KRS-ONE – LATE NIGHT (UNRELEASED FROM 1993)
Boogie Down Production’s DJ Kenny Parker drops this gem that was originally meant for The Blastmaster’s classic “The Return of the Boom Bap” album.
FASHAWN – GUESS WHO’S BACK
Fashawn’s upcoming album The Ecology finally has a release date of February 24 and he serves up the Beewirks produced single “Guess Who’s Back” to celebrate the announcement.
JOEY BADA$$ – BORN DAY (PRODUCED BY STATIK SELEKTAH)
Today is Joey Bada$$’ birthday as well as the day that his album B4.Da.$$ is released (which you can cop here). For his fans, the Pro Era emcee decided to drop off this appropriately titled track produced by Statik Selektah to celebrate his “Born Day.”
JOEY BADA$$ FEATURING ACTION BRONSON & ELLE VARNER – RUN UP ON YA (PRODUCED BY STATIK SELEKTAH)
Before Joey Bada$$ drops his new album on January 20, the Pro Era emcee cuts loose one more track from B4.Da.$$ that features Action Bronson and Elle Varner with Statik Selektah handling the production.
LISTEN TO SNIPPETS FROM SADAT X’S ALBUM NEVER LEFT
1/3 of the legendary Brand Nubian prepares to drop his 9th studio album on January 20 so get a dose of it via sampler and then cop it on iTunes.
STREAM JAY Z’S DEMO BEFORE HE DROPPED REASONABLE DOUBT
Before Jay Z became the mogul we all know today, he was just another rapper trying to get heard. Somehow, Mass Appeal got a hold of an alleged pre-Reasonable Doubt demo tape and decided to share it with the masses so you can get a taste of a young and hungry Jay Z as he gets busy with numerous rhyme schemes on this 10-track demo.
Certainly different than the Hov we know today but the hints of greatness have always been present as exemplified by this demo.
BADBADNOTGOOD & GHOSTFACE KILLAH FEATURING DOOM – RAY GUN
As you are probably aware, there is a Ghostface Killah and BadBadNotGood LP coming on February 23rd as well as the much talked about DoomStarks project that we have been waiting an eternity for. Well, consider this a hybrid of both projects. And it’s dope. Very dope.
BIG DADDY KANE – THE TIMES
The legendary Big Daddy Kane comes through and wrecks shop over Dr. G production titled “The Times.”
ACTION BRONSON – ACTIN CRAZY (PRODUCED BY 40)
Drake’s right hand man, Noah “40” Shebib, provides the assist for this new cut from Action Bronson’s upcoming Mr. Wonderful album.
JOEY BADA$$ FEAT. KIESZA – TEACH ME
Joey Bada$$ hit BBC1 radio to premiere a brand new song from his B4.Da.$$ album. It’s a little radio friendly jam that you cannot even be mad at.