Interview + Video Premiere: No Matter What, G4 Jag Will “Keep Going”

Harlem bred emcee, G4 Jag is an anomaly in the current hip-hop landscape. His lyrical delivery is almost torn from his throat in a baritone as deep as Barry White, that is if Barry was spitting extremely personal and vulnerable tales of survival for the have-not’s. He favors beats that are sparse and downtempo that […]

Interview + Track Premiere: Bub Styles & Ace Fayce Are “Talking Spicy”

With a project title that translates to “very dirty, very spicy,” it should be no mystery what Brooklyn spitter, Bub Styles, brings to the booth. The self-proclaimed “cold-cut king of Brooklyn” stands at over 6 ft 4 inches and weighs-in at over 300 lbs, and like-so his tales of the come-up are larger than life. […]

Interview: Confessions of Fire with Estee Nack

Let’s be honest, Estee Nack is on some other shit. He drops projects of metaphysical yet grimy bars that can be self-scientific, street-cat and foul in the same stanza. He can rhyme, he can produce and he has unique concepts for days. He also writes in ALL-CAPS (so just be warned he is not yelling […]

Young Black And Gifted Say “It’s A Wrap” On New Single

Rochester, NY emcee/producer duo, Young Black And Gifted have dropped another heat-rock this morning. “It’s A Wrap” is another single of street-smart yet consciously minded boom-bap. Since last December producer Kidd Called Quest and Azariah have been on a tear releasing no less than four loosies supposedly intended from their forthcoming album The Second Coming (no […]

Premiere: DNTE Drops Visuals for “Danguard Ace/SNKRBOX”

Toronto’s smooth lyrical hustler DNTE (also known as one-half of the duo of Falconcrest) just dropped a two-fer video that we are premiering this morning. “Danguard Ace” named for a 70’s anime hero, bangs as hard as it’s mecha-warrior inspiration. With a dusty drum break, hard guitar stabs, thick Moog bass and vocal samples, this […]

Jamal Gasol & Planet Asia Talk Over “Cookies”

Jamal Gasol recently spent a weekend in Los Angeles cooking up with the production duo of DirtyDiggs (JR, Noy). The first evidence of that was leaked this morning “Cookies” which features Planet Asia is that blunted jazz that the duo spit that dusted knowledge over. “Cookies” is taken from the forthcoming EP 100 Blunts In […]

To The Nth Degree: A Conversation with Wisecrvcker (Interview)

Arizona emcee, Wisecrvcker has seemingly came out of left-field and released two of the most robust albums in the past decade featuring a boom-bap fiend’s dream list of guest stars. These include Supreme Paradigm Act I: The Grand Scheme (2018) fully produced by Canadian emcee/producer Moka Only. Moka appeared on four of the album’s tracks […]

Premiere: BA Badd & G4Jag Are Down “WTS”

Syracuse spitter B.A. Badd continues with his EBE (Everybody Eats) philosophy and feeds those hungry ears during this pandemic. New track that we are premiering today “W.T.S.” (which stands for “With The Shits”) is according to B.A. about “coming out of an environment that forces you to fight or flight, we chose to fight. We’re […]

The Good People Want You to “Hear Me Out”

New York 90’s centric duo, The Good People decided to drop some good wholesome “smooth bap” this morning. New track, replete with animated video (below) “Hear Me Out” is meant to boost the spirit during these tought time as emcees Emskee & Saint drop relatable bars. The track has been made a free download during […]

Young Black & Gifted Remind Us It’s a “Cutthroat Game”

Rochester Duo, Young Black & Gifted (Azariah + Kidd Called Quest) return with some cosmic soul induced boom-bap for the ears. “Cutthroat Game” is another loosie from the forthcoming album The Second Coming to drop sometime this year. Known for their conscious sound that is informed by time on the street, “Cutthroat Game” as Azariah […]

New Video: Ill Conscious + Mute Won “Mutiny”

Baltimore next-level spitter Ill Conscious and Camden, NJ beat-maker Mute Won released a new video this morning. “Mutiny” (Directed by Trill Is Bliss) was filmed in Ill’s hood in Baltimore (and features cameos by brethren Dirt Platoon and Shef Kutz). Mute’s thick sonic back-drop is the perfect foil for Ill Conscious who fires off a […]

Premiere: Wisecrvcker Enlists Nems + Conway The Machine For Some “Brass Tactics”

Tomorrow Arizona emcee, Wisecrvcker will drop his new full-length project, Supreme Paradigm Act II (The Nth Degree). Fully armed with beats from France’s Kyo Itachi (Ruste Juxx, Blaq Poet) and perhaps the craziest list of features in a 90’s centric project in years, this is head-nod central’s soundtrack. We are proud to be premiering a […]

Rico Tellem Weaves a Street Tale On “Bishop Killed Raheem”

Niagara Falls, NY emcee Rico Tellem knows the streets favor no one. In his newly released video for his single “Bishop Killed Raheem” he spins a tale as raw and reconizable as Donald Goines about betrayal from those closest to you. These twists are reflected in the video (Directed by Mathew Synclair) and obviously the […]

Young Black And Gifted Talk “Warfare” In New Single

Rochester producer/emcee duo Young Black And Gifted dropped a new single this morning. “Warfare” is available for purchase/stream now. Over a soulful drum-laced track from Kidd Called Quest, emcee Azariah spits some conscious game. His lines touch upon lies in the media, negative messages that come from the music industry to the youth and accepting […]

Premiere: NYC Vets Pearl Gates & Syll Go Mining for Precious Gems in “D.I.M.M.”

Uptown NYC emcees, Pearl Gates and Syll will be dropping the sequel to their 2016 EP Play This on Feb 28th via Below System Records (Eto, Trizz, Verbal Kent). Today, we are premiering a new single from that project (which will be a full album) entitled “D.I.M.M.” Resplendent with acoustic guitar strums, washes of keys […]

Talkin’ Dirty! — An Interview with Dirt Platoon

Readers of this site are well aware that Baltimore, MD has a squad of spitters that rivals the talent and heart of any urban enclave on the East Coast. Some of these elite include Ill Conscious, Guy Grams, Jay Royal, Jamil Honesty and the O.G.’s of this ish in that circle, Dirt Platoon. Composed of […]

B.A. Badd & Trenchcoat Maf Are “Hired Guns” In New Video

Syracuse, NY hitters B.A. Badd and Trenchcoat Maf are “Hired Guns” in new video that dropped this morning. Filmed in gritty black & white (by @cutnshoot_) the two crimeys talk greasy over a haunting instrumental produced by Canadian beat-maker Graphwize (Eto, Blaq Poet). “Hired Gun” is taken from Badd’s newly released album Everybody Eats (1stPlate) which also features […]

Therealskitso & ToneyBoi Get Their Thug On In New Track

Buffalo emcee/producer Therealskitso shows us how to move around his city in new single “Get My Thug On.” Featuring a verse from hometown cohort ToneyBoi, the duo drop street knowledge over a silky-string and popping bass backdrop (prod by Skitso as well). Speaking on the joint (which is available on all streaming platforms as of […]

Premiere: Saga Gives Us His Wishlist In New Video for “I Want”

Just a month after the release of his Hagler EP, Brooklyn emcee/ producer returns with new video and announcement of a new release. “I Want” is the first leak from his Agassi album (to drop on February 9th), which like the Hagler EP is entirely self-produced. Over a hazy chopped and re-assembled soul loop, his […]

Premiere: Bru Lei, DJ Przm & Eclypse Da Predanatural Say “Promoters Suck”

“Don’t step to me with that, If you promotin’ the show make sure it ain’t wack…” A Tribe called Quest dropped that evergreen quotable on their classic 1991 cut “Rap Promoter” (off The Low End Theory). Three decades later it still resonates just as deeply with any emcee who has had to deal with the […]