Hip-Hop | Dillon Cooper – Notions (Prod. by Jay Da Great)
Posted by Grubeats on August 15, 2012
After grasping the attention of hip-hop heads across the blogosphere with the release of “Shadows” and “Shadows Pt. 2”, the 19-year old Brooklyn native is back with a brand new track. Produced by Jay Da Great, Dillon Cooper reflects on what his life has become since he broke onto the scene back in the spring. The R.A.D. general recorded this one a few nights ago and decided he had to share it with his fans less than 24 hours later. Although there’s no set date, we do know Dillon is working on his debut mixtape, Season 1, featuring production from Teddy Roxpin, Pat White, and of course Jay Da Great.
Hip-Hop, Videos | The Dean’s List – Ce Soir [Music Video]
Posted by Grubeats on August 13, 2012
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Every piece of work The Dean’s List release differentiates themselves more and more as artists. Following the release of their last video for “Take Shape”, the Boston trio return with another take on their version of a club hit. With assistance from Dani Ummel on the hook, Aziz (Sonny), Alexander (DJ Mendoza), and Mik take to their creative sides once again and venture to an asian temple to reenact “that night” (Ce Soir). While The Dean’s List are in the process of rebranding themselves into The King’s Dead, a channel in which they will deliver all aspects of art through music and video, they are still gearing up for a tour kicking off later this month. View the stops announced thus far.
Hip-Hop, Videos | Moufy – Blow My High (Video)
Posted by J_Salzer on July 8, 2012
Moufy hits us with his latest feel good track and visuals to keep us all tided over until his next major release. The fun-loving Moufy is pictured riding dirty around his city in this sunny video. The feel of the track is perfectly personified by the tone of the video. Although I could do without the “igh-igh-igh-igh” in the chorus, this is one of my favorite Moufy songs to date. Be on the lookout for an exclusive FNT release with Boston’s own coming to a computer near you next week.
Funny story(warning: not that funny), Moufy’s manager sent this over to me while I had food poisoning, and if anyone has had food poisoning, they’ll understand that it’s not the best time to be reviewing music. I told him I would post it and I forgot about it until a few minutes ago…so here we are..a few days late.
Exclusive, Hip-Hop | Bigg Dee- Trying (Prod. by Humbeats)
Posted by A on July 4, 2012
Known for being a hotbed of activity and talent, Boston has produced some of the biggest acts the blogosphere has seen. However, there’s a new sheriff in town, and his name is Bigg Dee. Coming off his highly anticipated sophomore “This Is Only The Beginning” mixtape, Bigg Dee has been making waves recently with his cerebral style and notable raps, exclusively releasing his new Royalty TV produced video for “Trying,” Can Bigg Dee take it to the top and become Boston’s new hope? Download his new mixtape for free below and find out for yourself. Something tells me he will. Big thanks to DJ Moneybags.
Freestyle, Hip-Hop | Rook – Kingdom & No Church (Freestyle)
Posted by Grubeats on June 1, 2012
My dude Rook doesn’t swing often, but when he does he takes a big cut. His most recent track, “No Church (Freestyle)”, is a prime example of Rook jockin’ an industry beat. Maintaining an urbane tone with his words, the Cambridge, MA native punishes the 88-keys production with insightful and clever lyrics. The second track, “Kingdom” is an original, which will be featured on his upcoming mixtape entitled, MixedApe. With this, Rook does his part in putting New England on his back and continue to build his kingdom. It may be a long time coming, but who’s sleeping on Rook!?!?
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Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | Moufy – The Preparation [Mixtape]
Posted by Grubeats on May 21, 2012
I present to you Moufy’s pre-EP mixtape, “The Preparation”. Releasing several of the tracks over the past few weeks, including his most recent releases, “F*ck Ni**as” and “Blunt Burn” Moufy has done his part to shun any doubters. I’ve always said Moufy’s storytelling ability is my favorite attribute he purvey’s as an artist. Like his deep emotional track, “Miss Newton”, Moufy yet again displays his ability to step back and analyze the hardships in his life throughout his pursuit of happiness in hip-hop on his new track, “Blunt Burn”. The mixtape definitely includes a variety of sub genre’s like previous projects from Moufy. Fine-tune your ears for this one affiliates, because Moufy’s improved lyricism and clever wordplay will have you constantly hitting the rewind button.
DOWNLOAD: Moufy – The Preparation [Mixtape]
Stream the full tape below