listed previews
Caliente! Motion Man's new album 'Pablito's Way' es Musica Picante. Droppin September 12 on Treshold Recordings (of course!) and featuring production by Kutmasta Kurt (who else?), this album features a wide range of guests from Too Short, Mistah Fab, Fat Hed & LC to Dizzy Dustin from Ugly Ducking, Gift of Gab, DJ Q-Bert and Kool Keith. Containing 26 songs! The title track single has yet been released.
POSTED 08|08|2006
The Swollen Members Madchild, Prevail and Rob The Viking will take it back to the basics with their forthcoming (spring 2006) release: 'Black Magic'. Check out their myspace for 3 tracks of it already. Everybody who loves the artwork, buy the bandana through swollenmembers.com. It's all magic.
POSTED 08|07|2006
Mr Meth Tical - Method Man - is back at it again with his 4th solo offering. '4.21... The Day After' will be released August 29th. Guest appearances by Redman, Fat Joe, Styles P and other clan members, while production credits go to Erick Sermon, RZA, Scott Storch and others be be announced. Peep a large version of the dope 3D-like graff artwork on Meth's website.
POSTED 07|31|2006
Fans wish it was October already, because then Count Bass D drops his fifth full-length on Fat Beats Records, entitled 'Act Your Waist Size'. First single of the album is 'Internationaly Known' and issues August 15. More info will follow soon, we'll keep you updated.
POSTED 07|26|2006
Wu-Tang is all over the place lately with solo releases and collabos from members and affiliates, so it's also time for the Masta Killa to make some noise again. 'Made In Brooklyn' on the great Nature Sounds label will be in stores August 8th. Beats by MF Doom, Pete Rock, PF Cuttin a.o. Of Course the whole clan (except for GZA and Cappa) is featured too... Check out the Ringing Bells joint on his myspace.
POSTED 07|20|2006
BabyGrande launches the album as follows: 'The second album from a member of the underground supergroup Army Of The Pharaohs': 'Concrete Gospel'. Chief Kamachi offers us his follow up to 'Cult Status' on July 25th. You can already check out 3 track on this splash site. It promises to be energetic rawness like we're used to from the AOTPuuuuh!
POSTED 07|20|2006
This weekend in Dour, next month another album coming up, J-Zone is makin moves. 'To Love A Hooker: The Motion Picture Soundtrack', is slated for an August 22 release on Old Maid Entertainment. It's his first official instrumental album and a soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist. Peep out some tracks from the album on his Myspace page.
POSTED 07|13|2006
After being clueless, dating your sister and singin the Blues, Pigeon John, former member of LA Symphony, is back with a Summertime Pool Party. This will be the first album on Quannum Projects and shows John in all his diversity. Features J-Live, Lyrics Born, RJD2, Tre Hardson (The Pharcyde), Great Jason, DJ Rhettmatic, bTwice, Brother Ali and more. Expected September 2006.
POSTED 07|04|2006
After a too long-hiatus, the legendary MC and former partner of Pete Rock CL Smooth returns with 'American Me' on Shaman Work Recordings. Production is done by Arsonist of the Heatmakerz, Kaygee and Tramp of Divine Mill and DITC affiliate Mike Loe. No Pete Rock in the credits as of yet. Expect it September 19!
POSTED 07|03|2006
Get prepared for Oh No's second album 'Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms'. A trip through Oh No's production skills with features by A.G., Posdnuos, Murs, Cali Agents, Wise Intelligent, Buckshot, K Jay, Roc C, Aloe Blacc, Wordsworth, LMNO, Vast Aire, MED, Wildchild, Dudley Perkins, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Frank N Dank and Fergus MacRoy. Say what!? An impressive line-up for a much anticipated album! Droppin August 8 on Stones Throw.
POSTED 06|26|2006
In order to fill the gap between numerous mixtapes and the upcoming album 'Dr Strangelove', Mr SOS, a rap veteran since 1990, drops 'The Pre-Op: The EP' August 22 on LA Underground Records. Production is handled by Cunninlynguists Kno and Deacon The Villain plus SOS himself, Tonedeff, Ben Hameen and Blizz Balboa. Guest MC's are Witchdoctor, Chapter 13 and Kapital Korruption. This 'EP' counts twelve tracks.
POSTED 06|25|2006
Philadelphia resident Jneiro Jarel returns as Dr Who Dat on Lex Records with his 'Beat Journey' through jazz-nfused hip-hop, soulful tunes and Brasilian rhythms. The album is almost entirely instrumental, hence two features of Capital Peoples. For more info and snippets go to the Doctor's Myspace page. Droppin August 14 in the US, August 15 in Europe! Now let the summer begin.
POSTED 06|25|2006Editor's pick
