Pestilence is an artist that spits from the heart and goes off what he feels when he hears a beat. He is also very involved in Hip Hop coming out of Wisconsin. He is a part of one of the biggest Hip Hop movements in Cyphaden Music that involves, Taiyamo Denku, Urban Legend, and Rambuxious (respectively). He is also involved with that includes; JEX, V.A.D., a dark path, Ben Luten, Sheol Dynasty, Chump Serivce, and Space Kase. Both movements are potent in their own right and out of Wisconsin, the most unlikely of places and they are all loyal to their locale refusing to move and make it somewhere else eventhough it may be the better decison for their musical careers. 

M-Dot is an Italian-American MC, producer, and engineer that grew up in the Boston area of Massachusetts. He also had aspirations on the basketball court, playing in college for BHCC, MCLA, and Fitchburg State. You can see the two intersect in his mindset on how he plays hard in the paint on the court of Hip Hop with some of the dopest artists and producers to ever grace a track. He honed his craft in the US before taking it on the road to Europe where they still heavily bump Boom Bap unlike the US where Hip Hop's tree is ever growing and expanding. 

Jurassic 5 took the world by storm with their funky, uplifting, and political signature style from their albums released. From the self-titled Jurassic 5 to Quality Contol to Power In Numbers to Feedback, they put together a string of must have albums for the true Hip Hop Heads. His solo album Sound Check, is also dope in its own right. 

Cuban Pete was born in 1975, in the Midlands of the UK. He now resides in the North East region of the UK (closer to the border of Scotland) where he gives all his magic to the artform of Boom Bap Hip Hop. He started off as an open mic performer and soon transitioned into a recording artist. But his talents don't stop there, he also provides cover art for other people's albums and runs his own blog as well (in which he uses to builds a community of artists and for the Hip Hop culture). He mostly works with US artists, which is a surprise, because the UK has a wide variety of Hip Hop talent. 

Canada is rich with Hip Hop culture being close to New York and Toronto-area with just really Lake Ontario separating them (and roughly an 8-hour drive as well), is no different. The release of "Northern Touch" in 1998 by the Rascalz really started to wake up Canada to the ways of Hip Hop music (especially commercially). It also featured other Vancouver and Toronto-area  heavy weights Kardinal Offishall, Checkmate, Thrust and Choclair.  Who all became the collective, Northern Touch All Stars.

Jacksonville Florida, not being an area really known for Hip Hop has definitely left some sort of footprint in the culture. When it comes to trap music (which basically carries the torch for Hip Hop in the current mainstream depending upon who you ask), there is quite a bit coming out of the region, artists like Nardo Wick, Foolio, YungeenAce, and SpotemGottem (to name a few). In the past, the club hit "Tootsee Roll" by 69 Boyz was introduced to the world in 1996. But it was Cash Money Records that brought a major influence to the area. It gave them a grittier and more street sound that fit this new generation a bit more comfortably.

Tha Soloist takes his art seriously and it is a direct reflection of how he thinks and feels. He's from New Jersey, born and raised, just a stone throw from New York. He lives and breathes Hip Hop. He is a rebel towards the majority's reliance on having a "meaningless" nine to five type job (one that brings to life, in many cases, a continuous outcome of unhappiness in one's life).  His music centers on the trials and tribulations of life (i.e the struggles). He started writing poems and drawing before he ever touched the mic. He liked conveying his thoughts on life into words which ultimately led to the mic. 

Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha is a producer from Nijmegen, Netherlands. He currently resides in Wijchen, which is not far outside of Nijmegen. He is the founder of the Hip Hop collective, Voodoo Docterz (an international entity) and part of the Lost Children of Babylon (from the Netherlands, not to get mixed up with the group from Philly). 

Donny G is one of the most diverse artist you will come across when it pertains to an underground MC. He not only raps; he also produces, plays multiple instruments, and is also the lead vocalist and instrumentation to Anguish (a death metal project he does with a frequent collaborator in producer, BK Bonez).  His hip-hop catalog ranges from vicious and dark to upbeat, introspective and deep. His style could be described as a cross between intelligence and insanity, with a garnish of pain. This gives him a unique plot of land that he stands on, he's not afraid to try any type of style of song or project. 

Worcester has a deep history of Hip Hop as well as a flourishing future. With Joyner Lucas being one of the biggest names in Hip Hop, Worcester keeps showing up on the radar as a bright green blip. Stanton Capitol Recordings is a big local act that has turned into a movement with their continued community outreach (and their undying musical talents). With their big year in 2021 full of releases from the group as a whole, I can only imagine what is in store for 2022. They have already kicked off a show with Akrobatik and released a few singles. 

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States, which as an artist, comes with its own challenges. As Freddie Black put it, "most people think we are part of New York." But it is far from being like New York in anyway, it is quite unknown, the biggest city is Providence with a population at around 190,000 and the next biggest city, Cranston has about 83,000 people. 

BoFaat was born in Germany in 1970 to a father who was a vinyl collector that had a vast collection that was a big influence on his love for music. Hip Hop was introduced to him on TV and in various pop culture magazines in the early 80s. Before Hip Hop, he was introduced to martial arts, which is still a love of his to this day (along with Hip Hop of course). 

Marz One is not just an MC, he is also a multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Tuscon, Arizona in February of 1997 and later moved to Silver City, New Mexico.  Being that he was born out of the desert, he knows heat (not just the heat he possesses on the mic). When he is on the mic, you could say he is heat personified cause when he opens his mouth pure lyrical heat emits like an exploding volcano casting out molten lava (like a mage) laying out all over the instrumental drying to leave his presence on it. 

Utrecht is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands with renowned nightlife and a historic city center. It is a large city that keeps the charm of a village with veins of canals that spread out around within her limits. It's not much of a surprise that a man named Kees Maas aka Bleach (a Hip Hop lyricist since 1997) was born and raised inside her warm embrace from cub to now. 

Boom bap was born out of the five Burroughs of New York from concrete and asphalt. It rose like a skyscraper constructed by the struggles of life. It was made to create an escape from the violence and uncertainties that were presented to the common people of the New York metropolitan area. 

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"Third part of The French Connection series by French producer Masta Conga on production, mastering, and artwork. Features Street Da' Villan, Mike Titan, Diego Dollaz, Alvarez Masterminded, Barbaric, Crotona P, with cuts by GNyce. With Masta Conga's signature style and gritty boom bap. M Doc Diego delivers heavy bar work with special guest features that compliment each song The French Connection Vol. 3 embodies the classic France and Upstate New York chemistry formed by the producer/emcee duo."

Eclyse and Mike Martinez are both busy on this Hip Hop game. It only makes sense that these guys come together and make an EP. Level-wise, I think they understand what each are trying to do which makes this a great effort by the both of them. They complement each other well and bring sounds that make this coupling interesting to listen to. Eclyse is never afraid to look inside himself and show you who he is and Mike Martinez is never afraid to bring sounds and samples that give each project a sound of layered originality. Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha is always willing to give the culture a hand (pretaining to the mixing and mastering), especially when his fellow Voodoo Doctorz mate is a part of the project. I especially like the guitars chosen in the samples from the production. Mike Martinez also offers this project his vocals to it too, which is on "Unexplained" that is compartmentalized well lyrically and the feature brings a matching personality to his song and does a good job on being the project.  The sounds of this project are very earthy and organic with the choice of the bass drums and instrumentation, in general. My favorite track was "Toxic Love", because I could really feel it and relate to it on a personal level (we all go through this sort of thing in our young lives). 

"North Carolina based MC PiFF Penny & producer Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha from the Netherlands link up for their first collaborative EP 'Penny For Your Thoughts'. The EP delivers a boom bap sound with hyped up, storytelling and more smooth tracks! Both PiFF Penny & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha show their versatility within the boom bap sound on this 5-track EP."

Thrust OG is like his name, an OG. "Rapper's Delight" lit a fire in 1979 that would open the US (especially) and the world up to Hip Hop. When that hit the radio in America, it spread like wildfire. Everyone wanted to hear the new fresh Hip Hop and / or be the one who was creating the new music for the genre. 

"What began in January 2022 as an idea to maybe do a couple songs or an EP quickly became a full length project with the only stated guideline being a shared love for Prince Paul and the Native Tongues movement. Dave -traveling constantly for work and music tours- visited no less than 60 cities in 10 different countries while working on the album, while Controller 7 kept a steady supply of beats in Dave’s inbox. Controller 7 suggested prompts when he had them, or tried sampling things Dave suggested. The trove of beats allowed Dave to pick and choose from an outsized variety of beats and go wherever he wanted sonically. The album became all kinds of different things, travel reflections, personal mantras, letters to self, and fun with words- all held together by Dave's point of view, and Controller 7’s unpredictable sounds. Dave tells a story of Prince Paul casually, saying if he and Mike would have been around back in the Native Tongue days that they would have been in the crew.This album is the album that comes out of Dave visiting that dream world and making a project that can somehow fit in the family of his favorites." --from Bandcamp description.

This album is dope in the ilk of an East Coast classic. It is mostly produced by Edo.G and Mr. Skip with some produced by lordMixer. It possess a lot of good flavors but one thing is for sure they stay focused on bringing you high tiered Hip Hop. It's a lyrical elephant stompin' on your ear drums with each lyric spit over the beat and each thump of the bass and each slap of the snare. They spit about life and songs like "Boutchu" have dope wordplay around the sample in a creative manner and "Excuses" is a hard-hitting song that hits you like a Hagler hook. It even has that RNB flavor with "All in the Family" that features vocals by Ryan Toby. 

First time listening to this kat Pete Pluto and he is definitely otherworldly on the abstract tip (at times). But he's also lyrical and very skilled with the pen. His imagery and songs are all well-thought-out (so it appears). His rhyme schemes and wordplay is all New York, he definitely pays homage to all those that came before him in the styles he has learned from listening to the greats. Most of this project is produced by Kappy D with a song thrown in produced by Danger Mouse and Talaj Kvmi. It's a good listen, check it out!

A dope EP by Emerg Da MC and Killz Beatz that is full of high energy schematics that are backed up by his signature adlibs that are more original than Werthers. The subject matter is all Hip Hop, life, bars, music, observations, and references. I truly believe that Emerg gets better with every project as he expands his Hip Hop capabilities and uses the tools that he possesses to the fullest. There is no one in Hip Hop today that possesses a package as wide as his that projects a personality that no one can touch. He isn't afraid to take risks and they usually work every time. His confidence in his artistry can be heard with each line that he spits as he rocks the mic. The beats in this project are jazz infused with that classic New York Boom Bap style, each sound carefully crafted with precision making this EP interesting to the ears, the whole way through. It also has two features in OGUN and Lavontry Wright. Check it out!

I have never heard of Chuck Strangers until I came across him on Bandcamp and this EP though released in May, deserves the support. Lyrically it is very thought provoking and well-thoughtout. He is part of the Brooklyn Hip Hop group Pro Era which I have listened to due to Joey Bada$$. He is mainly a producer but sometimes drops some lyrics of his own and that is what he does on this project that also features, Navy Blue, Obii, Pink Sifuu, and Fly Anakin. Each beat and each song formulates a story that is as dope as anything you will hear out right now, check it out! You won't be disappointed.

G Fam Black and A Dusty Cinema (aka Tha Soloist aka Filthy Heir) come hard af on this project. Lyrically, it is dope in it's own right, nahmean? The beats are all on point and put G Fam on some beat styles he's not accustomed to and he brings the beat what it needs all the time. No production out does him and no rappin' out does the production. They are a good marriage that I think real Hip Hop Heads can appreciate. UglyJon did a great job on taking these two artistic minds and making it make sense in the end with his mixing and mastering. The end result can definitely be loved by those that love these two artists because they did a great job in representing their output and coming together in making a cohesive project. Check it out!

Kheyzine keeps pumping out his Hell On Heart series, giving us Side C that is stacked with high tier MCs and beats. Lyrics and schemes make this project filled with cream. Everyone is money in their own way adding their personality and flavors to each track. It is very street poetry heavy on the sinister side of the "do-what-you-gotta-do" type of hustle. There is no shame in what these dudes have to do and had to do to make a living. They killers with that hardcore type of shit that seems to be the thing that moves the vinyl needle stylistic-wise with an exception of O The Great who shows he's no punk but is always on a more lyrical type of mindset with complex sentences and schemes that rival any mic spitter currently out of the underground. The other heavy hitters on this project are; Slum Lord Swigz, Bless Picasso, Mo Rukuz, Grey Phox, D.R.E. Colombian Raw, Deziner Drugz, Postman & Blaze 5th, and INF to complete a dope project through and through for you all to check out. Kheyzine definitely doesn't disappoint on any of his beats and he's becoming a big player in this underground Hip Hop shit. Check it out! 

A dope project to be sure when you get ILLtemper, Versa Tilla, Gamblez, and Skinny Bonez Tha Godfather (who also provides the cuts and mix and mastering) on the beats. The schemes and lyrics are as tough as it gets. They duct tape your mouth leaving you speechless while you listen to this shit with a knife dragged along a sharpening stone. They murder each beat respectively with Marz One adding a nice feature that fits right in - snug. This EP is just a short listen with 5 songs, but it is worth all your support. These four are a team that can bury anyone that stands in their way, check it out!

ILLtemper brings his always interesting conjured lyrical flames that project his villainous mind. His twisted songs are backed by the beats of Beatahoe which add the sinister flavors ILLtemper requires to spit his hardcore lyrics and schemes over. This project all in all is a good listening experience with one feature in John D. Contradiction. The highest aspect of this project is the engaging and different schemes that are top shelf by ILLtemper. Trillian added his mix and mastering skills to this one in its final stage of creation. Check it out!

This album spit by Cuban Pete and beats by the legendary Bo Faat is dope to say the least it starts off with a strong intro that sets the tone for the aggressive lyrical barrage which Cuban Pete does a great job in representing who he is - a beast on the mic. He brings his unapologetic opinions to his tracks and sprays it on his social media. You can see many people dislike his perceived brashness and commentate on it quite often, but you can tell about how he isn't going to change on how he interacts with the web. He brings an old style of smooth flows mixed with a more evolved spit that is reminiscent of most types of Hip Hop lyricists. My favorite tracks seem to gravitate towards the ones that Jabbathakut lays his scratches too. He gets a ton of dope features on this record from Krumbsnatcha, Raf Almighty, Jus-P, Nelson Dialect, OneMike, B. Dvine, and yungL!NK. Bo Faat brings us those dope beats (mixing the album as well) for our ears as The J. Hexx Project provides the  mastering. Check it out!

Emerg Da MC always brings unparalleled energy that is on track in the ilk of ODB and Busta Rhymes and this project is no different. Mike Martinez brings beats that aren't his usual abstract selections by BK Bonez and Kiza G Beats, which is refreshing because he was more focused on the messages and how he was saying. His schemes aren't as advanced on this one as they usually are, but I think theme-wise, he executed this one on a higher level. His street poetry and Hip Hop presence is much more potent on this one than some of his previous projects. I enjoyed the whole journey with "Ghetto Telepathy" being my favorite track off the project. He had good solid features from all who are involved, OGUN, King Bobo, Killz, Anti-Fable and Street Da Villain. Check it out...I think we can all enjoy and appreciate this new music. 

This is my first time listening to a Killz project, but Kiza G Beats is not new at all. Killz offers a smooth take on boom bap with a lot of different types of deliveries (upbeat, downbeat, mid-level, etc.) also adding a soulful-reggae type singing voice to give it more textures. His vibrato is very pronounced and practiced. His lyrical is very good as well and his vocals vibe right over the vibes of the instrumentals. He is very good at adlibs as well keeping the vocals interesting the whole way through. He gets a more lyrically direct Emerg Da Mc; who always adds his endless energy on a track (the adlib master). Street Da Villain is also on this one bringing his lyrical talent that is a deep focus on life and his past and present with dope lyrical delivery and schemes. The features of Potent & Jubae on "Can't Surf" match well with the vibes of the album and do the album justice. The last feature falls on Anti-Fable (an abstract lord) does great on his assignment too his constant abstract approach with Killz give this album a nice unexpected curveball, but it fits within the graces of the project. Kiza G Beats delivers with each sound glued to this canvas that all in all works and excels as it's own unique take on boom bap Hip Hop. I really enjoyed listening to this project all the way through. Check it out! 

Another dope album from Eclyse taking on all the vocals on this one tackling lyrical Hip Hop over jazzy boom bap beats provided by Jay Oracle. He shares his life with his audience which includes the struggles of mental health and bad choices- to name a few. His rhymes are always top notch and have a good message for us all to connect to. He rhymes about themes that we all go through; he emphasizes himself as individual in such a vast universe that shows we can all be a big part of it but also that we are small compared to it all. He is on a search for that inner peace that we all crave but is easily eluded. The vibes on this one is definitely a dope one to spark some collard greens to, nahmean? Jay Oracle does an amazing job of making this project flow together as an equal cohesion giving Eclyse a soundscape he doesn't often hop on and it definitely works like gorilla glue. Artwork by Eclyse and mix and mastered by Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha. Check it out, this should be insomnia, don't sleep!

Tha Soloist comes out with another project that Heads can appreciate in, "W!ldf!re" because it is personal and lyrical at the same time. That is Tha Soloist's gift other than vocals and beats; he has lived through a lot of struggles and life that he bleeds on his tracks and this is project is no different that people can relate to and draw some support from. He's come out with three fire projects in a row and it is insane on how he can draw from his life and make music like this at such a high clip with already coming out with a myriad of projects already before these releases. So check it out and see what it does for you. 

Originally scheduled to be released in July, "Idol Hands" in the industry have forced this album to be leaked ahead of time. This content, written and fully produced by Providence, RI MC/Producer WOLFMAN JECKYLL has been deemed controversial and obscene. Plug your ears in and cop it before it’s banned.

Two dope projects in a row. He is so triumphant in this one, but also shows you that the struggle is never over but the strength to push on is there. Just because some individuals that are wandering the earth seem lost, not all of them are. Talk with them, maybe they just need a spark. Life is always looking for life but at the same time they need something or someone to bring them hope. I think that is what Tha Soloist is trying to convey in this project under the Filthy Heir. I think he showed his humanity in this one and just loves to release his art. His beats are dope and his lyrical is dope. What more do you want? Check it out! 

This project is smoking hot, "Gun adlibs/I shoot slugs from the tongue/It bugs me like mosquitos" what a great bar. It shows the state of Boom Bap right now...which is coke rap and machine gun adlibs running ramped all over the place. Coke rap can still be powerful when it is unique to the individual artist's experiences, but biting the "skeeerrt" and machine gun adlib and the "buh buh buh boom" shit is tacky. People killing the culture with this one, Griselda brough eyes to Boom Bap again for ya'll to bite it? Come on, son, be unique and let's light the fire under the originality that Boom Bap offers. The Filthy Heir, is one of the heirs to the throne of originality in Hip Hop. 

VersaTilla & Snake Vs Crane present, "From The Land Of Poets And Thinkers".

As always, Grim Moses is being his grimey underground GOAT self with those underworld raps that doesn't spare anything or anyone like a Dave Chapelle stand-up comedy special. It is crazy, not many people can take this type of gutter subject matter and make you root for an anti-hero like Grim Moses. He's like a straight villain but loved like he's a vigilante. You don't want to hear a knock at the door and see him at the other end, it's probably going to be the last thing you see. He's got a bunch of dope features in, Ca$aBlanca, Muhreds, and Funk Lo. DIE SWAMBO does most of the beats on this one with the exception of Mike Shabbs who takes on three of the beats. It doesn't feel like there is two producers, this project flows seemlessly. Check it out!

Dope mostly grimey boom bap project with great lyrical content. Kheyzine's work on the soundscape builds a great architectural base to the album. This dropped just two weeks or so after "Hell On  Heart/ Side A" and is just as solid. All the artists put in work to create this stacked project. There isn't many people in the underground that can pull a compilation album as potent as this one. It features; John Dutch, Solarfive, Mikee Mula, Sage Infinite, Nonchalantly Zay & New Villain, Iron Lungz, Che` Uno, DJ Chino 420, Jonny Farias, and Sean Link. Check it out!

Recognize Ali and Stu Bangas are both titans in this Underground Hip Hop shit. They don't touch any project without creating a track for track banger. This project is professional through and through each sample and beat and vocal laid down is dynamic and grimey. Usually New York and Boston rival against each other, but this project cements how working together creates something powerful. Trust me listen to this project, you will not be disappointed. I don't feel I need to over saturate this one with words, the names speak for themselves. This project also gets support vocals from Lord Goat, Verbal Kent, EffYoo, Spit Gems, SageInfinite, and boob Bronx plus cuts by Tone Spliff, Swab, and DJ Tray. So burn your mattresses and pillows, there will be no sleeping tonight!

Grim Moses comes with his signature hard rhymes that can be brutal, horrorcore, hardcore,  abstract, and lyrical type styles. He's one of the most versatile MCs in the underground game right now. He brings his fire from Pheonix, Arizona and has a deep repertoire of vocal skills to throw out at Hip Hop Heads; rhyme schemes, lyrics, song vision, adlibs, and he can rhyme in different speeds as well. Really Hiiim makes a great structural base for the sound that surround Grim Moses' vocals. Each one of his features is dope too in; Maze Overlay, DJ Babel, Chubbs, and King Adriot. All in all, this is a great album full of bar heavy gems. Check it out!

Street Da Villain hits us with another project in the form of an EP, "Heir 2 Tha Streets" and gives each beat that justice that any producer that works with a lyricist craves (and fan). He gives you a dose of his confidence and the life that he has  experienced. Beat It Up Productions brings samples chopped up like lines of yadidamean that every true HipHopHead fiens for like a junky for their addiction. Street has a lot to offer Hip Hop (he's a consistent Hip Hop content creator, obviously), he has worked with a lot of artists in his own songs but has really tapped into the community I dub "The Bandcampers", featuring on many albums. His pen game is strong as well as his schemes that the beats influence him to perform through his processing of his artistic vision. (In case you didn't know) The Bandcampers are a huge Hip Hop community that relies on social media and Bandcamp to distribute their music. Anyway, now you know...don't sleep on this one. Check it out!

A-God The Old Soul is like a picture of a campfire for a stranded desert wanderer, a depiction of survival. He spits words schemed in a way to outline the struggle people have to go through due to drugs, corporate control, and observing like-life people going through the same thing he is. You can hear the anger in his voice as well as all the energy that is exerted through life leaving him with a voice of disbelief, frustration, and exhaustion of the average individual rolling through life. The soundscape captures the personality that is A-God The Old Soul in a way that is almost spiritual, they are definitely akin to one another. Throw those pillows aside and check it out!

Emerg Da MC and Kiza G Beats bring you another installment of their collective brand of Hip Hop in "The Rap Moses".  Emerg brings his high-energy-adlib-filled lyrical content as is always expected filled with rhyme schemes based around his wordplay and metaphors that touch on life, struggles, and humanity. He's never afraid to call out humanity for all of its fuckery and hypocrisy. He has a collection of good features in Donson The Wise, Baby Isreal, Big Purpdon, Anti-Fable, Rap Stoop Killaz, and Donny G (always working with his Grave Wax Music crew).  This was definitely and enjoyable experience listening to this project, so don't sleep on this. Check it out!

Even Heathens is a group made up horrorcore vet King Gordy and ILLtemper. Together they have fun doing finger painting with the blood of their victims. Great lyrical content around upbeat Boom Bap beats that showcases their demented tendencies on the mic. Surrounded by high tier production that features Beatahoe, Bizi Beats, Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha, Stir Crazy, SpearMan, BoondAux, and Elgee Da BeatDetonator. Matching Even Heathens lyrical are features by Jamie Madrox, Grewsome, Gibby Stites, and Young Zee. Definitely one of the better horrorcore albums of 2023, check it out!

This is a dope album put together by Kheyzine featuring a bunch of solid underground MCs in Boob Bronx, Blizz from Juice, Synato Watts, Shottie, Kai Fortyfive, O Finess, Blannco, Donovan Sean, Tajh Malik, Reek Osama, and Silent Snipers. It is completely produced by Kheyzine, the soundscape is solid and the lyrical offering is also dope. All in all the album is worth a spin with a good mix of lyrical Hip Hop that is also hardcore at times. Some tracks you can see the influence of the Griselda movement but it is a Boom Bap project through and through. Check it out!

"The Mountain Is An Illusion" by Eclyse X Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha is an ablum full of lyrical bangers. It starts off with chilling guitars that encompasses the idea that the mountains that we all have to climb are an illusion and a struggle (mental and physical). "Picturesque Sky" is a great example of personal struggles that translates to the war that life is. The second track is my personal favorite, each lyrical verse is dope in it's own way and bleeds the differences of a collection of MCs coming together to create an offering on the mantel of Hip Hop. It includes, Eclyse, Ciphurphace, L.E.O., and VersaTilla (all Voodoo Doctorz artists). giving their own accounts to the "Ways of the Warrior". All in all this project has amazing transitions, lyrics, soundscapes, features, and themes throughout the whole thing. Don't be shy, check it out!

This campfire is blazing from M-Dot, an MC from Boston, Massachusetts. Each word spoken circles the beats like a shark playing with his food. His rhymes, his schemes, and delivery are top notch as always. Included are some of the best producers to grace the sound of Hip Hop in Pete Rock, Black Milk, Apollo Brown, and Erik Sermon. This is an aggressive struggling strangulation on the mic that hits every emotion and observation of the life of an MC and the world that surrounds every Earthly citizen. He touches on inner struggles of mental health and social media and media irrelevance that is unseen by most. It also speaks on how much of a struggle it is for a musician that isn't included in the popular culture of the music world and why he never chose to be defined inside those lines. It's a great album, check it out!

Put those pillows away cause it isn't time to sleep on O Dawg and Passport Rav on this EP, "Rogue Rage". Passport Rav comes correct on the soundscapes helping you escape the world with good vibes and O Dawg brings that grimey lyrical content that has been quite usual for New York to bring out for the ears of the world for decades. There is also a more new school double time beat that is influenced by that drill vibe.  O Dawg brings a fresh lyrical take on the newer-school-styled beat with some nice schemes layed down on it too. It's a solid EP through and through, I have just been introduced to these two guys recently. Passport Rav because of working with Bloo Azul and O Dawg cause he's working with Rav. I'm glad I found them both because they both dope at this rap game. Check it out!

Mike Titan and Manzu Beatz go hard in the paint on this lyrical treat that reaches high heights that starts out as a campfire but turns into a forest fire by the end. The added forces of all the features by G Fam Black, Aida, Silas Zephania, A7MC, Street Da Villain, DJ Decepta, John D. Contradiction, Fred Ones, J. Vengeance, Slik Jack, Tali Rodriguez,  and Jason Famous Beats all doing their part as MCs and cuttin' the vinyl making this project strong like Cronus (leader of the Titans and father of Zeus). Check it out!

Is a dope mix of Cali Hip Hop (multi-era-ed), trap, and boom bap- it has it all. Dap Daniel brings high energy lyrical content like he has for many years with the Brohydes out of Richmond, CA. He's an underrated artist who has been dropping high quality music (as well as creating top notch beats) for a very long time and it is no surprise that this album is no different than his catalog (which is potent to say the least). He's got something for everyone, lyrical, party, club, uplifting, and more. Each beat slaps with it's own personality and the production makes the project clear like water in a cup. You are able to hear everything from start to finish. So check it out!

It's dope how G Fam Black starts this album off with a history of Brockton being once the world's biggest shoemakers turned to the creation of boxing champions, Marciano & Hagler and the crime-riddled drug dealing streets that it is today. The album features beats from many underground heavy hitters giving the album what it needs for G Fam to take it to the solidified heights that you can always count on his projects to reach. There are no features on this album, it is all ride or die- Brockton's Own. Check it out!

Always a busy MC in the underground, ILLtemper, a member of Voodoo Docterz (an international Hip Hop crew) and always dropping projects with King Gordy. He drops another high energy lyrical dark album full of crazy mind states and situations. He always takes you on a dark journey on the seedy side of the human consciousness and delivers yet another effort in this ILLtemper-ed realm. BoondAux creates prolific beats that make it easy to navigate through the dark perilous prospects and the production is crystal clear so you can understand and feel every part of it. Check it out!

This some abstract at it's best...these beats are quiet dope with a focused Trip Hop style elementally with vocals pressed standing out sweating from the music ranging from lyrical to chilling. VLAD Ill definitely knows how to throw his voice around with a uniqueness that you can't put in a box and the choice of effects that accent his words perfectly and are used in spots that add to his overall feel. His horrorcore is also abstract and walks the line of dopeness. It works with the unique element of his voice. His rhyme schemes are also solid too. Can't mess with these soundscapes; they are stamped in by their focus (as stated earlier) but all different but branded by ObscureDwella with the type of sound he was trying to get out of this one and they also seem to inspire elements within his vocal performances. Check it out!

This album is next level, not just for Taiyamo Denku and Bo Faat, but for anyone trying to create an album. It was created from start to finish by both Bo Faat in 11 days, hence the title. These guys have done so many projects together that have reached the highest of heights, but this one maybe the one that has reached the highest. It showcases maybe more reality than Taiyamo has ever let us see in one project and was made out of his raw confidence. He even plucked at his vocal cords for some singing in which he pulled of masterfully.  Denku is an abstract artist with such an effortless delivery that showed abstract vulnerability which is not often projected by MCs (no features too). You should definitely add it to your playlist. Now that we've talked about the vocals, the beats created by Bo Faat are dope af and layered with perfection. Each sound selected and each transition attempt, performed like techniques of the highest master of a Mo Gwoon (a Kung Fu dojo). Check it out!

This EP is smoldering with 11 minutes of 38 seconds of straight fire that could start a fire burning down houses. It think it is definitely refreshing, it plays like a continual poetic cypher sticking to a theme and dropping his lyricism mixed with ideas sampled by other speakers (in songs and between songs). It is interesting how he put it all together and didn't make a normal project with two to three verses connected by a hook. It sort of plays to the way society is now, lack of patience and just want to be entertained by a short video or TikTok offering to move onto the next one. His vibes are definitely underlined and lyricism could hold a candle to anyone that does it. The project mos def makes you yearn for more. I think this is a great promo project and I hope it is a promo to what he is going to bring in the future. DustDimaggio also brings a refreshing take on the boom bap style of beats that help give this project a cinematic feel and a commanding soundscape to present Garcia Vega's ideas in mucial form. Check it out!

Another dope EP from Voodoo Docterz, this time the duo of VersaTilla & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha bringing that untouchable sound. I think it is dope how VersaTilla used the original names of the beats created by Skinny and made a project of deep aggressive lyrical content. This write-up is long overdue, the project was released in February but doesn't mean we can't bring some new ears to it. It has top tier features from Portarok, JuleUnique (Wu Tang Affiliate), & White Lotus matching VersaTilla bar for bar lyrically and adding dope schemes to boot. Skinny Bonez brings it again with the barrage of boombapstic beats where the bass hits and instrumentation and character around each beat is GOATly laid out like unbreakable concrete foundations. Check it out!

Donny G and Bk Bonez back at it again with a lyrical boombapstic EP. These two out of Grave Wax Music never disappoint...using fellow group mate (of Grave Wax Music) Marz One for the only feature in this project. If I haven't said it before, Donny G is a master in writing verses and hooks. My favorite is "A Loyal Grave" it's a dope Grave Wax Music anthem unlike any other created before it. The bass and guitar in this one stands out on this track. The bass you can tell is human made, the character behind each note stands out in a realm of perfection. Instrumental-wise, this might be my favorite effort out of Grave Wax Music. It helps to have Donny G on every track giving the beat what it needs (and often exceeding). It has everything you want out of a Hip Hop jaunt, great production, lyrics, rhyme schemes, vibes, and a consistency that keeps rolling like a well made movie. Now go and cop a CD...don't be shy haha

This is the sequel to their first EP of "The Godfather &The Don". M Doc Diego delves deeper into the streets and what it means to be apart of that kind of life. It's definitely a lyrical piece of supreme grimey proportions. The feature of Slik Jack is top notch lyricism with dope rhyme schemes that hits hard. PiFF Penny is solid on his effort breathing good energy on the track. Eclyse helps bring those bars that touch on the essence of Hip Hop  behind the lyrics of M Doc Diego's essence that he brings; they both include bars about the fake kats / unskilled bars that vomit all over the steps of Hip Hop. Skinny Bonez brings the landscape of sound that creates a perfect canvas for the colors of the stories to hold this solid effort all together. This hardcore album is definitely different than the Griselda train of thought that many have copied and jumped on in hopes to find their own shine. So check it out!

Abstract Hip Hop is practically a genre of it's own that makes you think about Kool Keith, Q-Tip, El-P, and MF Doom. Mostly these artists are usually your favorite artist's favorite artist and there isn't much monetary value behind the releasing of this type of music. It is why very few artists sail into these abstract waters. Eclyse and Ginsing make a well-rounded lyrically abstract project that sonically matches the vibes brought by the vocals. All in all the tracks have a very chill feel to them that aim to show you a different approach to writing lyrical boom bap bars. Eclyse gives you a glimpse of things he has done and how his mentality is when he takes on a track and how he is confident in his wielding of words. So roll up your blunts and get your neck brace ready because you'll definitely be bobbin' your head to this one excessively.

Emerg Da MC raps like no other in the game today or maybe even ever. His rhyme schemes often stand tall amongst the many themes and meanings that get jam-packed in each verse that he pens. I think this project is the best representation of his style done more geared towards a casual Hip Hop listener (meaning it is easier for a wider range of listeners to be drawn to this rather than just Hip Hop Heads). Not just this, Kiza G Beats and Emerg Da MC also seem to be really hitting that deep stride of chemistry. There quite possibly no producer out there now that understands Emerg like he does. Check it out!

Empire (Gamblez and Hectik) take on the famed UK producer Dr. G out of the UK in this soundscape that is themed around wrestling. It is a lyrical gem with some hard-hitting beats that stays on the gas the whole way through. The intro features a sound bite of Harlem Heat (multi-tag team champions in the WCW, Booker T and Stevie Ray), it also is littered with other gems, like Hawk from Legion of Doom (or Road Warriors) and the "Ravishing" Rick Rude. Dr. G does a great job in showcasing that retro feeling inside his beats staying true to the theme. There are many strong features as well on this project (it says it is an EP, but it is really an LP) that add to the potency of the Hip Hop that is displayed on this effort with; Big Noyd, Ill Bill, Skull Bludgeon, info, DJ TMB, Billy Rosco, Dystrakted, DJ Taebo Manuhs, Blaq Poet, Sevin Soprano, Chris Rivers, and Kenny Brazil. This is definitely a project you don't want to miss, so check it out!

First off, RIP to Scott Bluntz, just got introduced to him through this EP. He's dope in his own right and on this project, Donny G and Scott Bluntz are both heaters in every song.  This project represents Hip Hop and music to its fullest with a show of aggressive poetry and well-produced tracks of pure artistry. Donny G does the beats justice for this project that he also delivers a great project to send off his comrad in proper fashion that prolly makes the family and friends of this MC, Scott Bluntz, proud. Dopeness added by features from Kabal, L.E.O. , and Illtemper, so check it out and do be afraid to get this vinyl, either!

This new project is potent like 151 proof Bacardi rum, it will lyrically fuck you up if you are a wack MC or producer. Marz One, born on the same day as Bob Marley (as stated in "Ballpoint") brings a lyrical power that can only be wielded in that Neo-Boom Bap style beat that Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha floods the track with. The production is amazing, bringing big sounds and well selected samples from the shores that Skinny lands on like Duyfken from exploring music like an uncharted land (which is one of the greatest parts of being a producer, listening to a ton of music to find samples). You should definitely check it out, it contains one feature, Gamblez (another collaborator of Skinny's). 

Check it out! The new EP by Chuck Chan (Upstate NY) & GeneralBackPain (Inglewood) "Acetate Tape". It is a lyrical gem coming out from New York and Cali making it coast to coast. It starts off with an aggressive lyrical banger in "Steven Seagal", cuts by DJ Grazzhoppa and continues on as well-produced and well-written EP that deserves to be appreciated by the masses. It features a catalog of underground stars such as G Fam Black, ethemadassassin, Southside Jonesy, LuGhz, Bobby Craves, and Guy Grams.  The production is on point and the street poetry filled with metaphors and similes that are as clever as any MC to ever grace the mic.  

This a project from G Fam Black of Brockton, Massachusetts and Flu from Melbourne, Australia. This particular art piece out of the G Fam Black 30 + collection of pieces of Hip Hop projects, "Starvin Hagler" is a project used as tribute to Marvelous Marvin Hagler, one of four fighters given the title of "The Fabulous Four" who ruled the ring in the 80s. He had a reign of six years and seven months as the middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987. His last match being defeated by the great Sugar Ray Leonard (also a member of "The Fabulous Four").  The sound bites alone will take you back to a time period where Hip Hop started to take its form as a fighter in the music arena and make this project worth listening to. It is a great honor to be apart of a project like this, I am sure for the both of them and G Fam Black does his part as being lyrically hardcore like a head chopping 80s boxer. Flu adds in the soundscape around this project to perfection, I'd definitely have to say he wins the best production of the year on just the fact of being so focused on the topic. Together they create not just an album but an embodiment of one of the greatest fighters of all time. It was a pleasure to listen to this one...check it out!

Another ill collaboration from the Voodoo Docterz family, JFliz & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha that features underground heavy hitters, G Fam Black, P-Ro, and M Doc Diego. The soundscapes are top notch as well as the lyrical content bringing this neo-boom bap musical offering to the highest of heights that this new community has to offer (there is a huge underground Hip Hop movement that is happening that touches all corners of the globe in case you haven't noticed). The features seem very calculated and meld together like a metallic alloy, seemlessly. It's pretty exciting to see this community form and it is only growing with each new collaboration and joint project. Enjoy this EP, check it out!

It's quite an interesting title to a very unique artist in Emerg Da MC, who The People's Theorem has been following since his discovery. He's very busy doing back-to-back albums from Kiza G Beats and BK Bonez as well as offering up feature verses for other artists. He is always touching on the topics that linger in the shadows; one's that you will not read in a newspaper or see on televised news. His observations are unique to his perspective living in two of the biggest major cities in the US in Atlanta and New York. He doesn't ever shy away from one of his main themes of African American systematic racism and his topics are their presentation are ones you will not typically see on radio (or even internet radio) platforms. This project is no different, Emerg Da MC is an abstract-minded artist on the top of the food chain. Check it out, another solid effort out of these two. 

A dope representation of Hip Hop, from aggressive to abstract to smooth to knowledge; this tape has it all. The beats are carefully constructed by Aloeight with features of some of the best names Hip Hop has to offer. The production is quite interesting with use of multiple effects and sounds that accent the top notch lyrical content that sprays all over the tracks like fallen shells from a heavy machine gun. Check it out!

You gotta check this project out, Pittsburgh duo, Pen Lordz being lyrical beasts in Arsinel and Fam Ross. They use a New York style of aggressive street poetics. They aren't afraid to attack fake mfs nor are they afraid to use more modern Neo Boom Bap type "boom boom" and "skiiiirt" type adlibs, but the way they spit takes them away from the biter conversation (in my book); they have their lyrical skills to fall back on (which there is plenty on this project). It's a dope background and sounds and samples that plays a perfect part as a brush of the canvas behind the words written from the pen; Kheyzine is always dope. It also features dope verses from Grey Phox and JINNAHCIDE. 

Moral Compass has to be an EP that both these guys are proud of; the beats are pristine, they lyrical content is dope, and everything involved is melded together to near perfection. After listening to it, you definitely want more. The cuts build bridges to each song that sets up everything that is going to come next. Boom Bap is still an artform that is clawing its way to stay in the ears to anyone willing to lend an ear to listen. Skinny Bonez and Bleach weld it artistically, a duo that both live in the Netherlands. You won't be disappointed if you are a true Hip Hop head.

Snake Charmer Paradox is a continuation of lyrical reflection as heard in their last project, Prima Donna Shangri-La. What has changed is, Marz One now resides in Arizona and time has given him a bigger stretch to put his thoughts, reflections, and observations to the paper and pen, where his artistry lives. He also features his fellow Grave Wax Music members in Donny G and Emerg Da MC. BK Bonez layers the landscape on which Marz One's words touch down on in a fashion that makes sense each step of the way. His use of sounds and instruments and samples are always on a higher wavelength and stir emotions that accompany the lyrics. You should definitely check it out and buy it if you feel you should support their movement. 

Peep the new album by Juxx Diamondz & Ledger, "N.A.O" spitting from Brooklyn, NY with that aggressive real shit. The beats are all dope and it is matched by dope bars that never disappoint. If you like that classic New York sound, look no further and give this a listen. Juxx and Ledger rhyme as they have been working together for years and add a couple of features in Mic Handz and Ladi Diamondz. Mic Handz adds support to the lyrical output with a masterful touch. Ladi Diamondz adds a real element to her lyrical flow that most female MCs don't try to implement as well as staying true to her love for Juxx Diamondz and being real about it. 

"Menace of Sobriety" is a solid effort by Emerg Da MC and the producer Kiza G Beats. Emerg Da MC talks about problems and struggles in society and love, among other topics. It sort of plays out like an abstract poetic alert to the ways of society over classic Boom Bap styled beats. "Intstitutionalized Teens" warns the youth to what the world has to offer for them and what they can look forward to. This EP also features Street Da Villain (a constant collaborator) and Rick Rude Truly the Don. Check it out!

"Strategic Maneuvers" is an album that involves multi-features and beatmakers to complete this lyrical effort. It features artists in; Mo Rukuz, G Fam Black, ILLTemper, and Tha Soloist and complemented by producers, Brutal Caesar, Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha, Bo Faat, Johnny Slash, Enels, Fake Billi, Bizi Beats, and Ginsing (and cuts by both Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha and DJ TMB). 

This that soulful Neo-Boom Bap type music charged by masterful lyricism. Full of samples and storytelling gems presented by Kutz Diego on the mic and Kheyzine filling in to provide the beats for this project that also features MVCK NYCE on a verse for the song "Batum vs. Bowen". 

Hitler Has Herpes by Eastside Watergunn

Mercy in Defiance by Filthy Heir

Fed Em' With a Fix by Donny G prod by Bizi Beats

Lost N Found by Marz One X Czaro produced by Kiza G Beats

What Could I Do by Filthy Hier

"A Man's Worth" by Weaponlord and Bo Faat

Black King by Freddie Black and King Hansom prod. by Kaoss

Labor & Tribute by A-God The Old Soul and Skinny Bonez Tha Godfather

Thru My Window by Your Grandparents

Emerg Da MC- "Divine Symmetry" Produced by Kiza G Beats

The Terror of Non Existence

"Where Will It Take Ya" by Thrust OG prod. by Bo Faat

https://donnyghiphop.bandcamp.com/track/novakane-feat-marz-one-emerg-da-mc

▶︎ COLTRAIN | K'Nen (bandcamp.com)

This particular series is aimed at directing your eyes towards Bandcamp, a venue used by the underground to sell their music. When an underground artist sells their music, it is not only for them to make music, it is most importantly used to fund their love for music. They use these funds for studio time, studio equipment, music videos, and the ability to create and/ or be a part of an event (whether it be in town, at a festival, or for a tour). It is extremely difficult to come up with the funds for an artist especially ones with families. They sacrifice money out of their own pockets to bring you the musical and live content that you love, so please support and buy the projects of an artist that you love. 

▶︎ Danny Fantom (bandcamp.com)"Fantom Menace" Prod. by Nu Element

▶︎ Recognize Ali x BoFaat - Fly Swordsman 2020 | BoFaatBeatz (bandcamp.com)

This particular series is aimed at directing your eyes towards Bandcamp, a venue used by the underground to sell their music. When an underground artist sells their music, it is not only for them to make music, it is most importantly used to fund their love for music. They use these funds for studio time, studio equipment, music videos, and the ability to create and/ or be a part of an event (whether it be in town, at a festival, or for a tour). It is extremely difficult to come up with the funds for an artist especially ones with families. They sacrifice money out of their own pockets to bring you the musical and live content that you love, so please support and buy the projects of an artist that you love. 

Gamblez & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfather The Evil Returns

Tree Mason and Spanish Ran make a good project here. Tree Mason is a more organic and chill vibed drug street slap type shit. A little mix of "Neo Boom Bap" and old classic artistic approach to his mic presence. He talks for the blocks but also with a good touch of good vibes too that spring forth just like old Cali conscious blunted raps. He also has a touch of that aggression, but he's very balanced in his music and potent in his metaphors and poetry. Spanish Ran the master of delay uses it more like a background that gives it a podium echo feel to it...makes it feel even more classic. Bloo Azul also graces himself over one of the tracks as the lone feature. The flavors on this is dope, but you'll have to check it out for yourself. 

Leadgeon, reputable indie artist & producer hailing from Queens, NY announces the release of his new album 'Clemency.' The 10-track project features Maine The Medicine, Will Sully, Bottemline, and comes with the skit "Catacomb."'Clemency' shows off Leadgeon's mastered ability to provide listeners with timeless music, served at insatiable doses of ear candy. True to his NY roots, Leadgeon delivers a blend of gritty and grimy sounds that weave in and out of distinct basslines and drums, shadowed by soulful influences.Throughout the album, Leadgeon also gives fans a taste of his lyrical flow that hits heavy with thorough wordplay and rhymes. The record "100" (attached) is an honest testament to how Leadgeon moves on and off the mic, and his rawness is both gripping and slightly intimidating.

Bloo Azul and Spanish Ran always sound like they belong like kindred spirits. They present that more classic gritty sound from New York, but it has this authentic originality that only these two can create. Bloo Azul speaks with such conviction and emotion that let you know he's been through a lot but you can also tell he wouldn't change a thing. Spanish Ran cooks up beats that go down organically like a family feast full of life and layers, but still with that New Yorker style that is familiar. His layers taste like they need some Michelin stars nahmean? Features are some cuts by DJ Ill Digitz and dope flows by Passport Rav. Check it out, this shit is dope.

The single "Coi Leray" was covered by the blog and is fire which is the third song on this album. Al Doe offers his tough-hardcore-drug raps over Spanish Ran production that come together and cook a nice brick for you all to listen to. Al Doe shows you that street life of dealing drugs and underlines the stresses and dangers that come with this life using metaphors that a wide audience can relate to that they can learn from this sort of life with his use of pop culture masterfully in his metaphors. His schemes and lyrical are big and his chorus's are dope. It is banger after banger with Spanish Ran who creates an amazing soundscape and I can't say this enough; his use of delays in the vocals and on certain pieces of his sound is on a level that I have never heard before and makes him a very unique person to make a project with. None of his projects sound the same and he captures the personality of each artist he works with. There is only one feature from Ab- Soul on "The Pope and The Pastor"; it's a fire ass song. Don't sleep on this one, check it out!

What a great project these guys put together. Chief Reckah really shows what it means to be an MC and is involved all over the map helping other MCs in the Hip Hop community so show him support. BoFaat always creates a sound that is unique and crafted carefully for each artists project. This one is no different, it is fire after fire banger and includes fire collabs with Juxx Diamondz, Thrust OG, Hell Razah, ethemadassassin, Taiyamo Denku, Hazernomical, and King Harv. Don't sleep on this one!

In it's purest form, "Purest Form" is a solid lyrical offering with great rhyme schemes and solidly delivered vocals surrounded by the dope soundscapes of Donny G. Both being from Canada, they deliver a project they can both be proud of at the very least. When Donny G isn't spitting his lethal rhymes (he's also does a verse on "That Was Hip-Hop"), he's cooking up lethal instrumentals and beats as well (also a death metal vocalist and musician). It also features Young Pheonix, Shallow Pockets, White Wine, Dee, and Dystrakted on the cuts. Go check it out and see it for yourself. 

Lunatic is an MC out of Portsmouth, Virginia and is an MC we Hip Hop Heads should recognize and listen to. The production on this project is dope at the very least and the vocals are top tier as well. His experiences bleeds into the ink in which he used to pen this album. It's a dope display of Neo Boom Bap and what Hip Hop is supposed to be. His adlibs are more than effective and the power of voice exists with each track and has grimey rough edges to it. It's obvious that a lot of time was spent on the engineering his vocals to perfection to get every piece of character and every ounce of energy out of his vocals. This is worthy of anyone's rotation. Burn the mattress cause we ain't sleepin' on this one. Check it out!

Though this album dropped in Nov. 2016, it has just been added recently on Spotify. It's a dope ass album starring Akil The MC of Jurassic 5, a legendary Hip Hop group out of Los Angeles, CA (in case you didn't know). On his own, Akil The MC has a lot to say and project lyrically; social commentary, state of Hip Hop (what each region is doing singularly), the mission of his album, misconceptions about Hip Hop, and just spitting knowledge. It's beat selection is quite interesting using a lot of non-conventional sounds to create the soundscape, but it also draws on sampling as well as 808s too. His flows are equally interesting; he sprays his words in a style that can be described as foundational as well as more contemporary in nature. It still has that funky signature sound that drew me to Jurassic 5 when my eardrums first caught their sonic experience (which is what Jurassic 5 did, create a listening experience). I love the addition of "Apology"; a spoken word offering that sounds like someone on the phone talking in your ear...it's dope. It features Wordsworth and Miss A. Don't sleep on this, check it out!

Check it out, Abyss brings a dope track led off by Ruste Juxx. Both bring their lyrical passion on this one with a dope beat by Applied Dynamics and those cultural cuts by Slipwax. As a collection of talent, it shows that the Hip Hop culture is alive and thriving in the underground so don't sleep on the underground. 

The vibes are great and will keep the swing going up. It's a good fun track to listen to. Perfect for the summer with those Reggae vibes. BoFaat's versatility as a beat maker and producer are vast. Both LxVNDR and Tachichi bring the track good vibes and keep it on track giving the song what it needs. Every song can't always be hardcore or a lyrical barrage, Hip Hop was brought up by good vibes and good times with heavy Jamacian influences and this song is a reminder of that. Check it out!

"Animal Farm" is a worthy Hip Hop album; I think the Nine Muses would be proud. It is part meaningful, poetic, hardcore, horrorcore, and potent as poison. After the intro, "Hiss" comes on which is also the single for the album, and it hits the eardrum with some phat bass coupled with masterful lyrics and rhyme schemes. Pestilence is a dope MC that is percentagely cut like a pie and the pieces are, meaningful, poetic, rhyme schemes, lyrics, hardcore, horrorcore, smooth (not overly aggressive or soft spoken), and adlibs. He writes a great chorus like in "Raccoons" and the whole project is spread over dope beat choices and features. Boomtact produces a comprehensive soundscape that suites Pestilence 100% and features by Dtaylz the Profit (on 2 tracks), Xecutive, Super Ego Beats, DJ Toxic T (on the turntables), Marz One, Space Kase, Czaro the Infinite, and Gamblez all adds dope elements to the project as a whole. You gotta check it out!

Prime Imporium by Mo Rukuz and beats by BoFaat dropped by Goon MuSick (Snowgoons) is a dope grimey representation of boom bap Hip Hop culture. Mo Rukuz speaks on the pain of always hovering in the street life with the raspy voice of a dude that was shot or stabbed in the throat (a great representation of his gutter existence with the gutteral).  He brings on his Grimewav-mate Frank White to represent and bring a solid feature for the project.  The Suspect Allegedly also brings his high-noted voice to grace track #6 with dark themes straight out the catacombs. A-God The Old Soul brings his lyrical presence to the mic with a bit of science on "Science of Osiris". Daniel Son ( the Toronto veteran MC) also steps into a feature on this project with his brand of high energy lyrical Hip Hop. His features close off with Lynguistic Venom who brings a fluid beat. "Pain In My Heart" features the always dope cuts from ToneSpliff. BoFaat helps raise this project into the stars like an asteroid with his cemented soundscape that is perfect for the grimey-nature of this album. Don't sleep on this album that has been 2 years in the making, check it out!

The People's Theorem has waited long for this to be more publicized for the public to more easily get the plug on this gem. It was dropped exclusively on Chopped Herring Records (out of the UK), but now it is available to stream on all streaming platforms. Kenneth Masters and Bo Faat go all in on this one, they make music that works so well, most can only dream of reaching this level of chemistry. It is also a homage to technology of old, being spit on reel to reel (if you don't know, look it up). Most artists are sunk into digital means due to economic, convenience, and easier usability, but nothing compares to that analog sound. To sum it up, just check this shit out!

A dope Hip Hop single off the new project from Bleach and Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha, "Moral Compass". This single is a lyrical barrage by Bleach and his co-conspirators, L.E.O. and Bobby Craves also featuring cuts by DJ Cold Crush. Once you work with Bleach, you are a part of his greater Hip Hop family to which he gives love to all that are involved in his music which extends to giving love to their music. "Rabbit Stew" hits different with the production lead by Skinny Bonez, giving it a layer of raw Boom Bap that adds to the experience to listening to their music, to which he never goes half-in (he's always all-in). 

This write-up is long overdue, first off, and second off, this album is dope. You can tell Bo Faat went all out for this one, using artists that he has worked with and spread them throughout this whole exhibit of Hip Hop supremacy. He personally said he was excited about this project, because he spent a lot of time and money on making sure this project was a proper offering to the gods of Hip Hop. You won't find many albums that came out on 2022 that can hold a candle to this album. make sure you check it out, enjoy!

"Thoughts" by Jafet Muzic & DNA Beatz is a dope lyrical reflective song about thoughts of an artistic MC in reflection over a powerful Boom Bap beat. Both are powerhouses in the underground scene with international notoriety just trying to give their music out to the world in hopes to grab as many people as possible that are willing to listen.  Check it out!

Dope EP that's easy-going yet aggressive.  The production is better than most underground work, Stu Bangas is the master of adding accenting hits throughout a track. This EP features two MCs in Willie Stubz and Hugh Stone both add their masterful mic presence.  K-Rime is for sure on my radar. It's funny how New York is still so vibrant full of underground gems to dig up and discover.  There are still so many that stay loyal to the East Coast boom bap sound, both regional and out of region. The track, "The Merciless" is bananas, the drums and bass stand out. Lyrically he's on point, top of the world amongst the struggles of the world and society (would be the best way to explain it). Check it out!

Another dope album from O the Great out of New York and produced by Machacha is a dope project coming out of the underground of Hip Hop. You can feel his New York roots and you can definitely feel the heat he carries from the torch that is clutched by the hand of this NY MC. Where there is a lot in the underground that is a copy of Griselda these days, he shines a light on metaphors and the true confidence of Hip Hop in his storytelling and aggressive battle raps. The beats give the songs the cement they need for a strong foundation, but that is not saying they are just good enough, they are amazing. Check it out!

Misterdillinger fully produces this 8-track jewel thats jampacked with lyrical warfare. He's the producer of the whole album. It features many lyrical beasts in Monday Night, Nitty Blanco, Fastlife, The OG Ninja, SofaKing, Madhattan, Rome Streetz, and Rigz. This New York producer went ham on this one and carefully selected a nice stable of thoroughbreds for his joints. Check it out!

Decent EP...starts off as a poetic beatless poem on reflection.  Pretty cool way to start it all off, not your cookie cutter beginning. Saint Feddy is very in touch with himself and his experiences. He's got all the aspects of being an ill lyricist; he takes risks (that pay off), good lyrical content, cadence, and rhyme schemes. He spits about stuff that is pretty much relevant for any Hip Hop Head or casual listen. E_Buddha makes dope beats that accompany his poetic lyrical journey concocted out of artistry and creativity. Saint Feddy for sure feels free on a track and unapologetic (he's not the best singer but he makes it work). Check it out!

A dope collab from Bloo Azul on the mic and Spanish Ran on the controls in the form of an EP. Though it is 10 tracks, it only clocks in at 27+ minutes. It only has one feature in Rasheed Chappell on the fifth track, "Possibilities". All in all it is dope, samples are beyond next level and the use of delay is masterful by Spanish Ran. It gives it an airy feeling, much like a mirror to a room making it appear bigger. Lyrically, Bloo Azul forms good messages, observations, and insights that only one who is dedicated to their craft, can. Check it out!

Check the new EP from Sauce Heist and Blunted Sloth, a dope lyrical offering of Neo-Boom Bap styles. It features David Jame$ and Spoda (on separate tracks). It is a great solid collection of tracks of Hip Hop life and storytelling. It uses dope samples to accent this verbal onslaught. Check it out! 

Link to listen to album (click here)

O The Great SourThoughts link

Do You Want Bars? Taiyamo Denku X Bo Faat

To Make A Difference by Thrust OG X Bofaat ft. Dystrakted

How to Rob by Tha Soloist X Dr. G (single)

The Devil by G Fam Black X Bo Faat ft. Kingdom Kome

BK Bonez & Emerg Da MC "The Banquet" EP

Stanton Capitol Recordings- "Volume 1" on Spotify

Mr. Fritz- The Glory 

Last Dragon by O The Great

GOAT by Symba

This is an insane assortment of weaponized lyrics that will make any common Hip Hop head salivate like a dog at a BBQ.  The beat is cooked up to perfection served with masterful lyricism by Gamblez and Hectik. The video is an animated experience that cements the trio as top-notch artists in the game in which they point out using metaphors themed off wrestling metaphors. It's a very unique bond of greatness and they want you to know that they are great too and it works.  I can't wait for the whole project to come out in which this track is also the title track for the EP which is Gamblez and Hectick and produced by Dr. G in it's entirety. Check it out!

"Black Nichirin Sword" is a new single off of the up and coming project from Marz One and BK Bonez, "Snake Charmer Paradox". It features cuts by Tone Spliff. It is lyrically impressive over a chill beat crafted by BK Bonez that has a great atmospheric background presence with Tone Spliff adding that extra accent on the turntables. Check it out!

(1882) BoFaat Supa Cypha 4 Official Video - YouTube

Two of the dopest MCs to ever grace the earth, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and Talib Kweli are finally coming out with a new Black Star album, No Fear of Time dropping on May 3rd. The duo chose Madlib to produce the entire album as well! This is great news for Real Hip Hop Heads. 

Clive Campbell aka DJ Kool Herc is accredited with being the founding father of one of the best modern music genres, Hip Hop. He started off as a tagging artist and then moved on up to tearin' up the turntables. The first gig that really got him notoriety was a back-to-school party that was hosted by his sister and he was the DJ (on August 11th 1973 at 1950 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx). Herc was already known because of his tagging and this made the party a huge success as far as the turnout. People came just to see him.

Hip hop was started by DJ Kool Herc, when he took two records and played them together focusing on the "breakbeats" of a song. This expanded and developed an art form known as Hip Hop, which can be described by the four core elements. These cores are: