Alchemist has been a bit of a conundrum in hip-hop for a long time. A producer that’s as much at home delivering grimy headnodders for Queens gangsters as delivering psychedelic bangers with Oxnard homie Oh…
If you’re anticipating the posthumous Dilla record Rebirth of Detroit but can’t help wonder how those instrumentals would sound, Mahogani Music is here to help you out. On May 25 they’re releasing a limited edition…
We already heard the track and saw the trailer video
Over the years Copywrite had his fair share of negative run-ins within the indie rap industry. From beefing with the Demigodz to beefing with the formerly Demigod-dissing Weathermen he was once part of, he’s been…
Genre-bending keyboardist Robert Glasper is readying the first full-length release of the outfit carrying his name; Robert Glasper Experiment album ‘Black Radio’ drops on the legendary Blue Note label February 28th of next year. Besides…
Speaking to TRU’s Aaron earlier this week we hit the topic of this year’s fourth quarter looking uncharacteristically tame (Still got that Common to look forward to but other than that? Meh.). Seems like all…
It won’t come as a surprise to anyone that a posthumous Amy Winehouse record would be released around the 2011 holidays. While the record execs were writing eulogies and expressing condolences it’s hard not too…
The Roots “Make My” featuring Big K.R.I.T Mark December 6th (a day late if you choose to participate in the Saint Nick festivities round my ‘hood) on your calendars as it’s the day The Roots…
Seriously psyched for this project ever since Black Milk mentioned it when I interviewed him earlier this year for our Random Axe feature. Milk on beats, Brown on the mic, this should be nothing but…
True producer/MC tandems are rare. Enter Wit and Dre Murray: a high-minded duo who takes seriously the art of storytelling through their respective crafts.(See their acclaimed Hell’s Paradise project originally released in 2009.) This year,…
Ah Congo (featuring Jupiter Bokondji and Bokatola System) Hallo (featuring Tout Puissant Mukalo and Nelly Liyemge) Lingala (featuring Bokatola System and Evala Litongo) As reported earlier Damon Albarn has recorded with (among others) previous Gorillaz-collaborator…
Lil Wayne is getting ready to release the 4th installment into The Carter series soon. How much can you really deduct from these things? Fifteen is a good number of tracks for an album and…