December 4th is known universally as Jay Z’s birthday. However, there are a lot of other victories for the game that occurred on the Birth of Hov. For instance, on a smaller scale, Kuntry Kali has some new music for the SOTB faithful. According to Kali, yesterday marked year since Kali relocated from PG County, […]
Read moreNew (To Me) Music: @SinitusTempo – Zone 89 [A/B]
In the spirit of projects like Childish Gambino’s Awaken, My Love, I present a four-track EP from DMV genre-b(l)ender, Sinitus Tempo.Zone 89 [A/B] by Sinitus Tempo Zone 89 [A/B] traverses a lot of territory, through jazzy licks, boombap-esque drum hits, and samples aplenty. It’s like the soundtracks of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo finally decided to make that […]
Read moreNew Music: @SteveFlacco – "SummerSlam 1998"
You often get one chance to grab people’s attention. San Antonio-based artist Steve Flacco understands this and recently dropped a somewhat NSFW, Akira-borrowing, Stone Cold Stunner-giving video to his track “SummerSlam 1998.” The ICYTWAT-produced track, off his upcoming Stone Cold Steve Austin tape, intersperses porn with Stunners and Akira and DBZ references with images from the Freddie […]
Read moreNew (To Me) Visuals: @KuulYork – "New York, New York"
The above video is from New York native KuuL. I love the fact that he didn’t opt for the “classic” NY sound, instead bringing the flows of the era to modern ears. “New York, New York” is equal parts homage and proclamation of greatness, as the track bounces from namedropping locales in the city to […]
Read moreNew Music: @DejuanWhaley x @MickJenkins – "Rude Awakening"
The above track is a sample of what Dejuan Whaley has to offer. The 23-year-old worldly rapper (he was born in Philly, grew up in Jersey, and has roots in Cote d’ivoire [the Ivory Coast for the non-French speakers out there…shame on you]) is prepping for the release of his new project I.D., which according […]
Read moreNew Music: @DopeMusicVille – You’re Welcome
New Dope Music Village (the collective composed of Brain Rapp, Nature Boi, and Ezko)? All I’ve gotta say is… Broad City references aside (I still want my Ilana Glazer interview, dammit), the project is flames throughout and gives us a proper introduction to the trio. I’ll let them tell it…The trio combine their different styles and […]
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