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Here we have the 13th EP New York emcee & revered battle rapper RJ Payne formerly known as Reign Man. Building up an extensive solo catalogue for himself with 23 mixtapes as well as well as his last dozen EPs & 4 full-length albums, Benny the Butcher even signed RJ to Black Soprano Family Records for a brief period of time & putting out some of best material like Leatherface & Square Root of a Kilo under Benny’s ever-growing indie label […]

This is the 2nd EP from Detroit emcee, producer, DJ & hype man Paradime. Discovered by Kid Rock in 1996 signing to Bobby’s very own Top Dog Records, he eventually made his full-length debut few years later with Paragraphs & the sophomore effort Vices in the fall of 2001 would go on to become his most celebrated body of work yet. Following 11 Steps Down & Spill at Will however, Dime returned by signing to Mello Music Group for his acclaimed 5th album Period. & is […]

Here we have the 19th EP from Buffalo emcee & singer Elcamino. Blowing up in 2017 off his self-titled EP with Griselda Records, his profile increasingly grew after being followed up by Walking on Water mixtape in the summer of 2018 along with dropped 2 studio albums & a few EPs the year after that. They Spit on Jesus proved to be a well received Black Soprano Family Records debut becoming the first Camino project that I had covered […]

Harlem, New York emcee Dave East joining Jersey City wordsmith Ransom for a whole new collaborative studio LP. Both of these guys have worked with each other a handful of times in the past off songs like “Everything for Sale” or even “Rolling 50 Deep” & “Rolling 110 Deep” prior to the late DJ Kay Slay’s passing, so they’ve decided to link up & take their chemistry to the next level by supplying The Final Call to […]

Brooklyn, New York duo Smif-n-Wessun consisting of Tek & Steele of the Boot Camp Clik returning with Jamla Records’ in-house production team The Soul Council for their 8th studio LP. Their 1995 debut Dah Shinin’ is widely regarded as an East Coast classic & the Pete Rock produced Monumental, I enjoy almost as much. The All maintained the high quality consistency of Monumental by teaming with The Soul Council for the first time, looking to do it again 6 years later on Infinity. The title track produced by Khrysis begins The All sequel […]

Shylow is a 46 year old MC & producer from the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada notable for being a founding member the Bomb Shelta Association, 1/2 of the duo 1st Division, 1/2 of The Shelter, 1/2 of the Dookie Bros & 1/3 of The Drum Majors since Marco Polo referred to him as his Beat Yoda. His first ever solo single “Moment of Clarity” produced by Ayatollah came out […]

Slum Village: T3 & Young RJ On Saturday, February 8th, Dilla Day LA celebrated the late J. Dilla’s birthday, life, and legacy with an all-Detroit lineup. Each act shut down the house, making it a night to remember in LA. Young RJ and T-3 of Slum Village headlined this year’s Dilla Day, performing hits from their latest project F.U.N as well as from their previous catalog. Phat Kat Wild Child […]

The unConventionAl KingZ are a duo from Phoenix, Arizona consisting of High Deafinician & Lowkey tha Wizard known for their unique fusions of hip hop, rock music, country music & funk music. They appeared on The Bootleg Kev Podcast around this time a year ago to kick a freestyle that was so dope, that Strange Music founders Tech N9ne & Travis O’Guin signed the duo to their It Goes Up […]