DON'T GET LAZY NOW! by Psalm One Chekhov's Gun by Last Sons WORD by Rob Cave and The Other Guys Hiding Places by billy woods A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night by Blu & Oh No Black Beans by Choosey & Exile Flowerstone Vol. 1 by Known Shaz The Fix by Jack Jones Angelz and Demonz by M.A.V. x Hobgoblin …
Category: Track Picks Weekly
Three years ago, this weekend, the world lost rapper Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest. Tonight, comedian Dave Chappelle is about to make history by performing in Tokyo, Japan. The timing couldn’t be more poignant. Tickets to the show sold out at the speed of an eye blink. Sunni Colón is everything right now. Boss is underrated yet responsible for birthing a lot of today’s most revered rappers. Rick Ross owes a lot of his career to her. Solange …
Today is the 8th anniversary of The Great East Japan Earthquake. Last Saturday, March 9, marked 22 years since the murder of one of the greatest rappers of all time, The Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls. To commemorate 3/11 and Biggie, this week’s picks are a tribute to life’s persistent proof of hope. Stop Biting Zilla Rocca Part 2 (Small Professor Remix) by Zilla Rocca feat Curly Castro What songs should be included in next week’s TMG Track Picks Weekly? …
To close out February, The Mega Late Show took over this week’s track picks. If you haven’t heard Tokyo’s number one hip-hop podcast, The Mega Late Show is available on all streaming platforms. They had me on the show a while back, here. In exchange, they did two exclusive TMG mixtapes here, and here. As guest editors, Mega and Late of MLS put together some treats. Mega’s picks are relatives of a family tree while Late highlights some slept on …
This week, had it not been for Slikback’s Tomo, DJ Muggs & Eto’s “Hell’s Roof,” or Quelle Chris’s “Guns,” the best thing I heard was Breezly Brewin of The Juggaknots on The House List podcast. He gets into Clear Blue Skies, working with Prince Paul on Prince Among Theives, and working as a New York public school English teacher for 15 years. With “Dilla’s House,” producer and DJ, AbJo remixes J Dilla jams and samples as a tribute to the …
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