I do really dig this cat.

Here’s my list. Let’s do this. 10.  SCOUT-Pi A sweet, simple EP. Please Excuse Me. 9.  SELF SCIENTIFIC-Trials of the Blackhearted An EP with Big K.R.I.T., Talib Kweli, Freddie Gibbs, Game….And the shit’s free?!? 8.  MOTHA FOLKIN’ SOUL-Self Titled. Hilarious, rated X, irreverent, catchy and well-written.  Awesome debut.  Here’s the review. Best Friends. 7.  GRYNCH-Timeless [...]

A couple artists I’m posting on ’cause I’m grateful for the submissions. SOUTHERLY-Youth First, Southerly, possibly one of the best-named bands I’ve heard in a while.  They sound…Southerly.  On Greyday Records which, like the band’s name, is a perfect label for them.  They sound like a grey, southerly day.  Dark, Americana indie rock. Love the [...]

More great hip hop from Domo Genesis of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, the same group of L.A. rappers who spawned Tyler, The Creator. But I dig Domo much more. On this tape, he raps over some Kanye, Scarface…A bunch of great stuff. Get it here or here.

“Biggie and Nas put they ass in a blender, sprinkled some 50 and came out this nigga…” I’m fairly certain that ASAP Rocky is dope. I don’t usually like the whole chopped and/or screwed sound, and he plays around a lot with vocal FX, but his lyrics are undeniable.  I haven’t heard rhymes this aggressively [...]

Atlanta’s CyHi Da Prynce doesn’t wear his jurisdiction on his sleeve, which is good.  He’s accessible whether you’re  into that Fatlanta sound, or prefer something a little less laid back. Jack of All Trades is the fifth mixtape form his artist recently signed by Kanye West, so enjoy it while you can: He’s gonna pop [...]

Triple X isn’t Danny Brown’s best mixtape, but it’s still got his trademark wit, grit, and sly delivery.  He’s a grimey, hilarious rapper and XXX is a great introduction to his work. Cop it here or here. Young Sinatra, on the other hand, is pure fiya. Shine On w/Lykke Li. Get it here.    

Satan’s favorite country rock band’s EP begins with a take on Gallows Pole, the song made famous by Led Zeppelin.  But unlike Plant and Page, who sanitized the song into one about how  the doomed man was such a stud that all the girls wanted to rescue him despite his crimes, Blackwater Jukebox make a [...]

Sometimes, I don’t know which one of my kids is weirder: The one who reads old Stan Lee issues of Amazing Spider-Man and listens to Jonathan Coulton and We Are Scientists, or the younger one who digs Run DMC and insists on playing Sirius 20 in the car–the 1920s channel. But I know which one [...]

  There are a million bandcamp artists.  Most suck. Nacho Picasso doesn’t. This is hardcore, hilarious, powerful, deft…Just go get the fucking thing already. Oh, and lots of comic book shout outs, for my cross-addicted readers. Marvel Download Nacho Picasso Marvel 100 G’s Featuring Eighty4 Fly Download Nacho Picasso 100 G’s Featuring Eighty4 Fly Get [...]