[MP3] Zion I – Culture Freedom (feat. Locksmith)

Rhyme-wise this reminds me of the homie, Rog’. Must be a Bay Area thing? True story: I discovered these guys when they were in a group based in the A called Metufour.

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[MP3] Spek Won – Final Fantasy VII (prod. Lewis M)

Track from T.dot MC and Kitchen favorite, Spek Won‘s recently released and excellent album Sofa King Amazing (hurr, hurr!).

[MP3] J*DaVeY – Strong Anticipation

This sounds like a mid-career Madonna track which I mean in a (very) good way. You know, that time period when she was listening to a lot of French electronica and house music.

[MP3] Just Blaze – Inhuman Nature

As Just Blaze put it:

“Something to ride down the FDR to on a late night with the top down, reflecting on life… like Rocky in that one scene after Apollo died….”

Agreed! “Firm Family” used to be the song that I thought would be perfect in that scenario (although I was thinking West Side Highway was more scenic and apropos for that particular track).

[MP3] De La Soul Feat. Nas – God It

New De La Soul track featuring the equally legendary Nas (sadly only on the chorus, not on a full or even half verse) with a Dr. Dre “The Watcher” meets The Dap Kings feel but not even from the new album they recently had the smash kickstarter campaign for??! Crazy….