Lowkey returns to SBTV for their new ‘Bars + Keys’ series with a special live version of his latest song ‘Children of Diaspora’ featuring Karim Kamar on the keys alongside Kaia and Awate on the vocals. Touching upon a range of issues from diasporic brilliance to contemporary manifestations of racism this song hits home.
If you missed the original video for this track, check it out here
Check out this dope track from the Snowgoons featuring Sicknature & Reef The Lost Cauze . ‘Goon Bap’ is the self titled track from the Snowgoons highly anticipated album ‘Goon Bap’ paying homage to the 90’s Boom Bap Hip Hop era dropping 12.12.16
In 2008, Termanology began making a name for himself, he had several highly-acclaimed singles in rotation and when DJ Premier laced him with one of his signature, scratch-laden beats on “Watch How It Go Down” the hood conscious anthem became an underground classic; and with it Termanology thrust himself onto hip-hop’s international radar.
Soon after, Term released his solo-debut, ‘Politics As Usual’, a project that included a Mount Rushmore like array of producers; DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Havoc, Alchemist, Hi-Tek, Buckwild, Easy Mo Bee & Nottz. ‘Politics As Usual’ was one of those rare projects which managed to merge the best of both worlds for Hip-Hop fans; meshing classic boom-bap production from a virtual who’s who list of production royalty with Term’s lyricism, swagger and bravado.
Just as in life, in hip-hop everything comes full-circle and while a lot has changed since Termanology released his debut; he’s back today with ‘More Politics’. Similar to his debut, More Politics again brings together the elite of the elite beatsmiths, as Just Blaze, Q-Tip, Buckwild, Hi-Tek, Nottz, Dame Grease, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and his brother from another mother Statik Selektah all contribute production. Further, Term has also recruited all-star cast of luminaries to round out what promises to be one of 2016’s most diverse projects; Joey Bada$$, Bun B, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Saigon, KXNG Crooked, Bodega Bamz, Westside Gunn, Conway, Your Old Droog & Chris Rivers.
His ‘More Politics’ LP is out TODAY and available from
Sick track with a dope visual to accompany it from Flabz featuring Dotz ‘Next Level’, produced by DirtyEarth is taken from the ‘Pik’N’Mix’ album from Flabz which is available to download for FREE from bandcamp here
After debuting at #1 on the iTunes Rap Chart (a position he held for over a week) and simultaneously debuting at #1 on Billboard’s Rap/Hip-Hop & Independent charts, Joe Budden is back with a new visual, “I Wanna Know,” from his ‘Rage & The Machine’ album. ‘Rage & The Machine’ is entirely produced by araabMUZIK and features appearances Fabolous, Torey Lanez, Joell Ortiz & Stacey Barthe and is now available via Mood Muzik/Empire Records.
Talking to the sample, Joe does what he does best on “I Wanna Know” which features Stacy Barthe; detailing failed relationships, the perspective getting older gives you and most importantly the joys of fatherhood (Joe’s son Trey also makes an appearance in the video).
For our readers in the States Joe Budden is currently raging his way thru a 20-city trek for his The Rage Tour and will be adding more dates throughout the winter and expect the sequel for Rage & The Machine to impact in 2017.
Visual for the Milkavelli joint ‘Rotten Milk’, lifted from the ‘616god’ EP produced by Sumgii. Get this sick release digitally and on Limited Edition Vinyl from Bandcamp here
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