The Kid Daytona links up with German production duo JR & PH7 for “Humid Nights” off The Good Life. Check out the project right here if you’ve been sleeping. Along with Daytona, the guests featured include Sean Price, Skyzoo, Guilty Simpson, Chuuwee, King Mez, Fly.Union, Phonte, Median, Torae, Freeway, Saigon, Ras Kass, and more. Very solid lineup.
Derek Pike directed visuals for the title track from Saigon’s long awaited album. This track is probably a few years old, but at least we finally get to hear all these crazy Just Blaze/Saigiddy records!
It’s no “Super Brookyn,” but I’m down for anything NES related really. It looks like Sai is making a renewed push and finally has a home for his long awaited official debut album too. Here’s hopin’…
Speaking of which, someone tweeted this the other day and I never even realized it: if it’s the Mario brothers, wouldn’t that mean their names are Mario Mario and Luigi Mario? Things that make you go hmmmm.
As I’ve mentioned before, Amen has been one of my favorite MC’s for a minute now, but he doesn’t get anywhere near the exposure he deserves. He’s gearing up to release more music than ever these days and after dropping Head On recently, he’s back with his “Entourage” inspired project, Queens Boulevard.  Check it out…
Download here.
Brand new visuals for one of the best records of the past year. Sai-giddy’s Warning Shots 2 drops on the 29th on Amalgam Digital and while we still don’t know when that Atlantic project will ever be released, at least we’ll continue to get some good music in the meantime.
Oh, and if you don’t know, Red 5ive is Just Blaze’s alter ego when he decides to sing hooks. The name is derived from Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing jet in Star Wars:
“It’s a trap!”
206 stand up! New video from some of the best here in the NW. Be on the lookout for Dyme Def headed up and down the west best coast with Sai real soon.
Town bidness mayne…shout to 800lb.
One of my fellow “real hip-hop heads” on the radio, Peter Rosenberg, linked with Oddisee to whip up this little EP featuring Torae, Skyzoo, Daytona, Saigon, Buckshot, and (the lovely) Nikki Jean. The concept was simple: all Oddisee beats + dope MC’s + one day to record it all. I’m sure it was hectic, but it turned out great. Download link and tracklisting after the jump!