Tac-town shit from Element and Noquezt, known in assembly as Second Family. Get the crew’s latest, Gateway Drug, here.
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VIDEO: “Can’t See ‘Em” – Logics (feat. Element)
Another one from the (current) hardest working music video director in Town, John Harry Baluran, otherwise known as Gfunkology. For Logics and Element this time, “Can’t See ‘Em” is a joint from Logics’ strongest effort so far, Vintage Flow.
DOWNLOAD: Gateway Drug – Second Family
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#LatePass. This dropped on July 6, but your dude is on vacation right now so I’m automating this post for July 19. Gotta spread the material thin to keep you fools interested. You ADD-havin’, attention span-lackin’, download freak flag flyin’ ma’f-ckas! (Just kidding, I love my readers!)
Gateway Drug is the latest drop from the South Sound crew Second Family. MC’s Element and NoQuezt keep it gully, grimy, gritty, and all other g-based euphemisms for “gangsta.”
DOWNLOAD: Sleep Deprivation Mixtape – Second Family
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The South Sound has been buzzing about this mixtape since May so #LatePass on this one. Second Family is the Tac-Town duo of Element and NoQuezt. Their deliveries exist at opposite ends of the spectrum. Element brings a gruff hardrock flow (something like a Pacific Northwest version of Bun B) and NoQuezt has a raspy, high-pitched smoker’s intonation. Streets are the subject matter, typical to a lot of 253 sh-t these days, but what sets the men of Second Family apart are their MC skills, which are far and away better than most of their peers.
DOWNLOAD: “Can’t See ‘Em” – Logics (feat. Element)
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“Can’t See ‘Em” is a recent drop from Logics‘ forthcoming project, Vintage Flow (hitting pavement June 6th). Classic Cali sound right here. I didn’t know Logics had beef with The Pack, so that’s noteworthy. Element on the hook, Tryfe on the beat. Bump this in the summertime.
(Shout-out to Mitch at Northwest State Of Mind, where I caught this.)
DOWNLOAD: “Ridin’ Clean” – John Crown feat. Element
John Crown is the best emcee from Tacoma you’ve never heard of. He’s an everyman rapper with a down-to-earth style that’s easy to respect and ride for. JC reminds me a little of the Philly Freezer minus the grating voice and with an added dash of Red Wing Boot ruggedness. His upcoming project is called Coffee and Beats — watch for it. Get his late 2010 offering, Before I Wake You Up EP for FREE, here.
Press Play to hear “Ridin’ Clean” by John Crown feat. Element. Click here to get it for free.
DOWNLOAD: “The Calling” (Logics f/Freeway & Element)
On the heels of the Jake One/Freeway Rhymesayers collabo (Stimulus Package), comes hungry-as-a-bear rhyme animal, Logics. The man also known as Young Ghangas goes in with Free and Element on “The Calling”. Click below to download.
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