Taken from Manchester, UK rapper Ellis Meade’s “All I Can Do” LP out 17/07/15 on http://www.Room2Records.com
Featuring… Pete Cannon, Proclaim Knowledge, Sparkz Music, Mattic, KYDRO Tony Smith, Mali Hayes Music, iLLChill, Rex Domino, Abnormal Sleepz , & Laura White
Get 6 tracks now when you Pre-Order and get your full copy on the day of release on the link below.
There’s a big difference between a New York record and a New York “sounding” record. The differences may seem trivial, but in the Internet era, a track coming from the East Coast could pass as if it was from the West Coast, or even the Dirty South. But to those of us raised by the sounds of kicks, snares, and thick bass lines are well aware of the impact they’ve had in our infatuation with the culture, which as of late has seemed to have taken a back seat to other styles.
Luckily, Nutso, a Queens block boy, born and raised in the Rotten Apple, is here to supply us with some “Str8 Talk”; a gritty cut that’s sure to remind those that have been sleeping, that there’s no place quite like the home of Hip-Hop…NYC. Joined by Blacastan, and General Steele (of Smif-n-Wessun), the Ali Charlemagne (of Lightward Media) directed visuals, highlights both the skyline, and various bridges of the concrete jungle. “Str8 Talk” is the final video taken from Nutso’s ‘Divided Soul’ EP, which is produced entirely by Divided Souls Ent. & DJ Pain 1, and available for digital download and compact disc, courtesy of #NoLabelJustUS.
Papoose will release his sophomore album, ‘You Can’t Stop Destiny’, on 17-7-15 via RBC Records; and today Complex premiered the album in its entirety.
‘You Can’t Stop Destiny’ includes singles such as the DJ Premier produced “The Plug”, “Mobbing” featuring Troy Ave and produced by Havoc , “The Bank” and “Michael Jackson” which Pap describes as a “autobiographical and audio testament to his and Remy’s story; a story of true and enduring love” which features Remy Ma & Ty Dolla $ign . Pap & Remy’s story has seen them become trending topics on Twitter & Facebook for the better part of a week and that story will also be chronicled on the upcoming season of Love & Hip Hop NY.
Tracklisting for Papoose’s You Can’t Stop Destiny:
1.) “The Bank” (produced by Ron Browz)
2.) “You Ain’t Built Like That” (produced by Amadeus)
3.) “Mobbing” f/ Troy Ave (produced by Havoc)
4.) “The Plug” (produced by DJ Premier)
5.) “Michael Jackson” f/ Remy Ma & Ty Dolla $ign (produced by Ron Browz)
6.) “Wish A Nigga Would” (produced by DJ Tip)
7.) “Everything To Gain” f/ A.G (produced by Showbiz)
8.) “Revenge” f/ Maino & Red Cafe (produced by GUN Productions)
9.) “Team US” (produced by DJ Tip)
10.) “You Draggin It” (produced by DJ Tip)
11.) “Global Warming Part 2” (produced by GUN Productions)
12.) “Illuminati” (produced by Gemcrates)
13.) “Obituary 2014” (produced by GUN Productions) *****Bonus Track
Pittsburgh Steel City Hip Hop representative Zooka Joe will be dropping his long awaited debut album with Brooklyns legendary beatsmith Domingo behind the boards on August 4, 2015 thru Deranged Music.
The album titled A.K.A Zooka Joe is packed with a punch of that Hip Hop that has been missing in the game for a while. A.K.A Zooka Joe also features Chris Rivers, Nutso and the man himself Kool G Rap who is featured on the song “Done Different” and as usual Kool G Rap does not disappoint with Zooka Joe holding his ground on this gritty bouncing street anthem!
As L’Orange and Kool Keith prepare for liftoff on their sci-fi journey through time and space, they’ve stopped by to share some new music. The newest exploration, Twenty Fifty Three, features the Def Jux legend Mr. Lif as the team marches further into the future. There may not be action or adventure, but there’s always something interesting to find. The collaborative album, Time? Astonishing!, comes out July 24th on Mello Music Group.
We also have a brand NEW video which dropped today from L’Orange & Kool Keith – ‘The Wanderer’ [VIDEO]
About The Upcoming Album…..
Coming July 24th on Mello Music Group, Time? Astonishing!is the latest dimensional warp from hip-hop’s premiere astral traveler. His union with MMG producer L’Orange finds him exploring uncharted terrain: choppy volcanic rock planets, ice glacier moons, new surgical procedures, and fresh rappers to toss into the ether. The scalpel remains eternally sharp.
Even a flying DeLorean seems too conventional for the Bronx legend. He’d more logically orbit throughout the galaxy in a gleaming chrome spaceship, teaching the stars and aliens new forms of originality. He is too weird to live, too rare to die, too uniquely ultra-magnetic to be accurately mimicked.
L’Orange’s production appropriately coaxes the most appealingly baffling gonzo vision from Keith since his days collaborating with Dan “The Automator” Nakamura. This isn’t the noir-rap of L’Orange’s previous work, but something atmospheric, ethereal, and absurd.
Yet there’s a sense of tradition within the playfulness. The beats glow with radioactive grit. Hard enough to knock from your car speakers, cinematic and plutonium-propelled enough to transport you to strange terra firma. Buck Rodgers movie serials meet boom-bap. And along for the odyssey are a cast of the best underground MC’s of the last decade: Blu, Open Mike Eagle, Mr. Lif, J-Live, and more.
Welcome to the new world, even more sinister and suspenseful than the last one. We live inastonishing times: abstract, absurd, and indelibly Kool.
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“Love N Lust” is taken off the long awaited album, 14 Forms: The Book of Estee Nack, by the Tragic Allies front-men Estee Nack & Purpose. The album is entirely produced by Purpose (Tragic Allies, 7 G.E.M.S., Tragedy Khadafi, Killah Priest, Paranom, Big Shug, Singapore Kane, etc.). 14 Forms: The Book of Estee Nack is now available worldwide (release date 6-23-15) on CD, cassette, and digital formats on Ill Adrenaline Records (distributed by Fat Beats).
Growing up in the streets of Lynn, Massachusetts, there are very few artists who genuinely preserve the essence of hip-hop in its golden age… This is where hip-hop collaborative Tragic Allies have been able to set themselves apart from their peers throughout the years.
In 2015, Tragic Allies are delivering yet another gift to the legacy of the golden age. This time the Allies frontmen Estee Nack and Purpose come together with plans on further solidifying their Tragic Allies brand as a dominant force in hip-hop with their new full length offering 14 Forms: The Book of Estee Nack.
The front-to-back play-worthy musical backdrops are ingeniously mapped by Purpose who continues to carve his legacy as a great producer, after providing stellar production on the previously released 7 G.E.M.S. and Paranom albums, offering a folk-like array of dark, funky basslines, dusty drum patterns and mellow-dreary melodic landscapes that – while remaining grimy and dark (true to the Purpose influenced Tragic Allies sound) – are reminiscent to a more grassroots sound, if not a deep inner city blues. This year, Tragic Allies continue to hit hard with Purpose and Nack’s MC/production styles blending as perfectly as expected, drawing listeners up into a trance like state, inspiring feelings of laughter, pride, sadness, anger, love and revolution per the trademark Tragic Allies sound.
Link to Estee Nack & Purpose (of Tragic Allies) “Love N Lust”
Official Video for Toronto based Producer MoSS’s 2nd single “Boombastic” featuring The Legendary Slum Village. MoSS album will be available September 18, 2015.
Video directed by Andy Miller for Orange Cap Pictures, and was shot in Detroit and Toronto.
MoSS may be a new name to some in the music game, but his production credits are instantly recognizable. Ghostface Killah’s smash hit “Kilos”, Raekwon’s “Have Mercy”, Obie Trice’s entire “Special Reserve” album and most recently a collaborative album with Eternia “At Last” released on Fatbeats. The Canadian-born, Toronto area resident has been bubbling just below the surface of worldwide notoriety for quite some time, and is now preparing the release of his debut production album featuring the likes of Joell Ortiz, Slum Village, Ill Bill, AZ, DJ Premier & Joe Budden.
MoSS got his first taste of notoriety by working with Obie Trice (Shady Records) around 2000. Moss was producing records for Obie – including both his independent singles “Well Known” and the 12” “Mr. Trice” – which created the buzz that eventually led to Obie’s major label deal. Since then, MoSS has produced for a long list of “who’s who” in the Hip Hop world, including: Joell Ortiz, Ghostface, Papoose, Peedi Crack, The Game, Slum Village, Boot Camp Clik, Red Cafe, Mr Easy, AZ, Bounty Killa, D-Block (Styles P and Sheek Louch),
Termanology, Big Shug, M.O.P., Kool G. Rap, Ras Kass, Omilio Sparks, Proof of D12, and the list goes on.
A former member of DJ Premier’s production label, “Works of Mart”, as Premier’s first ever production signee, MoSS is not only an emcee’s producer, but a producer’s producer as well. Recognized by an elite group in his field, he is known by many as a record digger. Having assisted on price guides, rare record books and various musical anthologies, MoSS eventually started his own reissue label ‘Strawberry Rain’ that specializes in re-releasing rare psychedelic music from around the world, including countries like Indonesia, Iran, France and even Zambia where he travelled to find records and artists. His label has gained recognition across the globe and his releases have been reviewed in everything from Guitar Player magazine to an Indonesian division of Rolling Stone Magazine. A record collector in the truest sense of the word.
MoSS has been recognized in publications such as Rollingstone, SPIN,Scratch, People Magazine, Pound, Fadeout, and more. Production credits combined, the talented producer has sold over 2 million records worldwide.
Listen to his 1st single “Started” feat. AZ, DJ Premier, Joe Budden
FIRE! An uzi’s firing rate is precisely six hundred rounds per minute. Neither one of us are counting bars, but El Gant’s presentation here over 42 Keez’s canvas could very well be the closest representation of a lyrical uzi in 2015. “Raw”, the lead single off his upcoming Spray Music EP, cosigns itself that Gant’s emceeing abilities have been doing pushups since the acclaimed 2014 release of Beast Academy. With 42 Keez’s Chicago-driven soundscape and a universally accepted and respectable rhyme display, the single attests to mainstream potentiality and sits well on the current, in listeners of 2015. In opposition, don’t get the potential screwed up. Gant is always building with and in the lab with veteran emcees and true schoolers, alongside successful solo strives and his IV League posse (Ras Kass, Shabaam Sahdeeq, El Da Sensei and more). Get your pen or touch screen out and be prepared to mark your calendar for the EP; trust is a must!
Last week Bristol, UK emcee and one third of dope UK collective Three Headed Beast, Twizzy, dropped his second solo album ‘Done With All The Bull’ entirely produced by Hutch Beats. Regular followers to the site know that we’re all big fans of Twizzy here at HHLAT. So with all my writers working on personal projects and me up to my neck with a mountain of submissions i gave the task of reviewing the album to our in-house beatboxer Matt and here’s what he had to say about Twizzy’s ‘Done With All The Bull’……..
If you have been sleeping on Twizzy, wake the hell up!
Not only one of Bristols best, but deserving to be on the tip of your tongue when talking about UKs greatests. ‘Done With All The Bull’ is his latest album (which is a pay what you like affair) and it is a great example of his progression in both technique and content. This isn’t to say that his past releases were poor, far from it, in fact I wasn’t sure he could top Baileys Brown Musical Vol.2, however he has clearly put the graft in and created something which can’t be ignored among heads.
Some of the tracks which I instantly skip to include: ‘Not A Worry In The World’, a upbeat track with some tasty little technique pieces showing off the effortless complex flow mixed with some nice turntablism from DJ Jabbathakut which is sorely missed nowadays.
‘What We Like To Call’, which features consistent collaborator Jinxsta JX (one third of Three Headed Beast, which are also well worth your time) who treats the listener to a super smooth style which is like audible cream. This instrumental has a funky flute line which catches your ear every time in-between head bobs.
‘Karma’ provides an introspective dark vibe, which, with a stripped back instrumental (with bass that will sound phenomenal on a nice system) shows off the verbal patterns Twizzy can achieve.
‘That’s The Trouble’ is a track of advice, which has a lot of personality thanks to Twizzy, Dotz and it also contains one of Chester P’s best verses and has a really nice grimy energy to it.
There are plenty of other great tracks on here too, but i’ll let those be a surprise. The conclusion? Just go download this now, you can get it for nothing, but if you’re like me you’ll want to help support one of the rarest MCs in the UK, someone with great technique, style and tackling great content at the same time!
Words; Matt
Note from Stix…..Also check out the heavy joint ‘Don’t Panic’ featuring Genesis Elijah and M.A.B! Anyway stream and download Twizzy’s DOPE ‘Done With All The Bull’ here
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