Some fun, brand new visuals from Kardinal Offishall’s and producer Nottz’s Allow Me To Re-Introduce Myself (A.M.T.R.I.M.), out now. In this track Kardinal Offishall addresses the struggles of growning up in an education system he feels is flawed. And look he made it! Real feel good song, and the visuals are the same.
Just a few hours ago I saw someone on Twitter sick of waiting for J. Cole to drop new music since releasing his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story. Well, now Cole has the cure for that person and others who were getting impatient. He also addresses that issue in this new track where he says a lot of rappers drop songs every week that just come out “wack.” Cool reconstruction of Kanye West’s and Jay Z’s “The Cure” instrumental too.
Producer Ace Dizzy Flow delivers this project of soulful samples flipped and layered with body-rocking drums. From the second you hit play on the opening track “3 In The Morning” and throughout, you have to be trying real hard to restrain yourself or have the volume approaching mute if you don’t find yourself nodding your head. It only cost you $5 for this roughly half hour of good vibes. You can even preview it below.
“’95 spirit in the days it was written.” That line right there is a good representation of the artist who’s mantra is “Culture Over Everything.” This new banger is the brand new single off of Rapsody’s The Idea of Beautiful album, set to come August 28. Now she’s had several mixtapes, an EP, and albums as part of the group Kooley High, but this will be Rap Diddy’s first solo album. And with samples like the first single “Believe Me” and this Ab-Soul and Raheem DeVaughn-assisted cut, Jamla Records’ first lady is not playing around with this. And if you wanna hear her talk about her life and career personally, check out the 2words The Top exclusive interview I did with her awhile back.
After a brief hiatus since releasing his debut album HOME early in 2011, Napoleon Wright II is back with something funky and soulful off of his upcoming The Napoleon Complex project. This track also features a guest appearance from Tanya Morgan emcee Von Pea.
A lot of times in hip hop we get the story of being “strapped with a nine” and the glorious depiction of killing over pettiness. But with this song and video, Reks, J NiCS, producer Numonics, and Lightworks Productions show that when guns are drawn, it’s not all good. Reks’ and Numonics’ REBELutionary album is out as of today, right here.
Primarily a producer, Focus… pulls double duty as emcee and producer on this one, with J. Pinder and Rapper Big Pooh adding verses. Real solid track. Focal Point: 1172 drops on August 7.
