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Spekulation is working a new collection of tracks; Truth Be Told is due out in February 2013. “Remember” is the first leak from the upcoming EP and it features a Hall and Oates sample. Need I say more?
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NEW MUSIC: Illway Nights: The Art Of Indecisiveness – Donte Peace
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Local spitter Donte Peace recently dropped his new ‘tape, Illway Nights: The Art Of Indecisiveness. Preview the collection and download it at this location. And press play on the clip for “Speed”, below.
NEW MUSIC: “Bomb On My Chest” – Shao Sosa (feat. Luck One)
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You might remember Shao Sosa’s video for “Kiss of the Dragon” which I posted a while back. Or maybe not. In any case, the Tri-Cities area rapper is back with a “timely” new song called “Bomb On My Chest” featuring the venerable Luck One.
NEW MUSIC: “Windsorknot” – Cheeks (feat. Ms. Mac)
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Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack, 206UP.COM used to run a semi-regular feature called The TrackMeet, a weekly contest whereby three up-and-coming Seattle-area artists were pitted against each other in a sort of battle of the bands showdown. The blog readership got to vote on whose track they thought was the freshest, the prize being nothing more than bragging rights and a spot on a 206UP.COM mixtape. Well here’s hoping your boy gets his mojo up well enough in 2013 to revisit that feature.
All this to say: COMN GRND is a group that participated in, and won, a past edition of The TrackMeet. The MC Cheeks is one-half of that crew and his heartfelt “Windsorknot” is the first single from his upcoming The Divergence. Take a listen below.
NEW MUSIC: Careless Redux – J. Pinder
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J. Pinder gives a new treatment to his previously released Careless (which I reviewed for Potholes In My Blog, here). Careless Redux is twice as long as its predecessor and features a heavy list of cameos: Rapper Big Pooh, Thurzday and Musiq Soulchild, among them. DJ Skee lends an assist, not that Pinder needs it. The young rapper has come to embody the very essence of “dependable” whenever he touches the mic. Get Careless Redux for free, here.
NEW MUSIC: “Over Emotional” – Larry Hawkins & Davey Jones
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Sportn’ Life Records turned ten this year. “Over Emotional” is the final drop celebrating the label’s decade in business, and it features two of the still up-and-coming artists on an already impressive roster. Larry Hawkins (fka. SK) and childhood friend Davey Jones are working on their joint When The Dust Settles.
NEW MUSIC: Leroy – Bruce Leroy
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I’m in a race against the clock. With less than a month to go in the year and a Best-Of Seattle Hip-Hop list to generate, your loyal blogger is doing some last-minute cramming, making sure mine ears have heard a proper sampling of all that 2012 has had to offer. I’m beginning with Leroy, the full-length album from MC Bruce Leroy and producer 1st Born. This free download showed up in the inbox two weeks ago, and with a co-sign from Larry Mizell in last week’s My Philosophy, it deserves a listen.
VIDEO: “I Need a Moment” – MADlines (dir. by Spenser T. Nottage)
You know MADlines as one half of Canary Sing (Hollis Wong-Wear is the other more conspicuous fifty-percent). Nice to see this talented MC going for dolo on the soulful “I Need a Moment”. Check the wardrobe changes, the chopped-up sample, and the sexy nuance of the video, conceptualized and directed by Spenser T. Nottage.
NEW MUSIC: “Ricochet” – Nissim (formerly D. Black)
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The artist formerly known as “D. Black” is reborn as Nissim. His new team, OEMCo, is out to spread positivity and patience with a spiritual bent. Their first effort is “Ricochet.” Peep Black’s new game below.
NEW MUSIC: “King” – J. Pinder (feat. Choklate)
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I just called J. Pinder “the Edgar Martinez of SEA rap” on Twitter: steady, focused and consistent as hell. Sounds about right, don’t you think? Check for his new single, “King” featuring Choklate, today and stay tuned for the MC’s Careless Redux mixtape dropping November 27 for free.
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