TAG: the machine

May11

The Machine ‘Passing The Bar’ Mixtape Trailer (Video)

We love The Machine, partially because he was a great URB intern a few years ago. But more so because watching this clip of his suburban rap hustle demonstrates what we know a whole lot of MCs go through. No budget, one mic, hacked software, checking mixes on the car stereo… And we wouldn’t waste your time with any of this if the final product wasn’t something we’d listen to more than once. Passing The Bar drops June 4. Not because any record label says so, just because that’s what The Machine decided.



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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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Nov26

Syntaks – Ylajali (Review)

Syntaks

Ylajali

Released by GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL


Why is music so powerful? Sure it's there when there is the movie to score, the party to throw or the afternoon to savor, but why is it worth obsessing over? Well, for many of us, music can and will evoke emotional responses more strongly than nearly anything else. It strikes something obscure within us; something near-imaginary. But the feelings it stirs are the most real thing in the world. This is why Syntaks Ylajali is such a great album. Now consisting of Jacob Skott and Anna Cecilia, the ...

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Oct26

Dixon – Temporary Secretary (Review)

Dixon

Temporary Secretary

Released by Innervisions


So basically, Dixon is a madman. Do not make the mistake of thinking that Temporary Secretary is simply a collection of songs and mixes to keep club goers whittling away their limbs on the dance floor into tiny, useless nubs; it is muy deep. In what seems to be an effort to call the “mix cd” out on its shit, the songs that appear on Dixon’s latest release only sound like this on Temporary Secretary. Confused yet? He sliced and spliced every song to Frankenstein together his own versions ...

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