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Straight No Chase [Week 4]

  • June 22, 2012
  • Adrian Smith
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Welcome back for this week's edition of Straight No Chase, your one-stop shop source for all things hip-hop here on EARMILK. This comprehensive weekly feature aims to share hip-hop-based content we may have missed during the past week, while also highlighting memorable content we did cover. In addition to the recap of our best hip-hop posts, SNC also includes a Video of the Week, Project of the Week, and a brief list of new noteworthy projects as well as upcoming releases.

As any hip hop head worth their salt knows, these days music floods the blogosphere by the millisecond. Consequently, the landscape of hip-hop is forever changing. There are countless rappers, both established and up-and-coming, as well as renowned and budding producers and beatsmiths dropping their fair share of dope music for the listening masses. It is our mission to mine the interweb for both audio and visual gems, delivering them straight to you for your auditory consumption. But enough with the jaw jacking: let's cut straight to the chase.


 

Straight Killer, No Filler

Though people may get the impression that music bloggers and writers are freaks of nature who robotically comb the Internet for music, never missing a beat, I am here to assure you that we too are fallible humans who in the process of bringing dope music to the masses, may miss a good banger or two along the way. This week's delivery include more music from The Alchemist's upcoming LP, Russian Roulette, a cut from 16-year Brooklyn-born/Barbados-bred rapper Haleek Maul's debut EP Oxyconteen,  Donnis' lead single off his forthcoming EP, as well as the lead single from NY-based producer/DJ/rapper Dash Speaks' upcoming album, Night on Earth.

Without further ado, let's jump right into this past week's selection of killer tracks:

Haleek Maul – Oxyconteen [EP]

      Inebriated-(Prod.-Strat-Carter)-1--EM0612
Download: Haleek Maul – Inebriated (Prod. Strat Carter)

The Alchemist – Russian Roulette [LP]

      The-Alchemist-Spudnik-Webb--EM0612
Download: The Alchemist – Spudnik Webb (Feat. Durag Dynasty, Blu & Killa Kali)

Omen – Black Hero Them Musik [LP]

      Business-Doin-Well--EM0612
Download: Pill, A.R.N.D , Luckie Day – Business Doin Well

Donnis – Break Hundreds And Hearts [EP]

[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/49815636" iframe="true" /]

Pusha T – single

      Pusha-T---In-This-Ho-ft.-Swizz-Beatz--EM0612
Download: Pusha T – In This Ho (Feat. Swizz Beatz)

Haz Solo & Noah Deeakili – Haz|No [EP]

      HAZ-SOLO---HAZ-NO---03-Atago-Bullets--EM0612
Download: HAZ|NO – Atago Bullets

M.I.A. – Bad Girls – The Remixes [EP]

      M.I.A.---Bad-Girls-(Switch-Remix)--EM0612
Download: M.I.A. – Bad Girls (Feat. Missy Elliott & Rye Rye) (Switch Remix)

MadKem – Kola La Vie [LP]

[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/50352068" iframe="true" /]

Jonwayne – single

[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/50427074" iframe="true" /]

Donwill x Sum Comfort Food– Sum Comfort Food [EP]

      A-Song-For-You-Prod.-Sum-Comfort-Food--EM0612
Download: Donwill – A Song For You Prod. Sum Comfort Food

Nefew & Shakes – For Hip-Hop [EP]

      Nefew-Shakes---Change-The-World--EM0612
Download: Nefew & Shakes – Change The World (Feat. Rapper Big Pooh) (Prod. Nottz)

Dash Speaks – Night on Earth [LP]

[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/50064193" iframe="true" /]

Skeme – Alive & Living [Mixtape]

      Skeme---Aint-Bout-That-Life--EM0612
Download:Skeme – Ain't Bout That Life (Feat. Jay 305)

Big K.R.I.T. – 4Eva N A Day [Mixtape]

      Big-K.R.I.T.---Me-And-My-Old-School-(Remix)--EM0612
Download: Big K.R.I.T. – Me And My Old School (Feat. Slim Thug & Lil KeKe) [Remix]

Black El & Durkin – single

[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/50182719" iframe="true" /]

Irv Da Phenom – Who the F#@k is Irv Da Phenom? [LP]

      Irv-Da-Phenom---Head-In-The-Clouds--EM0612
Download: Irv Da Phenom – Head In The Clouds (Feat. XV)

Blu x J. Mitchell – Some Jewels From Jakarta [Compilation]

      Blu---Cream-Sweaters--EM0612
Download: Blu – Cream Sweaters (Feat. J.Mitchell)

DJ Chi – Get Rich With Your Friends [Mixtape]

      DJ-Chi---Chi-State-of-Mind--EM0612
Download:DJ Chi – Chi State Of Mind (Feat. Femdot & Martin $ky)


Friday Flashback

Here's a five track flashback of some of the best hip hop covered this week on EARMILK. Take a couple of minutes to stroll down memory lane and revisit a handful of tracks brought to you earlier in the week. The week got off to a great start with the much welcomed news of not one, not two but three dope projects in the works from Blu two of which will be collaborative projects with producer Exile. In addition to Blu, both Alive Since Forever's member Sage and Open Mike Eagle dropped off single from their upcoming albums as well as a collaborative track from Rick Ross and Nas of the latter's highly anticpated tenth solo LP, Life Is Good found its way to the listening masses.

For those who may have been snoozing at the wheel, here's your chance to play catch up:

      Blu---Down-To-Earth--EM0612
Download: Blu – Down To Earth (Feat. Deez) (Prod. Hezekiah)

[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/50242660" iframe="true" /]

      Open-Mike-Eagle---Cobra-Commander-feat-Danny-Brown-prod-Kenny-Segal--EM0612
Download: Open Mike Eagle – Cobra Commander (feat. Danny Brown)

[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/47093509" iframe="true" /]

      Nas---Accident-Murderers-(Ft.-Rick-Ross)--EM0612
Download: Nas – Accident Murderers (Feat. Rick Ross)


VIDEO OF THE WEEK

What happens when you take razor-sharp lyrics and throw together an accompanying vid collage of gritty and symbolic images? In short, you have the latest visuals from rapper N.A. The Brooklyn-born, Phoenix-based rapper is prepping the release of his upcoming project, Love. Compromise. Lies. Hustle.

Video of the Week honors go to the engaging visuals for his Josh Estes-produced cut of N.A.'s "Sheep & Wolf", the first single off his upcoming project. Boasting some rewind-worthy lyrics from start to finish, the song's visual accompaniment, which includes images of crack pipes, nuclear explosions, wolves and lions, provides viewers with a stark visual interpretation of N.A.'s thought-provoking single.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNdUssMqP-c[/youtube]

      N.A.---Sheep-Wolf--EM0612
Download: N.A. – Sheep & Wolf

•N.A.  | TWITTER | FACEBOOK •


PROJECT OF THE WEEK

Dom Kennedy – The Yellow Album (Mixtape)

It goes without saying that Dom Kennedy has a penchant for cranking out summer-friendly joints. Some of the best warm weather anthems can be credited to the Leimert Park legend in the making (check out the classic Dom K. cut "Watermelon Sundae"). After a much felt hiatus Dom has marked his return with the release of his highly anticipated project,The Yellow Album. In addition to guaranteed slick rhymes courtesy of Dom K., the tape boasts production credits from Fly.Union and THC as well as features from Too $hort, Rick Ross, Niko G4,Kendrick Lamar and Freddie Gibbs. With Wednesday marking the official start of summer, kinda summer would it be without a dope Dom K. project to bump? (Download)

• Dom Kennedy | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | SOUNDCLOUD • 


      -dom_kennedy-we_ball_(feat._kendrick_lamar)--EM0612
Download: DOM Kennedy – We Ball (feat. Kendrick Lamar) (Prod. by Chase N. Cashe)

      -dom_kennedy-my_type_of_party--EM0612
Download: DOM Kennedy – My Type Of Party (Prod. by DJ Dahi)

      -dom_kennedy-125--EM0612
Download: DOM Kennedy – 1:25 (Prod. by Drewbyrd)

Other Noteworthy Projects

Haleek Maul – Oxyconteen [EP]
Haz Solo & Noah Deeakili – Haz|No [EP]
House Shoes – Let It Go [LP]
Omen – Black Hero Theme Musik [LP]
Smoke DZA – Rugby Thompson [LP]

Upcoming Releases – June 26

Maybach Music Group – Self Made Vol. 2 [LP]
Open Mic Eagle – 4NML HSPTL [LP]
Sage –  XVII [LP]

That's all for this week's edition of Straight No Chase. Thanks for checking in and checking out our fresh selection of all things hip-hop. As always, feel free to comment on this week's tunes and/or offer up any suggestions for the subsequent edition of Straight No Chase.

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Adrian Smith

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