My general reaction to the 2012 XXL Freshman Class picks: I’m not even gonna go in depth on any of the individual MCs listed, although I am questioning Iggy Azalea’s questionable usage of the term “runaway slaveowner” or some such foolishness in a song. It’s sad that XXL is moving in the direction of [...]
Muhsinah releases a freebie entitled “Somebody In My World”. Love her music.
If you’ve been riding with Front-Free or my Twitter for a while, you might recall I’ve been talking about Detroit MC Boldy James for quite some time. Trapper’s Alley: Pros And Cons was a street classic which would have easily had my wallet open to pay for a full-length LP and a show, but [...]
Flushing, NY MC Royal Flush dropped Ghetto Millionaire in 1997, a golden era for New York rap. ”Iced Down Medallions” became a top 20 rap single and though the album was highly slept-on, many who are in the know recognize it as a classic. The video wasn’t doing too much and it didn’t need to. [...]
I first became familiar with this song watching one of my favorite films ever, Layer Cake. The soundtrack to the film is all kinds of dope in terms of syncing beautifully with the style of the movie, but to me this song specifically kicks ass. This song was originally on band The Cult’s 1985 album [...]
Before he was putting turntables and swing-sets inside of Honda Civics, Xzibit was a fiery young MC from the West Coast, bum-rushing the rap game with “Paparazzi”, a classic joint that made observations about the rap game that still hold true today.
Visuals dropped last week for a track off the latest release from Ski Beatz titled 24 Hour Karate School Presents: Twilight (I swear this has nothing to do with the candy-ass vampire films). This video looks like they tried to duplicate the same effect found on the video for Ski’s joint “Cream Of The Planet”, [...]
Stumbled across this today and the production is top notch, but the overall song itself is pretty smooth. Check it out for yourself.
A discussion came up a few days ago regarding E-40, which inspired this post. As a Bay Area, California native, I remember the music of the mid to late 90s vividly. The Bay Area at that time had a way of supporting its artists to the point that they didn’t need to venture outside of [...]
Fresh off that upcoming Consignment mixtape as of today, Boldy James is kind enough to give us the title track “Consignment”. Get into it!