DE LA SOUL – TRAINWRECK
De La Soul drops the first single from their upcoming album Anonymous Nobody. The album drops on August 26th.
DAVE EAST – UBER EVERYWHERE #EASTMIX
You already know what it is when Dave East gets his hands on an instrumental. This time around, Madeintoyo’s “Uber Everywhere” gets the #Eastmix treatment.
SHEEK LOUCH FEAT. STYLES P – JB’S REVENGE
Sheek Louch and Styles P makes us yearn for a new Lox album after getting busy and saluting the Jungle Brothers on “JB’s Revenge.”
YASIIN BEY – DEC. 99 – N.A.W.
The artist formally known as Mos Def returns with some new music despite saying he was going to retire. Does this mean we’ll get a new album? Who knows. Just enjoy the Ferrari Shepard produced “Dec. 99 – N.A.W.”
BLU FEAT. PLANET ASIA, BIG TWINS & KILLA KALI – PALISADES (PRODUCED BY ALCHEMIST)
Continuing with his Craft Singles 45 series, Alchemist unleashes this track with Blu, Big Twins, Killa Kali and Planet Asia titled “Palisades.”
LION BABE FEAT. ANGEL HAZE – JUNGLE LADY (DJ KITTY CASH REMIX)
DJ Kitty Cash drops this remix of Lion Babe and Angel Haze’s “Jungle Love” with a sample of The Isley Brother’s “Between The Sheets” providing the backdrop.
AFENI SHAKUR PASSES AWAY AT 69
Afeni Shakur was much more than just the mother of Tupac Shakur. The Black Panther and political activist instilled her son with an outlook on life, civil rights and social consciousness that would permeate into his music and help him become one of the most iconic figures in all of music.
Unfortunately, Ms. Shakur passed away on Monday night after going into cardiac arrest.
With her passing, we celebrate her life with this interview from 1991 where she discusses details about her son.
MEYHEM LAUREN – PIATTO D’ORO (MIXTAPE)
The big homie of Action Bronson has dropped his mixtape chock full of hip hop essential nutrients. Guests include the likes of Alchemist, Roc Marciano, Big Body Bes, DJ Muggs, Harry Fraud, Large Professor and, of course, Action Bronson. Download the entire thing now.
MAC MILLER FEAT. YOUR OLD DROOG – !GO FISH!
Mac Miller morphs into Larry Fisherman and puts some of his production behind Your Old Droog for “!Go Fish!”
STYLES P – BOOGIE
The Ghost takes a swing at the Hi-Tek produced “Gangsta Boogie” off of J Dilla’s The Diary album.