Artist: Bonafide Beatz
Album: Soul Dreaming Vol.1 (2011)
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Ashton Travis - Coming Home
Artist: Ashton Travis (Hip Hop)
Album: Good Vibes (2011)
Ashton Travis - Coming Home by DC to BC
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Jéan P x LAKIM - Don't Have Time
Artist: Jéan P x LAKIM (Hip Hop/ Rap)
Album: Opposites Attract (2011)
Saturday, November 19, 2011
SOul Wat! - Where You Been
Artist: SOul Wat! (Immortal beats + Born One) (Hip Hop/ Soul)
Album: SOul Wat! (2011)
Monday, November 14, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Logic - All I Do (Music Video)
Speaks for itself
Download the Young Sinatra Mixtape: http://bit.ly/oHtz9Z
http://www.facebook.com/MindOfLogic
Grand Central - How We Chill
Artist: Grand Central (Mr. Drastick & Kinetik)
Album: God Loves Grinders Vol. 1 (2010)
Monday, October 24, 2011
Baba Brinkman - Human Capital
Artist: Baba Brinkman (Hop Hop/ Rap)
Album: The Rap Guide to Business (2011)
Equalibrum - Akai MPD32 Live Beat - Live Looping
Sick Producer Equalibrum making a beat from scratch using Akai MPD32.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Logic - Highs & lows
Artist: Logic (Hip Hop/ Rap)
Album: Young Sinatra (2011)
Logic - Highs & Lows
Highs & Lows by Thissongissick.com
Logic - Young Sinatra by Thissongissick.com
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Balance and the Traveling Sounds - I'm Comin Back
Artist: Balance and the Traveling Sounds (Hip Hop/ Jazz/ Funk)
Album: Departure EP (2011)
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
G-Eazy - Blazin On a Sunny Afternoon ft. Mod Sun
Artist: G-Eazy (Hip Hop/ Rap)
Album: The Outsider (2011)
G-Eazy - All I Could Do ft. Skizzy Mars & Devon Baldwin
Artist: G-Eazy (Hip Hop/ Rap)
Album: The Endless Summer (2011)
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Ego (feat. Sean C. Johnson, Eshon Burgundy, Dre Murray, and Wit)
Artist: wit & dre murray (Hip Hop/ Rap)
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Calligraphist - Radio-Friendly
Artist: Calligraphist (Hip Hop/ Rap)
Calligraphist is a young prospering underground hip-hop artist, mostly recognizable for the usage of metaphors, similes, comparisons and his uttermost grotesque violent punchlines. Having started rapping at the age of 8, Calligraphist has managed to study and truly embrace the culture of hip-hop, understanding and appreciating its roots, founding fathers and customs. In the course of his path, he has collaborated with worldwide known emcees across the globe including acknowledged hip-hop legends & true heads. At the very beginning Calligraphist's notable delivery and impudent attitude expressed through his lyrics were occasionally compared to some of the best lyricists in the genre. He often manages to find the intersection between brutality and comedy, constantly switching to a point of view which is right and wrong at the same time. Calligraphist's rap presence, could be described as – strictly lyrical, harsh, intense, intolerant, street smart and provocative.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Jéan P - Don't Look Back
Artist: Jéan P (Hip Hop)
"Don't Look Back" is another exclusive song off of Jéan P's project "Will Rap 4 Food". Sampling the Telepopmusik song "Don't Look Back" and produced by fellow colleague DJ iShine, "Don't Look Back" is a track that shows that as long as you keep fighting for what you believe in, your dream is achievable. Jéan P raps over the mellow/post-psychedelic track while the chorus echoes the words "Don't Look Back".
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Fred E - Guess Who I Seen At The Liq Sto. fea. NozZy (Prod. FredE BeatZ)
Artist: FredE B (Hip Hop/ Rap/ Soul)
Album: Minority Report (2011)
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Laneous & The Family Yah - Ode to the Code
Artist: Laneous & The Family Yah (Hip Hop/ Indie/ Punk)
Album: Found Things (2010)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Greg Enemy - Sophisticated Goon Shit
Artist: Greg Enemy(Hip Hop)
2nd single from the upcoming XTRA SMALL mixtape - Sept. 27th 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Remi 'rEMi.' Kolawole - Aminal Language. (Prod. by Baths.)AIFF
Artist: Remi 'rEMi.' Kolawole (Hip Hop)
Album: Childish. EP (Free)(2011)
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Cities Aviv - A Beautiful Hell feat. Fille Catatonique
Artist: Cities Aviv (Hip Hop)
Album: Digital Lows (2011)
Lil sasquatch - Caterpillar
Artist: Lil sasquatch (Hip Hop/ Indie/ beats)
Album: Mike Magdaleno (2011)
Saturday, August 6, 2011
SkyeLineZ reviews Oneirology - Get Ingnorant
Oneirology
In an era where radio caters to pop rap and commercialism, Oneriology is a breath of fresh air. It takes us back to what we really love about hip hop: stories depicted in clever and sophisticated rhymes that evoke a wide range of genuine emotions. “Oneirology” means the scientific study of dreams and is the fifth studio album released by Cunninglynguists. Prior to Oneriology, they had released four other studio albums. In 2001, they released their first album “Will Rap For Food”, which was quickly praised for their clever rhymes and consistently great production. They went on to release Southern Underground in 2003, A piece of Strange in 2006, and Dirty Acres in 2007. If you listen to underground hip hop, then you may already know that Cunninlynguists are truly gifted lyrical wordsmiths. They are a hip hop trio from Down South that consists of three members: Deacon the villain, Kno, and Natti. The group name plays off of the word cunnilingus, which in short, has nothing to do with words. Oneriology was produced by Kno and has featured artists Tonedeff and Big Krit on it as well. Oneirology boasts off a world of clever and genius word schemes. It is the type of album one can listen to straight through, from beginning to end. It is also an album that is so deeply invested in creativity that you must listen to it more than once to fully capture the artist’s full investment of talent and thought. One thing I truly love about this album is the level of consciousness in most of their songs. While the concept is about studying dreams, the irony is their songs are filled with a level of consciousness that would alarm anyone just “sleepwalking” through life. Cunninglynguists show they are conscious of individual demons that most people face and within the state of society as well. One song that is an epitome of their level of consciousness is “Get Ignorant”. It definitely talks about the complacency of ignorance in our society and shows us how ignorant society really is. The hook mocks the phrase “get ignorant”. That phrase is usually used when someone is about to act out. So in a way they are telling people to act out because of our level of ignorance and also because society is trying to keep us ignorant. In this song, the production is more aggressive than the rest of the album and the lyrics are in your face as well. Within Oneriology, the songs often builds up and the concept of Oneriology is depicted through Kno’s use of soft samples, pianos, dreamy pads, and guitars. We see this in a song called “Shattered Dreams”. Shattered Dreams is an example where the production and the song writing complement each other. It is a dreamy kind of sound mainly depicted by the guitar and the pads. It is a slower kind of song as Natti spits one verse comparing love to shattered dreams. “ Nowadays love is in the haze of a flashback, those who invest deeply need be getting their cash back, being in lust with love feels so dreamy, til it’s shattered in beautiful pieces scattered beneath me”. Being in lust with love is a powerful statement in the sense that people have an overwhelming desire to be in love for all the wrong reasons. This is just a preview of the lyricism throughout the whole album. The songs are unique and beautiful while telling stories of the heart. It is by far one of the best albums I have ever heard but still lacks the recognition it deserves. Great music is everywhere, but sometimes the best is the ones we hear of the least. So do yourself a favor and grab a copy of Oneriology. If you are skeptical about buying the whole cd, look up the song list and listen to them on Youtube. It is not an album where only one or two songs are good and the rest blows. Definitely not. It is an album that collectively touches the heart. It is beautiful on every level from production to lyricism. Oneriology consists of true hip hop and you hear it through their interludes, spoken word, stories, lyricism and their overall music. You will not be disappointed. Instead
It will leave you wondering why the radios are not playing great music like this.
- SkyeLineZ
Friday, July 15, 2011
Formula - Shipwreck (feat.Zack S. Byer)
Artist: Formula (Hip Hop/ Electro/ Rock)
Album: The Overcast Project (2009)
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Ghostface and DOOM - Victory Laps(MadVillianz Remix)
Ghostface and DOOM release a dope track
Track officially releases July 26
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Incognegro & Friends - Do The Right School Or She Hate Me Mo Better
Artist: Incognegro & Friends (Hip Hop/ Rap/ Indie)
Potencia Incisive - Hour of Darkness
Artist: Potencia Incisive (Hip Hop/ Rap/ Beats)
Album: The Bleeding Edge Instrumentals (2011)
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Erick Arc Elliott - Family Matters feat. Harlem Childrens Zone
Artist: Erick Arc Elliott (Hip Hop/ Soul/ Alternative)
Album: Almost Remembered (2011)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The ILLZ - Come IN
Artist: The ILLZ (Hip Hop/ Rap/ Alternative)
Album: ILLZSENTIAL: The Essential ILLZ Collection (2011)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Vanilla - Architect Music
Artist: Vanilla (Hip Hop/ Soul)
Album: High Life (2011)
Phat Beatz self-produced by Vanilla
Monday, June 20, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Suni MF Solomon - Summertime Ish (Feat. Purple Monkey Sircus)
Artist: Suni MF Solomon (Hip Hop/ Rap/ Indie)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Logic - Young, Broke Infamous
Artist: Logic (Hip Hop/ Rap)
Album: Young, Broke Infamous (mixtape)
Great sample on the track: Young, Broke Infamous
Sunday, June 12, 2011
K.I.N.E.T.I.K - La La La featuring Trademark Da Skydiver, Mr. Drastick & Ms. Galaxy
Artist:K.I.N.E.T.I.K (Hip Hop/ Rap/ Soul)
Album: The Kinesis Thesis Vol.II (2011)
"This sounds like something I would smoke some weed to while flying low in my drop top space ship. The force is strong in this one".
- Darth Vader
DJ iShine - Crushin Down(feat. DC da King of Hearts)
Artist: DJ iShine (Hip Hop/ Soul/ Funk)
Album: B.O.M.B.S (2011)
The Philosofist - Lights on Me(Feat. (feat. Big Bread & NEF)(prod. Protege) and Q and A
1. Who are you?(Tell my music blog audience a little about your self. ie Where were you born? Where do you reside now?)
My name is Matt Ojeda Fry, I was born in Maryland and moved around the East Coast settling on the border of New York and New Jersey. At 7 years old my parents had a great opportunity open up for them, we decided to move out to Seattle. I would consider myself to be from the Pacific Northwest if I had to choose a region. Last fall I enrolled in Colorado College as a freshman, class of 2014.
2. Who are your influences? How did they influence you?
Eminem first turned me onto hip-hop in 4th grade. I had no idea what rap was, haha. I still wasn't super into it but it was definitely something different than what I normally listened to. A couple years later I got introduced to a band known as the Blue Scholars. These two have been my main inspiration since I first started writing rhymes and producing beats. They capture the essence of the Seattle scene really well with mellow beats and extraordinarily conscious lyrics...I don't think I've heard another group quite like them. In any case, the whole PNW scene is sort of like that. You can't always be a dumb rapper making up a new dance or spittin just for the entertainment, yadayamean?
I'm now developing my own style and hearing artists like Skrillex come out with some really cool new dubstep/electro tunes. There are also more psychedelic trip-hop artists like ESKMO and Pretty Lights that I've been diggin lately. You'll be hearing those influences in my upcoming instrumentals and self-produced songs.
3. Is Hip Hop Dead? If so, why? How has Hip Hop evolved? for better or for worse?
Hip-hop is just beginning...it's one of the youngest forms of music out there, it can't be dead. The radio may be dead but hell, I keep hearing great artists from my region every day on the radio that I haven't heard before. 90.3 KEXP shoutout!
I mean, look at the blog movement. We have artists like Macklemore, Chris Webby, J Cole, Mac Miller, XV, the collective Odd Future...man, I know I'm missing a lot of the names but my itunes must have doubled in the last 6 months due to the overwhelming volume of great music. There will always be the commercial element of music for the parties and the drunk folk who just enjoy a good dumb jam that you can boogie to. If you can't appreciate it and want to be a hater, that's your problem.
4. What is your main message? How should people view your music? What make you different from other artists?
I mostly tell the stories of my life and the lessons I've learned through a journey of sounds and lyrics. Some of my songs have a message of social change, of opening your mind to others. Other times I want to just say fuck it all, you fans are stupid as hell, I'm going to hate on people. I have a very two sided personality and it definitely shows. What makes me different is the fact I see YOU for who YOU are. I also see the "us" in the "me."
I have gone through the journey of drug abuse and crime and violence. I understand people. I don't judge. And I come from a middle class family that lives in a predominantly white, rich city. I see you.
5. What are you doing currently?
I have a couple different projects going on. As a rapper, I'm working with an artist known as Beyond Evolution (http://soundcloud.com/evolutionbeyond) on an EP to showcase his hip-hop production. On a long-term scale, I am working on a full-length studio album that I plan to release sometime before I leave college, haha. ETA is 2 years...but I will be releasing material intermittently on my soundcloud (http://soundcloud.com/thephilosofist). I am also trying to put together a mix of trip-hop/dubstep/electro instrumentals meant to rock faces off at parties.
6. What do you think the major problem that our current youth are facing today? What advice would you give them? (if any)
If you look at Egypt and Libya and the situation over there, the majority of protesters and rebels are between the ages of 18-25 (based on population demographics and my own research). We have the largest population out of any generation on our planet. Our problem that we have to face is how much power we have over the future. We have the control. Our thoughts, our desires, our styles and trends, and our new traditions will replace those of old. I believe the future will hold more than we can ever predict because the paradigm we live in now is shifting so rapidly. Be ready.
- The Philosofist
Artist: The Philosofist (Hip Hop/ Rap)
Album: The Freshman Mix (2011)
Get the full album with 3 bonus tracks here: www.datpiff.com/The-Philosofist-The-Freshman-Mix-mixtape.226187.html
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