Dreamville’s own Bas has been pretty consistent with song releases from his upcoming Last Winter project. The wheels steadily turn today with perhaps his best track yet, “Charles de Gaulle To JFK.”
Hip-Hop has taken Chance The Rapper across the world and beyond rather quickly, but at the root of it all, he’s a MC born and bred in Chicago. Yesterday, “The Writer,” an unreleased song by the rapper that captures his hometown’s essence, found its way onto the Internets.
As the saying goes, people don’t change when the money comes; it’s those around them who change. Situations of that manner could definitely go both ways, but rapper Logic devotes a song titled “Now” to his personal experience.
Wack rappers, you’re going to learn today, because two top tier MCs in Pharoahe Monch and Black Thought teamed up in the spirit of lyrical decimation. Spearheaded by Pharoahe, the collaboration is titled “Rapid Eye Movement.”
We’ve loved the material that producer Girl Talk and veteran MC Freeway released in advance of today’s release of their Broken Ankles EP. Now the full body of work is here for audible consumption.
We’re not sure why there’s a sudden outpour of rappers remixing ScHoolboy Q’s “Man of the Year,” but we’re fans of the Nez and Rio-produced beat, so we have no issues with the trend. The latest comes from MMG rapper Stalley.
The Combat Jack Show has a collective willingness to speak on topics of a greater purpose. With past shows highlighting cultural events like the Trayvon Martin case, the importance of therapy, and much more, Combat Jack and company took an episode to discuss a word with an unparalleled history — the n-word.
BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe continued his string of thoughtful interviews with top MCs into the new year with Rick Ross, but that was only a warm up. Today, the media personality unveiled a candid discussion with the legendary Nas.
Today, songstress SZA steps on her grandest stage to date with the release of her TDE debut Z. But prior to purchasing, fans can hear the project guilt free via a live stream.
“It’d be a Kendrick Grammy situation if I don’t make the class,” rhymes Jamla’s Rapsody on “Murder By Numbers.” That’s of course a reference to XXL‘s annual Freshman list, an honor that’s evaded the North Carolina wordsmith for years.
Fat Joe is always one hit away from being consistent in rap conversations. If his track record of hit songs isn’t convincing enough, peep his new track, “Another Day,” for example.
The Roots have a discography that makes them more than worthy to perform at Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2014. But today, the New York City radio station debuted a new song called “When The People Cheer” that could foreshadow more music to come from the legendary band.
