Kendrick has a banger on the way. Prhyme’s early efforts sound solid. Gambino made a proper Atlanta-appreciation mixtape. Maybe hip-hop isn’t dead after all? This new NaS record continues that trend with an excellent new single off his highly anticipated next album. “The Season” will surely wow hip-hop heads with lyrical wordplay you’d come from […]
Nas is obviously one of the G.O.A.T.’s in hip-hop. However, I was still surprised to hear J. Cole craft a “letter to my mentor” cut a la Kanye’s “Big Brother” on Cole’s sophomore album, Born Sinner. “Let Nas Down” ended up being one of the top tracks on a sure-to-be underrated album, but Nas actually […]
20. Poliça-Give You The Ghost The debut from Minneapolis duo Bryan Olson and Channy Leabeagh aka Poliça is drenched in so much vocoder it would make rapper/sanger Future jealous. That might seem like a bad attribute, but the vocal effects used by Leabeagh result in an enchanting synth and drum-filled affair. Many tracks like “Amongster” […]
You could say I’m foolish for putting this hip-hop/rap mixtape out before Labor Day weekend. Considering Missy Elliot is dropping two new songs this weekend and there are certain to be a few other surprises, I’m probably going to wish those tracks were on this mix. Oh well, I had a hard enough time narrowing […]
Well, this is pretty amazing. Nas + Amy Winehouse via Terry Urban. Stream below. Terry Urban Presents: Nas x Amy Winehouse – Mr. & Mr. Jones by Okayplayer on Mixcloud
Nasty Nas bringin’ back that ’90s Illmatic flavor. Who has been more consistent in hip-hop production than NO ID in the past year. Damn. via the dopest hip-hop site there is, 2dopeboyz Nas’ Life Is Good drops on July 17th
I love when mixtape titles are this easy. “The Dark Knight Rises” is expected to have a running time of 2 hrs and 45 minutes. While this mixtape doesn’t have that many songs, it is a super-sized edition. I was all ready to send this on Tuesday and then Brother Ali, Kanye, Big Boi and […]