[Video] A$AP Mob: "Bath Salts" featuring Flatbush Zombies
"Bath Salts" is first video from A$AP Mob's Lord$ Never Worry, linking the Flatbush Zombies with A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ant (AKA YG Addie). The 4 go in over the track's grimy production which is fitting for a song whose title is the name of cannibalistic-urge inspiring drugs. The visuals are likewise out there, with plenty of wild cuts and grim settings. The video is directed by Shomi Patwary and you can catch it below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-I1s50fkzk
[Mixtape] Lil Wayne: The Dedication 4
Lil' Wayne releases are always big occasions and receive their fair share of the spotlight. That fact is reflected in the names of the featured, a la Nicki Minaj, Birdman, Young Jeezy J. Cole and a co-hosting from DJ Drama. Personally I would rather be listening to Talib Kweli's Attack The Block over the Dedication 4, however many folks would disagree. Stream below and decide for yourself if Weezy is still as prolific a mixtape artist as he used to be.
[Video] Azealia Banks: "1991"
Azealia Banks has let director Justin Mitchell put the visual touches on "1991", the title track off here recently released 1991 EP. The Harlem rapstress will be dropping her debut album Broke With Expensive Taste next year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oM_9ca8hxE&feature=player_embedded
[Mixtape] Talib Kweli: Attack The Block
It's been over a year and a half since Talib Kweli dropped his Gutter Rainbows LP in January of 2011, making Attack The Block a highly anticipated release from the Black Star member. I was able to catch Black Star perform at Bonnaroo earlier this year, and it was obvious that both Kweli and Yasiin Bey are as sharp as ever, so receiving a new tape in support of that fact is a dope labor day present. Download the tape co-hosted by Z-Trip via DatPiff and stream it below.
Blu: "Rap Dope" (prod. Bombay)
Blu hasn't done a conventional project in his life, and because of that has established himself as an elusive and abstract figure in today's Hip Hop culture. Having been relitively silent over the past year, he will be in the spotlight more as the year progresses, releasing a newly mastered version of Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them with Exile. He's also teaming up with fellow SoCal native Bombay for a project, "Rap Dope" being the first of their product to come to light. Bombay's mellow production makes you feel like you're in a haze, with spacey snyths and a warped baseline completing the experience. Listen to the track below, and if you haven't heard our Closed Sessions Vol. 2, make sure to check out Blu's included track "Comfy In My Truck".
Casey Veggies: "Summer, I Suppose" (prod. Rich Kidd)
Casey is currently in between projects and seems to be enjoying his summer, evidence being "Summer, I Suppose". He released Customized Greatly Vol. 3 back in April and since has done a slew of features and touring. Now he's dropped this latest track as the season winds down, his first since "Y.N.M". The track serves as a capstone to a successful first half of the year for the young MC and is a classic PNCINTL track. Production is provided by Rich Kidd and it evokes feeling of California living, dope and smooth. Listen and download below.
[Beat Tape] Caleb Stone: Sleepy Bitches
Caleb Stone will be releasing a much larger project in the near future, so Sleepy Bitches serves as an introduction to the producer originally from the Bay and currently hailing from Los Angeles. His upcoming project, currently untitled, will included some ill left coast features from Mike G, Alexander Spit and possibly some other Wolfgangers. What this beat tape/EP lacks in weight of names, it makes up for with solid vibes, brought on by the use of varied rhythms, layered samples and laid back melodies (and a coproduction credit from The Internet/Odd Future's Matt Martian, a sign of things to come). Sleepy Bitches is great music to round out your summer to and has us here at RH looking forward to what will come next from Caleb Stone.
Download Caleb James: Sleepy Bitches
Jarred A.G.: "Risk" featuring Scheme (Prod. Green Iris)
If the name Jarred A.G. isn't one you know, "Risk" is his best track so far and the one to get to know him on. The track is produced by Green Iris, Supreme Regime's production duo of Mulatto Beats and Smoko Ono (who coincidentally is A.G.'s younger brother), and it a perfect backdrop for Jarred A.G. to link with Scheme. The Moleman/SNRC has been killing it lately, doing so again here, dropping a melodic and insightful verse to begin the track. Look for more Jarred A.G. soon.
Jarred A.G.: "Risk" featuring Scheme (Prod. Green Iris)