Hip-Hop

D-Why- “I’m Here Now”

D-WHY raps over an instrumental by the talented electronic dance music duo, Ratatat.  D-WHY serves justice over the “Drugs” beat addressing how he is here to stay and by proving how he is “a mix of your favorite rappers”.  The “young Clint Eastwood” has impressed me with all of his recent releases, I’m looking forward…

Mixtape: Casey Veggies “Customized Greatly Vol. 3”

Casey Veggies dropped his highly anticipated new mixtape yesterday.  This project will stand as the third volume in the Customized Greatly series.  Guest appearances include Odd Future, Jhene Aiko, and Raheem DeVaughn.  Hit the jump for the back cover, mixtape stream/dl, the Odd Future track, and Veggies official music video for “Verified”.

Macklemore x Ryan Lewis- “Victory Lap”

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZSJBtq5VQZA] Just coming off of his great set at the XXL Freshmen showcase in NYC, Macklemore hit us with a new track that is produced by Ryan Lewis.  “Victory Lap” appeared on the XXL Freshmen mixtape that you can download here.  The official visual above shows the journey that Mack and Ryan Lewis went through…

Jay Electronica- “Dear Moleskine”

Just when I thought this week couldn’t get any better for new music releases Jay Electronica let go a gem.  Jay doesn’t drop a ton of music, so when he does you know it is something to look out for.  Just Blaze handled the production on “Dear Moleskine” and although Electronica doesn’t spit many bars,…

Mixtape: Chance the Rapper – 10 Day

My friend has been begging me to put this up so I finally did. Chance the Rapper is a young artist from Chicago, which is often referenced in his songs. Still in high school, Chance has a unique voice and a unique delivery which has gotten rave reviews from sites such as illRoots. Chance is…