North Carolina MC Rapsody drops this heater called “Good Good Love,” that appears on her The Idea Of Beautiful album. Crooner BJ The Chicago Kid drops soulful vocals over thick bassed production from 9th Wonder while the Jamla artist kicks effortless bars about letting go of that relationship, be it an ex or the rebound. Rapsody’s new […]
Skyzoo recently dropped visuals for his 9th Wonder-produced coming of age tale “Jansport Strings.” The Brooklyn MC describes the video as a parallel between himself at 9-year olds and the accomplished artist that he is today, and how the things that groomed him haven’t changed. The video ends with a clip from the legendary Video Music Box show, featuring Chi-Ali’s […]
Rapsody blasts off her Jamla-helmed project titled, The Idea Of Beautiful. The album features production from the Jamla founder 9th Wonder, AMP, Khrysis and more, along with guest features from Ab-Soul, Mac Miller, The Cool Kids, BJ the Chicago Kid and others. Bonus tracks on the Deluxe Edition include the 9th Wonder-produced Thunder and Beautiful Music featuring Childish Gambino. In a move that should be applauded, A portion of […]
New York bred spitter, The Kid Daytona, is finally back with some fresh beats and rhymes just as the solstice comes to a close. Summer Games: The Kid With The Golden Pen features the likes of 9th Wonder, Rockwilder, Bink, Harry Fraud & Chuck Inglish behind the boards providing the type of heat that is tailor made for a […]
Musically, Talib Kweli and Maino couldn’t be more polar opposites, but the two Brooklynites link together over some 9th Wonder production for “To The Music.” This record can be found on Talib Kweli’s new mixtape Attack The Block. This is a pretty peculiar paring for Kweli, but it’s not anything out of the ordinary for […]
Skyzoo shows that he’s as lyrically sharp as ever on the 9th Wonder-produced “Jansport Strings,” which he describes as “a 3 minute auto-bio of me as a kid in Brooklyn and seeing more than my friends and I had bargained for.” The track’s title has figurative meanings, as Jansport strings were once a “sign of power […]
Rapsody speaks on the other side of the game on “Believe Me,” the first official single from her forthcoming album, The Idea of Beautiful. Lines like “Lauryn ain’t crazy, just don’t know what she been through,” show the JAMLA MC’s malcontent with the music industry. And no, Rapsody doesn’t sound like a mad rapper. Instead she gives […]
JAMLA‘s leading lady, Rapsody gives us a preview of things to come with her new single, “NonFiction.” The North Carolina MC stuck to the formula of success by keeping her sound in-house, as 9th Wonder blessed the track with his patented boom-bap production. Raheem Devaughn inner crooner is on full display on the chorus, and TDE‘s own Ab-Soul […]
Don’t be fooled by the lack of mainstream recognition, Little Brother’s Phonte is still refreshingly dope. Here we have a video for “Eternally,” featuring fellow Justus League member Median, taken from Tigallo’s proper solo debut, Charity Starts At Home, which dropped late last year. In the clip, Phonte and Median spread their gospel of fresh raps […]
Ever imagine what it would be like to be nationally recognized yet still locally respected producer 9th Wonder? Now is your shot thanks to a documentary called The Wonder Year that chronicles the Little Brother founder’s work teaching at Duke University, producing tracks and offering insight into all that went into becoming the renowned artist […]
Besides plenty of civilians fans, Lecrae has plenty of supports from his Hip-Hop peers. Artists like Kendrick Lamar, 9th Wonder and No Malice have all spoke graciously about the Christian rapper’s skills. The co-signs were all good, but Lecrae isn’t looking for anyone’s “approval.” “I appreciate everybody’s respect and love,” Lecrae told Hip-Hop Wired.
On Tuesday, May 29th, Phonte will be hosting Red Bull’s EmSee National Championship at Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. Red Bull EmSee is an invitation-only battle series designed to find the best freestyle rappers in the country and give them a national platform to show their skills and earn acclaim. Judged by David Banner, Big K.R.I.T, and DJ Premier; Emsee […]
