listed previews
Living Legend Sunspot Jonz teams up with San Fran producer BOAC. Together they are Skywalkers. CD presales at Paid Dues festival on March 30, on iTunes from April 16th. The album features Z-Man, Kirby Dominant, Equipto, Dirtbag Dan and Sunspot's mom. Can't wait? Download and peep three tracks off the album.
POSTED 03|25|2013
'Funky Man: The Prequel' is one of the first Lord Finesse releases on Slice-Of-Spice this year. The album, previously a Japan-only issue, contains unreleased material of the Funky Man, properly mastered and put on wax. Check out the track 'Fat For The 90's' featuring AG and download it for free. Pre-orders start April 1st.
POSTED 03|24|2013
Aceyalone, formerly of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat, and Project Blowed, is set to release his tenth solo album on Decon. The LP promises to be extra funky and soulful and features 13 dynamic tracks with BIONIK, Daniel Merriweather, Treasure Davis and Cee Lo Green. Check out the title track.
POSTED 03|20|2013
L.A. lyricist Trek Life returns with 'Hometown Foreigner' on Mello Music Group. The new album was produced by Duke Westlake and features yU, Oddisee, Bishop Lamont, Richard Wright. Check out the track 'Just The Music' (DJ Pack). More info.
POSTED 03|19|2013
New album coming by Chicago's Qwel and Maker on Galapagos4. The record will feature 14 tracks. Guest spots by The Grouch, Swamburger, Scud One, Wes Restless, and Qwazaar. There's a remix contest involved, peep Galapagos4 Facebook page for more info.
POSTED 03|18|2013
Three years after their debut album 'Almost Famous' Amiri and Spectac return with their sophomore collaborative album 'Soul Beautiful'. The record holds 12 tracks 'Inspired by the soulful sounds of the 60s and 70s'. Najee and D. Devine are featured.
POSTED 03|18|2013
Enter Durag Dynasty, Alchemist's latest project made up of California emcees Planet Asia, Killer Ben, and Tristate. Features by Prodigy, Evidence, Phil The Agony, Chace Infinite, and Big Twins. 'Expect head-nodding hip-hop and, in Alchemist's words, 'stretchable polyester rhythms.' More.
POSTED 03|18|2013
Rapper/producer Aesop Rock teams up with folk singer/songwriter Kimya Dawson for this effort. Aesop and Kimya wrote, performed, and recorded the whole album, with the exception of the drums on 'Delicate Cycle', which were played by James McNew of Yo La Tengo. More info. To be released May 7th.
POSTED 03|18|2013
Parish 'PMD' Smith, Sean Strange and the Snowgoons formed back in 2011 during a tour in Europe. Now they announce their first release through RBC Records. The record features Swifty McVay of D12, Smoothe Da Hustler, Swollen Members, Jus Allah of Jedi Mind Tricks, Reef The Lost Cauze and Esoteric. It goes without saying that the record is entirely produced by German procuction team the Snowgoons.
POSTED 03|06|2013
Multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge connects with Ghostface Killah for 'Twelve Reasons To Die'. To be released April 16th on Soul Temple, the record is a 'brutal tale of gangsters, betrayal and one vengeful soul hunting the 12 most powerful crime lords in the World'. Executive produced by RZA. Download the first single 'The Rise Of The Ghostface Killah'.
POSTED 02|17|2013
'One Man Band' is a compilation of K-Def's interpretations of acts like Stevie Wonder, A Tribe Called Quest, and 24-Carat Black. A full instrumental effort that displays K-Def's production skills. 'He re-orchestrates another composer's classic record and develops movements, crescendos, and transitions that would leave any music connoisseur grinning from ear-to-ear.', the press release states.
POSTED 02|12|2013
Tanya Morgan's Von Pea releases a 6-track EP 'Duly Noted' on March 26th. Fully produced by in-house producer Aeon, the EP consists of songs conveyed during a flight from LA to NY. First single is 'Things Have Changed'. The EP holds the accompanying instrumentals from the Lessondary producer as well.
POSTED 02|12|2013Editor's pick
