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NEWS: EUGENIUS’ “MIDLIFE” ISSUED ON CASSETTE.

I’ve admittedly slept on Ohio experimental hip-hop artist Eugenius when his album, Midlife, dropped in late 2020. Which is criminal given my appreciation of Death Grips, the sorely missed MF…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Jay Cinema & WilfMerson Know “What You Need Ain’t What You Want!” – Album Review & Interview

A trans-Atlantic collaboration between the Harlem-based rapper and London producer WilfMerson yields an album of depth and beauty. The Internet and the portability of sound files can open up the…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Jiyu Purp Creates Spiritual, Life Affirming Hip Hop on His Album Earth is Ours – Interview & Review

Last month, Dallas, Texas based hip hop artist Jiyu Purp released his first long player, Earth is Ours, an album suffused with spirituality and positivity, but one that hits hard,…

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New Music: The Silhouettes Project – Various Artists

Low slung beats and wistful melodies bring a ray of warm sunlight in times that have cast cold dark shadows over all of us. Lyrics of pure poetry flow, expressing…

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Track: Danny Brown – Savage Nomad

Hip Hop’s Danny Brown, announced his seventh annual Bruiser Thanksgiving celebration. Typically held as a live event in Detroit. Bruiser Thanksgiving 7 will feature performances from Danny Brown, Shigeto, ZelooperZ, Tiny Jag, & Bruiser Wolf.…

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Track: Leddie MC – Save Your Soul

After releasing her EP Born Of Stone the North East artist continues her single a month project with the release of track ‘Save Our Soul’ featuring Samantha Durnan on guitar…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: The Songs of New York City Beatmaker Radicule Are Undiscovered Gems Of Hip Hop

With music proliferating at an explosive rate, it’s often difficult to wade through the morass and discover new artists, or artists who have been toiling away at their craft for…

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NEWS: Maverick Sabre releases new EP, ‘You Know How It Feels’

IN A follow-up to his 2019 album When I Wake Up, English-Irish singer, songwriter and rapper Maverick Sabre releases his brand-new, emotive four-track EP You Know How It Feels. Being…

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Track: MC Yallah and Eomac Share New Track ‘Kakana’

After announcing their 12″ EP Mama Waliwamanyii along with the exhilarating title track earlier this month, Ugandan rapper MC Yallah and producer Eomac (one half of acclaimed electronic duo Lakker) have today shared the darker, brooding sounding ‘Kakana’, ahead of the EP’s release this Friday,…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With argov

Welcome to this week’s edition of Behind the Boards. Each week, Backseat Mafia sits down with a musician/beat-tape maker/hip hop producer to find out what makes that person tick. This…

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