dumb ill....dat real hip-hop shit...bless

Just when you think you have the beat down an element like that reverse lazer-esque sound throws your for a loop. Liked it a lot, strings in the same stab fashion were awesome.

fuckin dope guys, i love your music so much

De La Soul - Trying People Ω

Snippet from Elzhi's Studio Session, Produced by Karriem Riggins 

The Recap - Produced by Karriem Riggins

Track from Tab-One's project The Tabloids

Vc Insd My Hd

from the mello music group album "Persona" coming out 3/10.
prod. Oddisee | vocals: Oddisee & Phonte hook: Tamisha Waden | art: Oliver Barrett

If the soul of hip-hop belongs to the culture, the skeleton belongs to the independent label. From Sugar Hill to Def Jam, Tommy Boy to Rawkus, Fondle Em to Def Jux, the genre’s best music has been birthed by imprints that brazenly defy the status quo, those who champion fearless artists and always prize quality over commerce.
 
For the last eight years, Mello Music Group has lived by that ethos. If you’re reading these words, you’re inevitably well aware of its ascendance and growing legacy. But more importantly, you know the artists—those singular voices channeling the spirits of the past and spitting premonitions of the future. Boom-bap at its best: evolving and expanding the art form, capturing stories of the struggle, upholding the tradition, and keeping the crooked honest.
 
Persona unveils the murderer’s row that is the Mello roster of 2015. Oddisee, Apollo Brown, yU, L'Orange, Red Pill, Open Mike Eagle, Rapper Big Pooh, Quelle Chris. The stars of the present teamed with timeless innovators like Phonte (Little Brother), Blockhead, Ras Kass, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), Oh No, Masta Ace, and Bilal Salaam. The result is something that binds current greats with the pioneers who paved the asphalt. It’s both a historical moment and hard as hell.
 
If most compilations are nothing more than a loosely thrown together collection of songs, Persona boasts meticulous focus. These aren’t spare tracks, they’re potent messages and poisonous darts. “Requiem” finds Phonte and Oddisee indicting American racism and Xenophobia with fury and precision. On “Homicide,” yU and Nottz leave blood dripping all over the canvas. There’s “Celebrity Reduction Prayer,” where Open Mike Eagle lampoons fundamentalists and religious zealots over Oddisee’s warm Stevie Wonder keyboards.
 
But there’s ultimately no need to do the track-by-track breakdown. This is an anthology in the most traditional well-curated sense. Turn here if you want to find the best hip-hop artists of their generation in raw and unfiltered form. The bars are brimstone; the beats force your neck to swivel. Through all the discontent, rays of hope begin to emerge. If you remember the feeling you got when you first heard Soundbombing, stop searching. The slang has changed, the style remains indelible, the latest personas have emerged. The new sound is here.



Requiem (feat. Oddisee & Phonte)

The World Is (Below The Heaven

Murs & 9th Wonder - "The Battle"

from the upcoming album "Whole Food" 7/29
https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/whole-food/id1114957428?app=itunes
"Musical roughage to get through sh*t, to help you get through sh*t" - Denmark Vessey

produced by Gensu Dean
vocals by Denmark Vessey

mixed & mastered by Jimi Bowman @ Klearlight Studios
executive produced by Michael Tolle

Sounds Beautiful Like The Truth
Mello Music Group, 2016

Gensu Dean & Denmark Vessey - The Meek

From The Javotti Media Playlist Presented By Okayplayer.com AWFUL PEOPLE ARE GREAT AT PARTIES #APAGAP

Awful People Are Great At Parties

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Every Ghetto Pt. 2 - Talib Kweli, Aloe Blacc & Problem, prod. Nottz

More Than Money

I Love Ugly exclusive, written & produced by Oddisee. visit http://www.iloveugly.net 

Oddisee- 'From Largo With Love' MP3

From 'Home Is Where The Art Is' in stores now:

Produced by M-Phazes

HOOK (Kokayi) 
Hey, if somehow I find a way 
Just to make through today 
I will say that I'm so grateful 
If I die before the break of day 
There is nothing more to say 
But for the time we've shared, I'm so grateful 

Verse 1 (Kenn Starr) 
I re-emerge back from the ashes 
Born again back from the past tense 
Sorta like The Passion, the backlash from them back lashes 
Our future and our present and past sins wrapped in 
A sacrifice, askin' myself if I'm rappin' 
For the right reasons, scared cuz it seems if 
A lifetime dream might be just for season 
If that's the case then how am I 'sposed to leave it 
Believe that I could do this forever and a day 
But to God man forever is a day 
So I'm set up either way, 
Tryna find answers 
Yeah a nigga pray, wondering if mine answered 
Like gettin' a catscan and hopin' that they don't find cancer 
I'm hopin' that all my fans stand up 
Show me your support and tell me you still listen 
Lemme know if its cool to keep it real for a minute 
Let's build for a minute can anybody relate to 
Being in the game strugglin' to stay faithful 
Not to a lover or a significant other 
But the morals instilled when you was lil' from your mother 
But still it's a mother navigating through an industry 
Infatuated with hatin' and friends turn to enemies 
Saturated with the temptation to take a turn towards 
Chasin' the fame and admiration ain't tryna burn for it 

HOOK 

Verse 2 (Substantial) 
When my last experience has been acquired 
And I arrive at the date I will expire 
I hope I am surrounded by extraordinary folks that I admire 
And hopefully a few that I've inspired 
Nothing here is certain, except the show must end and they'll eventually close the curtain 
But will my life be worthy of an encore 
Or standing ovation, man I'm so gracious 
Even though I put in more work than job core 
Walking the line between heartfelt and hardcore 
Transforming pages into little paper Concordes 
So I can travel the sky before I live in it 
No regrets y'all if my all's what I'm giving in it 
This song ain't about what I should've did different 
Just appreciatin' each moment up to this minute 
This Kick, this Snare, this Bar 
I'm ecstatic that I've made it this far, this heart 
Could've cease to beat and I would hardly be seizing beats 
Or even see my seed or greet peeps with "Peace" 
I would rest in it, that's a definite 
And my goal's to never quit 'til I'm a resident 
Of a casket or better yet an earn 
The sun will shine forever while you burn baby burn 
Last words to my daughter would be learn baby learn 
And make your mark 
Can't break your spirit even though they might break your heart! 

HOOK 

OUTRO 
(Substantial) 
Dedicated to our family and friends 
To our worldwide supporters and fans 
Just had to take time to say that... 
(Kokayi) 
I'm so grateful! 
(Substantial) 
QN5 Music 
Low Budget 
M-Phazes 
(Kokayi) 
I'm so grateful

Grateful (ft. Kenn Starr & Kokayi) [Produced by M-Phazes]

HipHop • Jazz • Space • Soul • Funk // Sounds Beautiful Like The Truth

Gensu Dean & Denmark Vessey - The Meek

Mello Music Group

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