2012 wasn’t the busiest year for Slaine in comparison to his long-running career, but the La Coka Nostra/Special Teamz rep has plenty on his plate in the months ahead. In addition to the SlaineChild collaboration with Mad Child, he’s also prepping his new solo album, The Boston Project, of which 2DBZ grants us with a sample today. Listen to “The Fuckery Hotel” featuring Kali and REKS.
Weighing in at 17 hefty tracks, the album is best summarized as “The hardcore Hip-Hop with heart, like nitroglycerin/ The type of rap you feel in your cardiac/ The grimy, illmatical boom bap, mathematical goon rap” (“Truth”). It’s a mix of barbed wire for breakfast, tough guy lyricism, everyday wisdom, and personal meditations-all told through the meticulously calculated flows over timeless production and dynamic cuts. So without further adieu, we present you with The Grimy Awards – hit the jump for the full review and Spotify album stream.
La Coka Nostra’s dropped another quick visual off of their latest album, Masters of the Dark Arts. This visual is… interesting…. to say the least, but the Ill Bill produced joint is still as aggressive as ever. Check it after the jump.
When Everlast announced that he would be leaving the group due to personal issues, it instantly thrust the status of La Coka Nostra into question. Thankfully, the collective has hummed along almost seemingly without a hiccup as their latest project, Masters of the Dark Arts, keeps the aggressive rhymes coming from start to finish. Hit the jump to read this review in its entirety and album stream, via Spotify.
Curren$y – “Mary”
Directed by: CJ Wallis
He may be a self-confessed stoner, but Curren$y is far from lazy. When he’s not in the studio pumping out umpteen projects a year, Spitta is busy on the road. In the new alternative video to “Mary,” off his New Jet City mixtape, the Jet Life chief compiles live footage from three of his most recent shows in just under three minutes.
