DJ Zesto Q aka Zesto!, Zest Rock, Zesty Pesty, formally known as Justin Overton-Quinones is a long time friend and collaborator. Zesto, hailing from Middletown, New York, is a rapper, producer, and DJ. Last year he produced the TMG mixtape Head Nod Chill Wave. Like your favorite elusive artist, Zesto prefers to be on the fringes of the industry, giving him space and freedom to do what he wants. His classic Rags to Wishes EP (2005) left an indelible mark …
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Jay Z’s moms, Gloria Carter, spits a poem at the end of “Smile” off of Jay’s 13th album, 4:44. I was listening to it on my way home. Right when I opened the door to my apartment, she finished her verse with, “Smile.” The track itself is dope. Jay talks about his mother at the beginning and the rest is slick talk. It’s still arresting. The soulful Stevie Wonder samples obviously aren’t just musical props. When ma dukes goes in, …
Hear a little snippet of Ghostface Killah spitting a narrative at about 8:45. [via Forbes] …
Finally it’s official “official”, on April 15, 2014 Pharoahe Monch is dropping P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), a follow up to his acclaimed 2011 album W.A.R. (We Are Renegades). It was suppose to drop in late 2012 as an EP, but the tracklisting says otherwise. It’s seventeen shots to the dome. Monch is the truth. This man been talking about global warming since the early 90’s (“Releasing Hypnotical Gases”). As one half of the pioneering Queens duo Organized Konfusion, his playful cadences and innovative …
I got my Solillaquists of Sound package weeks ago, but procrastinated on posting about it. I was too busy enjoying its contents to take a picture of it. In September they started a Kickstarter and raised $16,127. Their goal was $12,000. The campaign was to fund their double album, The 4th Wall. It was their final installment to “The Listener’s Trilogy.” $60 got me three albums (five considering the double), a mini comic, and a guide to “Decoding The Listener’s Trilogy.” If you missed it, you missed …
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