Fight music from the North End’s Ripynt. “Shifty” can be found at this location and on the MC’c upcoming Hurt Locker Deluxe (June 26).
Month: June 2012
NEW MUSIC: “Schnaps on the Petro” – Errythang Gang (prod. by Woody)
Errythang Gang (Brainstorm x Young Gizzle) are running for City Council on the Gas Prices Are Too Damn High platform.
VIDEO: “Foot Soldiers” – Wizdom & Epidemmik (feat. DJ Rise)
From the album Unearthed, the recent collaboration between MC Wizdom and producer Epidemmik. Wiz is the Imelda Marcos of Seattle rap.
NEW MUSIC: Say Anything – GMK
As a monumental fan of 80s hits, and especially of those found on the Say Anything soundtrack, GMK’s new EP of the same name was a mini-revelation for me. The MC/producer interpolates samples from five tracks found on the original album into undeniable nuggets of hip-hop/electro-pop goodness. There’s the requisite Peter Gabriel flip (“N Your Eyes”), which G reworks into a lovelorn rap ballad, and the lesser known Freiheit sample (“Keeping The Dream Alive”) where the SEA native rhymes pensive over a spacious, idle beat.
Say Anything can be downloaded for free via GMK’s Fanbridge page, here.
“N Your Eyes” – GMK
VIDEO: “A Learning Game” – J. Pinder (dir. by Trevor Traynor)
Just caught this on Nah Right. J. Pinder’s new video for “A Learning Game” off the rapper’s Fin Records debut, Careless, which I reviewed at this location.
REVIEW: Live From The Underground – Big K.R.I.T.
Big K.R.I.T.
Live From The Underground
Def Jam; 2012
Score (Potholes In My Blog scale): 2.5 / 5.0
Was I the only one wholly disappointed by Big K.R.I.T.’s “official Def Jam debut?” Let me know! And click here to read my review over at Potholes In My Blog.
NEW MUSIC: “A Walk In The Park” – Dark Time Sunshine
The other day, as I was spinning my way through Cancer 4 Cure for, like, the umpteenth million time, it dawned on me how similar El-P and Onry Ozzborn are as lyricists. And it’s not only the bars they spit, but their aesthetic which can be deadpan as hell but still impart the notion that there’s a tortured and enraged fire burning in the depths of their respective psyches.
Anyway, I just wanted to throw that observation out there and link you, dear readers, to the new track from Onry’s crew Dark Time Sunshine: “A Walk In The Park.” This cut is a throwaway (!!!) from the duo’s upcoming ANX (July 24). I caught this drop over at Potholes a couple days ago and again yesterday via Todd Hamm in the Seattle Weekly. Click through to those posts for more insight, as they pretty much handled the commentary of this fitting look into the complex rap minds of Onry Ozzborn and Zavala.
VIDEO: “I Want It All” – Fearce & BeanOne
Off that There Goes The Neighborhood which you can procure for the price of breathing, here.
NEW MUSIC: MCMXCII – Dave B.
Click album cover to download.
Dave B is a new kid on the scene. Linking with established producers KD Cutz, Tryfe and Kuddie Fresh, his full-length (and un-Googleable-y titled) album MCMXCII (that’s 1992 for those of you not up on your Roman numeral game) dropped today. Click through the images above for the download.
Below check out his most recent video for “Honor Roll” (directed by Avi Loud) and catch Dave opening for Brothers From Another at the Crocodile on July 29.
VIDEO: “Big Bro” – Fatal Lucciauno
I love the slow crawling menace of this track (those heavy keys and stabbing synth are courtesy of producer Kuddie Fresh). Is Respect the best Seattle hip-hop album of the year thus far? The answer’s “Yes” for my money.
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