Ice Lord - Good Game (2021)

https://mikedigi.bandcamp.com/album/kindred-binge


Charlotte, North Carolina is full of amazing Hip-Hop talent right about now. This year already I’ve covered the music of Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon and Jaypluss, both of whom are extraordinarily talented MC’s with the back catalogue to prove it. In comes Mike Digi, a producer who for years now has been elevating his craft to stand alongside other Charlotte greats. On his new album, Mike steps up his game another level. 

Things kick off with ‘Continuation’, an apt title for a song that kicks off a new era in the producer’s music while sticking stoically to the things that make his beats so enthralling to begin with. It’s a short, moody set piece that segues successfully into the darker ‘Slavic City’, a vocal sample screaming into the void before being abruptly cut. Mike’s use of samples on these songs is nothing short of spellbinding, the spliced vocal excerpts conveying an incredible amount of emotional weight despite their brief utilisation. 

It’s here that we get to the rap portion of this album. Jah-Monte makes two appearances here, one on familiar territory (‘We Made It Right, It’s Up Now’) and one more ambitious cut (‘Oh Nah I’m On Noisey She Love Me’). The quasi-drumless loops of the former are as enjoyable as any of the Digi-produced cuts from Jah-Monte’s...  more
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releases November 5, 2021 

Produced/Mixed: Mike Digi 
All Vocals Mastered by: Timepiece Tracks 
Raps: Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, Phiik, JayPluss, Norm Regular 
Artwork/Design: Ulises Valadez Contreras 
Track 3 Recorded by: Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon 
Track 7 Recorded by: Lungs 
Track 9,11 Recorded by: Mike Digi 
Track 12 Recorded by: Norm Regular

Mike Digi - We Made It Right, It's Up Now Ft. Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon

Little Brother - So Fabulous

Joey Bada$$ X J Dilla - Two Lips

2021 was another fantastic year for Lord Jah-Monte Obgon, and 2022 is looking to be just as good based on the sound of his brand new project Here, There & Everywhere . ‘The Sneaky Link’ will immediately tell you that little has changed about the rapper’s sound, his flows are still airtight and brimming with charisma, his beat choices are still soulfully stellar, and his hooks are still the best in the business. If you’ve enjoyed Jah-Monte’s past work, then this will scratch the same itch that last year’s Beautifully Black did. There’s a bigger roster of producers and less features here, but the basic principles of outstanding rapper + impeccable production = timeless music remain.

Long time fans will be glad to see familiar faces such as Mike Digi and Ohbliv make a return, as these guys have consistently proven that they’re some of the most vital collaborators in Jah-Monte’s arsenal. Indeed, some of these songs feel like the most fleshed-out creations that the Charlotte rapper and crew have ever put together. ‘Still For the Streets’ is a perfect example of this, soaked as it is in atmosphere and an excellent guest spot from Seph Dot. Jah-Monte never lets anyone truly steal the show, however, also putting in one of his craziest performances ever. There’s a great mix of harder beats and more relaxing content, allowing the MC to cover a wide variety of bases while staying true to the things that make him an exceptional artist.

Fuck Buddies On Speed Dial F. YL Produced by Swank

(Chorus/verse)

Tha Mexicana in the back
 tryna pass tha blunt back
From serotonin bleeding sacks
Heronn mixed tha cocaine pack

Smokin from glass rice pot thrax
Cash In fanny pack, on my back
Wolfs bane on my neck uh
Moon in the night sky
I'm rolling her eyes back bruh bruh bruh

(Verse)

see the details while the cars pass by
Street lights is red, I'm passing it crashing it
Don't care how I'm landing it 
I'll make it thru While you panick'n

Stay free, stand tall 
don't care-, forever be yourself 
you don't win them all
You don't win them all

If you give a shit 
then leave
IDC in the end 
I was me

I'm Speaking truth 
from another side of me

Standing tall in my boots. Black boots on

I can die today, you can die TMRw
Might as well be honest or fall

That magical ya I'ma stay 
Got tha yo in my room
Snort some lines without you

I'ma stay by bayou
Where Bodies come
And bodies go
I'ma go in my room (x2)

(Chorus)

Tha Mexicana in the back
 tryna pass tha blunt back
From serotonin bleeding sacks
Heronn mixed tha cocaine pack

Smokin from glass rice pot thrax
Cash In fanny pack, on my back
Wolfs bane on my neck uh
Moon in the night sky
I'm rolling her eyes back bruh bruh bruh


STAND FREE, STAND TALL MAYNE PROD $ANCTUARY

Dreams For Dinner (feat. West Hill)

Yall really pissed this Chicago MC off this time. Vic effortlessly creates Dick Jerkins, a diss track sent directly to Mick Jenkins. These two artist was seen feuding during a Twitter conversation about a popular bar called East Room when Vic said "East Room is a place for re-fried groupies and niggas who stare at other niggas sneakers" and Mick took offense by saying "Vic Spencer always 'Cheddarbobbing' himself." Vic said he would 'ether Mick' musically. Then Mick went on a tyrant on Twitter saying "where are the Vic Spencer fans" and him and his fans targeted Vic for sharing his opinion. But this still wasn't enough for Vic to go to the booth and create a diss record. It was Friday when Vic saw a article written by The Smokers Club (the people who signed Mick) and they are really Vic Spencer fans.
Here is their statement: 

First and foremost, let me say that I truly fuck with Vic Spencer. He is one of the best emcees to come out of the Chicago hip hop scene in quite some time. I got into the whole Chicago underground scene when I first heard Mick Jenkins. I thought Mick was all that Chicago really had to offer when it came to my personal tastes in music. I was eventually proved wrong by an old friend of mine who put me on with Vic. If you have heard of Vic before, you will definitely get where I am coming from when I say that he has one of the rawest flows in the game right now and is really digging deep when it comes to what he’s putting into his music.

Vic then tweeted the link to Mick stating that 'the people that signed you fucks with Vic Spencer' and Mick felt the need to tweet some bars at Vic. Vic didn't say anything. Only thing Vic did was drive to the GrindHouse to record Dick Jerkins that next day. 

"This all happened because he talking about shit that he has no business talking about. That East Room tweet had nothing to do with him, I never dissed him", Vic said during a interview in Oak Lawn. "He running around acting like I'm not a beast but the people that signed him loves my shit though. STOP PLAYING WITH ME."

Listen to the record above and stay tuned. 

All lyrics written by Vic Spencer
1st Beat produced by Doc da Mindbenda
2nd Beat produced by HANZ
3rd Beat produced by Vic Spencer
Engineered by Doc da Mindbenda at The GrindHouse in Chicago, Illinois 
Artwork by Fly Hand Designs (inspired by The Nutty Professor)
Excerpt samples courtesy of The Nutty Professor and The Water Boy

Dick Jerkins

@thagodfahim @unlucky_bastards @graymatterrva

mixed by: @capeclaw

Deluxe Schematics coming soon

Foul Intentions (feat. Tha God Fahim) [prod. Unlucky Bastards + GRAYMATTER]

Theo vs J.J. picks up where "The Great Debater' left off.


The cover art was drawn by Lesean Thomas, the creator of Black Dynamite: The Animated Series, as well as the Lead Animator of Ben 10, The New Ninja Turtles, and the Boondocks. 

Ever Loyal (Prod. By Thelonious Martin)

"JESUS IS MY HOMEBOY" available here: https://dontaskwhy.bandcamp.com/album/jesus-is-my-homeboy

switch (prod. roper williams)

YL.