Droppin’ Knowledge
Droppin Knowledge: New Album Review: Nappy Nina: 30 Bag
Nappy Nina has a way with words. The way they stretch and roll off the tongue. The way they can jumble together in a rush of emotion, or the way they can emerged clipped, like shots fired from a gun. Any artists who works with words understands their import and the importance of word selection. …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Video: ZekeUltra – Whole Step
ZekeUltra, a Delaware emcee with a psychedelic flow, released an excellent album, (The Power of) The Will of Man, on Home Assembly Music earlier this year. Video single from that album, Whole Step, shows the artist working his laconic words over a gentle, languid beat that gives him room to stretch out and, smoke a …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Track: Caleb Giles – Diamonds
Bronx wordsmith, multi-instrumentalist and member of the musical collective Standing On The Corner, Caleb Giles, drops a new single, Diamonds. Like his other work, the track continues to emphasize strong lyrical content with subdued, jazzy beats. Giles is a luminary among a new group of emcees whose lyrics are more introspective and personal, and address …
Droppin’ knowledge: Track: Nappy Nina – Freak it
Brooklyn emcee, by way of Oakland, California, Nappy Nina drops a new single, Freak It, from her upcoming EP, 30 Bag, set to be released on May 8th. The track was produced by Unjust. Nappy Nina released two excellent albums in 2019, marking the beginning and the ending of the year. The Tree Act dropped …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Nostalgia Ultra: Scarface – The Fix (2002)
Scarface’s Magnum Opus from 2002. He slays dragons, real and imagined. Freshness Quotient: Fresh as a spring daisy. A stone-cold classic. The Skinny: Face takes a walk around the old neighborhood. Along for the perambulation, pre-mogul Jay and pre-Kardashian Ye, and Beanie (not Feldstein). Also linking arms, Nas, Faith Evans and Kelly Price. The star …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Unsung Hero – Fred The Godson
Frederick Thomas, known in the hip hop world as Fred The Godson, passed away last week from complications related to COVID-19. The Godson, who was a member of XXL’s Freshman class of 2009, along with Kendrick Lamar and Mac Miller, was a rapper’s rapper. Big Bronx always had an ache in his voice because his …