Wednesday 11 June 2014

Skyzoo & Torae on The Mixdown (Video)

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Skyzoo and Torae talk to Esteban Serrano about their recently released album "Barrel Brothers". For fans of the duo it's been a long time coming and they're happy to have finally put the project out there. They talk about the sound of the album and its contributing producers as well as why they chose to wait this long to collaborate on an official joint album.

Check the latest episode of "The Mixdown" for Fuse TV below.

Tuesday 10 June 2014

Timeless Truth - Dominican Diner (Album Stream)

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Flushing, Queens' own Timeless Truth have put their latest album "Dominican Diner" up to stream in full. Listen below.

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"Dominican Diner is dedicated to everyone who reps their culture unabashedly. To Queens, NYC, ‘Lo heads, vintage gear addicts, graff writers, and hip-hop fans all over the globe.

The EP is entirely produced by Fafu and features guest appearances from Eliki and Maffew Ragazino. Dominican Diner was mixed by Fafu and mastered by John Sparkz."


Friday 6 June 2014

D'Angelo at Red Bull Music Academy (Video)

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As part of last month's Red Bull Music Academy Festival in Brooklyn, D'Angelo gave a rare and quite extensive interview for a lucky few in attendance. There was also a guest appearance by Questlove of The Roots.

Thursday 5 June 2014

Cormega on Rap Is Outta Control (Video)

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Last month Cormega caught up with DJ Eclipse and Torae on their show "Rap Is Outta Control" and spoke on his upcoming project with Large Professor and his appreciation for his fans over the years.

"Mega Philosophy" is due in July.



A bonus interview from The Bee Shine.

Devin The Dude - I'm Just Gettin' Blowed (Video)

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When it comes to Devin The Dude and his usual subject matter, the title of his latest video "I'm Just Gettin' Blowed" could mean two things. This time though it's another account of his love of smoking those special cigarettes. With laid back production from Tha Bizness, Devin does what he does best.

The album "One For The Road" is out now.

Chuck Inglish - Legs feat. Chromeo (Video)

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Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids drops off a new video for the track "Legs" with a little help from Chromeo. The song is taken from his debut album "Convertibles" which is out now.

Mr. Thing on Crate Diggers (Video) / In The Loop: The Final Cypher Session

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Mr. Thing is one of the best DJs I've witnessed over the years. I've seen him quite a few times and he never fails to bring an amazing party to life. This is most likely down to his wealth of music knowledge and pretty impressive vinyl collection to choose from.

Check out the latest episode of "Crate Diggers" for Fuse TV with Mr. Thing in the video below.

Incidentally, Mr. Thing is the guest DJ at this month's In The Loop on the 20th of June. It's sure to be a special one as it is in fact the last night that Agent J, DJ A-Up and Bedos will be hosting. Be sure to look at the event page and get down if you can. It's a free event so you have no excuse to miss The Final Cypher.



Tuesday 3 June 2014

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Deeper (Video)

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Freddie Gibbs and Madlib release a new visual from their collaborative album "Piñata" for the track "Deeper". Gangsta Gibbs tells stories of how different people close to him have turned and hurt him through the years over gorgeous production supplied by Madlib.

The album is out now.

Method Man & Redman Live In Manchester

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Finally! Yesterday it was announced that one of Hip-Hop's illest duos will be hitting up Manchester on July 18th. Method Man and Redman will be making their return after a long time away from the city when they take over The Ritz.

Personally, I've been waiting forever for this as I missed them perform here previously and Method Man was absent at the Wu-Tang show I attended a number of years back. The Ticallion Stallion and the Funk Doctor Spock on my doorstep! Can't wait.

Tickets are on sale now through Skiddle here.

A few of their many great videos follow below.

  




Tuesday 27 May 2014

Pro Era - The Shift (EP)

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Pro Era drop off a new free EP through Scion AV. The 5 track EP features verses from the majority of the crew.

Stream and download below.

Thursday 22 May 2014

Buckshot & P-Money - Flute feat. Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly (Video)

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Brooklyn's Buckshot and New Zealand's P-Money have a collaborative album called "BackPack Travels" on the way in June. Here is the new video for "Flute" taken from it featuring Pro Era's Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly.

Wednesday 21 May 2014

Tim Westwood on Crate Diggers (Video)

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The latest episode of "Crate Diggers" with Tim Westwood. He talks about his start as a DJ and, of course, he goes through a number of the records in his collection.

Saturday 17 May 2014

Essa - Man Enough feat. D.ablo & Doc Brown (Live at The Jazz Cafe)

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Recently Essa (formerly known as Yungun) celebrated the release of his new album "The Misadventures Of A Middle Man" with a launch party at London's Jazz Cafe. First Word Records released this video of his live performance of "Man Enough" featuring D.ablo on vocals and guest verse from Doc Brown.

Watch until the end to hear Doc Brown give a funny and nostalgic speech about when he first heard and saw Essa back in the day.

Quality music this. Pick up the new album on Bandcamp here.

The Mouse Outfit - Blaze It Up feat. Sparkz (Video)

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Another new video from The Mouse Outfit's excellent "Escape Music" album. This time the track "Blaze It Up" gets some visuals with Sparkz on mic duties.

If you haven't already checked out the album, you should do so immediately. It wasn't Wordplay Magazine's album of the year and in ABC News top 50 albums of the year for nothing. Head over to their Bandcamp page and get it there.

Friday 16 May 2014

DJ Kay Slay - My Brother's Keeper feat. The Outlawz and Onyx (Video)

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The Outlawz and Onyx jump on the latest track from DJ Kay Slay's upcoming album to be given the video treatment.