Over the course of this summer I’ll be posting some random freestyles
that been circulating over the internet and if u a fan of content, rhyme
technique and flow patterns then I know you’ll be looking out for this section
so watch and enjoy as always.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
UnHyped Audio: June 17, 2014
We Back!! Here with another edition of UnHyped Audio where
we provide you with the quality hip hop records you need to hear and not flood
you with the generic stuff most blogs feature so as always be eager to listen and enjoy.
Hollywood JB – Moons
and Stars: With a Childish Gambino sample being looped over the
instrumentation JB and his rhyme assister Jordxn Bryant deliver very
introspective verses on life and the many different aspects of going through it
and this cut is from Hollywood’s latest project
Triumph that’s out now for
download.
Euroz – Draya: With
such a physique and sex appeal like Draya’s it only seems fair that she be used
as inspiration for the latest cut from Las Vegas own Euroz were he finds
himself looking for that persona in a woman that captivates his interest as
much as her body. This record will probably live on his upcoming project Memories of The Future.
Joey Fatts – Tookie: In
memory of the founder of the infamous gang the Crips LA’s rhyme spitter Joey
pays homage and reps the gang on this entertaining freestyle over Wiz
Khalifa’s James Bong instrumental where he states “this how im crippin”.
GoldLink – Sober Thoughts:
Listen as DMV’s Goldlink tells the
tale of his back and fourth complications with a lover on his recent freebie
dubbed sober thoughts with a silky and groove induced beat by Kaytranada.
Definitely a joint that should be on your playlist and look out for more from
the rapper in the coming weeks.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Top 5 Mixtapes of the Month (May)
As we are approaching the summer of 2014 prepare to see a
huge pile of music spread to the masses of the internet, not all would be
worthy of a listen but for now here are some projects that you should be
playing on your media player for the next few weeks so as always have a listen
and enjoy.
1. Slaughterhouse –
House Rules: The infamous lyrical collective that is Slaughterhouse
delivers a new mixtape to hold off fans until the arrival of their new LP Glass
House , it features 10 tracks with production from Nottz, ArrabMuzik, Tabu and
many others. D/L Link:
2. Nitty Scott – The Art
of Chill: New York native emcee Nitty Scott delivers her very psychedelic themed
project with appearances from Ab-Soul, Big Rapper Pooh, Sene , Stacy Barthe and
production from Chuck Strangers, Ski beats, Yuri beats and many more.
3. Pro Era – The Shift: Scion A/V Teams up with Hip Hop Collective
Pro Era as apart of their Scion presents series to give you a 5 track EP
featuring new material from the group which features Joey badass, Dirty Sanchez,
Kirk Knight, CJ Fly, Dessy Hinds, A La Sole
and many more.
4. Mac Miller – Faces: It’s
been a long hiatus since his LP last year but Mac Miller returns with a new
project which has appearances from Schoolboy Q, Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples,
Rick Ross and many more.
5. ProbCause – Waves EP:
Chicago rapper Probcause delivers a free EP which consists of 10 Tracks
that blends several different genres (Electric, Rock, Blues) with its overall
hip hop vibe. D/L Link: http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/probcause-waves-ep-new-mixtape.112355.html
Thursday, May 8, 2014
UnHyped Audio: May 8, 2014
I present to you another list of records that probably
missed your attention by the lack of hype by the masses but as always this
section of rapvertex displays all quality Hip Hop music regardless of not having
a high stance of popularity on common blogs/radio so take a listen and I hope
you enjoy.
GoldLink – Bedtime Story:
Bedtime Story is a standout track by DMV native Goldlink which has a
futuristic blend of EDM & Hip-Hop/RnB in which he calls “Future sounds” and
his very rhythmic flow compliments the content he spits on the record,
definitely an artist with the potential to crossover many different demographics.
IshDarr – Pops: Young emcee from Milwaukee talks about his
strive to be own person and will not sign to no obligations unless it meets his
standards on this powerful record “Pops” in which the hook is assisted by
vocalist Karina and further demonstrates that “there’s no age limit on skill”.
Tink – Don’t Tell
Anybody: Chicago emcee Tink expresses
her frustrations about her unfaithful lover on this melodic and key driven
production by Da Internz with fellow Chi Town native Jeremih providing the hook
pleading to her to be discrete about the current situation-ship.
HS87 – Grinding My
Whole Life: This years hustler anthem is brought to u by Grammy winning producer
Hit-Boy and his Collective HS87 as they tell you how long they’re been grinding
to achieve success and riches.
Vic Mensa – Down on
My Luck: Vic takes an EDM inspired route with his new release but it
definitely doesn’t disappoint as he speaks on what he does and feels when he “Get
Down on his luck’.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Top 5 Mixtapes of the Month (April)
April has been a slow month as far as interesting projects
goes but I still managed to scrape up a list of the only five mixtapes you
should have on your media devices that were released from the month of April so
as always have a listen and enjoy.
1. Jon Connor – A
Tribute to the Notorious B.I.G Vol. 1: Connor season never holds up as just
a few weeks later Flint Michigan emcee Jon Connor delivers another explosive
mixtape of him spiting ferocious 16’s over classic biggie instrumentals with DJ
Khaled as the host of the whole project, definitely a must listen if u
appreciate worthy freestyles and it most definitely will not leave u
disappointed. D/L Link: http://www.datpiff.com/Jon-Connor-BestInTheWorld-A-Tribute-To-The-Notorious-BIG-mixtape.601392.html
2. Jetpack Jones -
Shades of Mary: California high
man Jones finally releases the collaborative tape with him and New York Native
Brock Berrigan in which he produces the project entirely. Features include
Cliff Savage, Tone Oliver, Rich Flow and many more.
3. Ishdarr – The Better
Life: The debut project from a promising 17 year old rapper from
Milwaukee who I would advise all to an eye on in the near future, this tape is
definitely a must listen.
4. King Mez – Long Live
the King: New mixtape from North Carolina’s own King Mez which features
Sonya, Sonny Base, Tyana Reshay and many more.
5. XV – March Madness
Vol. 4: Even though there has been a delay and March is pretty much over XV
still manages to deliver the last volume of his March Madness series with all
original tracks which features from the likes of Bruce Meanz and production
from Big Jerm, Casa Di and others.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Stan’s: Music’s Fungus
Over the decades in this world of music there have been two
types of individuals who have an admiration for the art form whether it be Rock,
Alternative, Pop, Hip-Hop/R&B etc. there are Fans and Stan’s now as a fan
of Urban music I must say over the years I have been highly disturbed and
irritated by the mentality of Stan’s on the global social media spectrum and it
puzzles me how a person have developed such a paranoid and biased obsession for
a particular musical icon where their love transcends further than the music
and now this person’s interest solely lies on the personal affairs and not so
much the music of an artist and to this day these set of individuals continue
to amaze me how they can jump to justify any wrongs done by their special
superstar and be highly defensive when negative comments are slurred as if they
have a personal relationship with such entertainer, its quite bizarre and
extremely sad if u ask me and I refer to these species as the fungus of pop
culture that slowly takes the attention from the general love of the music and
makes it seems to be all about the artist’s personal life and this only creates
a generation of mindless future music listeners who will follow this forever
growing popular trend and I do hope that someday we has human beings can revert
back to the foundation of how music was just appreciated more and not so much
the lifestyle an artist portrays.
Pretty much almost every major artist has Stan’s but the
most irritating ones can be Rhianna’s (NavyArmy), Beyoncé’s (Beyhive), Chris
Brown’s (TeamBreezy) , these set of Stan’s really are in a façade when it comes
to these particular artist and can be very defensive and biased towards their
beloved icons. Personally I’m not a fan of Rihanna’s music nor am I a fan of
how she portrays this imitative bad girl wild life image to the media which I believe
has a negative effect on young girls but to a Rhianna Stan ‘she’s young let her
live’ this very ignorant remark is only a prime example of how a Stan operates
because as far as I’m concerned she will not be young forever and there will come
a time where she will need to mature and be a more positive role model for her young
fans and be the example of a strong, respected, self-worthy woman because we
need more of that in this poisoned world of today and less “bad bitches”.
During his early beginnings in the contemporary R&B game
I was a big fan of Chris Brown but it’s clear to see lately that the Virginia superstar
is lost in this world and needs help to find himself because since the negative
whiplash he dealt with after his assault on former girlfriend Rihanna he has
been staying in legal trouble from the multiple rumored and factual assaults on
people he displayed in recent times and its quite clear he doesn’t care and that’s why his behind in his jail but now
u have very silly and obsessed crazed stans of his writing #FreeBreezy all over
social media and I wonder if they understand how that is not a good thing, personally
I think he needs a year or two in jail since he’s not taking nothing seriously,
not the rehab, not the court dates so some jail time must straighten him out
and make him realize this lifestyle needs to end before he puts the lights out
of his career indefinitely because its happened before and he an be the next
victim of an “has been”.
Last but not least the Beyoncé Stan’s and I can understand
why so many will Stan over this woman, I mean she emulates a lady of ambition,
self-worth, kind, loving, respectful and its almost like she’s perfection and
one of the few artist in the world that shows so much positivity in everything
she does its hard not to love her but a lot don’t and for that this is the
reason why the Beyhive attacks on rapid whenever somebody speaks of their
beloved Beyoncé in a negative tone. But for me I think they need to come to
terms that people have opinions about people not all of them are going to be
good and that is the world we live in so they should practice the act of ignore
and learn to let go the obsession a little because I mean I know she seems perfect
but she bleeds just like the rest of us and will die like us also (laughs).
My main message for this particular article is simple,
before you spend each day on Tumblr being glued to pages of your obsessed idol
or website watching their everyday move take that time and do something more substantial
because this type of behavior only develops a intense biased appeal for their
music which could cause the quality of such music to be poor but will you be
able to know the difference? Most likely not and we as the supporters of music
don’t need this depreciating factor in the culture we live for so it should and
always be about the music nothing else is important but hey that’s just my
unpopular opinion on the matter.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Top 5 Mixtapes of the Month (March)
Its been a fluctuating stream of good projects for the month
of march with the release of certain major label LP’s like Ross’s Mastermind
and Pharrel’s G I R L but as always I still manage to deliver a list of the
only mixtapes you should be listening from the month of march so peep them out
and I hope you enjoy as always.
1. Vince Staples – Shyne
Coldchain Vol. 2: Long Beach’s promising rapper vince releases the second
installment of his Shyne Coldchain mixtape series with only two features from
recent collaborator Jhene Aiko and James Fauntleroy and is mainly produced by
Legendary producer No I.D and others like Childish Major, Evidence and DJ Babu,
definitely a great body of work and is a must listen for fans of that graphic
and truthful LA gangsta rap. D/L Link:
2. Jon Connor - Best in
the World: He’s Back! Recently Aftermath signee Jon Connor returns and
gives us another highly impressive mixtape for his Best in the World Series,
this time him displaying his lyrical abilities over Kanye west records. Alternative
title for this mixtape is The Late
Registration of a College Dropout Who Had a Dark Twisted Fantasy of 808 and
Heartbreaks and is definitely a must listen for those who still appreciate
the foundation of how mixtapes were constructed.
3. De La Soul – Smell the
D.A.I.S.Y: Legendary Hip Hop
Collective De La Soul releases a new project with all the tracks being of J
Dilla production and is just a warm up for the album they are currently working
on so take a listen and enjoy.
4. XV – Elite Eight:
In The spirit Of March Madness and him being a huge college basketball fan XV
been providing his fans with a ton of new music and this is the third project
he’s done since the beginning of the madness series which consists of all original
tracks with production from Swiff D, Big Blizz, Pete Pine and many others. D/L Link: http://www.datpiff.com/XV-March-Madness-Vol-3-Elite-Eight-EP-mixtape.595823.html
5. King Los – Zero Gravity:
King Los drops the second attachment to the Zero Gravity mixtape he dropped
back in 2010 with features from Kid Ink, Jeremih , Mark Battles, Devin Cruise
and many others with production from Dot N Pro, Devin Cruise , Peter Pan and
Los Himself.
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