[Video] Flatbush Zombies discuss their history with Scion AV
Did you wake up this morning and ask yourself "where Brooklyn at?" No? Whatever Brooklyn has arrived regardless, Flatbush Brooklyn to be exact. As of late the Flatbush Zombies have been gaining momentum and eat, eat, eating any emcees that think otherwise. "Me and him used to make fun of kids and shit that's how we got cool," Darko explains about meeting Juice. Check out the full interview below.
[Video] Deniro Farrar: "Fears"
Charlotte, North Carolina harbors some serious ambition in the form of Deniro Farrar, a true outlier in a city that doesn't get much shine. In his latest joint "Fears" Deniro lends his smooth southern flow to Sxmplelife's airy, bass heavy track. This is the visual for first official single off his upcoming EP, The Patriarch. It expresses what it's like for a young man in the hood running the streets and chasing the "American Dream," half mad, half scared and fully hungry.
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SpaceGhostPurrp: "Alize Music"
In only a few short years SpaceGhostPurrp has taken us on seriously interesting ride. The first time I saw this young Miami bred MC he was rappin bout that "phonk" (drugs, women, satan) over some lo-fi beats that sounded like they were recorded in someone's bathroom. I was immediately intrigued by his name his ominous bravado, and the weird way he wrote everything. His crew, RVIDXR KLVN quickly grew into a small army and it swept the entire Trill revival scene, it seemed that SGP had arrived. Then he found god and decided to retire. Now he's drug free and apparently back for real. Check out his second free track in the last two days.
MeLo-X: "God Magic"
After a relatively successful 8 years of producing, remixing and blending all sorts of music MeLo-X has spent the better part of the last 2 years on a serious hiatus.Perhaps he was on an introspective journey or perhaps he was just taking a break, either way the Brooklynite is back and that makes us smile. Here MeLo steps back into the hip hop realm and muses on the mastery of God-self over some woozy keys and sharply layers drums.
[Mixtape] UZ: Balltrap Muzic Vol.1
Like the production duo Daft Punk and the always elusive MF Doom, UZ joins the ranks of incognito artists that keep us guessing. Most performers that shroud themselves in mystery tend to thrive in the shadows, which is why we don't really know much about UZ other than he records in LA, he has been producing for over a decade and he blew up in a VERY short amount of time; UZ recently told Redbull that he created a soundcloud, tossed a few tracks up and got noticed by Diplo's MAD DECENT label all in the same month. Now he has the internet going nuts and with good reason. Balltrap Muzic Vol. 1 takes the latest dance incarnation of Trap production and seamlessly laces it with some heavy-hitters in the rap game. If features by Trinidad James, Casey Veggies, Problem and Iamsu don't give this tape enough cred then an appearance by Baauer, the producer of the infectiously annoying "Harlem Shake" should do the trick.
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[Video] Julian Stephen: "Booty Call Hrs."
They always say "Queens get the money," but in his latest visual for "Booty Call Hrs." 20 year old Julian Stephan flips the coined phrase on its ass. On young "JuJu's" side of Queens, early in the a.m., the phrase goes "Queens get the honeys". Produced by Gq of Mizfitz Soundz this beat features a lazy bass line and some smoky organs that accompany the late night sex theme very nicely. If you're feeling this track and want to hear more make sure to cop his free mixtape #AkwardMoments.