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You know him from the Crown City Rockers and the Mighty Underdogs, but this time MC, producer, DJ, dancer and explorer Rashaan Ahmad comes solo with 'The Push', to be released May 20. Guest musicians are Russia's DJ Vadim, Living Legend Eligh, and Jurassic5's Chali 2Na. First single is 'City Feel Proud'.
POSTED 04|04|2008
C.R.A.C. (say Crass) is the collaboration between Blu and Ta'Raach. Their album 'The Piece Talks' drops April 22 via Tres Records. As the cover suggests, both take it back to the old school with Bomb Squad-like beats and Posdneous-like lyrics. Download the track 'Love Don't' here. By the way: C.R.A.C. is an acronym for Collect Respect Anna Check.
POSTED 04|03|2008
So here it finally is: Hip-Hop for Kids! Prince Paul aka DJ Stegosaurus's latest project The Dino 5is yet close to memorable. This album is the tale of five dinos aka Chali 2Na (MC T-Rex from Jurassic 5), Ladybug (Tracy Triceratops from Digable Planets), Scratch (Teo Pterodactyl from The Roots), and Wordsworth (Billy Brontosaurus of eMc) with interludes narrated by Ursula Rucker. Check out 'The Dino 5 Theme' here! To be released April 1 (no joke).
POSTED 04|01|2008
Comel, Jaysonic and DJ Mekalek aka Time Machine are back with their second full length entitled 'Life Is Expensive' on Glow-In-The-Dark Records, the long-awaited follow-up to their 2004 magnificent debut 'Slow Your Roll'. The new album features contributions by Smooth (of Nice N Smooth), Shawn Jackson and Cool Calm Pete a.o. Now on-line is the video to the album's first single 'The Groove That Just Won't Stop'. Out May 6.
POSTED 03|18|2008
Next week marks the release of Look Daggers' long-awaited (well certainly here at the office) 'Suffer In Style' album on Up Above Records. The notorious 2Mex (Visionaries, $Martyrs, SonGodSuns,..) teams up with Ikey Owens from The Mars Volta in the context of 'rap needs live band'. On-line already is the video to 'Call You Later' and we must say 2Mex is in great shape artistically!
POSTED 03|18|2008
March 25 marks the release of Grip Grand's long-awaited debut LP on Look Records entitled 'Brokelore'. A few years back he entered the game with the 12" 'Poppin Pockets' featuring A.G. Besides the latter, there's a guest appearance by that other NY legend, Percee P. Most beats are crafted by Grip himself.
POSTED 03|07|2008
Along with a new Living Legends EP, there's a new The Grouch album coming up entitled 'Show You The World', dedicated to his daughter Rio. With fifteen tracks deep, the album features Raphael Saadiq (Tony! Toni! Tone!), MURS, Mike Marshall (Timex Social Club), Abstract Rude, Marty James (One Block Radius) and fellow Living Legends members Bicasso and Scarub.
POSTED 02|25|2008
Two years after their critically acclaimed debut album, Kidz In The Hall aka Double O and Naledge release their follow-up full length 'The In Crowd' on Duck Down Records on the 29th of April. A look at the guest list reveal names like Masta Ace, Camp Lo, Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Sean Price and Buckshot. All songs produced by Double O.
POSTED 02|25|2008
March 4th marks the release of the collaborative effort between Fat Ray and Black Milk entitled 'The Set Up through Fat Beats. Guest MC's are Guilty Simpson, Elzhi, NameTag and Phat Kat. Check out a snippet on Fat Ray and/or Black Milk's Myspace and get ready.
POSTED 02|25|2008
Dropping May 6th is All Natural's fourth studio album 'Elements (Fire)'. Cap D and Tone B. Nimble should actually be legends by now, but remain too underrated till this day. Now they are back with their trademark beats and rhymes from the Chicago underground on their own All Natural Recordings. The first video 'You Know The Name' is in the making.
POSTED 02|21|2008
Fans will have to wait a bit for a new LP but for making the waiting a bit less harder, LA super crew Living Legends just left the famous Encore Studios with a new EP called 'The Gathering' under their arm. With production by Bicasso, The Grouch and Eligh, each member lays verses. Dropping April 8.
POSTED 02|19|2008
You've heard him on Nicolay's 'Here' and now he's back with his own solo project 'To Serve With Love'. Do-it-all Black Spade produces and raps the whole album, which is slated for a March 4 release, together and is bound to have one of the most solid releases on the OM Records roster.
POSTED 02|19|2008Editor's pick
