Rapper 60 East’s My Hometown album is out. The Ontario, California native with the East Coast-inspired flow has been toiling on the hip-hop underground for over a decade. He is also the founder of the Happiness Of Pursuit Festival of hip-hop which is now in its fifth year. At theContinue Reading
Los Angeles independent hip-hop icon Blu is releasing a joint album with producer Nottz this Friday. Afrika celebrates the history and culture of the continent and Blu’s connection to his ancestral home. “Marcus Garvey,” featuring Canadian and Detroit rappers Shad and Quelle Chris, is the first single to drop fromContinue Reading
Fatlip and Blu share another song from their Live From The End Of The World Vol. 1 (Demos) with the Knxwledge-produced “Street Life.” Producer Knxwledge takes a sample of Lalah Hathaway’s cover of The Crusaders’ “Street Life” with Joe Sample and makes it the foundation. MC Eiht, who is anotherContinue Reading
[youtube id=”uCNlLjIsb7U”] Blu & Exile’s “Sold The Soul” lyric video is an animated story of Blu battling the pressure to either be a commercial or an independent artist. “Sold The Soul” is from their In The Beginning: Before The Heavens which is unearthed material from their Below The Heavens sessions. RelatedContinue Reading