Tag Archives: New Music May 2012
DMX returned last with a new mixtape and surprisingly no one has really made any mention of it. Released around mid-May, The Weigh In is only an appetizer to his upcoming album. It features an even more vulnerable Earl Simmons with guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Tyrese and Big Stan. We initially wondered why X didn’t employ the talents of his former Ruff Ryder cohorts. Suspect guest appearances aside, we cannot tell a Read More
El-P’s latest album, Cancer 4 Cure, is a distressed, semi-schizophrenic announcement of his return. After a five year hiatus since dropping his last effort, the Brooklyn native and veteran in the underground progressive rap scene weaves together his beat boy roots with bass heavy distortion; creating a Frankenstein of sounds. The track, “The Full Retard,” is as if he launches the future of sound at your face and rubs your Read More
Musical collaborations often attempt to sell/display a certain authenticity; they want you to believe that the collaborating artists genuinely like each other and are the best of friends. Although this strategy has its purpose, at times, it can be transparent and overwrought to a point where it just seems like smoke and mirrors. But here we have Cheri Coke and Melo-X; a true musical relationship that is blossoming before our Read More
Here’s a charming little video for a song that could very well be the song we play all summer. Directed by Philip Hodges and performed by Advance Base, “Summer Music” is a glum but nonchalant tale of separation and redemption. In the video, a heartbroken muppet-like fellow named Fritz finds himself down in the dumps over losing his human girlfriend Chelsea but discovers a solution through DYI tunage and one of the Read More
Conscious rhymesayer Lupe Fiasco released visuals for “Around My Way (Freedom Isn’t Free)” yesterday. Many are using the opportunity to claim that Lupe is back while also taking parting shots at his last effort Lasers – which was seen as somewhat of a failure. This single will more than likely be found on his future effort, tentatively titled Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album.