hip hop

  • beat

    Disputed Truth by Castle Castle is the solo effort of rapper Chris Um’Rani–or maybe it’s “Frank,” because he does refer to himself with that name quite a bit in this music. And allegedly, this is supposed to be his last release for a while. According to his

  • al lover

    Cali’s Al Lover takes on a track from the latest Oh Sees album, Castlemania. For as long as I’ve known about the guy, he’s loved taking fuzzed-out garage rock and throwing a healthy dose of hip hop behind it. He’s still singing the same song, but

  • al lover

    Cali’s Al Lover takes on a track from the latest Oh Sees album, Castlemania. For as long as I’ve known about the guy, he’s loved taking fuzzed-out garage rock and throwing a healthy dose of hip hop behind it. He’s still singing the same song, but

  • je s u s ▲ by b I don’t know what’s holding up this dude’s next full-length album, NoYork!, but L.A.’s Blu–who I just “B” on this tape–has dropped a new mixtape of  tracks featuring production from Madlib, Alchemist, and more. The album seems

  • A new, creepy video from Death Grips for the song “Takyon (Death Yon).” This track comes from the project’s new LP, Exmilitary. Listen to it here, and watch a review here.

  • boom bap

    Hindu Kush is a Canadian rap out fit that dropped it’s debut LP, In 3D, a few months ago. We’ve got solid flows, personalities, storytelling, and some nice boom-baps. Features include Royce Da 5’9″, The Narcicyst, and I.Blast. Stream and buy In 3D at Hindu Kush’

  • Just last week, I blogged about the music of David Stephan. Nearly every day, he works tirelessly on beats before he heads off to work at a coffee shop. His tracks always end somewhere around 60 seconds, so they’ve naturally been dubbed “1-Minute Miracles.” Stephan has a few new

  • elmatic

    Download Elmatic Almost 20 years later, Nas’ Illmatic only gains more critical acclaim, and rap artists love to tribute it. Though this isn’t the first time a rapper has laid new lyrics to every beat from this seminal LP, the prospect of hearing Slum Village’s Elzhi give it

  • New video from the Death Grips album Exmilitary. Some sweet kickflips goin’ on here, bros. Watch a video review of Exmilitary here, and download the album for free here.

  • There’s been a lotta buzz around the blog-o-sphere lately in regards to this Clams Casino fellow. His claim to fame seems to be having been the producer of some beats used by Lil B, which is fine since the beats are usually what I end up liking the most