Here we have the new single from a couple of Canadian hip hop legends, Maestro Fresh Wes and Kardinal Offishall, and produced by Lord Quest. Maestro’s album Orchestrated Noise is set for release a week from today, June 25th.
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DOWNLOAD: Maestro Fresh Wes – Dearly Departed (Soundcloud)
It’s Monday so that means a new track from Lancecape.
In typical Lancecape fashion he completely flips this sample. The David McCallum
sample is known to most people as Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode”. That song itself was a monster hit. It was only right for Lancecape to chop this sample up. He took it to a different space and time. Underwater/bass heavy drums, and the sample flipped into a double time almost bollywood type feel. Something to show the world that he isn’t just a boom bap producer.Lancecape got one of the craziest MC’s he knows to rock on this. Grimace Love is a name you shall never forget. He went in and destroyed the beat. 36 bars of craziness. From top to bottom, Grimace Love flips his flow to accompany the rhythm. With a lyrical prowess that is not to be taken lightly. He is in a league of his own and nobody could have done justice to this beat the way Grimace Love did.
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DOWNLOAD: Lancecape – The Return (Soundcloud)
“Dreamcatcher” is the title track off of Montreal native Quills’ debut EP. The song was produced by Toronto’s Fresh Kils.
Dreamcatcher (produced by highly acclaimed Toronto native Fresh Kils) is an autobiographical portrait of the man behind the music. An introspective ode to a lifelong journey; it is fierce and thought provoking, haunting and beautiful. Avoiding the trend of overproduction, it is stripped of excess; its charm lying in its honesty, its beauty in its implicit simplicity.
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DOWNLOAD: Quills – Dreamcatcher (Soundcloud)
This is the second single from Lancecape’s Return To The Classics Vol. 1 featuring fellow Monolith member, Parker.
Lancecape’s vision for this flip came from watching clips of some of his favorite DJ’s. Just watching how DJ’s flipped anything, by juggling two records sparked this entire project. This James Brown flip was played out live to capture the feel of a DJ routine. Just listen to the programming of the track and you should understand what Lancecape is talking about.
Parker, a long time friend and fellow Monolith member, completely destroys this beat. He showed up and proved why he should NOT be one of the most underrated MC’s in Toronto. He states “when writing this?, I was angry”. Lancecape welcomed the code talking, abstract flow and utter aggressiveness. Parker painted, framed and ultimately presented himself as the MC his hometown and the world need to recognize him as.
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DOWNLOAD: Lancecape – James Brown (Soundcloud)
Produced by Jamaica’s The Wizard, “She Could Do It” is the first single released from Rob GF’s upcoming Kites EP.
Price teams up with Chicago’s School Boy for his new single, “Overdose,” produced by Street Empire.
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DOWNLOAD: Price – Overdose (Soundcloud)
“I Don’t Give A Fuck 2.0” is the first release from Peter Jackson’s Good Company mixtape and features Troy Ave, Joell Ortiz, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo and M.O.P. and produced by Melcalfe of 9-0 Nickel.
“Scum Bags” is the second single from OSIYM’s Drunk Words X Sober Thoughts EP
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DOWNLOAD: OSIYM – Scum Bags (Soundcloud)
New one from MC/producer Con$cript. The self-produced “Material World” is a teaser from his new project coming out later this year.
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DOWNLOAD: Con$cript – Material World (Soundcloud)
P.Reign released his new single “We Them Niggas” featuring A$AP Rocky via Pitchfork.com. The track, produced by Pro Logic, is the first to be released from his upcoming Dear America mixtape, which is set to drop on July 4th.