Seattle’s own, J. Pinder teamed up with Bay Area legend, Mistah F.A.B. for the track “Dream Killers.” Today, enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at their upcoming music video recently shot in San Francisco. Both J. Pinder and Mistah F.A.B. discuss their take on the song “Dream Killers” and what it means to them, while viewers get to enjoy a sneak peek on the upcoming music video dropping next week.
Oh Toronto, Canada has brought out another duo that is layin down some soulful tracks and I simply must share. Cosmo Baker and 4th Pyramid AKA The Sheen Bros. have made a new sound with a little old soul to get us dancing to the beat of their drums. 2011 they dropped their EP with Scion’s A/V label all the while having the streets of Toronto asking for more.
Eco Conscious Hip Hop group the Luminaries hit hard on the viral circuit this past week. This seven member crew, hailing from Venice, Ca takes their rhymes to another level than those we hear on the world wide net and on those radio stations that still play hip hop.
Check out Charity Starts at Home, the first solo album by rapper Phonte (Formerly of Little Brother). This album is going to be Phonte’s stairway to stardom due to his first-class lyrics followed by an array of marvelous production. His brother 9th Wonder blessed four of these tracks including my personal favorite Not Here Anymore feat. Elzhi (Formerly of Slum Village). There are even more amazing features from Evidence, Pharoahe Monch, Median, Big K.R.I.T., and others. This album comes equipped only with songs that keep you rockin’ your head. He even shows off his superb singing skills on tracks like To Be Yours and Gonna Be A Beautiful Night. I’m definitely amazed at his artistry on this album because he exhibits such high caliber work in both the singing and rapping arenas. This album certainly made my top 10 favorite albums of 2011. I’ve also been following Phonte as apart of The Foreign Exchange with Netherland super-producer Nicolay. Nicolay is a favorite of mine all on his own. He played a huge part by overseeing this project as the executive producer, and this is what makes every track one for the record books. I recommend this album to anyone who are big Hip Hop and R&B nuts. You can follow Phonte and The Foreign Exchange tour dates and album releases at The Foreign Exchange.
Fresh off the heels of Redrum Radio, a Halloween inspired Mix CD released October 31st of last year, the MC is ready to release his debut album Monster on March 27th through Royal/3D. ‘Monster’ is produced entirely by Iron Solomon and his in-house team of producers and musicians. The album will mesh trunk-rattling 808’s with hard-hitting drums, soaring strings, lush synths and soulful horns, while remaining strongly rooted in the aggressive, witty lyricism Solomon is known for.
The first leak for the song “Bullshit” featuring Daily Bread’s Hassaan Mackey and produced by Kev Brown. “Bullshit” showcases the tone for the album, featuring a crackling piano loop sample and street stories that brings back memories of Mobb Deep’s “The Infamous…” and other countless albums that captured that life so well.
Planet Asia helped jump-start the West Coast independent hip-hop movement, releasing a slew of popular 12-inch singles on upstarts like Stones Throw and ABB Records in the late 90s that established him as one of the leaders of a crop of talent that included the likes of Dilated Peoples, Madlib, Murs, and Jurassic 5. Now, Planet Asia is back with his first retail album in four years, the star-studded Black Belt Theatre, which hits stores everywhere via Gold Chain/Wandering Worx/Greenstreets on February 28th, 2012.
Since emcees are all taking a higher ground these days to base their rap lives round a belief that we are all put here for a reason, no I ain’t taking you to church today, but I want to introduce a record dropping February 28th 2012 titled “God Save the King” by the loved and hated MegaHertz (MHz) Crew member @Copywrite.
