Life is too short and Boot Camp Clik legend Sean Price reminded us all of that little tidbit when he passed away on August 7 at the age of 43.
The past 12 months were filled with a wide assortment of excellent releases from a variety of indie label,s and numerous more self-released via either Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Audiomack, DJ Booth, Live Mixtapes or other lesser known venues and methods. Since it’s tough to keep track of what came out, that’s we have compiled this list […]
August has drawn to a close and the weather has gone from days in the 90s where it’s a nonstop parade of sundresses to days barely breaking the 70s where jeans, windbreakers & pullovers are the outfits of the day. As we enter the Fall Choosing Season, the precursor to Cuffing Season, will be underway. […]
January was a slow month for Hip-Hop releases in general but it will pick up again in February when this new Hip-Hop Wired feature “While You Were Sleeping” goes bi-weekly instead of just monthly.
Talib Kweli blesses up with a pair of new records from his forthcoming Prisoner Of Conscious album. “Art Imitates Life” features Black Thought and Rah Digga while “One Two” features Jae Millz and Oh No.
Off kilter isn’t an adequate enough description for Oh No‘s set of visuals for “Jones’s,” featuring Blu and MED. Credit that to Hayden Baptiste, who directed the creative shots.
Now this is what you call a Halloween treat. Esteemed Hip-Hop producer, and occasional MC, the Alchemist hooked up with eyewear brand 9FIVE to create pair of limited edition sunglasses. Part of the deal is a double sided 7″ single (or maybe album?) called “Yacht Rock” that features a number well-respected rappers having a go […]
Give one of the illest underground producers full access to the Rudy Ray Moore/Dolemite audio archives and you’ll be blessed with Ohnomite, a 19 track opus of lyrical, funk and soul infused tracks speckled with Moore’s filthy banter. Oh No gives fans a taste of the project with “Dues N Don’ts,” a head nod inducing track featuring ATCQ’s own […]
Frank 151’s next quarterly magazine will be available in early June and it features all MF DOOM everything. The folks at Stone Throw dropped some more preview pages of the mag’s 48th chapter. Speaking of DOOM, the enigmatic MC is a featured guest on rapper/producer Oh No’s “3 Dollars” single.
There has been a Metal Faced DOOM sighting. Oh No, younger brother of one Madlib and an accomplished MC/producer in his own right, is dropping a solo album called Ohnomite. In unprecedented move, the Oxnard, CA native was granted full access to the catalog of Rudy Ray Moore, aka Dolemite, for his sampling and chopping […]
The Alchemist & Gangrene launch the video for the title track off their collaborative effort, Vodka & Ayahuasca. The 14 track album (15 on iTunes) is available right now. “Drink Up,” featuring Roc Marciano is another track worth checking. Tracklist, album stream and video after the jump.
Gangrene ft. Roc Marciano – “Drink Up” [Listen/Download] Gangrene is the combination of producer slash rappers Alchemist and Oh No. Meanwhile, Roc Marciano specializes in delivering nothing but hard body rap. That said, you need this new song, “Drink Up,” in your life. From Gangrene’s Vodka & Ayahuasca, dropping January 24th.
