Радующий ухо бум-бэп/джаз-хоп от коллектива из Великобритании.
TRACKLIST:
1. Welcome Aboard (Intro) 00:26
2. Keep it Movin 03:47
3. Same Old Same 02:44
4. Day to Day 03:50
5. Night Flight (Skit) 01:04
6. In the City ft. Krysis 03:53
7. Vices 03:21
8. We On 02:57
9. Arrival (Outro) 01:20
||| Category: Instrumental ||| Release Date: February 12, 2016 ||| Label: S/R ||| Produced by: Count Bass D
Count Bass D трудится над своим новым альбомом, а неиспользованные биты выпускает в виде инструментальных релизов. "Dwight Around Your Lips" - один из таких релизов.
Description:
While working on his next full length album, Count Bass D composed many instrumentals that did not fit the criteria. The first batch of instrumentals was released as Cloak and Dapper (August 2015). Dwight Around Your Lips is a collection of 17 beats (plus a digital bonus track) carefully crafted for cassette and intended to be played from start to finish. These beats complete the warm up for the March 15th release of his long awaited vocal album, Instantly New. An extensive Spring U.S. tour will immediately follow.
TRACKLIST:
1. My Blessing 01:43
2. Don't Worry 01:38
3. Don't Stay Away 01:57
4. Fancy Clothes 02:15
5. Jo 02:13
6. MPF 01:44
7. East Memphis 01:36
8. We Do What We Can 01:09
9. Under Planning 00:37
10. Better Than Just Any Man 01:32
11. Yeah Who 01:13
12. Far As Hell 01:49
13. Gerald and Sean 2 03:11
14. Humble Brag 02:46
15. Slick and Slight 01:33
16. Stadium 01:08
17. Next Album 01:43
18. So Happy (Bonus Track) 02:45
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: Feb 26, 2016 ||| Label: Ill Adrenaline Records ||| Produced by: DJ Doom, Da Beatminerz, JK1 The Supernova, PF Cuttin, Psycho Les (Of The Beatnuts)
Дебютный альбом приверженца традиций 90-х, эмси из Квинса Truth. Несколько лет он сотрудничает с диджеем и продюсером с огромным стажем PF Cuttin из группы Blahzay Blahzay, который немало сделал и для этого релиза. Кроме того альбом привлёк внимание Psycho Les из The Beatnuts, участников D.I.T.C. и оставившего нас в прошлом году Sean Price, который появляется далеко не на первом релизе со своими посмертными куплетами.
Description:
TEKST SPOILERA
TRACKLIST:
1. Intro
2. Holding Down The Fort
3. New Type Of Something (featuring Sean Price)
4. Take A Stand
5. Haymaker! (Interlude)
6. The Greatest Force
7. Genuine Article (featuring O.C.)
8. How It's Supposed 2 Be
9. Gruesome
10. Super Hero Scratch Skit
11. Hip-Hop Heroics
12. Stages Of War (featuring The Barbarian)
13. I'm Bringing It
14. Right What I Write (featuring O.C., A.G.)
15. Death Becomes Him (Interlude)
16. I See featuring Red E
17. Time For Love & Tears
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: Feb 26, 2016 ||| Label: Unique Records ||| Produced by: Andy Cooper
Andy Cooper - хип-хоп ветеран с более чем 30-летним стажем, но "Room To Breathe" - его первый сольный альбом, прежде он был известен только как 1/3 группы с Лонг Бич Ugly Duckling. В составе UG Cooper выполнял функции эмси и со-продюсера, на своём собственном альбоме он пробует себя в качестве самостоятельного продюсера.
Description:
Unlike most rap vocalists, Ugly Duckling's Andy Cooper has rarely worked outside of his band but, recently, he decided to record a ten-song LP to explore his abilities as an MC and producer. 'Room to Breathe:The Free LP' features a highly creative Hip-Hop veteran showcasing his mastery of fundamental rap skill while, at the same time, daringly pushing the boundaries of lyrical possibility. Andy also holds down things on the beat, using his years of experience as Ugly Duckling co-producer to combine classic, sample-rich sound with a more rugged and modern sensibility. Obviously, projects come and go faster than I can finish this sentence but 'Room To Breathe: The Free LP' is truly worth digesting because it challenges the standard Hip-Hop formulas on the market. Rather than jumping on the latest trend or standing firm on Old-School principles, Andy utilizes all the resources of experience,technology and a relentlessly imaginative mind to offer something traditional, yet exciting and relevant.
Any listener who is an authentic connoisseur of Rap Music will be both stimulated and energized by this release which is truly, and literally, a gift to weary Hip-Hop fans who have just about given up on the genre. 'Room To Breathe' is the product of Andy Cooper's thousands of hours of dedicated toil in studios and on stages, he's now welcoming you to taste the fruits of his labor! Enjoy the ride!
Andy Cooper is an accomplished songwriter, performer, producer and arranger who hails from and resides in Long Beach, California. After graduating from Poly high school in the mid-1990's, Andy helped form and produce the Hip-Hop trio Ugly Duckling which, over the span of 20 years, released six albums while frequently touring the globe, their success has taken them to over 30 countries. Now, he's releasing his debut solo effort 'Room To Breathe-The Free LP'(26.02.2016, Unique Records / Groove Attack) which features ten, high-powered tracks built on traditional Hip-Hop and Funk sound.
The album showcases a skilled vocalist and beat-maker working at the top-level with a new angle on his music. Cooper reflects, "Being a member of a group like Ugly Duckling is an honor and privilege but stepping out on my own has been really exciting because of the freedom to explore and push the limits of my ability." From the scorching battle-rap 'Bring It To Me' to the super-groovy, care-free rhyming on 'Room to Breathe' (the song) to the half-tempo track 'Number One' where Andy raps at the speed of light, Cooper consistently brings the heavy artillery for Classic Rap fans.
TRACKLIST:
1. Bring It To Me
2. Number One
3. Do The Charlie Brown
4. Room To Breathe
5. Chasing The Funk
6. Unlikely Assassin
7. Blind Faith
8. Thanks And Goodnight
9. Ashes To Ashes (Pterodactyl Mix)
10. Bring It To Me (The Allergies Remix)
||| Category: Instrumental ||| Release Date: Feb 26, 2016 ||| Label: Mello Music Group ||| Produced by: Quelle Chris
Инструментальный проект Quelle Chris, одного из самых неординарных представителей хип-хоп сцены Детройта и лэйбла Mello Music Group.
Description:
Lullabies For The Broken Brain is an odd instrumental project from Detroit producer Quelle Chris (Danny Brown. Sean P, Pharoahe Monch, Jean Grae). While most have come to know Quelle's production for its oinky doink, ear gagging, smooth jazz, Lullabies reveals another aspect of his wizardry. This high flying, jello instrumental album is ideal on an armageddon evening, or as a snack of the day. Each track is dormant and juicy. Lullabies is an infinite instrumental ride, a backdrop for deception.
For some, lullabies come to mind when fondling the planets while being lost in space. Formed in different dreams, daydreams, and hallucinations, set low in the earth or hanging high at the Alamo, lullabies seem to stir up a sort of distress that we all need at times. This project is an amalgamation of beats put together to do something. Whether to reflect on a certain animal within, or to accompany heavy drugs, Lullabies puts forth farts to provoke blah blah.
TRACKLIST:
1. Open The Brain
2. Superlative High
3. Junkyard Dogs
4. It's You and I
5. M-39
6. Pencil, Pen, Paper
7. A Fear of The Dark
8. Peace and Pain
9. Desire To Be
10. Red Buttons
11. Madhattan
12. I'm The Bridge You Must Burn
13. To Be Young Again
14. Sickum
15. Midnight Double Feature
16. The Living (For The Broken Brain)
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: Feb 26, 2016 ||| Label: S/R ||| Produced by: Ryan Lewis
Первый альбом дуэта из Сиэтла рэппера Macklemore и продюсера Ryan Lewis, выпущенный в 2012 году "The Heist" достиг платинового статуса, став феноменом независимого хип-хопа, т.к. вышел без всякой поддержки лэйблов. Их второй такой же независимый релиз получил название "This Unruly Mess I've Made", уже удивил присутствием KRS-One на нём.
TRACKLIST:
01. Light Tunnels (Feat. Mike Slap)
02. Downtown (Feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz)
03. Brad Pitt’s Cousin (Feat. XP)
04. Buckshot (Feat. KRS-One & DJ Premier)
05. Growing Up (Feat. Ed Sheeran)
06. Kevin (Feat. Leon Bridges)
07. St. Ides
08. Need to Know (Feat. Chance The Rapper)
09. Dance Off (Feat. Idris Elba & Anderson .Paak)
10. Let’s Eat (Feat. XP)
11. Bolo Tie (Feat. YG)
12. The Train (Feat. Carla Morrison)
13. White Privilege II (Feat. Jamila Woods)
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: January 29, 2016 ||| Label: Split Prophets Records
Рэп коллектив Split Prophets зародился на родине трип-хопа, в британском городе Бристоль, и состоит из следующих участников: Upfront, Res One, Bil Next, Paro, Flying Monk, Blanka, Datkid и DJ Badhabitz. "Delta Bravo Kilo" - первый полноценный альбом октета, так как прежде выходили только альбомы отдельных его участников. Здесь нет гостевых куплетов и гостевых продакшнов, всё сделано участниками Split Prophets.
Description:
Delta Bravo Kilo is the brand new highly anticipated album from the Split Prophets crew
It comes as a follow up to a number of solo projects SP are proud to bring you a full team production.
This 19 track album is an entirely in-house production with no rapping or production features.
TRACKLIST:
01. The Mojo
02. This Is War
03. Paths
04. The Mo
05. Raise Up Your Liquor
06. Make Your Mark
07. Money
08. Roadhouse
09. Ash Trash
10. Funky Dory
11. Tung Fu
12. Super Organisms
13. Whos That
14. Another Trip
15. Suck My Art
16. No Antidote
17. K.A.O.E.M
18. Mills Lane
19. Not About It
20. Delta Bravo Kilo
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: Feb 12, 2016 ||| Label: Elevation Nation & Money Truck ||| Produced by: Unjust
Легенды андеграунда Окленда и Детройта Casual и Phat Kat записали совместный альбом в качестве дуэта Ron Jon Bovi. Весь продакшн от Unjust с лэйбла Hieroglyphics Imperium.
Description:
Huh? How? Whoa. I know this is what you're thinking. This epic collaboration between two of hip-hops most respected legends from different sides of the country came about somewhat via chance; intention and a mutual connection. Both are widely acclaimed and known as your favorite rappers favorite rapper and are known for their unforgiving hard edge and complex lyrics.
One afternoon, Detroit Hip-Hop Legend Phat Kat, was on the phone with long time friend and collaborator, Unjust, (Hieroglyphics Imperium producer) who shared that he had been working on some tracks with iconic Hieroglyphics Crew and West Coast pioneer Casual. Kat lamented "man...how ill would it be if we did a project together?" This left the rest to Unjust and the stars began to align. Unjust handpicked some choice beats of his, sent them to Kat and Casual and within a few short weeks, this insanely powerful body of work was complete; and it sounds exactly how you think it would--- relentless, urgent, mean, honest and gritty.
Ron Jon Bovi – Neaux Mursi is Casual and Phat Kat's debut fulllength group album and it's produced in its entirety by the Oakland based, Hieroglyphics Imperium producer Unjust; who you already know from his work with First Light (Opio and Pep Love), and the recent Hiero group effort, The Kitchen, and turns in by far his most ambitious production work to date for Neaux Mursi.
TRACKLIST:
01. Time Tunnel
02. We Get It Poppin' feat. Guilty Simpson
03. Jump
04. WWYS feat. Charles 'Chop' Cooper
05. Caveman feat. Phesto
06. Black Rap feat. Cold Showda
07. So Profound
08. WWYS Reprise feat. Charles 'Chop' Cooper
09. Mistakes feat. Saafir
10. Dejа Vu feat. Mike Marshall
11. GAMR
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: February 19, 2016 ||| Label: Golden Era Records
Альбом ремиксов на треки с двух последних на данный момент релизов австралийцев Hilltop Hoods с новыми оркестровыми аранжировками. Записано в сотрудничестве с симфоническим оркестром Аделаиды, куда входит 32 музыканта, и и камерным хором Аделаиды, состоящим из 20 человек. Это уже второй релиз подобного рода от Hilltop Hoods - в 2007 году аналогичным образом был переиздан альбом "The Hard Road".
Description:
‘Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung’, is set to drop through Hilltop Hoods’ label Golden Era Records/UMA on Friday February 19th 2016. The album features the brand new track ‘Higher’.
Recorded 2 years apart but as companion pieces, the project ties together the band’s two previous ARIA #1, double platinum albums, ‘Walking Under Stars’ and ‘Drinking From The Sun’. Featuring a selection of tracks from each album, the songs have been rerecorded, remixed, and restructured with the 32-piece Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, plus the 20 piece Adelaide Chamber Singers Choir. Composer Jamie Messenger handled the orchestral arrangements on the album, with the whole project coming together under the guidance of the HILLTOP HOODS and NZ conductor Hamish McKeich.
TRACKLIST:
1. The Thirst Pt. 6
2. Drinking From The Sun Restrung
3. Higher (Feat. James Chatburn)
4. I Love It (Feat. SIA) Restrung
5. Live & Let Go (Feat. Maverick Sabre & Brother Ali) Restrung
6. Through The Dark (Reprise)
7. Won't Let You Down (Feat. Maverick Sabre) Restrung
8. Speaking In Tongues (Feat. Chali 2na) Restrung
9. Cosby Sweater Restrung
10. 1955 (Feat. Montaigne and Tom Thum)
11. Walking Under Stars Restrung
12. Drinking From The Sun (Reprise)
13. Lights Out Restrung
14. Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom Restrung
15. Through The Dark Restrung
16. Shredding The Balloon Restrung
17. I'm A Ghost Restrung
18. The Thirst Pt. 7
19. Higher (Feat. James Chatburn) Jayteehazard Remix
Рэппер и продюсер из города Джексонвилль, что во Флориде, участник группы Asamov возвращается с новым материалом. В 2011 году Willie Evans Jr. выпустил добротный альбом "Introducin'", после чего о нём мало, что было слышно.
TRACKLIST:
01. Moon Shine
02. Swift
03. Buzz Beater
04. Creeper’s Anthem
05. Give Thanks
06. The Game
||| Category: Hip-Hop, Instrumental ||| Release Date: December 9, 2015 ||| Label: S/R ||| Produced by: Debonair P
Легенда D.I.T.C. и продюсер из австралийского Мельбурна - совместный EP-альбом. В 2013 году Debonair P стал единственным продюсером альбома Omniscence "The God Hour".
Description:
The new EP from legendary NY lyricist OC, produced and mixed by Debonair P. Full EP download includes bonus remixes and instrumental tracks (download contains 16 tracks in total). This release is also available on limited edition vinyl.
TRACKLIST:
01. Dive In
02.Foolish
03.God Praise
04.Grand Stand
05.Dive In (Remix)
06.Foolish (Remix)
07.God Praise (Remix)
08.Grand Stand (Remix)
09. Dive In (Instrumental)
10. Foolish (Instrumental)
11.God Praise (Instrumental)
12.Grand Stand (Instrumental)
13.Dive In (Remix Instrumental)
14.Foolish (Remix Instrumental)
15.God Praise (Remix Instrumental)
16.Grand Stand (Remix Instrumental)
||| Category: Instrumental ||| Release Date: January 14, 2015 ||| Label: S/R ||| Produced by: 88 Ultra
Первый сольный проект 88 Ultra, более известного как Kingston, 1/2 Blue Sky Black Death.
TRACKLIST:
1. Southern Night
2. Wish for More
3. Oceans
4. Highter Than You Know
5. Daydreaming
6. Think of You
7. Don't Leave
8. A Thousand & One
9. The Other Side
10. Bear the Loss
11. Spells
||| Category: Instrumental ||| Release Date: February 14, 2016 ||| Label: S/R ||| Produced by: 88 Ultra & Qreepz
"Beheld" - инструментальный альбом двух продюсеров из Сиэтла, (88 Ultra - это никто иной как Kingston из Blue Sky Black Death), который также является инструментальной версией альбома Billy Blanka "Bright Lights Dark Hadou".
TRACKLIST:
01. Brain Dead (Instrumental)
02. Put On The Mask (Instrumental)
03. Destructive (Instrumental)
04. Oh Lord (Instrumental)
05. Marino (Instrumental)
06. It's Billy (Instrumental)
07. C&C (Instrumental)
08. Gone Away Forever (Instrumental)
09. Lace God (Instrumental)
10. Rotten Soul (Instrumental)
11. Hippy Things (Instrumental)
12. Day One (Instrumental)
13. Let Me Know (Instrumental)
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: February 14, 2016 ||| Label: S/R ||| Produced by: 88 Ultra & Qreepz
Billy Blanka - двоюродный брат Nacho Picasso, который пародирует его как может в своих стараниях на поприще рэпппера (второй вариант - у них семейные проблемы с речью). А вот музыку к этому альбому сделал 88 Ultra из Blue Sky Black Death вместе с ещё одним продюсером из Сиэтла Qreepz.
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: February 14, 2016 ||| Label: Full Plate ||| Produced by: Paten Locke
Paten Locke - продюсер из города Джексонвилл (Флорида), участник группы Asamov, известной по своему единственному альбому "And Now..." (2005), также входил в состав трио The Smile Rays. Рэппер Dillon Maurer тоже из Джексонвилла, входил в группы Intellekt & Dirty Digits и Martha Knuckles (вместе с Boog Brown). Вместе они выпустили уже второй альбом, после "Studies In Hunger", который вышел в 2010 году.
TRACKLIST:
1. Sound the Alarm 03:26
2. Previously feat. Willie Evans Jr 01:57
3. Food Chain 03:00
4. Thirsty Loops 03:21
5. Nothin with Nobody 03:39
6. Bourbon feat. Von Pea of Tanya Morgan & Malkovich 03:08
7. Eatin 03:16
8. Smog 02:19
9. Morning Meditation 02:25
10. Rollup Rollout 02:10
11. Fall Back feat. Boog Brown 02:56
12. Humdinger feat. Supa Dave West & Black Sheep Dres 03:19
13. How to Count Bars feat. Count Bass D 01:03
14. Modern Man's Waltz feat. Alexa Lima 03:42
15. Hamsammich feat. Tone Tank & Homeboy Sandman 03:19
16. Rap Safari feat. Phill Most Chill & J-Live 03:02
17. How We Do 03:16
18. Keep On Singin 02:52
19. After Hours feat. Lobsterdamus 03:18
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: February 12, 2016 ||| Label: Leaving Records ||| Produced by: Ras G
Второй совместный альбом продюсера с лэйбла Brainfeeder Ras G и рэппера в маске Koreatown Oddity. Оба из Лос-Анджелеса.
Description:
5....5....5....5....CHUCKLES ARE BACK!!! Los Angeles-bred producer/emcee team Ras G & The Koreatown Oddity return for their sophomore release. "In The Wrld” follows the two artists in a blunted hip-hop trip through the beloved City of Angels: cruising through the dynamic terrain while they smash speakers, smoke blunts, and dodge the cops. Features Open Mike Eagle, Kahil Sadiq, Trent Truce, Zeroh, and Verbs.
TRACKLIST:
01. Blunt Lit
02. Bless By The Trees
03. Da Po-Lice (Phuck Em)
04. Beach Waves feat. Trenttruce
05. House Party Twelve feat. Verbs
06. Burfday…
07. Today’s Day
08. Diz Nee Land feat. Open Mike Eagle
09. El Green
10. Kah’s Grill feat. Kahill Saadiq
11. Mist Of The Blunts feat. Zeroh
12. 5 Chuckles Live @ The BET Awards
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: Feb 19, 2016 ||| Label: Urbnet Records ||| Produced by: LMNO
LMNO продолжает сотрудничество с канадским лэйблом Urbnet, новый альбом участник Visionaries спродюсировал собственноручно.
Description:
In 2012 i was called to produce a track for Craig G so i went to the studio with DVINE1 and came up with "Originality" (Ramblings of an Angry Old Man - Soulspazm) After being told by J.Rocc & Evidence i need to produce my own album, i took the advice. While already in the studio with DVINE1 working on LexneveL records we came up with "Motherboard" which consists of live instruments, no samples (except for "Deadication") i've been working with DVINE1 since the days of live 4-trk tapes, LBCC recording studios to the now "Motherboard".
- LMNO
James Kelly AKA LMNO (Leave My Name Out)'s storied career as an emcee/performer has just entered its second decade. His 1996 debut 12" "Hit The Fence/Courage" was the beginning of building quite an impressive resume in the world of independent Hip Hop mostly through indie label Up Above Records. Whether it be his group projects with notable crews such a s Visionaries ("Galleries", "Sophomore Jinx", "Pangea" & "We Are The Ones (We've Been Waiting For") and Blak Forest ("You Are Now Entering The...Blak Forest" & "Without Further Adieu") or his incredible solo efforts like his 2001 debut LP "Leave My Name Out", "Economic Food Chain Music" or "P's & Q's", LMNO has always managed to stay true to himself and his personal philosophies while many chased the sound du jour in hopes of getting a look that could only benefit them in the short run. There is a level of sincerity and honesty that is sorely lacking from most music of the past 20 years that is so refreshing when you hear it permeate all throughout LMNO's output throughout his glorious career.
In addition to having one of the most amazing work ethics in the history of the rap game, LMNO is underrated in his ability to find producers and collaborators with which to made timeless music. When you look back at the sheer number of notable producers and musicians LMNO has managed to make incredible albums with which run the full spectrum of the musical diaspora it also speaks to his versatility as an emcee. Regardless of the abstract nature of the production, or if it's avant garde, mostly culled from live instrumentation or even straight up sample based boom bap LMNO doesn't force himself to be something he's not, he shines time and again by finding a way to be his genuine self on each record. LMNO's past collaborators include legends and underground stalwarts like Kut Masta Kurt, DJ Khalil, Evidence, LD, KeyKool, J.Rocc, Kev Brown, Georgia Anne Muldrow, DJ Babu, Dert Beats, Theory Hazit, Mr. Brady, Astronote, Yann Kesz, KyoItachi and others.
In 2010, LMNO exercised his ability to create consistently excellent material with a wide variety of producers and creatives when he put out 10 albums in the span of a calendar year. These collected projects comprised his eye opening "James Kelly" box set. This feat hasn't been duplicated since although his peer and frequent collaborator, the incredibly prolific Moka Only has come close on occasion. LMNO continues to add to his legend by making timeless music that resonates with listeners in an age where music is both increasingly devalued and disposable. Whether he's featured on projects by Oh No, Abstract Rude, Sapient, AWOL One, Jabee, 2Mex or even Pete Rock, LMNO consistently delivers fresh verses that have allowed him to build a devoted fanbase which he has grown and cultivated over the span of an entire generation.
In closing, LMNO is not only the everyman the you root for who manages to keep his head and stay the course in a rapidly changing world but he is a constant in an age where things are here today and gone tomorrow. LMNO could also stand for Longevity, Motivational, Natural and Original considering the way he's inspired so many emcees, producers and creatives with his tenacity, spirit and hustle throughout the years. No matter what happens over the past two decades two things you can count on are the year is going to change and you're going to hear some newness from LMNO somewhere down the line. In this day and age, it's extremely reassuring to have some things you can actually count on.
TRACKLIST:
1. Forward March
2. Run Dancehall
3. The World
4. LB legaCy
5. Better Days
6. The Quickness
7. Glow
8. Trollchella
9. Voyage
10. Deadication
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: Feb 19, 2016 ||| Label: Western Vinyl ||| Produced by: Lushlife, CSLSX
Виртуозный экспериментатор из Филли Rajesh Haldar, более известный как Lushlife напоминает о себе после четырёхлетней паузы новым LP-альбомом "Ritualize", который становится последователем его запоминающегося релиза-2012 "Plateau Vision". В со-продюсеры Lushlife взял трио CSLSX, что, как он сам говорит, позволило ему сосредоточиться на лирической составляющей альбома, работа над которым заняла около трёх лет.
Description:
From the moment you hear the bristling boom-bap chorus on album-opener "Totally Mutual Feeling," it becomes apparent that Lushlife's third full-length finds the Philadelphia rapper-producer at his most introspective. Themes of isolation and mortality permeate Ritualize, a cinematic hour-long odyssey co-produced by enigmatic production trio, CSLSX (pronounced "Casual Sex") and featuring contributions from Ariel Pink, Killer Mike, Freeway, Marissa Nadler, RJD2, and more. With CSLSX at the boards, an entire universe opens up for Lush, where the pulsating Juno synths of '80s LA night music sit side-by-side with gorgeously propulsive indie-leaning jams, and low-fi soul burners too. The resulting LP is a post-blog-era joint that seems to exhale the whole of the 20th century in a single, fascinating breath.
"After toiling over two self-produced LPs in the last half-decade, I felt compelled to bring on an outside production team for Ritualize," Lushlife (born Raj Haldar) explains. "Not only did I want to broaden the musical palette, but I felt like the group production effort would give me a depth of focus on lyrical content and emotion that I hadn't previously been afforded." After a chance encounter with CSLSX, who had been quietly self-releasing low-fi dance gems to remarkable organic blog buzz, the newly-formed team set out on a three-year journey that would eventually yield their new joint album. By the time work began on Ritualize, Lush had already been riding a small wave of critical acclaim for his 2012 full-length, Plateau Vision, an album that made several year-end lists and was described by the Sunday New York Times as a melding of "captivating rhymes with audacious, gorgeous production."
TRACKLIST:
01. Totally Mutual Feeling
02. The Waking World [ft. I Break Horses]
03. Hong Kong (Lady of Love) [ft. Ariel Pink]
04. Incantation [ft. Deniro Farrar]
05. Undress Me in the Temple
06. Body Double
07. Toynbee Suite [ft. RJD2, Nightlands, Yikes the Zero]
08. Strawberry Mansion [ft. Freeway]
09. This Ecstatic Cult [ft. Killer Mike]
10. Burt Reynolds (Desert Visions)
11. Integration Loop [ft. Marissa Nadler]
12. Ritualize
Пока с релизами всё не очень весело предлагаю несколько анонсов будущих релизов и событий + кое-какие новости последних дней.
Aesop Rock анонсировал свой 7-й альбом, который получил название "The Impossible Kid". Он должен выйти 21 апреля на Rhymesayers Entertainment. Новость подкреплена синглом "Rings", также представлены обложка и треклист пластинки.
01. Mystery Fish
02. Rings
03. Lotta Years
04. Dorks
05. Rabies
06. Supercell
07. Blood Sandwich
08. Get Out of the Car
09. Shrunk
10. Kirby
11. TUFF
12. Lazy Eye
13. Defender
14. Water Tower
15. Molecules
16. Syrup feat. Homeboy Sandman & Open Mike Eagle (Bonus Track)
17. Dorks [Blockhead Remix] (Bonus Track)
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Mr. Lif запланировал первый студийный релиз с Mello Music Group на 15 апреля. "Don't Look Down" станет 6-м сольным альбомом в карьере бостонского ветерана. Всего 10 песен в треклисте и одна из них доступна уже сейчас.
01. Pounds of Pressure (Alex "Apex" Gale & Taylor "Made" Rivelli)
02. The Abyss (prod. Alex "Apex" Gale)
03. Everyday We Pray (prod. Taylor "Made" Rivelli)
04. Let Go (feat. Selina Carrera) (prod. Caliph-NOW)
05. A Better Day (feat. Erica Dee) (prod. SlopFunkDust)
06. Whizdom (feat. Blacastan) (prod. Edan)
07. Mission Accomplished (feat. The Perceptionists) (prod. Fakts One)
08. World Renown (feat. Del The Funky Homosapien) (prod. Pas Doo)
09. iLL (prod. Synesthetic Nation Music)
10. Don't Look Down (prod. Synesthetic Nation Music)
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Кроме того в начале года MMG объявила ещё о двух грядущих релизах. "Hella Personal Film Festival", коллабо Open Mike Eagle и лондонского продюсера Paul White, выйдет 25 марта. А Quelle Chris на этот раз возвращается с инструментальным альбомом "Lullabies for the Broken Brain", который появится в сети и на прилавках уже 26 февраля.
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Из альбомов, которые выйдут в марте, крайне интересен новый LP от Sol, который станет третьим в его карьере. "The Headspace Traveler" увидит свет 4 марта, после чего рэппер из Сиэтла отправится в свой очередной тур по США. Фрагмент трека "See The End" - в красивом промо-ролике от Sol.
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RJD2, которого я счёл лучшим хип-хоп продюсером прошлого года, уже готовит новый, на этот раз сольный альбом "Dame Fortune". Пластинка не изобилует известными именами на фитах, если не считать Blueprint и Phonte. Дата выхода - 25 марта.
1. A Portal Inward
2. The Roaming Hoard
3. Peace Of What (featuring Jordan Brown)
4. The Sheboygan Left
5. A New Theory
6. We Come Alive (featuring Son Little)
7. PF, Day One
8. Saboteur (featuring Phonte Coleman)
9. Your Nostalgic Heart and Lung
10. Up In The Clouds (featuring Blueprint)
11. Band Of Matron saints (featuring Josh Krajcik)
12. Portals Outward
*** Kendrick Lamar выиграл пять Грэмми на прошедшей в Лос-Анджелесе в минувшие выходные 58-й ежегодной церемонии. То, что Lamar возьмёт все рэп номинации, включая Лучшее рэп исполнение, Лучшее совместное рэп исполнение Лучшая рэп-песня и Лучший рэп-альбом, мало кто сомневался, а после церемонии в хип-хоп кругах широко обсуждается его живое выступление, микс из трёх треков с альбома "To Pimp a Butterfly". Кроме того Kendrick Lamar вошёл в историю, как рэппер с наибольшим числом номинаций в году, обойдя Eminem'а с 11 номинациями, он стал и лидером среди всех претендентов по итогам 2015 года.
D'Angelo и The Vanguard со своим уже позапрошлогодним альбомом "Black Messiah" также унесли с собой пару статуэток, выиграв в категориях Лучшая R&B песня ("Really Love") и Лучший R&B альбом.
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Anderson .Paak подписал контракт с Aftermath. Выпустивший в этом году тепло встреченный критиками альбом "Malibu" исполнитель уже сотрудничал с Dr. Dre и его лэйблом на альбоме "Compton", который Dre выпустил в прошлом году.
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21 февраля (воскресенье) в Москве выступит Blockhead. Мероприятие состоится в ресторане Dewar’s Powerhouse в 23:00, вход - 500 руб.
||| Year: 2016 ||| Album: The Impossible Kid (2016 / Upcoming) ||| Directed by: Rob Shaw
Aesop Rock анонсировал свой очередной альбом "The Impossible Kid", который выйдет 29 апреля на Rhymesayers Entertainment. "Rings" - первый сингл с него.
||| Category: Instrumental ||| Release Date: Feb 05, 2016 ||| Label: Live From The Streets Productions ||| Produced by: Mr. Green
Альбом инструменталов от Mr. Green после того, как в прошлом году продюсер из Нью-Джерси выдал коллабо с ветераном Malik B.
TRACKLIST:
1. Distorted Intro
2. Bang
3. Shrooms, Pt. 1: The Work
4. Shrooms, Pt. 2: Whoa
5. Shrooms, Pt. 3: Bass Economics
6. Shrooms, Pt. 4: Electric Guitar Systems
7. For Myself (Tribute, Pt. 1)
8. Yo I Flow (Tribute, Pt. 2)
9. Take Cover (Tribute, Pt. 3)
10. Loc (Tribute, Pt. 4)
11. Rewind The Beat (Tribute, Pt. 5)
12. Livewire
Пятый сольный альбом легенды Квинсбриджа. 43-летний Nature возвращается после того, как в 2013-2014 гг. он по частям выпустил альбом "Seasons Changed", который был разделён на 4 EP.
Description:
Queensbridge, NY's Nature was introduced to the public in 1997 as a member of Nas' supergroup The Firm, whose members also included AZ and Foxy Brown. The Firm's first and only album, Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ & Nature Present The Firm: The Album, went platinum, and topped the Billboard 200 Albums Chart.
The group disbanded in 1997 with the various members pursuing solo projects. Nature's debut album For All Seasons was released in 2000 by Columbia Records and featured a guest appearance by Nas. The album climbed to #50 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. Nature followed up in 2002 with Wild Gremlinz, which was released independently. The album reached #9 on the INdependent Albums chart. A third album, Pain Killer was released in 2008. His last effort, the EP Seasons Changed, dropped in 2013-14 under DCM.
With the new album Target Practice, Nature returns with 12 unreleased tracks that perfectly capture the style that made him one of the East Coast rap golden era's most respected artists.
TRACKLIST:
1. Keep Frontin'
2. Back To The Rap
3. Queens Tale, Pt. 1
4. This Is Easy feat. Royal Flush
5. The Second They See Him
6. Snap
7. Terminator (Crazy)
8. Give It To 'Em
9. No Retreat No Surrender
10. Real Like Me
11. She Loves Me
12. Never Quit
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: Dec 16, 2015 ||| Label: Pro&Ak HB ||| Produced by: DJ Akilles, Professor P,
Серия сезонных EP, объединённая в LP, в исполнении дуэта Professor P и DJ Akilles, базирующихся в городе Уппсала и на протяжении почти 10 лет являющихся яркими представителями шведского хип-хопа, известными за пределами своей страны, в многом благодаря англоязычности. Дистрибуцией 7- и 10-дюймовых пластинок с частями будущего альбома занимался лэйбл Ill Adrenaline Records.
Description:
Professor P and DJ Akilles are a critically acclaimed hiphop-duo from Uppsala, Sweden. Since 2006 they have been a significant part of the Scandinavian music-scene and they have received worldwide attention with their vinyl EP "Maintain" (2010), their full-length album "The Realism" (2012) and the vinyl EP "Brews & Good News". The duo has worked with well respected names such as Blu (Blu & Exile), A.G. (DITC), Sadat X (Brand Nubian), Promoe (LoopTroop Rockers), Rah Digga (Flipmode Squad), Timbuktu, Adam Tensta and Daniel Adams-Ray.
With well-rehearsed live-shows filled with unexpected features and crowd-pleasing surprises, Pro & Ak have become famous for controlling the stage. They have supported legendary hip-hop acts like De La Soul, D.I.T.C., Flatbush Zombies, Onyx and Talib Kweli and they are frequently booked around Europe.
The album is divided into four EP's and each EP is named after a season (and released on vinyl influenced by the seasons colors).
TRACKLIST:
01. Everything’s Alright
02. Mind Over Matter
03. For The City (featuring. Rah Digga)
04. Never Let You Go
05. The Real Me
06. Sleep (featuring. Cleo)
07. All Year Every Year
08. Mind Travel Pt II (featuring. Promoe)
09. So Amazing
10. As Long As I Can (featuring. Planet Asia)
11. Thinking Of You (featuring. Masta Ace)
12. The Interview
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: March 15, 2015 ||| Label: Modern Shark ||| Produced by: Snafu
Baje One и Snafu познакомились в школе Бруклина в середине 90-х, когда первый украл у второго аудио кассеты из рюкзака. С тех пор они начали понемногу заниматься музыкой, а в 2003 году приступили к записи первого альбома своей группы Junk Science. Snafu с его умением создавать необычные формы из заурядных сэмплов и Baje One, ботаник и хулиган в одном лице в дуэте нашли микроскопическую нишу на андеграунд сцене восточного берега, оставленную для них многочисленными предшественниками. За 10 лет, с 2005-го по 2015-й группа Junk Science выпустила 4 альбома, в том числе один с Definitive Jux, а "And the Hundred Dollar Sandwich" - самое позднее творение дуэта.
TRACKLIST:
1. Qualdron 03:28
2. Track 2 02:04
3. The Science of Stupid 03:27
4. Pro Kadima Team (Motherfucking Adults) 03:00
5. Feeling It Out (feat. Scott Thorough) 03:49
6. Gozerian Interlude 00:49
7. Oh, Canada! (RyanGoslingBradleyCooper) 02:48
8. The Midpoint (feat. Red Sonja tha Thespian Intern) 01:27
9. We Are Your Invisible Friends 03:22
10. Really, Really Man 03:04
11. Off-Brand Spaghetti O's 01:42
12. Au Jus Interlude 01:07
13. Up in the Sky 02:11
14. Careful 04:08
15. Sandwich Theory 02:46
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: Feb 12, 2016 ||| Label: Showoff Records & Penalty Entertainment ||| Produced by: Statik Selektah
Давно объявленный, но не самый ожидаемый для нас коллабо-проект Statik Selektah и многострадального рэппера из Калифорнии, участника так называемой "супер-группы" Slaughterhouse и прежде знакомого многим под именем Crooked I, который теперь называет себя KXNG Crooked.
Description:
Producer, DJ and radio personality Statik Selektah and lyrical wordsmith and one-quarter of rap supergroup Slaughterhouse, KXNG CROOKED will be releasing their first-ever full-length collaborative project entitled "Statik KXNG".
"Statik KXNG" will be released via the newly formed partnership between Statik Selektah's ShowOff Records and Penalty Entertainment.
Having worked with artists in the past like Freddie Gibbs, Action Bronson and most recently Joey Bada$$ to name a few, Statik Selektah has created an abundance of solid projects with some of the most notable lyricists within the industry.
KXNG CROOKED, an amazingly talented artist, owner and CEO of numerous labels with a lengthy "rap sheet" of his own, has been on an everlasting grind as well since the creation of Muscle Records at the age of 17. Having released a number of solo projects and contributions to the Slaughterhouse camp, his lyrical prowess meshed with Statik Selektah's polished production is sure to enrapture hip hop fans of all walks of life.
Intended to compete with the release of the recent DJ Premier and Royce da 5'9" album "PRhyme", "Statik KXNG" will contain that "pure" ip hop format with a sonically inclined integrity while still striving to captivate a mass audience.
When asked about the collaboration, Statik Selektah noted that "CROOKED and I have been talking about doing something for a minute and when I saw DJ Premier and Royce release PRyhme, I was like, 'Now is perfect'. So we're gonna knock out ten classics and keep the ball rolling. I think Crooked is one of the most analyzed yet under-mentioned MCs ever."
KXNG CROOKED was also quoted as saying, "I always wanted to do a project with Statik because I feel like his production embodies the same thing my rhyme style does: raw hip hop. Sh*t that's true to the art. Plus, we're just two of the illest at what we do in the game today so it makes perfect sense."
TRACKLIST:
1. I Hear Voices
2. Magic & Bird
3. Lost A Fan
4. Everybody Know
5. Dead Or In Jail
6. Stop Playing
7. Good Gone Bad
8. Let’s Go ft. Termanology
9. Bitch Got Me Fucked Up
10. Brand New Shit
||| Category: Hip-Hop ||| Release Date: Feb 09, 2016 ||| Label: Asiatic Rhythms ||| Produced by: Jared Jackson, $in, Rokem
Альбом от трио из Лос-Анджелеса, к дуэту Blakface (FunkLogik и $in) присоединился SeanWyze, их сотрудничество в таком формате продолжается уже не первый год.
TRACKLIST:
01. Now You Know
02. Amazin’
03. On The Edge (feat. Gulity Simpson)
04.Increase Da Peace
05. Ghetto
06. 95 State of Mind (Feat. Oh!)
07. Deep (feat. Poetik Force)
08. Language Arts
09. Slow Down (feat. Illa J)
10. Here We Go
11. Broadway Bullies (feat. Trek Life)
12. Higher
