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DOWNLOAD: Timeless EP – Grynch
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Hometown rap hero Grynch dropped his new EP, Timeless, today. And, as the title suggests, dude rhymes about many things in hip-hop that are indeed timeless. Those things include:
a) Shaking off haters (“So Long”)
b) The party life (“All I Wanna Do” featuring Sol)
c) Shorties (“Out of Sight, on My Mind”)
and of course the age-old favorite, d) Hustling to get respect and one’s due shine in the rap game (“Randy The Ram”).
LISTEN: “Timeless” – Grynch f/Jon Hope & La
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Grynch raps about his “Timeless” style on his new track of the same name from the forthcoming EP of, well, also the same name. The smoothed-out, keys-heavy joint also features Jon Hope and your rapper’s favorite rapper, La. Timeless is set to drop in early March.
Click here to listen at DJ Booth. Meanwhile, I’ll see if I can talk the homie out of a download-able version.
DOWNLOAD: Street Signs – J. Bre
J. Bre is an old school rhymer in the truest sense of the term. His straight-forward, no-frills style sounds both familiar and oddly refreshing in a current rap world consisting of punchline flows and half rapped/half sung hooks.
Bre’s latest full-length, Street Signs, is available for free download (click the album cover below). In addition to the emcee’s unwavering positivity, highlights include an appearance by Grynch (on “All Around The World,” streaming below) and Havoc (yes, that one), of Mobb Deep.
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Click here to listen to “All Around The World” by J. Bre f/Grynch. Click here to download the track.
DOWNLOAD: “All I Wanna Do” – Grynch f/Sol
Dig that smooth jazz saxophone and Sol’s rapped/sung hook. Not a whole lot to celebrate here other than a nice three minute and forty-five second interlude to drink and dance to. And Grynch always sounds good, of course — even when he’s not saying much.
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Click to listen to “All I Wanna Do” by Grynch f/Sol. Click here for the free D/L link.
DOWNLOAD: Red October EP – DJ Nphared
DJ Nphared quietly produced the best SEA hip-hop song of 2010. The Physics’ “Coronas On Madrona” was a breezy soulful anthem that expertly captured the laid-back vibe of a typical Seattle summer.
The Red October EP is a four-track freebie from Grynch’s favorite DJ and features a few Town heavyweights like Sol, Thig Nat, Fatal Lucciauno, and The King of Ballard himself. Click below for the download link.
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DOWNLOAD & REVIEW: “The Blackest Brown EP” (D. Black & B. Brown)
Sportn’ Life’s D. Black partners with producer B. Brown for The Blackest Brown EP, the follow-up to 2009’s transformative Ali’Yah. Click the album cover below for the FREE download link.
Most of the recent talk surrounding D. Black has been about his metamorphosis from a gangsta-oriented street hustler (as embodied on his debut LP, The Cause and Effect) to a yarmulke-wearing holy man (as revealed on last year’s Ali’Yah). His “re-birth” is further documented on The Blackest Brown EP, a short nine-track affair that deals strongly in God and religion.
Black’s Jewish faith is even more pronounced now on tracks like “My Mitzvot” where we find Black not rapping, but singing (as he does on a number of tracks) over a simple acoustic guitar progression. And “Shabbat Table Cloth” might be the only hip-hop party track to be about, well, a Shabbat table cloth. The production is disappointingly bland and derivative but the track stands out because of the unlikely subject matter.
Black collaborates with other Town emcees on about half of the album. We hear about God from some artists who don’t normally speak on religion or faith. Grynch and SK expose their spiritual sides on the angelic “The Light.” The best track is “Special,” a soulful, rolling hip-hop gospel exercise, blessed by a commanding Fatal Lucciauno. Rap music about God is rarely effective when thinly woven, lyrically or compositionally, and “Special” benefits from two emcees who demand attention based on their voices alone.
When the elements are right, rap as gospel can stir the soul like a good church service. On The Blackest Brown EP, D. Black moves his congregation more than he puts them to sleep, which is a good thing. The Seattle hip-hop movement is benefiting from his new unique voice.
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DOWNLOAD: “My Volvo (Sabzi Remix)” (Grynch)
As a wee lad, our boy Grynch dreamed of someday pushing a ’67 Pontiac GTO along the streets of his native Ballard. Unfortunately the fates were cruel and his dream never came to fruition. We all know how the rapper’s future vehicular escapades turned out. The rest, as they say, is (206) history.
Check this remix of “My Volvo” by Sabzi. The sh-t hops so giddily out of your speakers you’ll think your iTunes raided your stash of happy pills last night. A song about a damn Volvo shouldn’t sound any different.
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DOWNLOAD: “Got Ya Numb (Viper Creek Club Remix)” (Wizdom f/Grynch)
Viper Creek Club give “Got Ya Numb” the electro once-over. VCC’s Mat Wisner matches frenetic synth with Wizdom and Grynch’s frenetic vocals, but the best part is the emo keyboard element that slides in and builds during the chorus. Hip-hop, meet club music.
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DOWNLOAD: “Blue EP” (Akrish)
The Blue EP is a promising 5-track freebie from 4-2-5 rapper Akrish (“Real name, no gimmicks,” as Obie Trice says). All songs are produced by Brainstorm with guest bars courtesy Spaceman, Grynch, Chev, and Tunji, among others.
The highlight here is “Let’s Talk” a certified Grade-A Banger of a posse cut that Ak, Space and Brain rip into like starved lions. (Is that a Queen sample I hear?) Click below and get hip before everyone else does.
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