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The latest from Tacoma’s John Crown, with a nice assist from 253 teammate Todd Sykes.
REVIEW: good kid, m.A.A.d. city – Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
good kid, m.A.A.d. city
Interscope Records / Aftermath Entertainment; 2012
Score (Potholes In My Blog scale): 4.5 / 5.0
Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d. city is one of the best hip-hop albums of 2012. But you already knew that. Click here to read my review at PiMB.
NEW MUSIC: Jupiter EP – Fresh Espresso
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Fresh Espresso preps you for their headlining City Arts Fest show at Neumos tonight with the release of this free five-song EP, Jupiter. Download it at your leisure below and click here for tonight’s show info.
NEW MUSIC: “Benihana (Tay Sean Ill Segundo Remix)” – Fresh Espresso
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Tay Sean and P Smoov are trading remixes of their crew’s respective tracks this week. This exhibit right here is a remix of “Benihana” off Fresh Espresso’s latest album, Bossalona. Check the last remix from P a few posts back and stay tuned for a brand new Fresh Espresso EP coming in a few hours.
NEW MUSIC: “The Mezzanine (P Smoov Remix)” – Kingdom Crumbs
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Kingdom Crumbs (Cloud Nice’s Tay Sean, Jarv Dee, Mikey Nice, and Jerm) are creators of the best Seattle rap album of 2012, at least in this blogger’s humble opinion. Make sure to download the crew’s swagged-out, heady self-titled debut, here.
New today is this remix of Kingdom’s “The Mezzanine,” treated with due respect by one half of Fresh Espresso, P Smoov. The two groups will be performing at the same City Arts Fest show at Neumos on 10/19. Go here to check the science.
VIDEO: “Public Enemy” – Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death
More psychedelia from the Town’s blunted new era medievalists: “Public Enemy” by Nacho Picasso and Blue Sky Black Death.
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VIDEO: “Cadillac Spaceships” – Jarv Dee (feat. Parker Joe; dir. by First Ladies)
“Cadillac Spaceships” is from Jarv Dee’s latest, Dopamine. Stream that below. And press the triangle above to get the visual treatment by directorial team First Ladies.
VIDEO: “Money” – Sam Lachow & Raz Simone
Another great-looking clip from Sam Lachow and Raz Simone’s 5 Good Reasons EP. Grab that for free here.
NEW MUSIC: “Old Him” – Sol (prod. by The Zillas)
Even 8,000 miles away, Sol finds time to bless his hometown with something new. Catch up with the world-weary traveler below.
REVIEW: The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
The Heist
Self-released; 2012
Score (PiMB scale): 3.5 / 5.0
Seattle rap superhero Macklemore and his production partner Ryan Lewis released their debut album last week, The Heist. Read my full album review at Potholes In My Blog, here.
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