Just like the television show after which this track artwork is modeled, I haven’t actually heard “Walter White” yet — the new single from perpetual rainy-day’ers Art Vandelay — but I hear it’s really really good…
NEW MUSIC: “Singin and Rappin” – John Crown (feat. The Good Sin, Luck-One & Mario Sweet)
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Fair hamlets of the Pacific Northwest united in hip-hop harmony: Tacoma x PDX x SEA.
VIDEO: “Tunnel Vision” – Fearce & Bean (feat. Grynch)
New video and track from Fearce and Bean, featuring the King of Ballard (Grynch to the uninitiated). Download below.
VIDEO: “Slick Watts” – Blue Scholars (dir. by Jordan Nicholson)
Blue Scholars’ new video for “Slick Watts” is a pantheon of northwest hip-hop cameos — the food and Townfolk variety. Jordan Nicholson helmed the high-def for this one. Chances are good you’ve seen dude’s lens work on other local music sites. I implore you to Google further.
VIDEO: “Keep it Sweet” – Mac Shine (feat. Nacho Picasso)
Videos run the world today. Mac Shine (one fourth of swag rap crew The Mile Fly Club) with a clip for “Keep it Sweet.” Town movers and shakers Nacho Picasso (bars) and Sam Lachow (lens) put in work too.
(New York City fam: Make sure to watch Sam do his thing at the Highline Ballroom, August 19.)
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NEW MUSIC: Kingdom Crumbs – Kingdom Crumbs
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The now week-old Kingdom Crumbs debut album will likely remain fresh in listener’s ears for the remainder of the uno dos. Cloud Nice alums Tay Sean, Jerm, Mikey Nice, and Jarv Dee cast pristine drops of sound on the local rap scene in both the fashion to which you are already accustomed, and in brand new ways entirely. It’s worth the time and hard drive space.
VIDEO: “Kiss of the Dragon” – Shao Sosa (feat. Arjay)
Shao Sosa is a Vietnamese MC from the Tri-Cities and rather than attempt to plagiarize his lengthy biography, I’ll just link to it here for perusal at your own pace.
His new video for “Kiss of the Dragon” showed up in my inbox a couple days ago. It’s a surprisingly watchable and entertaining clip that attempts and succeeds at mashing-up video game and kung-fu kitsch. Delightfully low-budget and indulgent (the thing clocks in at over eight minutes long, at least three and a half of which are head-scratching credit sequences), there’s nary a discernible plot. That might, however, be the point.
VIDEO: “Agonia” – Bocafloja (feat. Gabriel Teodros & Hollis Wong-Wear)
Bocafloja is a Mexican MC with strong ties to Seattle by way of frequent collaborator and Town representative Gabriel Teodros. “Agonia” features assists from GT and Canary Sing’s Hollis Wong-Wear.
You are what you eat and we are increasingly unsure of what that is. Does Monsanto run the world? At least partially.
NEW MUSIC: “Take A Win” – The Physics (prod. by Jake One)
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From The Physics’ upcoming Tomorrow People (release date: August 25), “Take A Win” is more of that understated excellence the crew is known for. Jake on the beat.
DOWNLOAD: Sportn’ Life Records Rare & Unreleased Tracks
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The venerable Sportn’ Life Records will be celebrating its 10 year anniversary on October 18 at Barboza. In commemoration of the milestone, Devon Manier and Co. are dropping two unreleased tracks per week as a lead-up to the event. This week’s offerings:
“What the Bizness is” (2005) – Fearce Villan, D.Black and Mo Betta feat. S.E.V. and Marissa
“The Streets is Back” (2006) – Fatal Lucciauno feat. Toxic and Spac3man
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