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War Medals For A Rhyme-Vet (Interview with Guy Grams)

Okay without devolving into a quip about HBO’s The Wire, we can all agree in terms of “tha realness”, Baltimore is “that place!” However until the last few years, I would be hard-pressed to name any hip-hop impact from the city, aside from the Baltimore Club sub-genre that peaked nationally back around George W. Bush’s […]

Wavy Da Ghawd “Talks Diffrent” w/ Eddie Kaine, Rome Streetz & Spoda

Rarely a week goes by without Brooklyn Producer Wavy Da Ghawd dropping some heat. For this week, he has dropped off a forest blaze of a track featuring good friends Eddie Kaine, Rome Streetz & Spoda. “Talk Diffrerent” is a new single (with accompanying visuals shot by Theorematic at Washing Square Park in NYC) This […]

Eff Yoo And Nems FYL Combine To Give Heads “Eff Your Lyfe”

Queens representative and Broken Home member Eff Yoo (aka Spicasso) has been feeding fans his own brand of hardcore Hip-Hop for almost a decade. But in the last couple years he’s upped his output considerably, dropping the final entry in his “Spicasso” trilogy, “Spicasso On Lockdown,” a collab album with Spit Gemz under the group […]

Dillon And J57 Bring Together Diamond D And Skyzoo For Potent Posse Cut “Come Up”

Dillon and J57 are back with one last single before gracing heads with their collab LP “83 Kids” next Tuesday…and this one is major! Not only does the song boast one of the best beats on the album, it features guest verses from DITC icon Diamond D and top tier lyricist Skyzoo. J provides solid boom […]

From Rhyme to Doing Time with RickHyde’s Brother Boons (Interview)

You might not have heard of RickHyde’s older brother Boons but that is likely due to him being locked up for most of his adult life. When he was released in 2016 after doing a ten year bid he got right to work in the studio. He released “Institutionalized” in 2018, “Off The Count” in […]

Vincent, The Owl Unites With His Piss Mob Crew For “White Chalk Lit” Visuals

New Jersey’s Vincent, The Owl is keeping pressure on the opps with yet another single and video off his upcoming “AA Was Lit But We Don’t Quit.” The title of the new drop, “White Chalk Lit,” is a play on white chocolate, and the song is a posse cut with The Owl’s Piss Mob compatriots […]

Wais P teams up with Paul Wall, Termanology and KXNG Crooked for the first single off his forthcoming album

“Clubber Lang” by Wais P featuring Paul Wall, Termanology, and KXNG Crooked is the first leak off T.A.P.A.S. 2, the next offering from Wais P dropping on October 29th via Every Hood Records & EQ Distro. Wais P says “This record is a meeting of the minds and a sample of the frustration from lack […]

Dillon And J57 Link With Blu To Lace Heads With New Single “83 Kids”

Dillon and J57 pull in fellow 1983 baby Blu for the title track off their upcoming album “83 Kids.” The track explores the year the trio were born and the era they grew up in. They reference everything from the release of “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” to the Lakers losing in the 1983 […]

Psych 101 & Ras Kass bring us to “Dystopia”

Producer Psych Major returns with new single “Dystopia.” Featuring cerebral West-Coast legend Ras Kass and a verse by Psych himself (under his emcee alias Psych 101) the hard-body track is a lyrical dive into the runaway future that can await us all. Speaking on the raw/lo-fi fidelity on his verse Psych relayed “It’s been a few years since I recorded […]

Vincent, The Owl Is Proud To Announce That “AA Was Lit But We Don’t Quit”

Being an alcoholic is not Vincent, The Owl’s gimmick, it’s his reality. OWL is an acronym for Operating With Liquor and that is how he lives his life, which is impressive considering his abilities as an emcee and performer. While some people will surely be offended by the title of his upcoming album, “AA Was Lit […]

Dillon And J57 Encourage Heads To Grab A Couple “Coladas” And Vibe With Them

Last week Dillon and J57 hit heads with “The Squeeze,” the lead single off their upcoming collab album “83 Kids” and this week they’re back with a fun track titled “Coladas” that brings a little sun to the Fall. J builds the beat around a funky guitar lick and echoing horn stab, which Dillon casually […]

Onaje Jordan & Tone Beatz drop double-premiere with “Big Boy” & “PowerGun”

It’s a double-blast of cinematic sound this morning. South Side Chicago beat-scion Onaje Jordan and Atlanta production don, Tone Beatz have leaked a track each from their forthcoming joint production LP, Alpha. “Big Boy” is Onaje’s contribution and features verbal heat from his Hometeam brethren Charlie Chan and Southside Jonesy as well as turntable cuts courtesy of Joe Mack. “Powergun” is a Tone Beatz jawn featuring a […]

Interview: Kidd Called Quest

Regular visitors to our site will already be acquainted with the work of this Rochester, NY beat-smith. A purist with a preference for the MPC and Maschine Kidd Called Quest has production credits on releases stretching back over a decade. These include his two producer LP’s Put Your Headphones On (which featured such WRG notables […]

RickHyde’s Older Brother Boons Drops Must-Hear Mixtape Album “Fuk Wit Me! Vol. 1”

Boons is a fixture of the Buffalo, NY Hip-Hop scene. And if it wasn’t for his untimely incarceration, his name would likely be known to Hip-Hop heads worldwide like his younger brother RickHyde. He had been planning and recording “Fuk Wit Me! Vol. 1” for more than a year when he got locked up. However, Boons […]

Unison are back with fresh Austrian flavors

Remember When?! -The Vienna based crew Unison released a bunch of dope records like the Soundnetworks EP or Re:actions in the early 2000’s which spread across record shops around the world. The trio consisting of MC Shnek (half British, half Austrian microphone fiend), the legendary producer Whizz Vienna and the turntable wizard DJ Crum have […]

Production crew Team Demo laces Likwit Crew, DITC and Duck Down members on their new single

Production crew TEAM DEMO (J Cosell & Dj Dialtone) recruited Montage One (Likwit Crew), Milano Constantine (DITC) & Rim( Duck Down) to bring you “While In These Streets“. TEAM DEMO has made a splash in 2021 producing the “Sunova” album by Wais P, “Caeser Borgia” by Bad Seed and “Impossible” by the HRSMN (Ras Kass, Canibus, Kurupt & Killah Priest) off their Billboard charting album “The Last Ride”. Now they are gearing up for their debut production album featuring Method Man, Rome Streetz, […]

Bub Styles x Chubs Are Chowing Down Emcees On Their Album “Corner Store Carnivores”

The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived…Bub Styles x Chubs’ album “Corner Store Carnivores” is out now! The Eitan Noyze-produced project is some of the grimiest and most bar-heavy Hip-Hop that has come out of New York this year. With the only feature being from Bub’s other partner-in-rhyme ARXV, the spotlight is firmly placed on […]

Premiere: Wordsworth & Jay-Ef get “Sinister”

Weekly Rap Gods has the premiere of “Sinister” a new track pairing all-star lyricist Wordsworth with decorated turntablist Jay-Ef on the wheels. Ominously produced by J Depina the lyrics and scratches reflect a litany of real-world issues that affect us today. Speaking on the track Words revealed “Sinister touches on what’s going on in the […]

Vincent, The Owl and Lou From Paradise Are Exterminating “Termites”

New Jersey native Vincent, The Owl is a drunk. But a drunk that is nice on the mic a la Tha Alkaholiks rather than some street corner wino. He had been steadily putting out projects for half a decade already when his 2017 album “Owllelujah” caught the attention of Fool’s Gold Records founder and producer […]

Dillon And J57 Put “The Squeeze” On The Comp With New Single

Lobsterdamus himself (aka Dillon) is back and this time around he’s rocking his trademark style of true school lyricism over beats by none other than FiveSe7en Collective founder, J57. While most heads are likely familiar with Dillon (I mean, come on, he did a full project with Diamond D), they may not know he is the driving force […]