hip hop
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A young MC Ride–yeah, the Death Grips MC Ride–is featured on this Mxlplx video for “Civic Duties.” The video seems to be shot in the same scenic, highway-convenient location as this Swank Daddy video for “I’m A Man”: Ride clearly appears in the background of that video
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A bonus track that’s set to be placed on the forthcoming CD and vinyl reissue of Big K.R.I.T.’s K.R.I.T. Wuz Here. Returnof4Eva is actually getting a reissue as well. Pyched! /via/
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Björk’s “Sacrifice,” a track from the Icelandic singer-songwriter’s latest album, crossed with sounds from the new Death Grips album, the Money Store. A combination I didn’t see coming, but am casually enjoying.
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[audio:http://media.audibletreats.com/billy_woods-Blue_Dream_Ft_LWren.mp3] MP3 A new single from D.C. rapper Billy Woods. It comes from his latest album, History Will Absolve Me, which is out now on Backwoodz Studioz. History Will Absolve me is Woods’ first solo release in eight years.
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Big K.R.I.T. drops some visuals for the theme song to his latest mixtape, 4evaNaDay. Find a link to download the tape here. Enjoy!
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Download: Open Mike Eagle- Rent Party Extension Los Angeles-based rapper Open Mike Eagle recently dropped a five-track EP that, like many of the best things in life, is free. Titled Rent Party Extension, the EP brings in a handful of features, including Milo, who put out the Loved Listed I
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Members Trap Arnold and Rewrote of the trippy, electronic group M|O|D dropped some singles on SoundCloud recently. “MoreLoko” using some really squeaky sounding synthesizers and a boom-bap beat, it is definitely styled like a hip-hop instrumental. That being said it is still a stimulating track with a good
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El-P drops a new track from his forthcoming album Cancer For Cure, featuring verses from Killer Mike and Despot. I love the song concept, too. To me, it seems to poke fun at the ongoing race in hip hop to come off tougher than the next guy. C’mon, guys.
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Not only is the title to Lil B’s latest mixtape hilariously clever, but a lot of the tracks on the tape are absolute bangers. There was a time when I thought the Based God’s schtick would fade, but he seems to be doing better than ever in 2012.
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51 by Kool A.D. Victor Vasquez, better known as Kool A.D., is best known as a member of the New York hip hop outfit Das Racist. Along with Himanshu and Dapwell, Das Racist has made a sizeable splash in the indie music world over the past couple of