (in his words), the final supposed leak from Abortion: The Project. It features Show with his growl [...]
Future – Same Damn Time [Remix] (f. Diddy & Ludacris)
Diddy is in a class by himself when it comes to aggressive moments of grandeur and straight up shit talking. He’s almost like Ric Flair combined with the Rock with a dash of Mississippi pimp thrown in and he’s in rare form on Future’s remix of “Same Damn Time”. Never mind his contribution as it’s [...]
Childish Gambino Delivers Twitter Rant, New Track “We Ain’t Them”
Unexpectedly, Donald Glover released a few thoughts on his Twitter page this afternoon in some sort of personal stream of consciousness that the do-everything man rarely does. It ended up revolving around his newfound importance as a rapper and a voice for people (which isn’t a stretch by any means, see the reaction many had [...]
ANTHM – Polaris (f. Blu)
The Brooklynite still has a neat appeal to him, even after calmly digesting his much approved When We Were Kings mixtape. That appeal even draws out Blu for “Polaris”, something well above the low-fi cuts Blu normally chooses to rhyme over. A gaudy dreamscape filled with uplift and folk-like chorus, “Polaris” sees mister No Cosign [...]
Fat Tony – Bad Habits (f. Bun B & Nick Diamonds)
What got lost in Fat Tony leaving Houston and moving to Los Angeles? A web series chronicling his daily actions and moves, many of which could have bordered on the zeal and craziness of the “Home” video. At least “Bad Habits” serves as the first musical offering we’re getting from Tony in quite sometime. The [...]
Propain – L.O.E. (Loyalty Over Everything)
Drive is what keeps Propain motivated. After losing his grandfather, the Hiram Clarke emcee soldiers on through the numb feeling by releasing “L.O.E.”, his first full fledged release in terms of a track with actual song structure since Dangerous Minds. The snarl and quick-twitch double time flow all resonate here with a heavy heart, as [...]
Childish Gambino – Unnecessary (f. ScHoolboy Q)
I’d begin asking how in the hell does Funkmaster Flex still get all of these tracks (there’s got to be something beyond pillaging DJ Clue’s inbox) but then I’d remember Donald brought this to Flex directly and the convo would die right there. As an aside from all of that jibber jabber, “Unnecessary” opens Gambino [...]
Azealia Banks – Jumanji
As though to confirm the rumors being that, in addition to her debut album Broke With Expensive Taste on the way, she’s cooking up a mixtape for the summer, Azealia Banks let loose this track, “Jumanji,” via her twitter page this past weekend. Embodying the wild demeanor of its title – but sadly with no [...]
Miss Mykie – Ivy’d Out
Mykie swipes Ca$h Out’s infectious debut single for yet another anthem to her fellow sorority members. It’s easily crafted out a wide fan base for the singer who has taken rap & R&B’s lead singles for her own, most of them either bent towards her liking of the AKAs, success and sometimes love. At this [...]
