The 2013 Rock The Bells private press conference was based on three key things: One – it will be Guerilla Union’s ten year anniversary being celebrated this September; Two – It will also be Wu-Tang Clan’s 20 year anniversary celebrating the release of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers); and Three – celebrating the life of the late Eric ‘Eazy-E’ Wright & Russell ‘Ol’ Dirty Bastard’ Jones by bringing them back to life through hologram performances – with the standard set only approved by Tomica Wright & Cherry Jones – wife of the late Eazy-E, and mother Ol’..

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This is some off the wall type stuff, I almost missed out on this one as I had a hard time trying to find some information about them. Anyway, The Beatfonics Crew is a group consisting of 11 beatmakers based in Italy and this is their fifth release. I was immediately captivated by the vast array of samples and sounds they employed throughout the project. From boom-bap type drums to trap to funky grooves while using only Italian samples.

This is a very varied and concise project, far from too many cooks spoiling the broth. Each individual brought their..

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Just in time for the second installment of his Kick, Snare and An Idea series, I managed to get the impeccable wordsmith himself for a short conversation on his new project, music in the UK and a whole lot more.

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We all know North Carolina cats get busy when it comes to soul driven, down to earth hip-hop and I’m not trying to pigeon hole anyone here. Ever since Little Brother broke the mold while paying respects to older groups (Native tongues, de la et al), they eventually paved the way for a slew of emcees and producers who carry on tradition and then some.  With that being said, this new joint from Alpha Male Society helps cement that fact and with the co signing of Pooh, you know they got something more than meets the eye.

On..

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Alaiz crew beatsmith  Dr Mad just dropped this on my feed and you know I had to spread the good news to y’all. Smooth, jazzy and neck snapping backdrop against Shad‘s defined delivery and impeccable story telling prowess.

By the way Shad saved exactly 2 dollars for this one.

Montreal stand up for this one!!

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From the name alone you can almost picture what to expect from this alliance. Boston underground heavyweights Tragic Allies connect with the Queensbridge Hip-Hop OG Tragedy Khadafi on this hard hitting, cinematic joint produced by Purpose. It’s exactly what I expected, a verbal barrage of different styles channeled through similar wavelengths. This is what I call taking it back to the roots with ear grabbing flows and lyrics over neck snapping beats. Need I say more?

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This just came in all the way from Japan. Shux1(the man of many talents) hits the streets a’la Fab Five Freddy and plays some hard hitting freshness from the underground. Pay attention people to the pilot episode of ‘Shoot Da Gift’.  Lastly huge props to Shux1 for mentioning the word is bond!

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