Album Review: Bekay – Hunger Pains (2009)
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Potholes

Support! Bekay – Hunger Pains

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Coming off the success of his last retail LP, D-Sisive now plans on hitting us Wednesday with, Jonestown, a free album! This one features Marco Polo on the boards, making it an automatic head banger. Check it out and share your thoughts… Props to RF.

Download: D-Sisive – “Ken Park” prod. Marco Polo [Right Click Save-As]

Kam dropped the first official single from his upcoming LP, Splitting Image (October 27th), last week. Today, you get to download the b-side to that single, produced by Vitamin D, free of charge! A bit of a different sound from Kam on this one, but don’t let that fool you. He can step with the best of them, no matter how different the sound, and he does just that. The theme here seems to focus on a new beginning for Kam, which also holds true for a lot of his upcoming LP. Be sure to cop that joint when it drops, courtesy of Myx Music Label. Featuring production from Illmind, Marco Polo, M-Phazes, Jake One and more, it’s bound to be one of 09’s best! Go to Amazon now to support Kam and enjoy the single!

Download: Kam Moye – “RE:Born” prod. Vitamin D [Mediafire]
Bonus: Kam Moye – “Let’s Be Honest” prod. Veterano

Marco Polo & Torae dropped their collaborative album, Double Barrel, not too long ago. A hip-hop masterpiece, filled with heavy hitting samples, boom-bap drums and lyrical onslaught. Today we get to indulge in the latest single off the album, which shares the same name. One of my favorite tracks from the LP, and an excellent choice for a single. The video featured DJ Revolution and is directed by Todd Angkasuwan. Check out the video and cop the album!

I’m lucky to live in one of the best cities in the world. However, the hip-hop scene in Toronto while not lacking in talent is still struggling in some ways. Read the rest of this entry »

In preparation for their Tribute To The Classics show featuring: Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun last night at Opera House, Marco Polo and Torae stopped by the Real Frequency studios earlier this week. They break down the creative process behind their collaborative album Double Barrel plus a freestyle by Torae enjoy! Props to Real Frequency

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Album Review: Marco Polo & Torae – Double Barrel (2009)
Rating: 3 out of 5 Potholes

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We received a massive overload of excellent submissions the past two days, so instead of making a bunch of posts making things all unorganized, here is one post including three of my favorite MP3s. I apologize if my clever little plan backfires and makes everyone confused. I tried to keep the write-ups as brief as possible, enjoy!

1) Marco Polo & Torae – “Hold Up” ft. Masta Ace & Sean Price
Another leak off Marco Polo & Torae’s upcoming LP, Double Barrel, in stores June 2nd. This time they enlisted Masta Ace and Sean Price, two legends in the hip-hop community. Definitely give this a listen, it’s a banger…

2) Pseudo Slang – “Broke And Copasetic” ft. Vinia Mojica
Along with Pseudo Slang’s announcement of the official release date (June 2nd, Fat Beats) for his upcoming LP, We’ll Keep Looking, he drops a very smooth single featuring Vinia Mojica. This is a very strong first showing of what’s to come from the album…

3) The Good People – “Gotta Think For You”
The Good People (Producer Saint & Emcee Emskee), put out the first leak off their Home Coming LP, dropping May 19th on Domination Records, giving you excellent taste of what’s to come. I’m excited to see these guys come together and put out a very focused project like this one is coming out to be. Be on the lookout for more information leading up to this release…

Welcome to the weekly rundown where we (soulsupreme and marty) provide you with our top ten headlines for the week that was.

1. Nude pictures of Cassie and Rihanna surface over the internet. Who said hackers were bad? Christmas comes early this year!
2. The Smoking Gun reveals a story confirming Alfamega was a snitch for the DEA. What happened to stop snitching? Rappers seem to be indirectly petitioning for the ’start snitching’ campaign…lol
3. Vibe Rap Bracket. Joe Budden gives us his commentary on the rankings after being ranked #32.  Joe Budden vs. Method Man…lol Read the rest of this entry »

Pardon my lateness, but here is the first official single off Marco Polo & Torae’s collaboration album, Double Barrel, in stores June 2nd. Marco Polo has become one of my favorite producers over the past few years, with his boom-bap vibe, bringing it back to the golden age. It is also good to see Torae make his much deserved entrance into the limelight. He has been grinding for a long time and I feel like this could be his first real splash. Anyway, check out this party banger and be on the lookout for more updates leading up to the release…

Download: Marco Polo & Torae – “Party Crashers”