Meet the egO anD The eneMy: M-Dot (Interview)

Boston is definitely in the building for 2020. With a string of strong releases towards the end of 2019 – including Cliff Notez’ Why The Wild Things Are, Big Shug’s The Diamond Report, Termanology’s Vintage Horns and Gang Starr’s One of the Best Yet to name a few – two months into 2020 has already […]

M-Dot Returns with Pete Rock Produced Haymaker, “The Atonement”

M-Dot comes to grace our pages once again, but this time the Chocolate Boy Wonder (Pete Rock) himself is riding shotgun as the boardsman behind his latest effort, “The Atonement.”

Crown Thorough ‘King Articulate’

Hip Hop sensation Thorough returns with an outstanding project titled King Articulate. He made a big splash on the hip hop scene last year with his hit album Cassette Tape Malfunction. Since then he’s been flooding the airwaves with competitive content. The production on this one is epic. The team consists of the multi-talented videographer […]

Kool Taj The Gr8 Pays Tribute to Lo Lifes in Vibrant “LLayers” Visuals

Recently, Lo Life Anniversary was celebrated with annual Lo Goose on the Deuce, January 18, 2020. Kool Taj the Gr8 rocks out on a Pete Rock instrumental “My My Baby” from Petestrumentals 2. It’s a dope tribute to the iconic Lo Lifes crew. The track is called “LLayers” its a soulful boom bap joint paying […]

Smoke DZA & Benny the Butcher Slaughter ‘Statue of Limitations’ Entirely Produced By Pete Rock

All I have to say is “wow”! Statue of Limitations is an absolute aggressive gripping banger! So much fire on one project. Smoke DZA and Benny the Butcher are killing it with this EP. Of course when you have an iconic producer like Pete Rock the soundscape is going to be savage! Six sizzling singles with features […]

The Legacy of Nas Doesn’t Stop At ‘Illmatic’

When you talk to the average hip hop fan about Nas and ask them what’s his best work, a good amount of the time you’ll hear Illmatic. If you ask them why, you usually get the cliche, “Man, the beats were incredible. He had DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Q-tip, and L.E.S. He painted […]

Candid Convo with the Iconic Pete Rock (Interview)

Pete Rock is easily mentioned as a top tier hip hop producer. “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” is one of the most, if not the most nostalgic hip hop track of all time. It instantly catapulted Pete Rock into stardom. The iconic beatmaker has given us countless hits throughout his career, including “Don’t Curse” (Heavy D), […]

Skyzoo & Pete Rock Release Refreshing ‘Retropolitan’ Album

What a great day in hip hop. So many dope projects dropping from some legendary people and alongside ones in the making. Brooklyn’s own Skyzoo and iconic super producer Pete Rock collaborated and created a masterpiece called Retropolitan. The highly anticipated album was worth the wait. I hear the passion in the production and lyricism […]

Skyzoo & Pete Rock Recruit Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Westside Gunn & Elzhi on “Eastern Conference All-Stars”

Retropolitan is as New York as ordering a chopped cheese sandwich and a Backwoods while being watched by a bodega cat. It’s a crowded and delayed 4 train clattering into the Crown Heights-Utica Avenue station, a dollar slice, a yellow cab, a killer crossover at The Rucker, a busted fire hydrant in the summer with […]

Ruste Juxx & Pete Rock Rep Heavy in “Black Fists” Visuals

Ruste Juxx drops powerful visuals in Black Fists video. The iconic Pete Rock laced the production on this soulful track. These are dire times for black people as we face racism social injustice and senseless killings of innocent civilians due to police brutality. The message in this video exhibits pride and strength of a people. […]

Legendary Producer Pete Rock “Return of the SP1200” Album Hits Digital Platforms

Hip hop legend Pete Rock dropped highly anticipated project Return of the SP1200 on digital platforms today. The album was released two weeks ago on vinyl, and DJs and hip hop enthusiasts were going crazy to locate this treasure. Now everyone can enjoy the dope project from the hip hop icon which consists of 15 […]

Vstylez Recruits Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, Nolan the Ninja & Boogie to Rep “Detropolis Redux” Over this Pete Rock Track

We had rave reviews for V Stylez’s Thornton Melon project! Now he has joined the ranks as Middle Finger Music’s newest member! V Stylez drops “Detropolis Redux” featuring Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, Nolan The Ninja and Boog Brown produced by hip hop legend Pete Rock. It’s authentic boom bap, soulful feel, and lots of exhilarating bars and […]

Vstylez Takes Us Back to School with His Latest ‘Thornton Melon’ Album + Video Premiere

We recently featured Vstylez and Skyzoo‘s video “Respect”. The Detroit native returns to dominate the scene with his latest album Thornton Melon. The concept is pure genius. The artwork alone let’s you know Vstylez put great thought into this body of work. The cover is a clever mashup of Vstylez and Rodney Dangerfield‘s character from hit […]

Apathy Releases “I Keep On” With Pharoahe Monch & Pete Rock (Music)

Apathy Is bringing the Boom Bap to your door early, as he kicks off February blessing fans with another preview of what’s to come from his upcoming “The Widow’s Son” album. Ap linked up with 2 of hip hop’s elites, Pharoahe Monch and Pete Rock, for his latest collaboration track titled “I Keep On”. Pete Rock goes in […]