Black Love

Music

Some more new Denmark Vessey, with special guests 7evenThirty & Iman Omari. This beat is ill—props to Gensu Dean. Denmark and Dean’s collaborative album Whole Food hits July 29th.

El Dorado

Music

New Milano, produced by Skizz.

Related: 10 Loosies You May Have Slept On In 2016 (So Far)

White Rappers (A Good Guest)

Music, My Dudes

Some wise words from Your Old Droog, produced by El RTNC with scratches by DJ Skizz. PACKS. coming soon.

The Mystery Lights

Music

Brooklyn label Daptone Records is best known for their soul selection that includes Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Lee Fields, Menahan Street Band, and more. And now, they are taking the leap into rock music with The Mystery Lights, who will release their self-titled debut on 6/24 on their new rock subsidiary label Wick Records. Check out “Too Many Girls” and “Too Tough to Bear” above, and a video for “Follow Me Home” below. Pretty damn dope.

Bury Me With The Lo On

Books & Mags, Gear, Music, My Dudes, The Good Old Days

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This book looks fresh. Props to Thirstin Howl III, Tom Gould, my cousin Chris Isenberg, and the good people at Victory Journal. Pre-order HERE.

 

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Lil Dicky in London

Music, Videos

LD links up with Tim Westwood across the pond and lays some bars down over Drake’s “Hype” instrumental. Fun stuff, love the interludes…

Related: 10 Classic On-Air Freestyles with Tim Westwood (Radio Days)

 

Supply & Demand (Music Video)

Music, Videos

New visuals from The Legend of Harvard Blue.

Here I Come

Music

I was fucking around during the NBA Finals on Spotify and Soundcloud last night listening to music, and I discovered this tight remix Large Professor did for Lord Finesse’s Funky Technician track “Here I Come” for the 20th anniversary of the album back in 2010. It’s now available for purchase on 45 and on the Lord Finesse compilation The Remixes – A Midas Era Retrospective which you can find on you favorite streaming site. Enjoy.

Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers

Events, Music, The Good Old Days, Videos

Here’s a little Flashback Friday clip of Chubb Rock, O.C., and Jeru The Damaja performing their DJ Premier-produced collabo “Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers” at the Clockers premiere party in 1995. Classic footage.