Droppin’ Knowledge
Droppin’ Knowledge: New Album from Damu The Fudgemunk, Raw Poetic & Jazz Great Archie Shepp
Earl “Damu the Fudgemunk” Davis, musician, producer and impresario of Redefinition Records, has teamed up with frequent partner Raw Poetic and jazz great Archie Sheep for the album, Ocean Bridges. The album, which drops today, is available on the Redefinition Bandcamp page. All tracks on the album were produced by Raw Poetic, who is also …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Bozack Morris
Bozackula is in the house! For this week’s Behind The Boards, Backseat Mafia is joined by Bozack Morris, producer and musician extraordinaire, and co-founder and label head of GGBR Records, based in Toronto. GGBR’s main man gave us a rundown on his inspirations, favorite places to crate dig and artists he’d like to work with. …
Droppin’ Knowledge: New Single from Equiknoxx’s Time Cow featuring Birmingham MC RTKal
Time Cow, of the electro-reggae-dancehall outfit Equiknoxx, releases a new video single, Elephant Man, featuring the Birmingham emcee, and frequent Equiknoxx collaborator, RTKal. The video, which is a tribute to eccentric dancehall star Elephant Man, is a minimalist take on the genre, with percolating, sinister percussion, waves of synthesizer and a jumble of jump cuts …
Droppin’ Knowledge – Ras Kass – New Single: Push On Thru
Legendary LA emcee Ras Kass is out with a new one, to help us push on through the challenges in life. Kass, who is still releasing great boom bap rap twenty-five years after his iconic Soul On Ice, brings the bars on the song, Push On Thru. The song was produced by the human rhythm …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Watch: Freddie Gibbs, Madlib and El Michels Affair Tear It Up At The Diamond Mine Sessions
If the world has got you down or quarantining is making you climb the walls, Freddie Gibbs, Madlib and El Michels Affair are here to raise your spirits. Gibbs, the gritty Gary, Indiana emcee, who now lives in Los Angeles, and the legendary producer, rapper and multi-instrumentalist Madlib, have formed a fruitful partnership over the …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Standing On The Corner Release New Single: Angel
The Standing On The Corner Art Ensemble has released its first new music under that moniker since 2017’s Red Burns, a single entitled Angel (Life and Death of the Earth in the Key of F). The accompanying video stars pioneering director and musician Melvin Van Peebles as an astronaut floating in space, perhaps inured to …
Droppin’ Knowledge: New Single From Roots Reggae Singer Chezidek: Because I’m Black
Roots reggae stalwart Chezidek releases a new single, Because I’m Black, that challenges injustices perpetrated against people of color around the world, but particularly in the United States. Not to be confused with the Delroy Wilson song of a similar name, Because I’m Black finds Chezidek in pastoral settings reflecting on racism and the plight …
Droppin’ Knowledge: New Video Single from Adé Hakim: Like Me
[sLUms] Collective member Adé Hakim releases a new single and an accompanying video for the song, Like Me. The Bronx, New York artist, also records as Sixpress. In the video, he presents a vision of life that feels like a million years ago, an idyllic, mythic time and place, so different from today. The video …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Ovrkast. – Try Again: Video Single
Oakland producer and rapper Ovrkast. releases a video single, the title track from his newest project, Try Again. The single features Samplelov. The video is by Ryosuke Tanzawa. The album itself includes guest verses from three of underground hip-hop’s biggest stars, Mavi, Navy Blue and Pink Siifu. It also includes contributions from Demahijae and Mitch. …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Preservation Releases New Video Single from Upcoming Album, Featuring Navy Blue
DJ Preservation, one half of Dr. Yen Lo with Brownsville wordsmith Ka, and a producer of the moment, releases his new album, Eastern Medicine, Western Illness, on Nature Sounds, May 29th. Preservation has worked with Mach-Hommy, Your Old Droog, Navy Blue, billy woods, and Roc Marciano, among others. He has also been the tour DJ …