Yirim Seck finally finished off his Audio D’oeuvres project that was promised a while back. You can grab the eight song EP on iTunes here. Yirim’s is a voice in the Town who I wish we heard more from. He has one of the most effortless yet engaging flows around. When we talk about an MC who “breathes raps” this is what we’re referring to.
“Crescendo” by Yirim Seck
Royce The Choice selected some (ahem) choice production partners for his latest EP, Talk Ain’t Cheap. Vitamin D, Kuddie Fresh and GMK all lend beats, and this blog’s favorite Town rapper of the moment, Porter Ray, shows up on “For The Jeeps”. You can also catch Royce getting a bit of national burn on DJ Mustard’s Ketchup mixtape.
This blogger is on vacation, roaming about in the city shown above. From now until next Sunday, DarnellColes (the official 206UP.COM Office Robot) will be handling posting duties. Keep checking the blog for updates every couple of days, and don’t give Darnell too hard a time, he’s just a damn robot!
Peta Tosh, the man with the very different MC name, recently dropped an album confirming as such: Still Different. Preview and download it below. And check out a video of his interview on KUBE’S Sunday Night Sound Sessions with DJ Hyphen and J. Moore.
J. Pinder recently let fly the high-def treatment for his track “Loaded Gun” (produced by Vitamin D). BeanOne is involved as well, but this time behind the lens rather than the boards where we usually find him.
You already know MADlines as one half of Canary Sing, and soon you will know her as a solo artist. “Blocka (Don’t Block My Shine)” is the first single from the (now) Oakland-based singer/MC’s upcoming Love Child EP. BeanOne on the beat and Gigante with the cameo.
Ka.lil recently dropped off “Say So”, a new track featuring Jills Laxamana and the production work of Magic Mouth, the most recent addition to the Wandering Worx team. If you missed Ka.lil’s latest, Between Saturday Night And Sunday Morning, shame on you (and here’s a chance to redeem yourself).
Romaro Franceswa is the latest member of BeanOne’s Yuk The World team. The worthy Federal Way spitter displays a far-ranging skill set on his self-titled debut album. From a highly acrobatic flow on “Prodigy”, to a club oriented swagger on “Bounce”, to the soul-tinged “Bella URLovd”, Romaro sets himself up to be next in a long line of talented young MCs jostling for position in the Town.
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206UP.COM’s The TrackMeet is a regular feature here on the blog that pits three relatively new or up-and-coming local hip-hop artists against each other in a battle-of-the-songs style competition. It’s easy to participate if you’re a reader: Just listen to the three featured tracks and then vote for your favorite in the online poll below. Voting lasts for one week. Each winning entrant will be featured on an upcoming TrackMeet Mixtape (the first edition of which you can download here). If you’re an artist looking to submit for an upcoming competition, click here for submission guidelines.
A fresh weekend means a fresh round of TrackMeet competitors. Meet this week’s contestants below and vote for your favorite in the online poll.
LANE 1: “Robots” – Araless
LANE 2: “Brain Fart” – One Above Below None (OABN)
LANE 3: “Pu$$y Palace” – The Sunshine
Dave B’s new video for “Galaxy Defenders”, the first drop from his upcoming The Doughnuts EP, is one part Men In Black and one part Blues Brothers.
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