Guess who’s back. KXNG Crooked and Joel Ortiz regroup for their latest collaborative album, Prosper. Opting out on guest features this time around, the Long Beach and Brooklyn lyricists flourish throughout the 10-track set beginning with “The Tale of 2 Cities”, “Still”, “Dodgers 2”, and “War Outside” before concluding the the project with “Sunroof”, “W.i.f.e.”, […]
EP: Terrace Martin, Alex Isley ‘I Left My Heart In Ladera’
Martin and Isley connect. Terrace Martin and Alex Isley come together for their collaborative project, I Left My Heart In Ladera. At nine tracks, the Grammy-nominated producer and artist and the soul songstress lead the EP with their Sade cover “Paradise” followed by “Honey”, “2 Step In The Living Room”, “Dear Issa”, and more. Guests […]
Album: Jim Jones, Byrd Gang ‘Byrd Gang 2.0’
Byrd Gang forever. Jim Jones reups his mob with the release of his Byrd Gang’s new compilation album, Byrd Gang 2.0. Featuring members Dyce Payso, Shoota93, Yellowtapee, 34Zeussy, DramaB2R, G Mimms, Dilla Illa, and others, the long-awaited release is lead by Jim Jones, Dyce Payso, and DramaB2R’s most recent “Face Time” featuring Capella Grey. The […]
EP: Summer Walker ‘Girls Need Love (Girls Mix)’
Remix baby. Summer Walker thanks her fans who have supported her for the last five years, with her new EP, Girls Need Love (Girls Mix). The 5-track extended play features various versions of her 2018 breakout hit, “Girls Need Love” including the recent acoustic version and three brand new remixes. Victoria Monet blesses the first […]
Rid Of Me – “The Weekend”
We are almost — almost — to the Halloween-week release date for Rid Of Me’s Access To The Lonely. The Philly rockers have shared an abundance of advance singles, though not quite as many as Peter Gabriel. Today, they’ve shared one more. The final single is called “The Weekend,” and I guess it qualifies as […]
Jay-Z & Eminem Producer DJ Mark The 45 King Dead At 62
Mark Howard James, the DJ and producer best known as DJ Mark The 45 King, has died. His friend DJ Premier broke the news with a heartfelt tribute today on Instagram. No cause of death was revealed. Mark was 62. Mark was born in the Bronx in 1961. He rose to prominence as a producer […]
Watch Wednesday’s Documentary Rat Bastards Of Haw Creek
So much of North Carolina indie rockers Wednesday’s appeal is their vivid imagery of the South: open fields, billboards on the sides of roads, a burned down Dairy Queen. The sweat-slicked, buggy aura of the summer blazes through their songs, especially on the visceral Rat Saw God, our favorite album of the year’s first half. […]
Niontay – “real Hiphop” (Feat. MIKE, Earl Sweatshirt, & El Cousteau)
Last week, MIKE dropped the surprise album Burning Desire, which included features from an array of artists. The track “Mussel Beach” had El Cousteau and Niontay, and “plz don’t cut my wings” had Earl Sweatshirt. Now, these four rappers are teaming up for “real Hiphop” from Niontay’s newly announced EP Demon Muppy. Spearheaded by Niontay, […]
Creed Hold Press Conference About Soundtracking Texas Rangers’ ALCS
The Major League Baseball playoffs are in full swing, and one of the key subplots involves… Creed? The Texas Rangers, who are facing their cross-state rivals the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series for the right to play in the World Series, have spent the postseason jamming to Scott Stapp and friends. What […]
A Guide To John Zorn & Tzadik Records, Now On Streaming Services
John Zorn turned 70 in September. And, as if he’s decided to celebrate by giving everyone else a gift, his label, Tzadik, has made its catalog available on streaming services. There was no PR announcement, because Tzadik has almost never done PR for any of its activities, but word spread quickly among the devoted, and […]