R.o.c. M.a.r.c.i.a.n.o. - 'R.o.s.e.B.u.d.d.'s. R.e.v.e.n.g.e.' (2017)
the new wave of old new york. don't call it a comeback. awww shit / i'm always caught up in a scandal / gimme a blunt and all the pussy i can... / aww shit
_Alibi
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w.e.s.t.s.i.d.e. g.u.n.n. - 'h.i.t.l.e.r. o.n. s.t.e.r.o.i.d.s.' (2017)
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k.a.r.r.i.e.m. r.i.g.g.i.n.s. - 'h.e.a.d.n.o.d. s.u.i.t.e.' (2017)
karriem riggins is a hip hop producer and jazz drummer from detroit. he's part of the collective that included j dilla. on headnod suite, his latest full length for peanut butter wolf's stones throw record label, he serves up 29 cuts of fresh beats, almost all of which are under three minutes. can you dig it?
_dj germanic formula
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b.i.g.g. j.u.s. - 'p.o.o.r. p.e.o.p.l.e.'s. d.a.y.' (2005)
recently i found myself debating the merits of the recent r.u.n. t.h.e. j.e.w.e.l.s. record with promise and warning cohort, dj coco relax. both of us are long term fans of company flow, a classic group of rap giants from the late 90s, which consisted mainly of e.l.-p. (half of r.t.j.) alongside queens rapper b.i.g.g. j.u.s.. coco and i agreed we both had always prefered the smooth flow of b.i.g.g. j.u.s. to the more abrasive rhymes of e.l.-p. however, i contended, after the demise of co-flow, j.u.s. produced one unbelievable lp called l.u.n.e. t.n.s., only to drop off afterwards. his songs sounded more like university lectures to me than songs. add to that his raps were often railing against the g.w. bush administration. while tunes like p.u.b.l.i.c. e.n.e.m.y.'s 'f.i.g.h.t. t.h.e. p.o.w.e.r.' will always remain timeless, do i really want to listen to how abominable the bush administration was now that it's 2017? no, i do not. coco relax's rejoinder to this was telling me i had to hear j.u.s.'s 2005 lp, 'p.o.o.r. p.e.o.p.l.e.'s d.a.y.' c.m.j. described this record as an 'anti-globalization opus of dusty beats and multi-syllabic rhymes that sound like Ghostface, RZA and Noam Chomsky having a threeway.' i really couldn't put it better. this record is an unsung classic.
_alibi
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s.e.a.n. p.r.i.c.e. - 'm.o.n.k.e.y. b.a.r.z.' (2005)
back in 1996, at the tender age of seventeen, i landed a summer job picking up dead bodies at the coroner's office in pittsburgh. at that time, i was quite impressionable, and was voraciously soaking in all the music i could stomach. i will never forget seeing the music video for 'operation lockdown' by underground brooklyn rap duo, heltah skeltah, and thinking it was the sickest rap video i'd ever seen. it feels like overdosing on peyote as you question the nature of life and death as your body overheats in a sweatlodge. nearly two decades later, in 2012, dj intelligencer turned me on to the existence of the record 'mic tyson', which he'd upped to this site, by one hald of heltah skeltah, sean price. i was blown away and listened to it on repeat. in 2016, price died an untimely death at the age of 43. the rap community mourned, and raised some $73k for his family, with help from prominant emcees like jay-z and eminem. feeling nostalgic recently, i realized i had not ever spent time with price's first solo record, 2005's 'm.o.n.k.e.y. b.a.r.z..' perhaps unsurprisingly, i discovered this record to be a classic. hopefully his legacy continues to reach wider audiences going forward.
_alibi
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r.u.n. t.h.e. j.e.w.e.l.s. - 'r.t.j.3.' (2016)
with rave reviews on the new york times, a cover appearance on wire magazine, an appearance on portlandia, an appearance on the tonight show, and so on and so forth, it is fair to say that this group has generated a significant amound of buzz lately. they caught my attention when they published a 'protest playlist' on innauguration day here in the states. i listened to the new record on youtube a couple of times, thought it maritorious enough to download into my collection, and was pleased to discover that the band offers its album for free over on its website. i'd like to see them on their upcoming tour, but area shows are already sold out. i've been a fan of el-p, one half of rtj, since his late 90s run with seminal rap group company flow. his raps are dense and intellectual and angry. a problem i had with el's solo career was that, in focusing so much on being innovative and countercultural, he sacrificed listenability. on r.t.j.3., i am pleased to report, el-p and killer mike have added heaps of pop sensibility to their angry and innovative music, and done so with excellent results. \
_alibi
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S.t.e.v.e. L.e.h.m.a.n. / S.é.l.é.b.é.y.o.n.e. (2016)
jazz rap featuring hprism from anti-pop consortium.
_dj diaper pail kidz
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k.o.o.l. k.e.i.t.h. - 'b.i.g. w.i.l.l.i.e. s.m.i.t.h.' (1996)
big willie's back, word to honey's crack.
_dj king of the giant cluckfucks from inner siberia
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n.a.t.u.r.a.l. e.l.e.m.e.n.t.s. - '1999: 10 y.e.a.r. a.n.n.i.v.e.r.s.a.r.y.' (1999/2009)
natural elements... droppin' all that intelligence...
_dj breast friend
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k.a. - 'h.o.n.o.r. k.i.l.l.e.d. t.h.e. s.a.m.u.r.a.i.' (2016)
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_dj alibi
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