Stryfe and Marc Byrd let loose the visuals for "Organ Donor", featuring Miz Korona & Skorpionfrom their album The Last Resorts.HipHop needs more Emcees, more tracks like this in the game. Over the last few years most rappers have been coming out with some soft BS, let's take HipHop back to it's hardcore roots.
It's not too often we feature young Emcees, because quite frankly most of them are misguided. But this young man right here gives us hope that REal HipHop is not dead. SkyBlew started paying his dues at a early age coming out of North Carolina. "The Grey Balloons", produced by Backdraft, is a storytelling masterpiece dope beat and heartfelt lyrics. SkyBlew dug deep into to his bag of rhymes to produce this sick track, I'm telling you this dude has a old soul within him. Shout out to Benjamin D. Sutherland who produced and animated this joint.
I just had to shine some light on the country that is the true birth place of HipHop thanks to the legendary DJ Kool Herc. My man Protoje does his thing with his single "Who Knows" featuring Chronixx. To give a little history back in 2010, you know what I'll let Protoje tell the story in his own words. "Chronixx and myself, from the first day we met, have talked about doing music together when the time was right. The stars have now aligned." Because we don't want to forget our roots we will be featuring at least one Reggae artist every week.
Right after he announce his new Legends Never Die LP, R.A. released this joint “The People’s Champ” which is produced by Apathy. This is not for the weak at heart if you want non complex, dumb down, andmake believe lyrics turn the radioto your favorite rap station. It still amazes me how gems like this go undetected of the mainstream circuit so I'm bring it back again. This ladies and gentlemen is HipHop in its purist form...Welcome To The Revolution...
A little blast from the Last American B-Boy, "KRS-One" off his Nickel Bag project. Now this is what I call a Return Of The Boom Bap joint. My man B-Boy breaks down the industry of today and questions the Emcees who dressed like women. He even questions one of the greatest who's ever touched the Mic. He's basicallyasking the same question most Real HipHop fans are asking, Where did HipHop go wrong? I know I want to know so sit back, class is in session. This goes out to my man Cornell Dews, who's main job is teaching our youth, we need more black men like him. Peace bruh...
Just like Kendrick Lamar was before he met Dr. Dre, Sa-Roc is probably one of the dopest underground Emcees of our time. Honestly I feel as though she has paid more dues than most main stream (Whack) new rappers out today. If you heard her body of work you would be like "WTF, why haven't I heard of her before?". Well that's because most people are still living in The Matrix (but that's another story). Checkout the video below, then go checkout the rest of her catalog. Black Thought (of The Roots) consigned her recently and this dude rarely mention any Emcees. "Don't believe me just listen..." download her mixtape "The Legend Of Black Moses" where the song "Between Friends" is from.
I was looking for some old Organized Konfusion (Prince Po & Pharoahe Monch) whenI ran into Damo's single called Organized Confusion featuring Stevie P&Twyce Nyce. The internet is a powerful asset for Underground HipHop, turn off the radio and go find some REal music.
Cut to a laid back sunny southern California
day. Take a walk down the street to the record store. Kick a verse
alongside arts district murals. Give a pound to the homies. Dig
through some crates. Feel the breeze. That's pretty much the recipe for
Trek Life's opening visuals for the Duke Westlake produced lead single "Just The Music." Nothing left to do but relax and enjoy the music. Jake Handegard of Morningside Filmsdirected the video.
Hometown Foreignerrepresents the
ideology of being in the middle of it all but still on the outside. As a
man and an artist Trek's more recent experiences have been living
slightly on the edge of things. This new album, produced, mixed, and
mastered by the incredibly talented Duke Westlake is an
exploration of that sentiment. From questioning what's really real, to
driving while black, all the way to why chocolate might be the thing for
your girl, Trek breaks down the world from his West Covina standpoint. Featuring Oddisee, Bishop Lamont, yU, Hezekiah, and more, Trek rhymes alongside friends with a laid back maturity only found amongst the elite.
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It goes without saying that poetry was the first form of HipHop, and no one does poetry quite like Nina Couture. You can just feel the heartfelt words in "Stuck on the Steps", a story about a young girl plagued by unwanted advances while living in a abusive environment. Nina gives a full account of her struggles, broken relationships, and her rough upbringing. This isn't your ordinary novel either, it's written in such a poetic style you will not want to stop reading.. "Don't believe me just read..."
This joint was taken from "Sour Soul", the new album by BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah featuring MF DOOM. I think Ghost & DOOM need to do a entire album together their different styles really compliment each other. This is that REal HipHop here, they need to do a Red & Meth like collaboration.
KING is from
the brother duo 334 MO.B.B. , they were signed by Def Jam in 2006 by Antonio "LA" Reid
& Jay-Z. He personifies the southern culture of the rap game, with an
infectious voice and recognizable sound, King is a true industry vet with the
hunger of a rookie and an undeniable rawness. While the South has often been
criticized for a lack of lyrical content, the Check On Me rhymer is masterfully
incorporating catchy hooks and melodies, with thought-provoking punch-lines and
wordplay. His music offers samples from everything that makes the south unique,
with the diversity and multi-faceted nature that connects with all regions. King
is what today's mainstream HipHop his missing andthe embodiment of what the underground industry is built on.
New music from Lauryn Hill is like a Bigfoot siting, and even though a lot of people didn't get this song REal HipHop heads can appreciate the poetry of it. After a open letter regarding her very public legal battle and the recording agreement she has reached with Sony Worldwide Entertainment.
Sista is goin’ in on this track lyricallyas if she has a message to share but only have 4 mintues and 23 seconds to do it. It's pretty dam dope...to me, tell me what do you y'all think.
Queens
soulful Emcee/SingerErica Kane's sophmore project "BAD DAUGHTER ", a 11-track mixtape telling a very self-inspired story through creative HipHop, Rap,and R&B soul sounds. With songs like "Got Tha Free" and
"Mom's Home", Erica Kane uses her raw life experiences, flow, soulful
lyrics, and melodic voice to reflect her story about her experiences
while acting as a voice of the youth,bringing attention to a very raw
perspective of the young females of this generation. "BAD DAUGHTER"
spreads a message that you can find the most beautiful things in life by
accepting, loving, and learning from yourself. This project is for
anyone who loves being themselves no matter what the masses think.
Apollo Brown is always on his grind, he teams up with Verbal Kent and Red Pill to form the super group Ugly Heroes. Their track, "Graves",
is a nasty blue collar joint that lyrically stares down the reality of
living in a rigged system and having to grind day after day until you're
six feet under. I really love the new Boom Bap HipHop of today, thanks to producers like Apollo Brown.
The Black Opera's video"Queen Of Hearts" is one of those joints that never got it's proper credit. TBO and director Andy Madeleine tell the visual story of a K U E E N in search of fulfillment in life. TBOGs Nokbai and Sensu provide a colorful backdrop to the video through their word play, and Mayer Hawthorne provides perfect pitch on the hook. "Queen Of Hearts" has proven to be a stand-out track on "Libretto: Of King Legend", and has become a TBO instant classic. In 2000 the jam was "Climax", and now the anthem is "Queen Of Hearts".
MESSAGE FROM THE BLACK OPERA: “While in search of his Queen of Hearts, or some would say, KUEENZ of Heart, the King was not very trusting with any of his beautiful possibilities. Once he learned how to trust himself, then and only then, was he able to trust and L O V E Without A Limit."
Off his project Time(less),Martin $ky 's "critiCALI" is probably one of the dopest lyrically sound song made in the best few years. I'm hoping one of these days he gets the attention of some REal HipHop heads, I know they will appreciate what he brings to the game.
