Droppin’ Knowledge: Odd Metrist & andrewfeg – Dreams Don’t Make Much Sense – A Conversation With the Duo About Their Lush New LP
In July, rhyme slinger Odd Metrist joined forces with fellow Coloradan, producer andrewfeg, and the pair released their new album, Dreams Don’t Seem To Make Much Sense. The collection of ten songs is a swirly, hazy exploration of dreams, both fantasies and nightmares, and the angst associated with life, as currently lived on this planet. …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With UK Sound Artist George Fields
For today’s installment of Behind The Boards, Backseat Mafia is joined by Dorset sound artist, George Fields. Fields, who also runs the record label Under The Sun Records, has released three albums under his name, including the excellent Tomorrow’s Sun, which he dropped in July. Tomorrow’s Sun is a hard-hitting, boom bap record that features …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Cocareef Conquers The World – A Profile of Hip Hop Label Cocareef Records
When Sharif Lopez, the impresario behind 7th Angel Productionz and the hip-hop label Cocareef, was around eleven or twelve, his downstairs neighbor sometimes held raucous house parties. Lopez lived in the Marion Gardens Housing Complex, in Jersey City, New Jersey, a stone’s throw from the Pulaski Skyway, a hulking bridge-causeway that crosses the Passaic and Hackensack …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Brain orchestra Shares New EP “The Wizards Scroll”
Elizabeth, New Jersey rapper and producer Brainorchestra has shared a new EP, The Wizard’s Scroll. According to the artist, the record was inspired by The Immortal, the video game created by SEGA. Brainorchestra describes the The Wizard’s Scroll as a prequel to that story. Brainorchestra says that the soundtrack is about a tale of trials, …
Droppin’ Knowledge: UK Emcee DC Shares New Single “Tears, Sweat, Blood”
DC, a South East London rapper, has shared a new single, “Tears, Sweat, Blood.” The artist, who released his EP, Under The Influence in 2019, is working on a new album. The video is directed by long-time collaborator LX. The song is produced by TSB. In May, DC dropped the single “Neighborhood.” DC said in …
Droppin’ Knowledge: DJ Drama & Benny The Butcher Team Up For “It’s Over”
DJ Drama is back, and this time he teams up with Black Soprano Family, featuring verbal flame thrower, Benny The Butcher, for “It’s Over.” The Butcher spits bars, along with Heems and Rick Hyde, in a video which presents them as gangsters from the 1940s. The guys take care of business wearing pin stripe suits …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Sir Veterano
What up, my people. Sir Veterano in the house! Sir Veterano was climbing the ladder of success as a prominent hip hop producer, in the mid 2000s and early 2010s. Then, in 2013, the California native, who grew up outside of San Francisco, decided to call it quits. He had released The Latest and Greatest …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Nappy Nina Shares New Video – Sick A Lot
Brooklyn based rapper Nappy Nina has shared a new video for her song, “Sick A Lot,” which comes from her excellent EP 30 Bag, released in May. The animated video, by Unjust, who also produced the track, finds Nina confronting internal and external challenges in the artist’s life. In addition to her collaboration with Unjust, …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Sampa The Great Shares New Video – Time’s Up
Melbourne-based emcee Sampa The Great shares a new video for the song, “Time’s Up,” featuring fellow Australian rapper Krown. The track is found on Sampa The Great’s excellent 2019 LP, The Return, which was released by Ninja Tune. In the song, Sampa and Krown call out the music industry and demand that it does a …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With DJ Green Lantern
What up, people. For today’s version of Behind The Boards, we have the legendary Evil Genius in the house, DJ Green Lantern. Green Lantern has been slicing and dicing, and cutting and chopping for what appears to be an eternity, and is still on top of the game. He has worked with some of the …