Future Classic: Planet Asia “Boiler Makers” (Produced by Madlib)
Always been a fan of Planet Asia. Like so many top underground MC’s he never got his due and broke through past the backpack hip-hop lovers like moi. Also if you don’t know too much about Planet Asia I suggest you also check out Cali Agents his old project with …
Dj Battle: Premier VS Pete Rock – Live in Toyko
DJ Premier vs. Pete Rock: Round 1 (FULL) from AlohaServedDaily on Vimeo.
Odd Future – Live on Jimmy Fallon
Wow, ok. Now THAT is a pretty bold TV debut from the up and coming hardcore rap collective OddFuture. By the way, i’m so happy to just be saying the term hardcore rap, haven’t said that in like 10 years! Anyways, OddFuture bring it in a MAJOR way on the …
Future Classic: Shash’U “Untitled #1”
Montreal is on a tear these days! There are tons of dope MTL producers peaking right now and are just ready to blow up! I knew that Shash’U was doing good things from little bits I heard here and there but the homie finally gave me a beat tape at …
Future Classic: Apollo Brown “Clouds”
Hands down one of the top 5 instrumental hip-hop records ever. “Clouds” deserves a spot right next to Flylo’s “1983”, Shadow’s “Endtroducing” and “Donuts” too… Clouds is a 27 track project released on MelloMusicGroup from producer Apollo Brown who has steadily gaining ground over the past years with great production …
Future Classic: Aloe Blacc & 14KT “Fourteen”
My daily web search put me on this dope track with vocals from Aloe Blacc and production from 14KT. Unfortunately, it’s a short one, but the beat is dope and the flow is laid back. With this gem, Aloe Blacc reminds us that his roots are in hip-hop (he was an …
“The Art of Rap” presented by Ice-T
I guess ICE-T took a few minutes off set of frikkin Law & Order to make this happen. But seriously, I can’t front. Looks very interesting.
Fashawn “Higher Learning 2” Mixtape
Really excited for this one. Fashawn, one of my favorite new school MC’s just dropped a new FREE mixtape full of goodies. I only heard 3 tracks so far but since they were all great I had to share this with you all. Don’t sleep!! Download Link Really digging this …
Forgotten Treasure: Count Bass D “Dwight Spitz LP” (2002)
Wow talk about an overlooked record. This was on my “t0-listen” pile for a while and I just got around to listening to it this week and it is a very strong one. For fans of those conceptual Dangerdoom, Madvillain, Jaylib records you need to check this one out. Dwight …
Forgotten Treasure: Group Home ft. Guru “The Legacy” (1999)
Group Home is a hip hop duo, composed of members Lil’ Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker. They came to prominence as members of the Gang Starr Foundation. Lil’ Dap made his rhyming debut on Gang Starr’s 1992 classic Daily Operation on the song “I’m the Man”. Both members appeared on …
Forgotten Treasure: Phat Kat “Don’t Nobody Care About Us” (Prod. by J Dilla)
It’s Jay Dee‘s birthday so the “Forgotten Treasure” of the day had to be a Dilla joint of course! I wanted to do a personal top 7 of my favorite Dilla beats but I guess that’ll have to wait til’ next year. My homies Naes & Scott C did their …
MF Doom “Special Herbs 0-9” Box Set!
Sound the rap nerd alarm. The complete Special Herbs series is being reissued in a deluxe box set with 10 LP’s and tons of other good stuff. All the next level rap fans are down with Doom, the Metal Faced avenger. He is one of the most prolific cats out there and …