Hip-Hop
[MP3] Dan-e-o – League Of Legends Feat. Thrust, Maestro Fresh Wes, Moka Only, Big Kish & Eternia
Out today! Dan-e-o’s new album featuring this aptly named loaded line-up of Canadian legends of a track. Here’s the PT blurb on the album:
On November 5, 1996, Toronto-based label, Beat Factory released the seminal Canadian hip-hop compilation, Rap Essentials Volume One. Helping to further energize the already-established careers of such north-of-the-border lyrical heavyweights as Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Ghetto Concept and Rascalz, the album is also credited for launching the career of Scarborough lyricist, Dan-e-o.
With his featured single, “Dear Hip Hop”, Dan-e-o immediately cemented himself as one of Canada’s premier MCs. A quasi-love letter to the music and culture he adores, the Scam-produced single has stood the test of time and has garnered itself “classic” status in the annals of Canadian hip-hop history.
With his fourth album, Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later, Dan-e-o both commemorates the two decade milestone of the release of his legendary debut and pays tribute to a long list of inspirations. “The artists I pay tribute to on this album by including them as guests helped pave the way for me to become the artist I am,” says Dan-e-o, “But they themselves have also enjoyed the last 20 years or so of invigorating hip-hop culture. So this new album is as much about celebrating Canadian hip-hop as a whole as it is about my first single. Really, I’m just a chapter in a much bigger story.”
Among the honoured guests on the album are URBNET label mate, Moka Only, “Northern Touch” legend, Thrust and the Godfather of Canadian hip-hop himself, Maestro Fresh Wes. They all appear on the posse cut and lead single, “League Of Legends”, which is produced by Scam – reuniting Dan-e-o with the producer of “Dear Hip Hop” 20 years after its release.
Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later is a unique combination of re-mastered gems recorded during the mid-90’s and brand new golden era-esque bangers, which include “Rap Essentials”, an ode to the compilation that started it all with alumni, Mathematik and Deuce Deuce of Concrete Mob and a symbolic tribute to J Dilla entitled “Spit” featuring the late legend’s brother, Illa J.
Track Listing
01. Dear Hip Hop
02. Constipated
03. Mental Mirage
04. Son Daze
05. Mic Surgery
06. Dear Hip Hop (The 2nd Letter) (feat. Choclair, Frankenstein & Grimace Love)
07. Incarceration
08. So Deep
09. Danish (feat. Nish Raawks)
10. Dear Hip Hop (Remix)
11. League Of Legends (feat. Thrust, Maestro Fresh Wes, Moka Only, Big Kish & Eternia)
12. Rap Essentials (feat. Mathematik & Deuce Deuce)
13. Spit (feat. Illa J)
14. 20 Years Later (feat. Fraction & Cable)
BUY / Download Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later – Dowload Urbnet | Tidal | Spotify | iTunes/Apple
[MP3] Listen to Two Tracks from Snotty Nose Rez Kids – The Average Savage
These indigenous hip-hop practitioners are crazy. Think an indigenous dead prez but really it’s completely it’s own thing. Freshest sh-t we’ve heard in a while, fire! Listen to the full mixtape via The Kitchen Twitter HERE or on Soundcloud HERE.
[MP3 + Music Video] MC Eiht & DJ Premier – Heart Cold Feat. Lady of Rage
If you haven’t peeped it yet, go check out that MC Eiht Which Way Iz West album like, right now!
Featuring production by DJ Premier and appearances by B-Real, WC, The Outlawz, Kurupt, Xzibit, Bumpy Knuckles and this heater with another Death Row records alum, The Lady of Rage, the album is an absolute stone cold classic! Rock solid beats, MC-ing, this is classic hip-hop!
Buy/stream the MC Eiht – Which Way Iz West album now: Soundcloud (FREE!) | Spotify | Tidal | iTunes | Google
[MP3] Joe Fox – What’s The Word Feat. Nas
I was gonna go, “Why on earth is Nas on this dude’s record??” but apparently he had a fair amount to do with A$AP Rocky‘s AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP album which only goes part of the way to explaining the riddle, frankly….
[MP3 + Music Video] Chris Rivers – Lord Knows Feat. Dyce Payne (Prod. By NaCion)
This is a track from Delorean, the official debut album by Bronx rapper, Chris Rivers (aka son of hip-hop MC legend, Big Pun). The album actually came out a little while ago but, true to from, I never got around to posting anything from the album but, because it’s the birthday of album Executive Producer and hip-hop production legend in his own right, Domingo today, I’m posting now. Happy birthday, ‘Mingo and go check out that Delorean album and stop crying about how there’s no real hip-hop any more….
Listen / Buy Delorean online: Thatshiphopmusic.com | iTunes | Spotify | TIDAL
#DK11: The album, This One Goes To Eleven… OUT NOW
