Stalley is an up-and-coming artist from Massillon, Ohio. Massillon is a rust belt town in northeast ohio best known for its power house football team and the subsequent documentary made about them called "Go Tigers."Stalley came out with an
I'm back to the podcast. I've got 2 years of music that's been waiting to get posted, so I'll try to put out a couple songs a day. We'll see how long that lasts.Wiz Khalifa has grown on me. As a Cleveland guy, I'm not the biggest fan of Black
I love these guys' energy. They produce quality music just about every time they come out with a new song or a new mixtape. Can't wait for a studio album from these dudes from Inglewood.
Off of De La and Nike's collaborative effort, "Are You In?" this song is supposed to help you runners out there to get up and get running. I'll keep that in mind when I try to get out there in the next couple of days.
This Stones Throw member put together a mix of a Baron Zen song which I've been listening to ever since I got back for the summer. Definitely check this one out
Love this hook:I start to think, and then I sinkinto the paper, like I was inkwhen I'm writin I'm trapped in between the linesI escape...when I finsh the rhyme
The Crown City Rockers incorporate a strong jazz influence in their music. The blend of this soothing music and MC Raashan Ahmad's unique rapping style make for an easy, laid back sound. I strongly recommend their 2nd LP "Earthtones" (2004).
This guy from ATL is TALENTED. Featured as one of the top freshmen in hip hop in 2009, Bobby Ray is creating a lot of buzz with his live concerts and singles with staying power. This song apparently is a promotion for some Reeboks but it sample
This hip hop duo from Long Island reminds me of a throwback group that mixes in modern production and sampling. This track is one of my favorites for the summer and the sampling for Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love" is a big reason
Y Society = MC Insight from Boston and producer Damu The Fudgemunk from DC. This underground hip hop duo put together one of my favorite albums of 2007. I've been listening to "Travel At Your Own Pace" pretty often. Definitely recommend it to
This veteran hip hop duo from the Bay Area is coming out with their 6th LP entitled, "The Take Over." I must admit I was not a Zion I fan at all before I listened to this album but Zumbi and AmpLive switched up their style away from the hyphy/
Off of their LP in dedication to the '99 Lakers, here's an ode to the second best player in the NBA after taking down the Celtics in Boston last night.
This duo from the Golden State put an EP out called "So True". This track just makes me want to go outside and walk around in the warm weather. Unfortunately it's only like 30 degrees in St. Louis right now but one can dream...
Q-Tip's return to the music scene this year was a special one. Not only was his album, "The Renaissance" well received by his critics, but rumor has it Tip will finally release at one of his two unreleased albums of a few years ago. Kamaal th
Recently I came across a more soulful production of J Dilla than I'm used to on a vinyl called "Jay Deelicious: The Delicious Vinyl Years (95-98)". Most of the songs featured on here are remixes of The Pharcyde songs but there are a couple of
This hip hop duo from DC released a remix album of their 2007 LP called "The Re Route," featuring remixes from some of my personal favorite DJs: Spinna, Damu the Fudgemonk, Nicolay, and Mekalek. Flashback to Stardom is my personal favorite but
French producer Dela's first LP called "Changes of Atmosphere" finally released worldwide this month. I've been following this guy for about a year ever since he came out with the mixtape, "Atmosphere Airlines Vol. 1", which reached a good amo
So one day I was scrolling through Rolling Stone's top albums of '08 and I came across "Dear Science" by TV on the Radio. I'd heard one of their songs (Wolf Like Me) on a Friday Night Lights episode a little while ago, but other than that I ha
Coinciding with the release of biopic Notorious in theaters, Astronote put together a mixtape of remixes of Biggie verses on fresh beats and featuring the likes of Puffy, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, Junior Mafia, and Talib Kweli. The man is lon