These cats do instrumental versions of classic hip hop joints. In fact, they released a whole album in tribute to the Wu-Tang Clan titled Enter the 37th Chamber.
Check out their version of CREAM below.
No disrespect to them, or to the Wu, but frankly it’s a bit remarkable how repetitive the beats can get without some sick rappers dropping verses on it. Still, may be worth a listen.
The 20th anniversary of Black on Both Sides has been getting a lot of attention on social media. And it’s clear why: the album is a legit classic. When it dropped in 1999, Black on Both Sides was heralded as a rallying cry for intelligent hip-hop, a strike back against the genre’s capitulation to profit […]
Medhane and Deem Spencer complement each other nicely on this new track, “Voyager,” which is built on fuzzy, reverberating synths and thumping kicks, the whole effect dream-like and meditative. You can listen on Youtube but there’s a higher quality version on Spotify. Photo credit: Ade Sayeed
It’s been a minute since I’ve contributed to this site, so it seems fitting that my first post in over year is about the new Gang Starr track, “Family and Loyalty,” featuring J. Cole. The group’s first new music since 2003’s The Ownerz, the song was dropped as a surprise after DJ Premier teased the […]
