TAG: fresh

Aug24

Paul White – Rapping With Paul White (Review)

Paul White

Rapping With Paul White

Released by One-Handed Music


Part hip-hop, part electrofunk and part space-jazz, UK producer Paul White’s new record Rapping With Paul White, is a genre-bending mixture of geographically diverse sounds. Featuring Detroit’s heavy-hitter Guilty Simpson of Stones Throw and Random Axe fame on the single “Trust” as well as the Motor City rapper Danny Brown on “One of Life’s Pleasures”, Paul White cooks up some delectable selections for our audible consumption—from straightforward hip-hop bangers, to more methodical and introspective instrumental tracks. In addition to the already mentioned stellar collaborations, there are some intelligently composed tracks ...

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Jul13

Black Sheep – From the Black Pool of Genius (Review)

Black Sheep

From the Black Pool of Genius

Released by Bum Rush/Audible Treats


An integral part of the always relevant Native Tongues crew, formative members Black Sheep is back in the game with the new album titled From the Black Pool of Genius, an authentic and energetic return to the pure elements that made the golden era of New York hip-hop foundational to the culture as a whole. Comprising of the always in-the-positive Dres and Mista Lawnge, Black Sheep’s history is as rich as the depth, historical and cultural importance embedded in their rhymes. Their debut album, A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing ...

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Dec08

Clipse – Fresh to Death (Video)

The hip-hop power duo used to be pretty prevalent in the days of old[er]. Unfortunately, such groups are all-but-chillin’ in between sedimentary rock and dinosaur bones. Thank God for the Clipse because they have been holding down the two-dope-rappers niche like nobody else.  With names like “Pusha” and “Malice,” it is easy to jump to conclusions and say that Clipse aren’t for the kids but here at URB, we always look before we leap. We caught up with one half of the powerhouse group (Malice) to talk  Til The Casket Drops, what fuels classics and why Malice’s new book will probably give kids some much-needed insight.

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