Cookbook & Uno Mas – “The Petty (feat. Scarub King Charizmatic)” mp3
It’s an endless source of material for rappers, to expound on the weakness of their competition. It’s been a staple of hip-hop almost from the beginning, and shows no sign of letting up. It’s fun, really, I mean there’s no limit to the ways one can express the superiority of one’s own skillz and crew, and it can be entertaining. Here’s a solid track of boasting, complete with that pitched down “skrewed” male vocal, some gr8 samples and production, plenty of clever lines, and a nice hooky female vocal chorus. It’s a genre within the genre, and a way to show love for the form, more than anything else. Step up to da mic, you gotta be up on game, yo! Bust it.
CookBook, UNO Mas
“The Petty (feat. Scarub, King Charizmatic)” (mp3)
from “C&U Music Factory”
(AudioSketchBook / End Of Earth Records)
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Fyah Blaze – “Truths & Rights” mp3
More Fyah! Jamaican born, Florida based dancehall reggae artist Fyah Blaze blazes the fyah on this uncomplicated and forward statement. A sophisticated dancehall style groove makes up the backdrop as the man drops lyrical defiance against evil and folly. “Truths & Rights” is the title track from Fyah Blaze’ very promising debut release. Check it =)
Fyah Blaze
“Truths & Rights” (mp3)
from “Truths and Rights”
(Eight76 Records)
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Monk Fly – “Super Heroes” mp3
E. Lec. Tron. Ic. A. Bzzt! Blip. That’s right, kiddies, get yr ‘lectronica on proper, with this grimey, slithering street interfizzle. The rightly named Monk Fly brings us the winged insectoid mp3 “Super Hero,” which rubs its little fore-thingys deviously together while meditating on all that unfolds before it inna urban mad-scape. Inventive, subversively compelling work from the “Streetisms Vol. 1″ collection.
Monk Fly
“Super Heroes” (mp3)
from “Streetisms Vol. 1″
(The Frequency Lab)
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J-Live – “Hush The Crowd” mp3
J-Live core-dumps k-nowledge about the real bidniz of live hip-hop. A precise and insightful study, yes, but this is also pure entertainment. Elegant and subtle musical production on “Hush the Crowd” stays right on par with J-Live’s relentlessly brilliant lyrical flow. This is the real.
J-Live
“Hush the Crowd” (mp3)
from “Bomb Worldwide (Revised)”
(Bomb Hip Hop)
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