Qwazaar & Batsauce - Love Liez

Qwazaar and Batsauce bring in the New Year with an ephemeral masterpiece entitled "Love Liez."  Under the direction of Arvid Wuensch, Qwa and Bat serenade Berlin's Underground with a song that is at once dark and somber, divine and liberating.  Qwazaar solidifies his reputation as a virtuoso, continually evolving over the dusty yet innovative sounds of Batsauce.  Their Stress Chasers EP drops on January 28.
"It said tonight the moon we see it/ will be falling from the sky/and there's nothing left to do but watch it dim, let it die/eat the worm, love the lie"

roly
 

HARD TO THE LEFT RAP PARTY KMD

Pre-Mask MF Doom era. KMD live, back in 1990. ruff.

rol

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Skyzoo - Theo vs J.J. (Dreams vs Reality) // Mixtape

Full Mixtape Stream and Purchase

In Skyzoo’s Words: "With this project, I wanted it to be a bridge between “The Great Debater” and “A Dream Deferred”. This mixtape literally picks up where “The Great Debater” left off and leads you directly into “A Dream Deferred." The tape is split into 2 parts, Theo Huxtable and JJ Evans. The first half of the tape has me rhyming as if I were Theo, with the world from his point of view. Being well off, having to live up to a family's expectations due to their success, etc. The second half is from JJ's view, with the sound being slightly more aggressive and the stories built with an "in need of something" attitude. The tape is the idea of the vast contrasts of a life that my people and I dreamed of and aspired to as kids (Theo) versus a life that was more of our reality (J.J). This one is for US. Enjoy”

rol

Audio: DJ Soko - Stand Up fea. Guilty Simpson & Hassaan Mackey prod. by Apollo Brown // MP3

DJ Soko and Apollo Brown, two thirds of acclaimed group The Left, command you to “Stand Up.” For this brazen order, Soko enlists Brown on the boards and the incomparable mic skills of Guilty Simpson and Hassaan Mackey.

rol

Video: Earl Sweatshirt interview with Peter Rosenberg

After Tyler marks one more time that he hates interviews (while giving a bunch) and left the studio, Earl got some minutes to explain some facts about his person. Check Earl's "Earl Sweatshirt" album right here. Ah Tyler comes back and disturbes the show. Anyways...

rol

Audio: Odd Future - Oldie / Odd Future OF Tape Vol. 2

Odd Future's 'OF Tape Vol. 2 is out today, album is mostly horrible. The oldie song is a crew song and features Tyler, The Creator, Hodgy Beats, Left Brain, Mike G, Domo Genesis, Frank Ocean, Jasper Dolphin and Earl Sweatshirt. "Oldie" and "NY (Ned Flander)" are the exceptions if you ask us. Earl is the chief and i overheard that he is cooking smth. up with Jonwayne.

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Audio: Bambu - None Left (Prod. By Josh The Goon)

Bambu is starting another riot. For this one he teams up with producer Josh The Goon. SA!
Grab his previous tape here.

jimmmy

Interview: Robot Koch (German + English)

Our Friend Mandy Mozart (co-owner and artist of net-label  Shalom Salon) sat down with Robot Koch to discuss music and everything around it. Take your time with it. This is truly great and highly interessting.

Photo by Mandy Mozart himself.
Full interview (English/German) after the jump.

Audio: C Plus - Viernes Negro 2

02 Back Like I Left (prod. Hippie Sabotage & Nicatyne):

09 Prize Fighter (prod. Chase Moore & Hippie Sabotage)

Download: C Plus - Viernes Negro 2

2 days ago we posted the first leak "Back Like I Left" of "Viernes Negro 2". Now the complete album is available and features N Pire, Street Knowledge, & Chase Moore and productions from Hippie Sabotage, Flywalker Beatz, Cardo, Nicatyne, & Lee Bannon. "VN2" is the prequel to my sophomore album L.O.C.A.L. due out February. You should download this!!

sOlo...

Audio: Slick Rick - Behind Bars (Prod. By DJ Prince Paul) // Unreleased

This was the original version of " Behind bars " I recorded for Slick Rick during his incarceration in the early 90's . The song didn't come out until 94 but to my surprise was remixed by Warren G and Def Jam scrapped my mix . Though Im still considered a writer of the song I was really hoping to have this heard ( well in 92 when we recorded it that is ) . Though it sounds pretty dated its still one of my favorites and I had the pleasure of working with a Genius Slick Rick .

Whaaaat?!? I am funkin around right now. Left - right - left - right (hands in the air!!). Come on people, get your groove on!
Via.

jimmmy

Video: Sole - I Think I'm Ben Bernanke

The song itself is about the history of America's long decline, beginning with the exploitation of the natives, slavery and the post world war 2 american dominance over the globe. Once the world was sucked dry, the entire system caved in on itself. We have been living on borrowed time since day one, with nothing left to plunder all we can do now is make radical changes or suffer the consequences. Ben Bernanke, the head of the Federal Reserve has overseen many of the disastrous policies that have lead to the destruction of the middle class and american labor.  The video depicts Ben Bernanke in the near future as a homeless drunk living in a shanty, or possibly an Occupied space in the United States.

Download: Sole - Dispatches From The American Fall

Solidly united with the Occupy Wall Street movement, Mc Sole slips into the role of Ben Bernanke, the president of the Federal Reserve Boards. The days after dispersing the ruling elite.

sOlo..

Interview & Review: Chemo aka. Telemachus - The Stomach of the Mountain

If you are a frequent visitor to this blog you know about Chemo aka. Telemachus from London who sat down to answer some questions about his new album, his recent release and his upcoming projects. Interview & Review after the jump....

sOlo...

Audio: MellowHype – 67 // Mp3

MellowHype - 67 by Hypetrak

MellowHype`s new album will be called numbers and this is the first single from what I know. Left Brain on the beat.
Via HT.

jimmmy

Audio: Apollo Brown & Hassaan Mackey - Volume // Daily Bread

 Download: Apollo Brown & Hassaan Mackey - Volume

The new album from producer Apollo Brown & emcee Hassaan Mackey, Daily Bread, is officially out today. Ascending production star Apollo Brown started making waves in 2009 after winning the Detroit Red Bull Big Tune Championship. The next year he signed to Mello Music Group and released a series of critically acclaimed albums: The Reset, Brown Study (selected by iTunes as one of the Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2010), Gas Mask (with his group The Left, which made DJ Premier's Top 25 list in 2010), and most recently the instrumental opus Clouds. It's been a busy couple years. Add into the mix Hassaan Mackey of Rochester, New York, and the new group Daily Bread was formed. (Peep the Album after the Jump)

sOlo

Audio: Daily Breed Mixtape // MMG - Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown

The MellowMusicGroup provides this highclass one week freedownload mixtape. Daily Bread (Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown) will be in stores August 9th.

The House Shoes mixtape features a variety of past tracks, collaborations, features, rare and unreleased tracks, along with new material including a sneak peak at the track "Weak Won't Do" from the upcoming Daily Bread album, and the Apollo Brown Troubled Waters Remix of The Trenches featuring Sean Born. Other mix guests include Invincible, Nick Tha 1Da, Danny Brown, Black Milk, Emilio Rojas, Diamond District, Kenn Starr, The Left, Elzhi, and more.

YackFou

Audio: 14KT - 14KillaTape

Download: 14KT - 14KillaTape

Collection of Beats, 14KT produced in the past 3 years. Some of them appeared on DJ Graffiti's "Damm U" Mixtape last year. Every beat has his own story, read the facts behind the beats after the jump...

sOlo

Interview: Slug of Atmosphere // The Family Sign LP // Interview

Slug of Atmosphere Interview - excerpts (The Family Sign) by the-Rapohnelizenz

Homie G.Netzer did a phone-Interview with Slug of Atmosphere approximately a week ago, they spoke about the latest LP "The Family Sign", the Rhymesayers Label and some Hip Hop business rubbish. We have a short audio excerpt and the full interview in text format. Thx 2 Gerrit & Slug! (Complete Interview after the jump)


soLo

Audio: Akili - Free Wi​-​Fi // Album

Akili delighted our inbox with an instrumental album assembled with spaced out, left-coast driven productions. This twitter beat above, is soo slick...thx AK°!
Stream the Album after the jump and purchase if you like it..

solo

Audio: Apollo Brown - TreeTops Mini​-​Mix // Mello Music Group

Download: Apollo Brown - TreeTops Mini​-​Mix // Mello Music Group

Fresh new Mini Mix with Tracks and Remixes by Apollo Brown mixed by Tree Tops. I love this Bang Bang Instrumental. Candy-ish Spots at this mix, check out the Danny Brown, Diamond District and The Left, dope!

solo

Audio: The Left - Gas Leaks Ep // Mello Music Group

The Left dropped one of the best or maybe the best album in 2010, "The Gas Mask". Mello Music Group has some more dope songs that dont appear on the new projects. You can digg, stream & purchase this 3 tracks on Bandcamp.

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