KRS-One releases his 13th solo project (23 if you include the 5 BDP albums and 5 collaborative efforts) titled The World Is Mind. You can stream the 15 track project in its entirety now. Check out the nod to the South African native tongue on “Keep Clicking” and “Out For Fame” among others.
This is extremely random and completely out of nowhere. Back in 2010, 9th Wonder and the Lost Boyz lead emcee Mr. Cheeks joined forces for a project that never saw the light of day, until now. Before hitting play, let 9th Wonder explain where “The Lost Tapes” came from.
“I have a ton of music on my drive. Sitting. I hate sitting music.
“I first connected with Mr. Cheeks in 2008, who has always had a close relationship with North Carolina. After I opened BrightLady Studios in 2010, one of the first artists to bless the booth in Jamla’s new home was Mr. Cheeks. Seven years later, after speaking with Mr. Cheeks’ manager Janet Williams of The Matriarch Agency, who has always supported the Jamla family, we decided to let these fly.
“Arranged by AMP and 9th Wonder for The Illustrious Soul Council. Recorded in BrightLady Studios, Raleigh, NC. Shouts to NC, Southside Jamaica Queens, and beyond. Enjoy. As always……For The Culture.”
Dave East brings the #Eastmix to French Montana and Swae Lee’s “Unforgettable.”
Maffew Ragazino and Nature connect to explain how they feel about fame. After you are done bumping that, download Ragazino’s Cinco de Maffew.
The Lox continue their rampage over other people’s beats as they give Kendrick Lamar’s “FEEL” a vicious tongue lashing.
The tandem that brought us the human project are back at it with “Rap Millionaire” as Joell Ortiz and !llmind go to work. These two need to give us another project.
After serving a brief tease of “Straight, No Chase,” the collective of Ras Kass, El Gant and J57 drop the full version on our heads with some assistance from Mean Joe Scheme.
With the world waiting on Nas’ new album, an individual by the name of DBegun blended Nas vocals with the instrumentals from Quasimoto’s The Unseen to create the Nasimoto blend album. 21 tracks of Nas and Madlib goodness only leads us to wonder what a real album from these two would sound like.
The Lox put in work over the instrumental to Drake’s “Can’t Have Everything” and proceed to destroy it.
It’s good to see Gift of Gab back at it as his breathless flow is joined by the baritone of R.A. The Rugged Man and A-F-R-O for “Freedom Form Flowing” off his forthcoming EP Rejoice! Rappers Are Rapping Again.