David Damen // + Walter Nini presents

Ill Poetic | Gone

Produced by
Ill Poetic

Directed by | David Damen // + Walter Nini

New music from J.Rocc “Brothers Party” (Flaunt Edwards Edit).

I make these so I can either play them out or a way to fully listen to the records I have. This is the original for “Party Groove” mixed with the Kid Capri & the Madonna drums. Thanks for listening. – J.Rocc

Check out Mod Sun’s first single off his upcoming Happy as Fuck EP, featuring Pat Brown and produced by Cisco Adler.

Download: Mod Sun – Happy as Fuck

The Black Superstar has always been a paradox in American Culture. African-Americans, and many racialized ‘others’, have for a long time held this odd allure as naturally cool, while at the same time suffering the effects of a body that is instantly criminalized. This is a dangerous duality that can serve as simultaneous impetus and hindrance. This polarization drives an ill collaboration between yU and the mysterious outfit known as The Black Opera, hosted by Mello Music Group.

yU is most known for his work demolishing microphones as 1/3 of Diamond District, but he is adept behind the beat machine as well. This joint is actually a cut off his humbly titled A Garbage Beat Tape. One MC’s “garbage” can be another one’s banger. The faceless Black Opera collective bring life out of the rumbling kicks and neck-snapping drums in yU’s production with two strong verses that seesaw between the glamour of being a Black Superstar and the perils of being perceived as one. The Black Opera reminds us that “we still killing over Jordans,” and how balling so hard could make the police try and fine you.

Stimulating to the mind as well as pleasing to the ears, The Black Opera, yU, and the entire MMG collective continue to prove that great music can serve a higher purpose. Not just filling your trunks with bass and your head with ill rhymes, hip-hop still has the power to push you to re-examine the world around you.

Came across this electronic mash up of Florence and the Machine & The Pharcyde, titled “Flocyde” by Break Science.

Spotted @ thissongissick.com

New video from Rome Clientel “Holdin’ It Down” featuring Alycat & Skyzoo, off The Empire: The Lost Catacombs EP.

Directed, Shot, and Edited by Brandon Cooklin

Download: Rome Clientel – The Empire: The Lost Catacombs EP

House Shoes drops the first track “Last Breath” featuring Nottz, Oh No & MED, off his upcoming Let It Go album dropping June 19th via Tres Records. The album will feature guest appearances from Danny Brown, Black Milk, Alchemist, Roc Marciano, Oh No, Guilty Simpson, Quelle Chris, Shafiq Husayn, and others.

Pre-Order: House Shoes – Let It Go

After introducing two album cuts, “Don’t Have You” & “Lonely Roller” (ft. J.Nics), Steven A. Clark released the non-album cut “Chemistry” a couple weeks back, a spontaneous collaboration with production team Mr. Familiar. Steven added his own spin to what was originally an instrumental release for Mr. Familiar’s upcoming Time Traveler EP. Steven A. Clark and The Free Lve Collective, a Miami based lifestyle brand, presents an “out of this world” interpretation of visual chemistry. “Chemistry” promo video created and edited by Free Lve.

Download: Steven A. Clark – Chemistry

New instrumental from Blueprint “Tramp Stamp”, from Weightless Radio: A Collection of Blueprint Instrumentals.

Bandcamp: Weighless Radio: A Collection of Blueprint Instrumentals