ScienZe – Ella: The Prologue EP (AudioMack) 7.2.2013
Up and coming MC ScienZe won’t be in an XXL Freshman list because no one with deep pockets is behind him but he deserves consideration based on his lyricism, stage presence and his current body of work alone. His latest effort is an EP titled Ella: The Prologue EP which will precede his upcoming album, Ella. This release has managed to create quite a buzz in the past 2 + plus weeks featuring guest bars & vocals from Blu, Maffew Ragazino, Melodi J, Dom O Briggs & Noah Bility plus production from sene, NAMELESS, King I Divine, Lord Quest, EOM & Clint Partie. You can stream Ella: The Prologue EP & download it from AudioMack right now.
Charmingly Ghetto x ATG – Of The Meaning Of Progress (DJBooth) 7.2.2013
Boston MC Charmingly Ghetto teamed up with NYC producer ATG to craft one of the most overlooked projects of the summer thus far. Of The Meaning Of Progress features REKS, Koncept (Brown Bag All Stars), Chaundon, Omar Aura, Murph Watkins & Katrina Renee. If you appreciate Hip-Hop that puts the focus back on beats and rhymes, superior lyricism, lyrical content and production that enhances it all then you need to hear this. You can stream & download Of The Meaning Of Progress right now from DJ Booth.net or SoundCloud.
Tony Touch – The Piece Maker Vol. 3: Return Of The 50 MC’s (Red River Entertainment) 7.9.2013
First it was Noreaga, but here’s another tried and true veteran that showed up and delivered an excellent album out of the blue that surprised me in Tony Touch. The Piece Maker Vol. 3: Return Of The 50 MC’s is Loaded to the gills with bars from Kool G Rap, KRS One, Sadat X, A.G. (DITC), Erick Sermon (EPMD), Busta Rhymes, The Beatnuts x Alkaholiks (Liknuts), RZA, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Method Man (Wu Tang Clan), Prodigy (Mobb Deep), Eminem and production from DJ Premier, RZA, Just Blaze, The Beatnuts, Statik Selektah, Fizzy Womack, Erick Sermon, Eminem & Tony Touch amongst others. If you sleep on this one, you’re an idiot. You can cop the latest from Tony Toca via iTunes, Amazon, UGHH or Sandbox Automatic.
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