TAGS : chachi carvalho

You may know the name of this MC from a number of sources, but if you’re a frequent Potholes reader I’ll guess that he looks familiar after you heard his killer track on the Ocean State Sampler.  His song was definitely one of my personal favorites on the compilation, though I must admit I still play ‘em all to this day. As such, you can’t blame me for following Chachi Carvalho and keeping up on his recent developments, such as “Evolution”, which was produced by fellow Rhody hip-hopper J.DePina. The result is a smooth blending of Chachi’s personal rhymes, bouncy drums, and rising and falling strings. In other words, it’s a fine complement to this shitty weather we’re enduring here in Rhode Island as it adds a lil’ brightness to these darker days.

You can stream “Evolution” below or download it after the jump.

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It’s not everyday I get some new music from Chachi Carvalho, one of my favorite Rhode Island MCs without question. Aside from being a solid mainstay in Lil’ Rhody, he hooked me up with probably my go-to track on the Ocean State Sampler. Props also go out to Falside and DJ Therion for lacing that track, of course. The Red, Chachi’s third mixtape in three years, is filled with new music and is sure to tide you over before we all get his long awaited proper album. Shouts to Mike Decay, of Monster Decay, on the cover art.

Download: Chachi Carvalho – The Red

It took me a few months to finally get this put together, but Potholes In My Blog is proud to present the Ocean State Sampler. I was inspired to do this after we dropped our first project, Transmitting Live Vol. 1, this summer. I just needed to do something to showcase the talent residing in Rhode Island, where I call home. And after a few delays and an amended track listing, it’s finally here. I am very excited to present new music from these artists, who range from Jon Hope to Dirty Hank to Joe Beats to Zumo Kollie.

Every track on this project is either unreleased or will appear on a future album dropping in the next few months. OK, to be fair, the Jahpan track can be grabbed off iTunes, but it’s only available at a few digital outlets. And when he hit me up a week ago to be included on this, I just had to include him. Nothing left to do now but download this 10-track sampler and let us know what you think. A huge thank you to every artist included on here and to Objektiv One who supplied the excellent artwork. And if you are an R.I. rapper or producer looking to collaborate on a sequel to this project, hit us via e-mail on the contact page. Hit the jump for the track listing and artwork.

Download: Ocean State Sampler [Mediafire]