Azizi Gibson

Ghost in the Shell 

Such a sly and cool track.  It's getting me really stoked for the new Ghost in the Shell coming out later this year.  She doesn't look the same, but ehh close enough.

gonz

Ryan Hemsworth and Deniro Ferrar

  Faith in Something    

                                         This is it  

Fun with format.  weeeeeeee

gonz

Souls of Mischief

'93 'til Infinity

"Flashback Friday"
           -mario

Talib Kweli feat. Norah Jones

Soon the New Day

I'm surprised this didn't become an instant classic. Talib Kweli always dropping his one of a kind lyrics about getting up and going mixed with the ever so talented and gorgeous Norah Jones vocals. It's a shame this song didn't make much noise when it was released. I'd definitely consider it to be a classic, and there is just something about Miss Norah Jones that mesmerizes you when she sings. You just seem to get lost in her voice and try to gather your thoughts on what it is you just heard. Fascinating.
      -mario

The Procussions feat. Shad & J Kyle Gregory

Today

Take a listen. I'm not one to listen to hip-hop much or have of an experience with connecting to rhymes, beats and flows but I heard this and took one step closer to the whole hip-hop and underground scene. The Procussions definitely the type of hip-hop tunes I love to listen to with their instrumental backgrounds and trumpet loops. You can't just listen to this track once. Bob your head back and forth, because you know it feels right.

                   -mario

The Underachievers

So a while back we dropped Gold Soul Theory and after one play you could tell these guys were going to get big.  More recently, the Underachievers have teamed up with Brainfeeder to produce Indigoism.  Check out what Brainfeeder had to say about it: 

"‘Indigoism’ marks the first Brainfeeder/Underachievers collaboration. Dropping February 1st, the 17-track mixtape features the duo’s underground hits (including ‘Gold Soul Theory,’ ‘Herb Shuttles’ and ‘Leopard Shepherd’), in addition to brand new tracks produced by the likes of Mr Bristol, Rich Flyer, The Entreproducers, Bruce Lee Kixxs, Juice and Lou Chapo from Tribe Gang, and Dreamrite. Listening to their sage lyrics, it’s hard to believe they’re only 21 (Ak) and 22 (Issa Dash) years old. And on the strength of ‘Indigoism,’ it’s near impossible to believe that up until 9 months ago, Ak and Dash had no set intention to be in the rap game at all. As they say themselves: “Indigos on the rise.”"

The Mahdi is one of my personal favorites and we've got the video ready to go after the jump.  Also! be sure to grab your free copy of Indigoism (link below the video).

Pandamosity

"THANK YOU TO ANYONE WHO POSTS MY SHIT ANYWHERE AND HAS SHOWN ME INTERNET LUB LATELY. YOU'RE ALL MY FAVORITE."

-pandamosity

 internet lubbin orgyfest up in this piece.

 ۞۝۩☺

 BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE 

Ratking

Ratking delivers live.  Enjoy the gif sandwich.

"So It Goes" Live 

@ Viva Radio Me + You: Pt. 121

-gonz

Ratking

Q. Where is it?

A. 7 minutes 40 seconds

BBC Radio 1 Live Session at MaidaVale

Awww hell yeeahs.  Ratking keepin' real.

-gonz

Flosstradamus

Look at the Sky (ft. Deniro Farrar)

I'm in the process of updating myself on Flosstradamus' work and I've found a few dope ass tracks including the one above.  Their record label, Fool's Gold released their inaugural rap compilation titled "Loosies," which features Flosstradamus and a host of other DJ's and rappers.  I'll be getting my grubby hands on a copy of that so I can share the best tracks with you.  

Captain Murphy

Guess Tosh jumped on the Captain Murph gravy train!  I missed the episode, but caught a 14 second shout out to them.

Ahhhh my favorite CM song filmed at the Low End Theory in LA.  If you listen closely you can hear Gaslamp Killer at the end.

-gonz

Captain Murphy

A few gold nugs from Duality...

you're going to want to have something that can pump the bass for this one.

Shake Weight

Imaculation 

(ft. Azizi Gibson and Jeremiah Jae)

If you haven't heard the whole album, download it somehow.  You won't be disappointed.

-gonz

La Uva Pasa

Contigo

Uva's a homeboy from Spain and I'm stoked on how well his video turned out.  Contigo had solid verses, beats, and cinematography leaving me with only one question, where can I download it?   Buen trabajo, amigo.

-gonz 

Ratking

Wikispeaks

New kid on the streets spittin' some ill flows.  Check out another vid of Ratking below, there's a sick beat somewhere in the middle.

On the Road

Looking forward to more of them!

-gonz

The Underachievers

Gold Soul Theory

The flow and cinematography are spot on.  Also diggin' the kaleidoscope!

-gonz

FAKE BLOOD

I was recently browsing my iTunes for old music when I realized it had been a while since I listened to Fake Blood. A couple minutes later I found myself on Soundcloud listening to a mix titled Used Volume 1 by Theo Keating aka Fake Blood. When it finished (the mix was about an hour long), I was already hitting replay. Here's what the British DJ had to say about it, "I've done 4 x 1 hour mixes (and a 5th is in the pipeline), solely made up of old tunes sampled in classic Hip Hop tracks - but cut up on two copies / decks to re-create the loops / chops people used.  I didn't use any compilations, reissues, bootlegs, or downloads. All originals. I've always been a digging fiend on the side! But - to save the original pressings (and also cos it's hard enough to get one copy of some of these, let alone two!) - I loaded them into Serato vinyl, so I could scratch away to my heart's content, with[out] ruining anything!  So here's VOL.1."  Enjoy.
Fake Blood - "USED" Vol.1 by Fake Blood

-gonz

MUSIC VIDEO MONDAY: HIP-HOP

PHAROAH MONCH

Simon Says (DL)

THE ROOTS

The Next Movement (Right click, save as)

THE PHARCYDE

Runnin' (DL)

OUTKAST

Players Ball Right click, save as.