Mackned’s profane and introspective — dichotomy alert! — clip for “Life On Deck” from the Moor Gang affiliate’s new Alice Gla$$ LP. Grab that for your own choosing below.
Insert coffee to begin.
NEW MUSIC: “They’ll Speak” – Raz Simone
The Raz Simone narrative continues to build slowly, but already it’s a powerful one. The Seattle rapper and 300 label signee again forgoes the traditional Hot 97 route in favor of the raw “They’ll Speak”, yet another impassioned punch in the gut. This song is the emotional launch pad upon which his Cognitive Dissonance: Part One (street date March 6, 2014) will take flight.
NEW MUSIC: “Leftova” – UGLYFRANK (prod. by Kream Team)
Here’s a loosey from ILLFIGHTYOU’s UGLYFRANK. With lyrics to go and an instrumental that sounds like cartoons humping in the night, it pretty much defines the term “loosey” in the rap music context. ILLFIGHTYOU is already the next big thing on the deep rap blogs, and UGLYFRANK will be dishing for dolo soon with his forthcoming BOBBY HILL EP.
(Originally spotted here, but thanks to the We Are LTD management for the press.)
VIDEO: “Marvelous” – Nu Era (dir. by Jack Leonard)
Nu Era’s latest single, “Marvelous”, gets a suitably gripping video treatment, directed by Jack Leonard. Grab the track here.
VIDEO: “Clap Yo Hands” – Kublakai (feat. Symmetry)
Kublakai reaches into the vaults (at least six years, by my estimation) and unearths the track “Clap Yo Hands” (from his The Basics LP) for this fresh, self-directed clip co-starring Symmetry and a quartet of fly dancers.
REVIEW: Abrasions: Stitched Up – Apollo Brown & Planet Asia
Apollo Brown & Planet Asia
Abrasions: Stitched Up
Mello Music Group; 2014
Score (Potholes In My Blog scale): 3 / 5
In which my 36 year-old man sensibilities kick in and realize they don’t make ’em like Premier and RZA anymore (obvi). Read my review of Apollo Brown and Planet Asia’s new EP, Abrasions: Stitched Up, here.
NEW MUSIC: “Marvelous” – Nu Era (prod. by Andrew Savoie)
Nu Era with a fresh track concerning the femme fatale variety. “Marvelous” was produced by Andrew Savoie. Happy Valentine’s Day, I guess?
NEW MUSIC: Glazed – Perry Porter
The official Dilla Day 2014 was a week ago in Detroit. The Northwest’s own Perry Porter paid his homage by rapping over three classic James Yancey tracks. Perry’s bars have often been better, but I contend that’s not really the point here: it’s just a pleasure to relive the genius that was J. Dilla.
VIDEO: “DIRTYRUGZ” – Fleeta Partee (dir. by Notework)
P. Greens is the down-and-out, knowledge-dropping, hustler alter-ego to the Central District’s Fleeta Partee. Click here for the often hilarious, low-key poignant antics of P. Greens. “DIRTYRUGZ” is the new clip from Fleeta/Greens, directed by the Notework. In which the subject wakes up on a park bench in Bed-Stuy and promptly drinks from a mug emblazoned with the American flag… Somethin’ poisonous in that cup, though.
VIDEO: “House Keys” – Ricky & Mark
Ricky Pharoe keeps getting locked out of his house (typical). Best to squat in an abandoned roller rink, he supposes. Lots to unpack here, psychologically, but I’m not a shrink and neither should you be. Why don’t we just enjoy the song, yes?
This is a new track from Ricky and Mark — where “Mark” is Gajamagic, who you already know from Champagne Champagne because you’re soooo fucking cool, aren’t you? — and “Ricky” is Ricky Pharoe formerly (currently?) of Art Vandelay. (Nice homage paid to that group with the exterior shot of Tom’s Diner in Morningside Heights, New York… Now who’s the cool one, jackass?)
A SEATTLE HIP-HOP BLOG 