DAVE EAST – SET IT OFF
Dave East ditches the story telling for raw raps on another loose joint titled “Set It Off.”
PRHYME (DJ PREMIER & ROYCE 5’9″) – ROCK IT [VIDEO]
March 16th isn’t too far away as Royce 5’9″ and DJ Premier drop off their 2nd video from the PRhyme 2 album for “Rock It.” Nickel and Preemo with a turntable and bars is always going to be entertaining.
SMOKE DZA FEAT. JOEY BADA$$ – THE MOOD
Smoke DZA announces his next album Not For Sale; which serves as the official follow-up to his critically acclaimed Pete Rock-produced album Don’t Smoke Rock. The album drops on 4/20 but DZA blesses us with the Joey Bada$$ assisted “The Mood” to give us a taste of what’s to come.
Tracklising and Credits For Smoke DZA’s Not For Sale:
- “The Legacy” (Produced by BobGnarly)
2. “The Mood” f/ Joey Bada$$ (Produced by 183rd)
3. “The Come Up” f/ D.R.A.M. (Produced by DJ Steel)
4. “The High” f/ Velous (Produced by DJ Relly Rell)
5. “The Hustle” f/ Bodega Bamz & LevyGrey (Produced by LevyGrey)
6. “The Love” f/ Ty Dolla $ign (Produced by DJ Relly Rell)
7. “The Lifestyle” (Produced by Cardo)
8. “The Antidote” (Produced by LevyGrey)
9. “The Game” (Produced by LevyGrey)
10. “The Glow” (Produced by LevyGrey)
11. “The Soul” f/ Vado (Produced by BobGnarly)
12. “The Hookup” f/ Cozz & Dom Kennedy (Produced by Girl Talk)
JAMO GANG (RAS KASS, EL GANT & J57) – HIGHWAY [VIDEO]
The video for Jamo Gang’s “Highway” comes in the form of a sold out live performance at Arlene’s Grocery in NYC with the band Vertigo Drift providing the backing.
EVIDENCE FEAT. SLUG – POWDER COCAINE (PRODUCED BY ALCHEMIST)
Evidence has dropped excellence with his Weather or Not album and blesses us with the video for “Powder Cocaine” featuring Slug with production from Alchemist. Hopefully this isn’t the first time you’ve heard this song. If it is, stop what you are doing and go listen to this album in its entirety.
GQ NOTHIN PRETTY – EVERYBODY KNOWS [VIDEO]
GQ Nothin Pretty releases the video for “Everybody Knows” off of his recently released album Animation. The set of visuals blends live video with animation at landmarks from various locations including Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Allentown. There’s footage that was taken while GQ was on tour with artists including RA The Rugged Man, King Magnetic, DJ Express, Alphamale and Guillotine and The Guillobites.
Animation is the freshman full-length from GQ and includes guest features from King Magnetic, Tragedy Khadafi, Nutso, Blacastan, Ras Kass, Chino XL, Ruste Juxx, Godilla and more. Producers on the project include Viktor Ax, Astronote, Trillian, Montez, DJ Tray, Profetesa Beats and Daniel Cordero with cuts from DJ TMB and DJ Kwestion.
Cop the album here.
DJ PREMIER & ROYCE 5’9″ – PRHYME 2 (TRACKLISTING)
Before we receive the second installment of Royce 5’9″ and DJ Premier’s PRhyme, the duo took to Instagram to drop off a track listing of the songs we’re going to hear on March 16th. If you were reserving judgment on the album, one look at this tracklist should make you reconsider as joints featuring Rapsody, 2 Chainz, Big K.R.I.T., Cee Lo Green and more make this worth your time.
JEAN GRAE & QUELLE CHRIS – GOLD PURPLE ORANGE [VIDEO]
Okay, let’s get this out of the way: Jean Grae and Quelle Chris are the weirdest f*cking couple in hip hop. That said, they still make dope music and drop the goofy video for “Gold Purple Orange.”
LUCKY SEVEN FEAT. CONWAY – TEMPLE
Lucky Seven employs the services of Conway to rock over his production on “Temple.”
O.C. – A NEW DAWN [ALBUM STREAM]
For the D.I.T.C. heads out there, this one is for you. The legendary O.C. has released a new album titled A New Dawn, which is a continuation of his Same Moon Same Sun album. Stream it in its entirety above.
O.C. A New Dawn Tracklisting
1. A New Dawn
2. Feelin’ Free
3. John Wick
4. 4 Eva
5. Slow Burn
6. Sunday Morning
7. Quick to Jump
8. Powerful
9. Interlude
10. Live Fast, Die Hard
11. Exhale
12. Fair Game
13. Ignorance Is Bliss
14. Vibe
15. Ethics (Who Are You)
16. Give It Up