Footprints is Organic Flow’s debut LP, and I must say it really impresses. I posted about Organic Flow about a month or so back introducing them as a spoken word group and talking about how they are really at the core of what hip-hop is. This album proves that and builds upon those few tracks [...]

Rap has always had perverted obsession with sports. Both are undeniably American, rap started and is still dominated by American artists and what’s more American than competition or getting drunk at a competition. As an outsider (from the UK) looking in, it has always been little strange and almost alienating. However, over the course of this six-track EP, [...]

The Good Sin had his breakthrough moment, shared with 10,4 Rog last year, with the Late EP. This half an hour EP married a confident stripped-back sound with Sin’s diverse vocal talents. It really put the pair of them on the map in a burgeoning Seattle Hip-Hop scene. Nearly a full year later, The Good Sin has [...]

Over the last twelve months we’ve been slowly drip fed tracks produced by French producer duo, The Funk League. These mellifluous jazz charged tracks boasted an impressive list of vocal talents and instantly had us pining for a full release. Now, after a lengthy wait, their debut album “Funky As Usual” has finally seen the light of day. The outcome? Disheartened [...]

Audible Mainframe has been one of my favorite groups over the past few years to listen too. They have a perfect combination of the rough and rich(lyrical quality) raps and the live band feel that is so enjoyable to listen too. Their last album Transients was both inspirational and fun to listen too. Over the [...]

The now eight albums deep LA based rap duo, People Under The Stairs, are nothing but consistant. You can’t fault them for it, they’ve been delivering album after album filled with jazz loop laden anthems. It’s safe to say that the People Under The Stairs best of compilation will be one of the finest examples of our [...]

Awon & Kameleon Beats burst onto the scene last year with the LP Love Supersedes. In that album, Awon really impressed with his ability to tell stories about the struggles in life. Concentration Gradient takes the style found on previous works one step further. The production on Concentration Gradient is excellent with a very soulful and jazzy feel. [...]

Open Mike Eagle has always been on the verge of something. He’s clearly an intelligent guy, or at least the self-proclaimed art rapper came off as such in his first album, ‘Unapologetic Art Rap’. Tracks like ‘I Rock’ proved that he had some smarts and showed that Mike was on the verge of something unique. [...]

Over the past seven years The Foreign Exchange, which consists of Phonte and Nicolay, has steadily released 3 studio albums and now a live album. Dear Friends is atypical of many live albums because we’re treated to hearing the many different layers of each song in a different sense than a studio album.

With another Atmosphere release out, it appears that they’ve grown from adolescent to adult, figuratively speaking. ‘The Family Sign’ continues on the same road as the group’s 2008 release, ‘When Life Gives You Lemons…’, with Ant’s layered production producing a live feel throughout the album through the dominant presence of piano keys. Although they’ve gotten [...]