“Alone” is the first single off of L’Orange‘s LP The Mad Writer, and it rightfully features Los Angeles hip-hop underground kingpin Blu. The record by itself is reminiscent of a short film, and now thanks to Kangaroo 5 Productions we need not to imagine any further.
Soooo….if you’ve been sleeping with Patrick down in Bikini Bottom for the majority of your extended life (god help you), you could very well be unaware that John John Florence and Blake Kueny’s have a new surf flick Done. Actually, it is more like 24 minutes of mutant tweaked airs, colossal barrels , seamless cutbacks, tight edits, and everything you’ve ever dreamed of while shredding pillow reef. It also happens to be accompanied by a fucking dope sound track!!! Over at the BDB, the boyz are big fans of rap, especially when it’s Killer Mike. It seems that John John Florence and Blake Kueny are big fans as well. His song “Don’t Die” from his latest album release (2012) R.A.P. Music is used for arguably the best section of the whole movie. Click that play button and get both the movie Done and Killer Mike’s latest release R.A.P. Music over at Itunes.
A few days back, Young Guru gave the crowd at SXSW, and of course the entire internet, a special treat when he debuted the official remix of the standout track “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” from K.Dot’s breakthrough album good kid, m.A.A.d city. The remix features non other than Marcy’s Project’s finest, Jay-Z, who by the way goes absolutely pistachio on the second verse. And then…there is Kendrick Lamar. At this point, anytime you see Kendrick’s name on a song, you can go ahead and rightfully expect something that will have you seriously questioning whether this man is from the same planet as you are (probably not). Starting with his first verse, you can’t help but catch yourself bobbing your head as you hang onto every line of audio dope coming through those speakers. The third and final verse dished out by Kendrick is absolutely ridiculous. We’re talking Kendrick in overdrive-mode double-clutching to the finish line serving some straight up forest fire heat. LISTEN.
Los Angeles cronies M.E.D & Blu just recently released their highly anticipated EP The Burgundy, with majority of the production coming from Madlib. Those three names together should be enough to convince any hip-hop head to head straight over to Itunes for a couple of mindless clicks confirming a purchase and download. Above are the visuals for one of dopest tracks off the EP,”Burgundy Whip”. If you like what you hear and see head over to Itunes and click away. Click here!
Ever tried rapping while continually being smacked in the face by a mystery mixture of mashed potatoes ketchup, jelly, and whatever the hell else school cafeterias feed kids theses days? No? Well my main man Murs can testify for himself. Here is a Hobostew’d- directed music video of the cut “What Up Tho” from the Murs and 9th Wonder new album The Final Adventure.
Just recently, I had the pleasure of getting in my first surf at the Queen of the Coast (Rincon). Heres a dandy clip of Connor Coffin doing what i wish i could out there.
Los Angeles native and hip-hop underground purist, Blu, along side Exile and Andy Allo, dedicate some entrancing visuals for all the “flower lovers” out there. That is, those who find every occasion to take a moment out of their day to pause and take a refreshing inhale of the legendary duo Blu & Exile latest project, Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them. The featured track and accompanied video to ”Ease Your Mind”….well, lets you do just that. Enjoy and grab the whole album here!
From the man himself:
It’s time. I appreciate you giving me the time I needed to grow, experiment, and find the direction for my 2nd album.. And I have. Along the way I’ve recorded at least 4 albums worth of material, lots of it being unfinished demo versions waiting to be polished up, some of them are great songs and important stories that just won’t make the album (either they don’t fit Sonically, don’t fit Theme, or there’s just not enough space) . Tonight, I want to give you a few of these songs because you deserve them. It’s hard as fuck for me to keep all this music from you for so long, so I know it’s been hard for you to wait. Thank you for your patience. Vibe out to these songs in their raw form, no polish.. just a lot of my soul.. The wait is over. Truly Yours, Born Sinner Truly Yours PS- 1st single coming this week. The album is hands down my best work yet. Can’t wait to share.
Chris
Mr. Hart