hip hop
NEWS: Maverick Sabre releases new EP, ‘You Know How It Feels’
IN A follow-up to his 2019 album When I Wake Up, English-Irish singer, songwriter and rapper Maverick Sabre releases his brand-new, emotive four-track EP You Know How It Feels. Being brought you on FAMM Records, the new EP is a moving body of work that explores sensitive touch points around relationships, neglected youth, politics, the …
Track: MC Yallah and Eomac Share New Track ‘Kakana’
After announcing their 12″ EP Mama Waliwamanyii along with the exhilarating title track earlier this month, Ugandan rapper MC Yallah and producer Eomac (one half of acclaimed electronic duo Lakker) have today shared the darker, brooding sounding ‘Kakana’, ahead of the EP’s release this Friday, 3rd July via Phantom Limb. ‘Kakana’ translates to “calm down” in response to the criticism Yallah has faced as an outspoken, independent MC in her local scene. …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With argov
Welcome to this week’s edition of Behind the Boards. Each week, Backseat Mafia sits down with a musician/beat-tape maker/hip hop producer to find out what makes that person tick. This week, we’re joined by argov, the mysterious Middle Eastern master of musical mayhem. There is no known picture of argov, but like Terminator X, argov …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Emcee Jabee Releases New Video And Single “No Allegiance”
Oklahoma City rapper Jabee has shared a new single from his forth-coming album, This World Is So Fragile and Cruel I’m Glad I Got You. The video for the song, “No Allegiance,” is a meditative reflection on life and love and loss, and the artist says in a press release that its contemplative tone and …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Brainorchestra
Each week, Backseat Mafia’s Droppin’ Knowledge talks to a musician, producer, or beat maker, to hear about their creative processes and how they approach making music. This week’s guest is Brainorchestra, the nom de guerre of Andrew Melo, a musician, rapper and producer from Elizabeth, New Jersey. Shout out! Brainorchestra has worked with artists such …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Meet Brooklyn Hip Hop Duo 11roots
Brooklyn hip hop duo 11roots is poised to release their debut, self-titled album this summer. The pair, consisting of rhyme artist and producer Ur Maa and beat smith Brown_buddha, create jazzy, swirls of sound behind abstract, poetic lyrics. 11roots is firmly based in the traditions of the greats of Brooklyn hip hop, while at the …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Watch: Freddie Gibbs, Madlib and El Michels Affair Tear It Up At The Diamond Mine Sessions
If the world has got you down or quarantining is making you climb the walls, Freddie Gibbs, Madlib and El Michels Affair are here to raise your spirits. Gibbs, the gritty Gary, Indiana emcee, who now lives in Los Angeles, and the legendary producer, rapper and multi-instrumentalist Madlib, have formed a fruitful partnership over the …
Droppin’ Knowledge: New Video Single from Adé Hakim: Like Me
[sLUms] Collective member Adé Hakim releases a new single and an accompanying video for the song, Like Me. The Bronx, New York artist, also records as Sixpress. In the video, he presents a vision of life that feels like a million years ago, an idyllic, mythic time and place, so different from today. The video …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Preservation Releases New Video Single from Upcoming Album, Featuring Navy Blue
DJ Preservation, one half of Dr. Yen Lo with Brownsville wordsmith Ka, and a producer of the moment, releases his new album, Eastern Medicine, Western Illness, on Nature Sounds, May 29th. Preservation has worked with Mach-Hommy, Your Old Droog, Navy Blue, billy woods, and Roc Marciano, among others. He has also been the tour DJ …
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. …