Hip-Hop tracks
Track: Raury – Devil’s Whisper
Raury is new age rap. At just 19, Atlanta Georgia’s Raury, is miles beyond his years. “Devil’s Whisper” conceptualizes just this. It is a song identifying everyone’s struggle between good and bad in the 21st Century. Raury begins with the prose “You better run, run from the devil” over the top of a boom clap …
Track: Benjamin A.D. – Come My Way
South London rapper and self-proclaimed rhythmic philosopher Benjamin A.D is back following the success of ‘Monsters Ball’, with a new single, Come My Way, which drops on November 6th, and is the first of a monthly series of singles designed to showcase his skills. Producer Junia-T (Little SImz) lays down this downtempo groove, all misty …
Track: Roots Manuva – Don’t Breathe Out
Who are we to comment on the God/forefather of UK Hip-Hop, Roots Manuva’s latest single Don’t Breathe Out, when he does it so eruditely himself, saying “Lyrical rogue values in neo-spiritual rare groove, rehash bash on the edge of the funk that made the soul, but seek to refine a modern approximation of ‘Gospel for …
Track: Kojey Radical – Open Hand
We’ve long been fans of rising poet/rapper Kojey Radical, evidenced by the blistering stripped back session he did for us earlier in the year. After supporting Young Fathers on their UK tour, he’s performed recently on Channel 4’s ‘Four to the Floor’. Picking up admirers such as Paloma Faith, Maverick Sabre and GoldLink along the …
Track: Mongrels – Low Budget/ High Concept
You only have to turn the corner in Kid Acne’s hometown of Sheffield to come across another of his street art masterpieces. His unique style has taken him from his northern home, to displaying his work all around the world. But whilst his steel as an artist in indisputable, have you ever stopped to consider …
Track: Obie Trice – Good Girls
After a three year gap since his last album, Bottom’s Up, Detroit rapper Obie Trice is back with a new long player, The Hangover, which drops on August 7th through his own Black Market Entertainment label. He’s drafted in the likes of Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Estelle and G-Unit’s Young Buck, along with production from …
Track: Method Man – The Meth Lab
Ahead of his forthcoming new album, The Meth Lab, legendary rapper and sometime Wu-Tang Clansman Method Man is back with a new single, and the title track from his record. Teaming up with long term collaborators Hanz On and Streetlife for the song, its fresh and fierce and features Method Man demanding your attention. Characterised …
Track: Sleaford Mods – No One’s Bothered, plus album news
We’re serial supporters of Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods here on Backseat Mafia, so its with some excitement that the band have released details of their third ‘proper’ album, Key Markets, out on July 10th via Harbinger Sound. As with the bands DIY aesthetic, they’ve involved themselves in everything, with the exception of the Steve Lippert …
Track: Ahmen – Headphones
If its escapism your looking for this Monday morning, yu might not need to go any further than Ahmen. The New Jersey based rapper, the son of Sri Lankan immigrants, has a new single Headphones which deals with such issues. As Ahmen himself explains “Far too often, our potential is limited by society’s pressures: generational …
Track: Drake – Energy (Whiiite’s Future1Hundred Remix)
I’ve just stood in the extreme cold and watched my son, seemingly unbothered by the wind and temperature, play football. I’m between naps on the sofa, and badly in need of some energy. Cue my email bleeping with the very thing. It’s Drake’s lean, mean attitude driven machine of a single of the same name, …