Our Sunday Best: L’Orange & Kool Keith | Time? Astonishing

 
Hip Hop house producing underground legends Mello Music Group is slated to drop L’Orange & Kool Keith‘s album Time? Astonishing July 24th. If you’re tired of the embarrassment of what most mainstream Hip Hop isn’t then this is the remedy and the cure. L’Orange and Kool Keith shine like diamonds and come just as hard, not gangsta’ hard. No, never that, this is the hardness of truth and positivity. Good stuff. Peace.
 

 
Artist: L’Orange & Kool Keith
Album: Time? Astonishing
Label: Mello Music Group
 
01. Time? Astonishing!
02. The Traveler (feat. J-Live)
03. The Green Ray
04. Twenty Fifty Three (feat. Mr. Lif)
05. Meanwhile, Back Home (feat. Open Mike Eagle)
06. The Wanderer
07. This New World (feat. Blu, Montage One & DJ Trackstar)
08. Dr. Bipolar
09. Suspended Animation (feat. MC Paul Barman)
10. I Need Out Of This World (feat. MindsOne)
11. To Space!
12. Days I Used To Know
13. Bonus: Sometimes I Feel

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the other guys + yu + substantial  //  memories fade

Those most elegant practitioners of the old school rap The Other Guys hit the road runnin’ with the brand new single Memories Fade. However, this time out the Washington, D.C. based duo team up with Mello Music Group’s yU (of Diamond District) and Substantial. The first single Memories Fade is taken from their forthcoming The Opposite of Sex EP, it drops September 10th. Dig it. Peace.

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2012 is still fresh, so it’s only logical we sit back and reflect on 2011 and all the music the year produced. No serious conversation concerning rap can exclude the many wonderful offerings by our ace homies Mello Music Group and their well-stocked roster of rap all-stars. We all know how cream will always rise to the top, but at times we are unaware of such delicacies. Not because we don’t know any better, it’s just that sometimes good things get overlooked and obvious choices go unchosen for lack of awareness. Case in point. The extraordinaire rap-duo: Dunc and Toine. With confidence they saddle up to the spotlight turning bravado into an asset and a positive tag worth wearing on battle ready rolled-up sleeves. Dunc’s production is above par, and in fact raises the bar for would be contenders. Dunc’s work, and indeed his style are veritable nods to rap heavyweights J Dilla, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Pete Rock, among others. Yet, he doesn’t’ mimic so much as he incorporates points of reference with new life, which propel his sound into the stratosphere. But if production is the of the river Styx, separating the world of supreme beats from that of the common mediocre fare. Then by all means Toine’s lyrical adeptness is the proverbial manna from above, leading those who once fed on saccharine enriched music to an abundant and organic menu which satisfies the soul. His is words leading boys into manhood. Turning singular alphabets into mature statements culled from reason and wisdom. Together DTMD Makin’ Dollars is collectively more than a physical entity, combined they are an audible representation of two young men making their way in the world, clearing a swath wide and exact. And they ain’t followers. Naw, never that! They’re improvisers aspiring to reach Rap’s promise land; the mountaintop of your notice and the audience of your well-tuned ear. Peace.

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Fresh out of the dome of one of the illest emcees doing it today yU delivers the real. Don’t let ’em fool you, being real doesn’t mean “gutter”, “sipping syrup” or the “sexually explicit.” Real in this case just means you’ll have to let the mote fall from your inner-eye. However, you will have to bring your grownup ears to this collection of tracks. Feel me? This latest release features such notable rhyme spitters as EyeQ and Diamond District, their presence elevates and enhances an already prestigious affair. Without a doubt you want to cop this joint, but if bigger is better (and in this case it most certainly does) then rest assured yU‘s full-length The Earn is really what you want to wrap your ears around. You can get it at iTunes, and since you’re here check out the interview with yU discussing the making of The Earn here. No question about it, this in one you don’t want to miss, but not because I say so. You trust your ears don’t you? They won’t lie to you. Peace.

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You know I love bringing you guys (and gals) good music, and it doesn’t get any better (or fresher) than what is offered by Brooklyn based producer/rapper Oddisee. Make no mistake Amir “Oddisee” Mohamed is the real deal in more ways than one. He’s been extremely productive, and yet his music never suffers. All the while making it look easy, as he consistently manages to elevate his craft to the next level. Oddisee is busy producing, writing and performing, constantly, and he never fails to deliver some of the best hip-hop to be had anywhere. But we’re still looking for a forthcoming release in early 2012. But hell, we’ll wait and continue to marvel at the impressive cataloged he’s compiled over last few  years. With this post I’m taking you back to 2010 and the various projects he’s worked on and sprinkled with his Midas touch. I think you’ll be quite impressed. Also, check out the more recent Rock Creek Park here. Peace.

I couldn’t leave you without a visual, check out the video for the contemplative track “Different Now” featuring Toine of DTMD. See, I got you. Peace

Oddisee feat. Toine of DTMD – Different Now from Oddisee Music on Vimeo.

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