[VIDEO]: Skepta ft. Young Lord – It Ain’t Safe

One of my favorite songs from the past few months gets an excellent—and appropriately gritty—visual treatment. Skepta and Young Lord (better known to some as A$AP Bari) connected on the anthemic cut earlier this month, and the video, which features the pair taking to the unsafe London block described in the hook and wreaking havoc, … Continue reading →

[New Music]: Avenue ft. Michael Christmas – Friday

Here’s a new one from two of Boston’s finest, Avenue and Michael Christmas. “Friday” is a laid back record powered by slow-rolling Latrell James production and equally impressive verses from Ave and Christmas, one that feels hand-crafted for the mid-Fall drop. Stream below, and look out for Avenue’s Chandelier View EP coming soon. Continue reading →

[VIDEO]: Boogie – Bitter Raps

Boogie‘s flow and rhyme scheme on this are some of the most compelling I’ve heard in a long time. I first heard of the Long Beach rapper a few months back, but for whatever reason, I waited til now to check him out. This is definitely one of those better late than never instances, though. … Continue reading →

[VIDEO]: T-Pain – NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Shoutout to the one and only Yung Homie for putting me onto this. Contrary to what you may have once believed, T-Pain can actually sing quite well without the help of auto-tune. He was the latest guest of NPR Music’s in their Tiny Desk Concert series, and to say the least, he killed it. Just … Continue reading →

[New Music]: Exec The Bright – A1 Day 1

New hip-hop out of Boston by way of Exec The Bright, an artist I’ve been looking out for since early this month when I stumbled upon an impressive live acapella video labeled “The Warning Shot.” Today, we get “A1 Day 1,” a hard-hitting record laced with a catchy hook, shimmering production and crisply delivered verses … Continue reading →

[New Music]: Professor Fox ft. Ishmael Raps, Cae Jones, Frank Leone & Monster Mike – Sunday

This is nice. Chicago producer Professor Fox connected two emcees from his hometown—Frank Leone and Monster Mike—with two Rochester, NY representers—Ishmael Raps and Cae Jones—for a rather hard-hitting posse cut called “Sunday.” We’ve covered four of the five names involved with this track in the past (this is my first time hearing of Cae but … Continue reading →

[VIDEO]: Daye Jack – Summer Day

Daye Jack is really growing on me. I wasn’t sold as quickly on the 18-year-old NYU student as a good portion of the rest of the blogosphere was, but after following him for the past six months or so, his talent and consistency have turned me into a fan. “Summer Day” is probably my favorite … Continue reading →

[VIDEO] Rich Homie Quan – Milk Marie

I just love this new direction hip-hop is headed. Mixing love with flipping bricks is a thing of beauty, and it should have more a spotlight. Rich Homie Quan drops the visuals for (my favorite track from the Rich Gang project) Milk Marie. If you sell drugs and love someone, but you aren’t sure how to tell them; … Continue reading →

[VIDEO] Jean Deaux – Motel 6

Jean Deaux has quietly been making major moves among all the noise that’s coming out of Chicago. She was featured on Isaiah Rashad’s debut project earlier this year, and she has let a handful of singles go in preparation for her debut project Solar System to impact. Here, in this self-directed video, Ms. Deaux gives viewers a lot … Continue reading →

[New Music] Nicki Minaj – Only (feat. Chris Brown, Drake, & Lil Wayne)

I’m not sure what’s going on in the Young Money camp, but it’s got me pressed. Today, we were supposed to have received the highly anticipated Carter V, but that was pushed back. Nicki’s The Pinkprint has also been pushed back, and with tracks like Lookin’ Ass and Chiraq, I was actually excited to see if rapping Nicki Minaj was set … Continue reading →