Richard (Ricardo) Terfry and Derek Christoff, two of Canada’s most recognized and critically acclaimed indie hip-hop artists, are teaming up to create the Canuck super-group, The Ricardo Christoff Apparatus. The idea behind the upcoming album is to take fan submitted stories that are laughable, odd, dreadful, exciting, unbelievable, etc., and convert them into songs. The album’s [...]
MURS has announced, via Twitter, that he plans to release 10 different 10-track albums in 2010, in addition to his and 9th Wonder’s next release, Fornever — for a total of at least 11 albums for the year.
The Living Legends rapper tweeted, “10 albums 10 songs each in 10 months in the year 2010,” [...]
1. Decon Presents: Never Not Fresh
In their latest compilation mix, the burgeoning NYC-based label known as Decon Records drops a limited edition soundtrack titled Never Not Fresh to kick off their upcoming line of lifestyle-branded releases that are set for 2010. Powered by names like Jay Electronica, Jurassic 5 and Zion I this collection of music goes hand in hand with [...]
MURS and 9th Wonder have released the first segment in their Fornever movie. The duo is steadily building hype for their third (studio) collaborative effort that is set to drop on March 30.
No record label ties have been announced thus far.
With the announcement of both MURS’ falling out with his major-label home, Warner Brothers, as [...]
Late pass on this week’s drops, but look at for these cuts anyway. Including the homie Grieves’ Rhymesayers debut by way of his 88 Keys re-release.
1. Grieves and Budo – 88 Keys and Counting (Re-Release)
Songwriter Grieves and producer/all around instrument expert Budo demolish any and every genre boundary with the official Rhymeayers re-release of their [...]
QN5, the Tonedeff-founded New York hip-hop label has announced their 2010 album line up.
Nearly the entire roster will be putting out albums in the new year, according to the list released last week. Some notable appearances include a QN5 solo debut from Cunninlynguist’s Kno, a collaboration between Kno and Tonedeff as well as an all-label [...]
1. DJ Babu – The Beat Tape Vol. 2
Returning for the 2nd installment of his head noddingly good “Beat Tape” series, L.A. Diking staple and Beat Junkie crew member DJ Babu releases 39 new instrumentals that are laced with his trademark sample manipulation and pinpoint cutting and scratching.
2. Rob Swift – The Architect
Famed NYC turntablist Rob [...]
Cypress Hills new album will feature guest appearances from two unlikely collaborators: Latin singer Marc Anthony and Guitar-shredder extraordinaire Tom Morello on production.
Rise Up, set to drop on April 6 via Priority Records will mark the first release from the So-Cal Collective since 2004’s Til Death Do Us Part. With the brunt of the production [...]
The underground supergroup Army of the Pharaohs have revealed the official March release date of their third cohesive album, titled The Unholy Terror.
Set to be released via Enemy Soil and Babygrande on March 30, the album will feature appearances from all 15 crew members — including Vinnie Paz, Reef The Lost Cauze, Celph Titled, Apathy, [...]
With Valentine’s day out of the way it’s time for another week of hip-hoppery. We’ve got some dope picks for this week, including probably the hands-down most hotly anticipated drop of this decade thus far in the Freeway/Jake One collabo. But don’t let that one overshadow all else that’s dropping this week. Check it out.
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