Oh No/DOOM: “3 Dollars”
Stones Throw is set to release producer/rapper Oh No’s latest album, Ohnomite. The album is apparently comprised of samples from the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Dolemite, which starred Rudy Ray Moore. Featuring collaborations with M.E.D., Alchemist, Guilty Simpson, DOOM, and Roc Marciano—among others—Oh No’s new album seems to be a promising delivery for hip-hop heads of all breeds. A new single, “3 Dollars”, dropped today, and it features a hungry (quite literally, he mentions a buffet) DOOM, in addition to a solid performance by Oh No, both sonically and lyrically. Check out the track below:
Ohnomite is out June 5 via Five Day Weekend/Stones Throw.
Azealia Banks: “Jumanji”
She’s back with another banger, this time with production by Hudson Mohawke and Nick Hook. As one would expect, incendiary lyricism and spectacular flow changes sum this piece up fairly well. Check it out below:
Video: MED and Hodgy Beats - “Outta Control” (Prod. by Madlib)
Stones Throw veterans MED and Madlib have collaborated with Odd Future’s Hodgy Beats on a new track. Check out the, uh, interesting video below:
Mercy by Kanye West (Feat. Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz)
So, this came out last night, and to be honest, I don’t really have many words for it. Following the excellently brash “Thereaflu,” which was released yesterday, Kanye West has given us another gem—except this one’s from the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music collective release. Entitled “Mercy,” this track encapsulates Kanye’s superb, bass-heavy production and enough arrogance from everyone to make Donald Trump seem humble.
I’ll leave you guys with this:
“Don’t do no press, but I get the most press, kid
Plus, my bitch make your bitch look like Precious.”
Download BADBADNOTGOOD’s ‘BBNG2’
BADBADNOTGOOD are a talented jazz trio that happen to really be into alternative culture. As is the case, their first album featured covers of classic hip-hop songs like Gangstarr’s “Mass Appeal” and Slum Village’s “Fall In Love”. These guys are back with a new collection of covers including some from James Blake’s debut LP and BBNG’s good friends, Odd Future. Download the new LP here.
Boobie Miles by Big K.R.I.T.
Last year, Big K.R.I.T.’s Return of 4eva banged throughout an absurdly cold spring and an absurdly warm summer. The Mississippi native is back with a new mixtape (sticking to the “4eva” motif) in 4eva N A Day. The new release, which is available for free, features some jazzy, soft rock-esque beats (if you liked Destroyer’s Kaputt, you’ll like this—which is weird to say?). But through a generally optimistic—albeit dark—tone (“Ain’t nothing for free so get your ass up/ My partner said if we don’t speed then they might pass us”), these soft rock melodies in “Boobie Miles” become the sweet icing on an already delectable cake.
Cookie Coma by Hodgy Beats
Not that I’m trying to incite a musical debate, but Hodgy Beats, aside from Earl Sweatshirt (because he is God), is arguably the best rapper from the Odd Future outfit. This past weekend, Hodgy released an untitled EP for free that features his most precise and focused work to date. Despite the fact the EP is free, top-notch producers like the Alchemist, Flying Lotus, Juicy J, and Thelonious Martin lend their hands to this excellent—albeit fleeting (only 22 minutes)—piece. “Cookie Coma”, produced by the Alchemist, is a jazzy, warm track that’ll make you want to bust out some iced-bourbon while listening to Hodgy’s dizzying and impressive word manipulations: “To do infinity, I’m the remedy to a penalty/ For once I take this shit genially, generally/ I’m takin’ shots like Kennedy, like fuck the enemy.”
Cartoons & Cereal by Kendrick Lamar (feat. Gunplay)
There’s something about Kendrick Lamar that makes me excited about the future of hip-hop. After a spectacular debut LP in Section.80, which ranked 13th on our best albums of 2011, Lamar promised he’d make a quick return to the mic. The 24-year-old Compton native has a knack for being progressive, and this new 7-minute epic, “Cartoons & Cereal”, is no exception. This new cut by Lamar is a wide-ranging piece that features a dagger-like flow and retrospectives of childhood, as evidenced by frequent references to Scrooge McDuck and Elmer Fudd. Just before an uzi-esque, hi-hat-driven beat takes over, Kendrick, through pitch-changed vocalizations, spits some impressively vivid lines, “You told me, ‘Don’t be like me, just finish watching cartoons,’ which is funny now because all I see are wily coyotes in the world.”
