Infamous EP: Audible Doctor x Mobb Deep – Keep Getting That Paper Remix
The Audible Doctor just hit me off with his newly released remix off the Mobb Deep compilation “Infamous Team” and it keeps it NYC HipHop grimy. Always a fan of Audible Doc’s work so I had to post this up, it’s a dope EP that features Mobb Deep, Big Noyd, & Infamous Mobb. Listen to the track below and don’t forget to check out the EP on iTunes, it’s out now and only 5 bucks!
Keep Getting That Paper (Audible Doctor Remix) Feat. Mobb Deep & Rapper Noyd by audibledoctor
Let’s try and make a habit of posting the upcoming reviews I have in the works shall we? I’m officially starting said “habit” today with 4 album reviews hitting the site here this week.
First album ‘My Favorite Demons’ a collaboration between 2 fantastic groups (almost all) from Jersey, Brokn Englsh, St. Joe Louis and the duo from Geneva JR & PH7. Up next is ‘La Bala’, the upcoming album to the grammy nominated ’1977′ from Ana Tijoux, highly regarded as the leading female Hip-Hop emcee of Latin America.
The new EP from Deal the Villain is out and about, being one our favorite emcee in Jersey you know I had to have this on the site and will be nothing short of classic DTV goodness. Last but certainly not least is Dewey Decibel and his #BoomboxBookworm project that has a nice change of pace from my usual East Coast sounds, produced by Eligh (Living Legends) this one has dope written all over it.
I have linked the album covers to their respective projects except for Ana’s and Dewey, I linked to the free singles so feel free to check them out. The Ana Tijoux and Dewey Decible projects don’t come out till January 31st but we will have early reviews for both projects here.
Stay Giant
Just getting into #BoomBoxbookWorm by Dewey Decibel and wanted to share a video for the track “Hello Hello” from the upcoming (Jan. 31st) tape. Produced entirely by Living Legends Eligh, it has a heavy west coast feel to it overall and it sounds great so far. Stay tuned for the review coming this weekend.
Mars Volta sibling band Zechs Marquise has a new video out for the trip-hop sounding ‘Everlasting Beacon of Light’ from their last album ‘Getting Paid‘, and as the song progresses the visuals get much more engaging just like the song. The Zechs Marquise is a sideband for Marcel of Mars Volta, not sure how these guys and Omar do it but it’s always dope and different than everything out. It starts off all smooth and smoky then it gets amped a few levels for the end. Great song and now it has great visuals to accompany it.
Just recently unveiled at CES by Madcatz is the new PS3 and 360 product line for the upcoming Street Fighter X Tekken game (March 16) and it’s looking better than your daddy’s arcade joystick memories for sure… and at home which is even better. It also has a connecting kit so you can join both arcade sticks for a true arcade feel while trash talking obviously. Check below for more images and some info from Madcatz themselves. I never really preferred Tekken (Panda…pssssh!) so I’m going with Street Fighter characters in this game. What say you my Giants?
The Street Fighter X Tekken Arcade FightStick V.S. features genuine Sanwa Denshi™ arcade components. The unique chassis allows gamers to join two sticks together via the Arcade FightStick V.S. Connector Kit (sold separately) for a highly realistic arcade presentation.
The Street Fighter X Tekken FightPad SD features a 15% smaller chassis than previous FightPad designs, inspired by the gaming preferences of legendary Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono.
Additional information is available at the Madcatz site.
Cyclops is one of the most lyrically honest emcees I’ve heard and he has a new project out by the name ‘Rap Scott Summers’ produced entirely by Tokyo Cigar (Win!), it continues his soul searching clashing with lifes up and downs while maintaining what it takes to be labeled a great album. I am glad that more people are paying attention to Cyclops now, the album is hosted by DJ Jay Skillz and sponsored by Rock the Dub, Definition DJ’s and Y Not My Dream so you know this isn’t an album to pass on. Relating to Cyclops rhymes is easy because we all have these thoughts of grandeur and times of failure, certain songs like ‘Exhaust, Identify, Going Nowhere Fast’ and ‘Fascination’ show that this emcee is grounded and well aware of lifes issues while dealing with. Tokyo Cigar as usual delivers production on par with the best of them, I think he even channeled some Rza ‘Liquid Swords’ power in the banging track “Say Your Prayers”!
All some people need is a platform and if given the right opportunity you will see them shine brighter than they ever have, that is exactly what went on in this album. Another piece that I am proud to have posted and have you all check it out, it deserves to get a through listen because it sounds fantastic. Peace to Tokyo for creating another crazy project and Cyclops for forever gaining ground in his craft. Yes… this is Hip-Hop.
The Pixelords from the UK released a one track preview for their Feb 20th digital (Feb 6th vinyl) release of ‘Keramika’ EP and it’s got all sorts of dope bass and dangs that will keep your head nodding. This track shows heavy promise so keep on the look out for the EP come February, I will be following it as well!
Pixelord – Keramika EP (Out Feb) by HIT AND HOPE
Rhymageddon has to be one of Jersey’s most hard hitting lyrical murderers and being high up in that rank you gotta admire the prowess the homie brings when speaking truth. ‘Suck A Clip’ (produced by Edobeci) talks about certain parts of the industry where all they touch has to have a familiar name and/or what’s popular… yea I got a problem with those too. Peace to Rhym for the shout and for loading the clip with raw truth.
Jersey’s ill emcee Rasheed Chappell got a new video for “Break Loose”, one of the dopest tracks on ‘Future Before Nostalgia‘ (produced by Kenny Dope) and continues the tradition of Hip-Hop as an art-form. This has to be one of the best old school HipHop tributes in video form that I’ve seen in recent times, shot by Zunbug Turskee in conjunction with Creative Control, they keep the true essence of creation and flow visual graphics beautifully with the track. Crazy that I can see this video and know it came out in 2012, it mimics the beloved era and looks so well.
St Joe Louis recently released this track which means a lot to them as the person that was creating it with them took a different path and went to the armed forces. Fortunately this song still came out and features one of NJ’s best Rasheed Chappell, also the vocals of Peter Hadar elevate the beat. Another great example of Giants working together!
St Joe Louis feat Rasheed Chappell and Peter Hadar- Days Life by michaelcardigan
