Curly Castro – FIDEL
Brooklyn-born, Philly-based rapper Curly Castro debuts his first solo endeavor via Man Bites Dog Records. The album, FIDEL, is being presented exclusively by DJBooth.net, and is available for free download. FIDEL includes features and production from Has-Lo, Zilla Rocca, Yorrisey (of BLKHRTS), Small Professor, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Blueprint. FIDEL is a powerful work that addresses themes of race, societal ills, legacy, upheaval and fractured upbringings, themes that Castro refers to as “tearing our society asunder.” It’s also Castro’s most personal work to date. “It’s me taking an autobiographical spin, telling my story, while tracing an arc akin to The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” notes Castro. “Listeners should be able to embark with…
RJD2 – The Good Life (ft. Blueprint)
New RJD2 with Blueprint for ORGNL.TV. I don’t know what that is so I’ll go look.
Album Review: Illogic – ‘Preparing For Capture’
You guys may remember, during our review of Copywrite’s God Save The King that I mentioned how excited I was to hear some new Illogic material. Well, I got my wish with Preparing For Capture, his collaborative effort with iconic producer, Blockhead. I’d heard some time ago that these two were planning on recording an album together and I was instantly hyped. A coupling of Illogic’s rhyme style and Blockhead’s production was sure to be nothing short of fantastic. If you’re not familiar with Illogic, he’s an Ohio-based MC most known for his unique style of battle-ready wordplay with a…
Illus – Extraordinary (ft. Blueprint) [Trailer]
Illus releases the trailer for his collaboration with Rhymesayers own Blueprint “Extraordinary” (Blueprint also produced the track as well). Also check out the trailer to Illus’s upcoming album Family First dropping 5-29-12. Tracklisting and credits for Illus’ Family First: 1.) Family First (ft. Ill Bill) [Produced by Ill Bill] 2.) The Gift (ft. Ill Bill, Blueprint & DJ Johnny Juice) [Produced by DJ Johnny Juice] 3.) Magical (ft. J-Live) [Produced by J-Live] 4.) Eyes of a Child 5.) Life (ft. Phashara from the beatmonstas) [Produced by Phashara from the Beatmonstas] 6.) Sacrifice (ft. Logic and godAWFUL) [Produced by godAWFUL] 7.)…
