Oxice's 5th instrumental album helps define a trip hop sound heavily influenced by the ambient qualities often found in background soundscapes. The drums help keep each track fitted with a hip hop vibe, but the sounds used clearly divert into a more electronic style. Any fan of music in general is going to find something of interest within this beat tape, and so it is definitely worth checking for, it is free after all.
Murs presents the Hobostewd-directed music video for "Epic Salutations", the opening track from his recent album Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation, produced entirely by Ski Beatz, the man behind classic tracks for Jay-Z, Mos Def, Camp Lo and many more. Murs' most recent release is Yumiko: Curse Of The Merch Girl, his album and graphic novel collaboration with Josh Blaylock. He recently curated Through The Mic, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's first-ever hip-hop concert series, and this year's installment of his annual Paid Dues festival featured Wu-Tang Clan, Odd Future, Kendrick Lamar and many more.
Walking on a Razor pt 2 featuring Sadat x and Shabaam Sahdeeq the Second Single taken from Lewis Parker's forthcoming album "The Glass Ceiling" produced by Lewis Parker for the World of Dusty Vinyl. cuts by dj Pings
Yamin Semali of Clan Destined presents the music video for the Illastrate-produced single "Are You Sure", also featuring flutist Rasheeda Ali who has collaborated with Darryl Reeves' Mercury Project and Stacy Epps among others. Illastrate is an Atlanta-based producer who has worked with Boog Brown, Dynas, Tiye Phoenix and more. "Are You Sure" is Yamin's second video, preparing for his upcoming fall release Yamin.
"The song sums up the world as seen through one's eyes, no matter where they pivot," says Yamin of the "Are You Sure". "Hence, 'turn around' and the 360 degree angle from the camera. 'No matter where you go, there you are.'"
Aarophat Returns With His Seventh Studio Release.After releasing two collaborative projects as one-third of the Hip-Hop collective Third Rail alongside fellow artists D Strong and Wildelux and as a member of the Midwest Hip-Hop duo Black Noise with producer Illastrate, the Youngstown, Ohio MC has returned with his new solo LP, Invictus. The album title inspired by the William Ernest Henley poem was chosen to represent the "unconquerable” mentality put forth to create his 17-track opus. Invictus features production from C-Dubb, Illmind, Mok Vurban, Lex Boogie, nVMe Productions, Tone Beatz, Mac and The Audiologists, all contributing to a warm and grimy soundscape. Guest appearances by Dynas, Methuzulah, Wildelux, D Strong, Karniege, Majadi Baruti, Chinch 33 and soul singer Kendra Ross breathe both ebb and flow into the effort as Aarophat delivers what many are considering to be his finest work to date. The lead single, "PANIC!” is already spreading vibrations of triumph on mix shows worldwide and the anticipation for the long-awaited LP is rapidly rising.
Aarophat began his musical career in 1999 with the release of his first EP, Black Phoenix. Since that time, he has brought forth two 12” vinyl singles and five full-length albums. In between projects, the wordsmith has kept his rhyme skills sharp appearing on countless records with the likes of such artists and producers as Nicolay, DJ Jamad, Craig-G, DJ Lord Jazz (LOTUG), Dynas, Reks, Numonics, Prince Po, D Strong, Wildelux, Terem, SciFi Stu, Methuzulah, Karniege, MF Doom, Rasco and a host of others. Backed by a solid catalogue and resumé with numerous projects set to release later this year, Aarophat’s seventh installment is serving as the catalyst for a firestorm of epic works to come.