Ruste Juxx and Marco Polo to Drop “The eXXecution”
Posted on February 5, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Audio, Hip Hop | 4 Comments
Ruste Juxx is a fucking animal with microphones. Dude spits like white trash in seed-spitting contests* on every verse.
His full-length with Marco Polo – set to drop in late March on Duck Down – will likely be one of 2010’s finest. Go ahead and prove me wrong.
The track below is just to whet palettes for [...]
It Turns Out The Vocoder Has Been Evil Since Day One
Posted on February 4, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Consumerism, Hip Hop, Media | 1 Comment
The History of the Vocoder.
Dropping in hardcover this March.
Written by hip-hop journalism godfather Dave Tompkins.
From the publishers:
This is the story of how a military device became the robot voice of hip-hop and pop music. Though the vocoder, invented by Bell Labs in 1928, was designed to guard phones from eavesdroppers, it expanded beyond its original [...]
Bekay featuring M-Dot and Reef the Lost Cauze
Posted on February 4, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Audio, Boston Hip-Hop, Hip Hop | 5 Comments
THIS. SHIT. IS. BANGING!
Originally recorded for Bekay’s upcoming Hunger Pains Remix EP, but released only as a bonus single.
LISTEN: Bekay featuring M-Dot and Reef the Lost Cauze – Brain Tumors (Remix)
Def Jux News Straight From El-P
Posted on February 3, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Hip Hop | 1 Comment
This press release arrived on my laptop sometime last night after Trees dropped me off from a canned beer romp across Back Bay.
I was going to post earlier, but I thought I’d let everyone digest the big nerdy news first. You’ve now had about 24 hours, which is like two years in on line time.
Amazingly, [...]
Disc Review: Ape&Undu | “Jaw & Order”
Posted on February 3, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Audio, Boston Hip-Hop, Hip Hop | 1 Comment
This is not your typical bi-racial indie-rap duo with a whiteboy who rips and a tandem token black guy who holds the honky’s jockstrap. Ape$hit and Undu Kati are MCs from different branches of the same style tree — sort of like New Hampshire’s answer to Capone-N-Noreaga.
Although he’s been New England’s battle-rap champ (off and [...]
Bun B- No Mixtape [The Mixtape]
Posted on February 1, 2010 by Martín Caballero - Filed Under Free Download, Hip Hop | Leave a Comment
After coming through the Bean (first time ever) over the weekend for Statik Selektah’s release party, Mr. UGK drops this decidedly modest mixtape through Rap-A-Lot and LRG. Check the link for pics from the Statik listening party at Concepts in Cambridge. Shouts to Frank the Butcher, Statik and the good folks at Concepts and Traffic/Brick [...]
New Joe Budden Joint (produced by J. Cardim)
Posted on February 1, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Audio, Boston Hip-Hop, Hip Hop | Leave a Comment
Joe Budden may be hip-hop’s premier prima donna, but that doesn’t mean the dude can’t rhyme. I personally prefer Jaysaun and Reef the Lost Cauze – both of whom I’ve always thought ring in the same vein as Budden. Still, this Jersey rat breathes some convincing fire on occasion, and this happens to be one [...]
Dre Robinson Returns
Posted on February 1, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Audio, Boston Hip-Hop, Hip Hop | Leave a Comment
It’s been at least a year since I’ve heard anything from Dre Robinson. And it’s a damn shame, too, because he spits rings around most street-angled dudes out there. Tough track here – let’s hope there’s more on the way…
LISTEN: Dre Robinson – Fade Away
FREE Spit Supreme Disc Download (Hosted by J-Ronin)
Posted on January 29, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Audio, Boston Hip-Hop, Free Download, Hip Hop | 1 Comment
This Shit Is Fire…
…And Not Just Because of the Guests
TREAT YOURSELF HERE
KRS and Buckshot: The Covers
Posted on January 28, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Free Download, Hip Hop | 2 Comments
Though there’s generally nothing worse than hip-hop cover albums, I assure you that this homage to KRS and Buckshot is better than this and this combined. I guess the Rage joint wasn’t so bad, but you know what I’m saying…
1) Survival Kit (Intro) by DJ Sherazta
2) Gotcha Opin Original (RMX) – Tanya Morgan (produced by [...]
Disc Review: Fresh Vetz (Dashah + DJ Pause) | “Vet Status”
Posted on January 28, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Audio, Free Download, Hip Hop | Leave a Comment
It’s a bright sign for hip-hop when at least three promising subterranean sluggers ride flows comparable to that of the almighty Nas. Those select artists would be California youngster Fashawn, Lawrence rhyme pugilist Reks, and Long Island rapper Dashah, the last of whose Fresh Vetz collaboration with producer DJ Pause is the latest in a [...]
FREE MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD from Stu Bangas and Vanderslice
Posted on January 27, 2010 by Chris Faraone - Filed Under Boston Hip-Hop, Free Download, Hip Hop | Leave a Comment
Ah – a free mixtape for download that isn’t on every other hip-hop blog. Or maybe it is – whatever – I don’t know. Stu Bangas is one of the most promising young producers on the East Coast; dude has ripped joints for a roster of Babygrande artists, not to mention just about every Boston [...]
Wale in Boston
Posted on January 27, 2010 by Martín Caballero - Filed Under Hip Hop, Hipster Rap, Video | 1 Comment
Live footage of Wale’s performance in Boston (Allston) at Harpers Ferry last Saturday night. Bad Rabbits was there too, splitting performance and interview duties on behalf of KarmaLoop TV. Shouts to Leedz.
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