Open Mike Eagle has been at it for a while but is relatively fresh to my ears. I had heard his name before but it was not until I picked up Hellfyre Club’s Dorner Vs Tookie mixtape that I heardRead more…
Sapient – Light Tiger
Sapient of the Oregon hip hop collective Sandpeople has a new release named Light Tiger, it is volume two in his Eaters series. Tusks, which was volume 1 was a beat tape, volume two does feature some rap and vocalsRead more…
Alias – Pitch Black Prism
Pitch Black Prism is the new release from ever evolving musician Alias. It’s difficult to tie Alias to any one genre, while his early work would be classified as hip hop it was certainly never conventional hip hop, newer releasesRead more…
Def3 & Factor – Wildlif3
Wildlif3 is the brand new album from Def 3 & Factor. Forget about Drake this is real Canadian hip hop. Def3 and Factor have been working together for a while and have consistently created quality music. Def3’s appearances on theRead more…
NXNE – Dee1 and Calez
This was meant to be the story of me checking out some new hip hop at the annual NXNE festival. I trawled through the list of shows and picked out some performers that I really wanted to see. Unfortunately IRead more…
Aesop Waits – Tom Shall Pass
I randomly happened upon this mash-up of raps from Aesop Rock’s None Shall Pass and music from Tom Waits. I am not familiar enough with Tom Waits to know how much has been done production wise to make it fitRead more…
Atmosphere – Southsiders
Minnesota duo Atmosphere consisting of vocalist Slug and producer Ant are stalwarts of the independent hip hop scene. Despite some commercial success they have always stayed true to their brand of sound and DIY work ethic. Southsiders is their 8thRead more…
Sole & DJ Pain 1 – Death Drive
Sole’s back motherfuckers! I have to admit before this album I’d never heard of “platinum producer” DJ Pain 1. Despite his terrible name he is a talented producer. Musically this album is a little more commercial sounding than previous SoleRead more…