LISTEN: Kendrick Lamar ‘Cartoon & Cereal’ (feat. Gunplay)
Man, Kendrick Lamar is absolutely killing it at the moment. Seriously some of the most interesting hip-hop of recent times (along with Shabazz Palaces – check them both in our end-of-year list). A few days ago he dropped this 7-minute abstract brain melter, on a totally different vibe from everything we’ve heard from him so … Continue reading
LISTEN: Quakers (Portishead’s Geoff Barrow feat. Guilty Simpson & MED)
Straight from Stones Throw HQ comes Quakers, a new hip-hop collective boasting an impressive 35 members, based around three key producers: Fuzzface (better known as Portishead’s Geoff Barrow), 7-Stu-7 (Portishead’s engineer) and renowned Australian producer Katalyst. Their new self-titled double album drops 27th March 2012 via Stones Throw, and features collabs with Prince Po, The … Continue reading
LISTEN: MF DOOM x Jneiro Jarel = JJ DOOM
Absolutely HUGE news. Fan Dam favourite MF DOOM has teamed up with fellow Lex Records artist Jneiro Jarel (together named JJ DOOM, obvz). The pair have a new album ‘KEY TO THE KUFFS’ slated for release ‘soon’. Check out ‘BANISHED’, a taster from the release below:
LISTEN: Ras G & Open Mike Eagle ‘Warhorn’
New joint from Brainfeeder‘s Ras G and LA-based Open Mike Eagle. This shit is for a good cause, namely a hip-hop teaching program in Uganda, so download and then get donating y’all. Open Mike explains more: “I’ve been selected along with Brainfeeder artist Ras G to travel to the african nation of Uganda to teach … Continue reading
LISTEN: The Return of Earl Sweatshirt
Previously awol member of the LA hiphop collective Odd Future Thebe Kgositsile, aka Earl Sweatshirt, appears to have genuinely returned despite previous false claims of his reemergence back in November. Earl has been notably absent pretty much since the group began attracting attention, which is a shame ‘cos he was fucking good. After a slew … Continue reading
WATCH: New Death Grips
Earlier today, everyone’s favourite Sacramento mindfuckers Death Grips (previously featured at #7 in our end of year list) announced they will be releasing not one, but two, full length albums this year. FUCK YES. The tweet was accompanied by the below video, which seemingly features a brand new untitled track (EDIT: Pitchfork have reported the … Continue reading
STONES THROW VIDEO CONTEST
So, I’m sure none of you will be surprised to hear me say that Fantastic Damage fucking love Stones Throw Records. If you’re looking at this website, chances are you love them too, so I won’t bother banging on about all the cool shit they’ve released (srsly tho, what. a. fucking. label.) This year it’s … Continue reading
Area Student Guide
Every year Fused Magazine publish a student edition of their Area Culture Guide detailing the best alternative places to go in Brum to help students stop embarrassing themselves. We’re pretty hyped to be mentioned in it (twice!) and recommend you check it out. There’s loads of other cool stuff in there (places to eat, bars, … Continue reading
FREE EL-P DOWNLOAD: DRONES OVER BKLYN
The legendary El-P has just put up an uncensored version of his new track ‘Drones Over BKLYN’ for free download. Check. This. Shit. Out.
FREE DOWNLOAD: NEW SIGMUND FRUED SINGLE
Our very own resident, SIGMUND FRUED, has a brand new free download up on the Speech Fewapy website. He’s releasing 6 free singles in a series called THE UNCANNY BEATS, one each month between March – August. The third one, ‘I See’, is available now. Get on it. Stalk him here: Facebook | … Continue reading
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