Mar 14, 2013

You know you’ve got a good album on deck when 3 of it’s tracks have made it to your iTunes “Top 25 Most Played” playlist in less than a week. That’s exactly what my playlist looks like with songs from Rashad’s latest project Museum. Self produced, the soulful album vibe may seem familiar to Stalley’s [...]

Mar 02, 2012

She may have just appeared on our radar this week, but B~Free‘s debut album Open Mic, Open Heart  is something you would expect from a veteran. If I didn’t know she produced and composed the entire album, I would have assumed she was backed by a major label with some dope resources. In her case, as [...]

Jan 27, 2012

Actor. Musician. Director. Performance Artist. Writer. Producer. Those are just some words that can be used to describe New Jersey emcee Sah ril. Late last year he dropped Art, Fear, & Loathing: Back Where the Pain Is- Vol. III. After listening to the album I learned three things about Sah. 1) He’s a dope producer 2) [...]

Dec 28, 2011

One of the many surprises of 2011 was the emergence of actor/comedian Donald Glover‘s Hip Hop alter ego Childish Gambino. I kind of blew over his debut EP and as a response he clearly proved me wrong on his debut album Camp. The project is a solid showing of his ability to keep listeners entertained [...]

Oct 26, 2011

It’s not easy to successfully follow up after an impressive debut, but the Cocaine 80s collective did just that. The mysterious group of creatives spearheaded by producer No. I.D. raised the bar even higher with their Ghost Lady EP. The seven track project features the familiar faces of Common, Kevin Randolph,  James Fauntleroy II and Steve Wyreman. [...]

Sep 29, 2011

When College Dropout was released back in 2004 I knew soon as it played through those Nissan Altima (the mom’s whip) speakers I was listening to a classic. 7 years later I found myself listening to another Hip Hop debut, Cole World: The Sideline Story, in another Nissan Altima (my own). After listening to both [...]

Sep 27, 2011

New Tigallo, New Tigallo, New Tigallo. After over 10 years in the game, The Conscious Tip fav Phonte has finally released his solo album, Charity Starts At Home. The album is everything we expected and much more. On this one there’s nothing but strong Hip Hop lyrics and punchlines supplied by Tigallo (sorry autotune & dougie fans). Primarily rapping [...]

Aug 31, 2011

We live in a day and age where we sing along with all our favorite songs, but often overlook the sounds that turn music into art. The title of “producer” hasn’t been as relevant as in the past because there are so many so called “producers” who only create short, repetitive loops and call it [...]