Album
David Bars x Showbiz – “Bars & Beats” (Album Stream)
January 22, 2019
DITC producer Showbiz links up with David Bars to show the world how much damage two can do on some tracks. Stream their new album, “Bars & Beats,” now.
(Ohhhh… because David brings the BARS and Showbiz brings the BEATS. Got it!)
– @ojones1
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Royce da 5’9 – “Cocaine” (Video)
January 21, 2019
Banger of a ride out track (walking out, if we stay in the mode of the video) by Royce. “Cocaine” is a banger off a banger of a project. The “Book Of Ryan” LP is full of ’em. Click the link and check it out, if you don’t already know.
ROYCE DA 5’9 – BOOK OF RYAN (ALBUM)
– @ojones1
Smif N Wessun – “Testify” (Video)
January 21, 2019
Duck Down stay doing it don’t they? Get another taste of what’s cooking from Steele & Tek.
New music from Smif N Wessun’s ‘The All’ album, out 2/22, produced by 9th Wonder and The Soul Council.
SMIF N WESSUN – THE ALL (PRE-ORDER)
– @ojones1
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Locksmith – “Rederik” (Video)
January 17, 2019
Nas – “Everything” (Video)
January 14, 2019
Nas explained on here, years ago, that lyrics are everything in Hip-Hop. Now, here we are. “Everything” is everything that is right about Hip-Hop. Lyrics included.
(Great cinemaphotography here, too.)
– @ojones1
Stro – “Waters” (Video)
January 11, 2019
Dat n!gga niiice tho…
Dope single & visual from Stro’s project “Nice 2 Meet You, Again” (out now).
STRO – NICE TO MEET YOU, AGAIN (ALBUM)
– @ojones1
Nas – “Adam And Eve” (Video)
January 10, 2019
Interesting that we had Nas doing his single “Adam And Eveâ€Â live but not a music video until now. But we got it now; keeping the push for “NASIRâ€â€¦ the album alive.
– @ojones1
Read the rest of this entry »Grand Opus – “Surf’s Up” feat. Skyzoo
January 10, 2019
A Happy New Year when real emcees keep the fireworks going like this! C’mon… when you saw the lineup in the title you knew it’d be about the barz!
Joc Scholar [MC] and Centric [Producer] are Grand Opus, the Fresno/Oakland, California, duo continue riding the 2018 “High Power” wave into 2019 with this release from their album, “Surf’s Up” is an absolute bar-fest featuring an assist from one of the most consistent, hard working lyricists out, Brooklyn’s own, Skyzoo.
GRAND OPUS – SURF’S UP FEAT. SKYZOOÂ |Â HIGH POWER (ALBUM)
– @ojones1
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Nas – “Cops Shot The Kid” (Video)
January 8, 2019
Standout hit from the Nas project last year, “Cops Shot The Kid,” now has a visual. Get an eyeful… two if you got ’em!
(And with Slick Rick The Ruler in there? DOPE!)
Nipsey Hussle – “Victory Lap” feat. Stacy Barthe (Video)
January 1, 2019
Man, put some respek on the name Nipsey Hussle for the ultimate grind. All 2018 (literally, check out all the Victory Lap posts) we have been hearing about his project. And don’t think there is any let up going into 2019! Got the soulful singing go-to Stacy Barthe on the title track. Check the visual.
NIPSEY HUSSLE – VICTORY LAP (ALBUM)
– @ojones1
RIM – “Buck City” feat. Eddie Kaine / “Reasonable 1nes” (Video)
December 27, 2018
Good on ya, RIM! Do not let up, not even during the holidays. Grind until you shine like the sun, son! The promo push for “D.O.A.” is on… and ON! Check out “Buck City” (featuring Eddie Kane) in the two-fer above.
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Ice Cube – “Ain’t Got No Haters” feat. Too $hort (Video)
December 25, 2018
Some West Coast pimpin’ and gangsta-gangsta on the day of St. Nick? “Ain’t Got No Haters” on this, do we. With a beat this smooth? Nah, no hate allowed. Let it ride…for today at least.
(“Everythangs Corrupt” is out now.)
ICE CUBE – EVERYTHANG’S CORRUPT (ALBUM)
– @ojones1
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Black Thought – “Conception†feat. Salaam Remi (Live Performance) [Video]
December 21, 2018
Home field advantage for Black Thought to do a live performance of his “Conception” joint on ‘The Tonight Show’… with The Roots being the house band for Jimmy Fallon and all. That said, it is still a hella banging set!
(And Thought broke out into the Marvin Gaye riff at the end. DOPE!)
BLACK THOUGHT – CONCEPTION FEAT. REEK RUFFIN | STREAMS OF THOUGHT (VOL. 2) [EP]
– @ojones1
Meek Mill – “Trauma” (Video)
December 21, 2018
Another heat rock off Meek Mill’s album “Championships” (out now).
MEEK MILL – CHAMPIONSHIPS (ALBUM)
– @ojones1
Nipsey Hussle – “Perfect Timing”
December 21, 2018
My only regret is I made n**gas wait.
Read a comment or two before posting this and saw where somebody proclaimed “Victory Lap” the album of the year. Nip certainly made a strong argument with the releases this year. Here’s another that might just make it a wrap, with “Perfect Timing.”
Method Man – “Eastside” feat. Intel x Snoop Dogg (Video)
December 20, 2018
Who want this smoke? You’re kidding, right? Method Man & Snoop Dogg definitely do, but do NOT sleep on dude Intel. He set this “Eastside” track from “The Meth Lab” off like he cooked up the batch himself. Banger alert!
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The Black Eyed Peas – “Back 2 HIPHOP” feat. Nas (Video)
December 18, 2018
Seems right that Nas becomes iconic for the ‘standard’ of the realness, the best… of the Golden Era of Hip-Hop. Like the connection made in that previously unreleased Beastie Boys collab they had with him (here). Now, The Black Eyed Peas are tapping that vein.
This is the visual for the lead single for “Masters Of The Sun” (Vol. 1) by The Black Eyed Peas
Chromeo – “Don’t Sleep” feat. French Montana x Stefflon Don (Video)
December 17, 2018
Man, there has been some good dance music coming out as of late. Slide this one in and slide to it through the year-end. Visuals hot as Robin Givens with Robin in it (yes) and Stefflon (HOT) and Montana (cool)… This is a new groove from Chromeo – “Don’t Sleep” (for real)! Album out now.
CHROMEO – HEAD OVER HEELS (ALBUM
– @ojones1
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Swizz Beatz – “Echo†feat. Nas (Video)
December 13, 2018
Swizzy & Nasir’s jawn “Echo” (off the “Poison” LP) gets the visual treatment above.
Janelle Monáe – “Crazy, Classic, Life” (Video)
December 13, 2018
Speaking the truth of every “Dirty Computer” out there in this visual, Janelle just wants to be left to live her life… her “Crazy, Classic, Life.”
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