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Rapture & Verse #22

Thu, May 02 2013 3:25pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

For those feeling they missed the St George's Day boat, Rapture & Verse declares a national holiday by setting a Best of British ball rolling.

The Child Of Lov - The Child Of Lov

Tue, April 30 2013 12:17am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Clandestine press releases and flickers of photoshoots are alluring.

Flying Lotus is the most prolific musician alive. No, really!

Wed, April 24 2013 6:00pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Do you think Flying Lotus keeps track of his various projects with pen and paper, or might he be an Excel spreadsheet type of guy?

Grip Grand releases MF Doom remix album

Wed, April 24 2013 5:43pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

Continuing in the time honoured tradition of combining a capellas from famous rappers over either original or concept beats (I like to call these projects 'reverse mixtapes') - think The Grey Album , Nastradoomus , Vinyl Fantasy VII or Eminelton - Grip Grand , whom Allmusic describe as "a West Coast underground rapper/producer with a self-deprecating sense of humor" gives us a mash up of DOOM vocals over some smooth, originally produced Stones Throw-esq instrumentals on his new seven track EP GG Doom!

Quasimoto to release new album this June?

Wed, April 17 2013 11:06am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Eight years after Quasimoto 's last release The Further Adventures of Lord Quas , hip-hop producuer Madlib has resurrected his high-pitched alter-ego on a record set for release this year.

Ill Communication: Edition No.4

Tue, April 09 2013 8:00am - Source: The Four Oh Five

This month's edition features Suhnraw, Bill Ding, Ghost Noises, A/V, Felly and Chance The Rapper.

Premiere: The Hood Internet Mixtape

Fri, April 05 2013 3:08pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

Chicago-based hip-hop producers The Hood Internet jumped on the chance to participate in our ongoing mixtape project.

Listen: Bishop Nehru - Elder Blossoms

Fri, March 29 2013 12:27pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Bishop Nehru has posted his new track 'Elder Blossoms' online.

Lilacs & Champagne ready new LP (videos and single stream)

Fri, March 22 2013 5:18pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Lilacs & Champagne , the hip-hop influenced project featuring members of Om/Grails/Holy Sons, have released another commercial for Danish & Blue , the band's new album due via Mexican Summer on April 23.

The five best J Dilla documentaries

Thu, March 21 2013 9:46pm - Source: Beatportal

Dearly departed producer and DJ J Dilla (aka Jay Dee; aka James Yancey) definitely garnered more respect posthumously than when he was punching out beats on his MPC for the likes of Slum Village, Madlib, Common, and other hip-hop luminaries.

The Delfonics: Adrian Younge Presents the Delfonics

Wed, March 13 2013 5:26am - Source: Pitchfork Media

It's almost 20 years since Rick Rubin successfully repositioned Johnny Cash from a fading star in a terminally uncool genre into the walking embodiment of cool with American Recordings.

Blu released EP w/ MED & Madlib, finally releasing 'NoYork!', announces tour (dates, streams)

Tue, February 19 2013 2:58pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Cali rapper Blu was supposed to release NoYork! through Warner back in 2011 but he was dropped from the label and "unofficial" releases began circling the web instead.

Son Raw: The Bluffer’s Guide to Rinse.FM (Part 2)

Tue, February 12 2013 2:03pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Part 2 of Son Raw's continuing look at London's best radio station.

Happy Birthday: J Dilla

Thu, February 07 2013 3:34pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

He is a favourite of Pharrell Williams', he worked with Prince and his production credits range from A Tribe Called Quest to Erykah Badu; but how did such a talented and hugely respected producer and solo artist manage to spend most of his career widely unknown?

Beat Drop: Best of 2012.

Thu, December 27 2012 2:32pm - Source: Metal Lungies

As we do every year, we asked some assorted homies to tell us about their favorite beats of the year.

FLYING LOTUS RELEASES NEW MIXTAPE UNDER ALIAS

Sun, December 09 2012 10:23am - Source: Mixmag

Flying Lotus has released a hip-hop mixtape under his Captain Murphy alias.

Captain Murphy: Duality

Fri, December 07 2012 6:26am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Steven Ellison of Flying Lotus is an obsessive, opinionated hip-hop fan who's never quite sure how his own music fits in.

Champion Sound #10: feat. Rolling Hip Hop’s best of 2012

Thu, December 06 2012 11:57am - Source: Drowned In Sound

It's time again for us to look back over a year's worth of music - meaning, for me, it's time to think of some way to make sense of a year's worth of rap records.

The Month's Electronic Music: Stayin' Outta Trouble

Thu, December 06 2012 10:07am - Source: The Quietus

Welcome to the final 2012 edition of Hyperspecific, the column that's hopefully given you a reasonable guide to some of the year's best electronic music for the club and beyond.

Holler The Gays, Jews & Trannies In Jodi B's Best Rap Videos & Mixtapes

Wed, December 05 2012 11:05am - Source: The Quietus

Another month has passed and I am stoked to tell everyone about these mixtapes and videos.

surprise! Captain Murphy is in fact Flying Lotus

Thu, November 29 2012 4:02pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

If you aren't already familiar with new rapper Captain Murphy , who first appeared on the Adult Swim single, "Between Friends" with Flying Lotus and Earl Sweatshirt , he had been keeping his identity concealed but many rumors circulated that Captain Murphy was the rapper alter ego of FlyLo himself, or a member of Odd Future.

Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf: Stones Throw Documentary To Be Scored By Madlib

Thu, November 15 2012 4:35am - Source: Prefix Magazine

Ever wonder where your favourite rap artists got their beginnings, who's behind some of the key players in the hip-hop underground, or where they got their goofy name from?

Karriem Riggins: Alone Together

Fri, November 09 2012 6:18am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Though you may not have heard of Karriem Riggins, the list of artists he's associated with in includes some recognizable names.

Earl Sweatshirt, Captain Murphy and the Enduring Influence of the Madvillain

Wed, November 07 2012 8:25pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

During the late 90s and early 00s, common sense and chart placement led you to believe that DMX, Ja Rule, Jay-Z and Eminem would eventually spawn a thousand rappers mimicking their vocal quirks and rhyme schemes.

Champion Sound #9

Mon, October 29 2012 11:01am - Source: Drowned In Sound

With this edition of Champion Sound we've decided to mix it up a little, taking a look at Ice T's recently released hip hop doc The Art of Rap , while also rounding up some of our favourite videos of the past two months.

Q+A: FLYING LOTUS

Wed, October 24 2012 1:34pm - Source: Mixmag

With a musical history deeply rooted in jazz, hip hop and electronica, Flying Lotus, real name Steven Ellison, is widely considered to be one of the most forward thinking producers in electronic music today.

Into Wreck & Ruin: An Interview & Mix From Old Apparatus

Tue, October 23 2012 10:13am - Source: The Quietus

Answers from Old Apparatus read like communiques from a sinister cabal.

Jodi B's Hoody Who! September's Best Rap YouTubes & MixTapes

Fri, October 05 2012 12:09pm - Source: The Quietus

September's collection of mixtapes and videos confirm that the new kids have been digging through 20-year-old records and are being blown away by the distinctive early 90s sounds of hip hop.

Review: Flying Lotus – Until The Quiet Comes

Thu, September 27 2012 7:21pm - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

If one were to look at the data, I wouldn't be surprised if he or she found a drop in Los Angeles' menial labor force during the months of October 2006, June 2008, and April 2010.

Mala: Mala in Cuba

Mon, September 24 2012 5:07am - Source: Pitchfork Media

"I was totally out of my element, but you have to do these things in life to change and grow, to learn about yourself and to learn about other people as well... I don't know if I can even work with these [Cuban musicians] because they're on a totally different level musically, and I feel so inferior, but then you play them something of yours, and it's not that they feel the same exactly, but they don't know how you created what you created. So you're both in an unknown, so to speak." —

Rapture & Verse #15

Tue, September 11 2012 4:49pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

It's been a month that's seen the shocking death of Chris Lighty , LL Cool J doing what's known as a Duncan Ferguson and beating seven bells out of would-be burglars to his property, and MF Doom doing what's known as a Mark Morrison and sending in a stunt double to do his masked villainy for him.

The 25 Greatest Outdated Rap Slang Words

Tue, September 11 2012 11:14am - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Rap and slang are as inextricable as Rush Limbaugh and dittoheads; cholula and antacids.

New Madvillain LP “almost done”, says DOOM

Thu, September 06 2012 10:17am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

DOOM (or at least, a masked man looking like DOOM) has said that his and Madlib's new Madvillain LP, the sequel to 2004′s seminal 'Madvillainy', is close to being complete.

Quelle Chris – Q-Mixes (Quelle Chris Luxury Remixes) (Mixtape)

Tue, September 04 2012 6:19pm - Source: Nah Right

Quelle, who just inked a multi-album deal with the other MMG , drops off a 7 cut collection of "Q-Mixes" which includes flips of everybody from Cam'ron to Fiona Apple.

Quelle Chris – Q-Mixes

Tue, September 04 2012 1:37pm - Source: The Smocking Section

While I wouldn't go so far as to call Quelle Chris one the better artists people have never heard of, it wouldn't be a reach to say many haven't paid close attention to his work thus far.

JJ DOOM - Key to the Kuffs

Fri, August 24 2012 10:09am - Source: The Quietus

DOOM is the man's name and you better spell it with all caps.

JJ DOOM - Keys to the Kuffs

Wed, August 15 2012 6:29am - Source: The Four Oh Five

"I'm an uncle, so I think that's how the character comes across. He's friendly, but every once in a while he might talk your ear off. But he still cool."

Jeremiah Jae: Raw Money Raps

Fri, August 10 2012 5:17am - Source: Pitchfork Media

If there's one thing that unites "King Tim III" with the latest thing to show up on DatPiff, and covers nearly every major rap movement in between, it's the idea that the person holding the mic demands to be heard.

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – “Shame” Video

Thu, August 09 2012 1:22pm - Source: Stereogum

In the video for their team-up " Thuggin' ," motormouthed Indiana street-rapper Freddie Gibbs and esoteric California producer Madlib showed us a pretty hellacious vision of criminal life.

Album Review: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Shame EP

Thu, July 26 2012 12:42pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Freddie Gibbs is a menacing figure on the mic.

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