Tha Soloist - The Glorious Bastard

 

Check this free download from my man Tha Soloist featuring the likes of DJ TMB and myself on the cuts with beats supplied by C-Lance, Skammadix, Key-N-One, Bronze Nazareth and more. 

At present he's hard at work working on his up and coming album "Honest Hemingway" so to keep you wanting more from the hardest working man in the underground scene (He writes, does art work and a lot more besides be a dope emcee!) he's dropped this treat for your ears. 

 If you want to support the project and contribute Tha Soloist feel free to do so by sending whatever donation you feel to his PayPal account: AngelThaSoloist@gmail.com

The White Shadow Of Norway - Nitemare Concert

For those who don't know the man White Shadow has another album out right now that can be purchased from iTunes so don't sleep on this!!! As you may or may not know I've been in contact with the man himself for a good few years now (since Untouchable dropped in fact) and can safely say the man's music get's better as time goes on. The album features a whole heap of acts both know and unknown (another reason why I rate him highly is because he respects upcoming and lesser known artist's and shows them love by getting them to feature on his albums...other underground heads could learn a lot from him!) Check the videos below as the whole album is on YouTube and make sure you support and buy htis one as you won't be disappointed!!! iTunes

I hope it's this year.....

So there seems to be a pretty good line up of upcoming music this year still and that can only be a good thing for hip hop heads the world over.

I heard and saw a rumour that Roc Marciano I'd doing a full length album with production handled through out by the Arch Druids....now if you've never heard an Arch Druids beat 1.) What??? 2.) you don't own "Reloaded" from Roc Marciano as you'd already know about "Emeralds" and other tracks like "Poltergeist".

Any way I'll keep my ear and eyes out for anything else I can think of music wise and dare say they'll be some new isht for myself getting released soon so I'll upload that and let you good people hear it all.

I'm away for a couple of days now so ill get to posting when I'm back next week.

Peace

DJ Madhandz

7 G.E.M.S. - Golden Era Music Sciences

Another album that's definitely going to be added to the collection will be the upcoming joint effort between Tragic Allies & Tragedy Khadafi as the group 7 G.E.M.S titled "Golden Era Music Sciences" with all production handled by Purpose (he produced some real heavy boom bap goodness on the Purpose & Confidence album!).

The album will feature appearances from Roc Marciano (how dope is going to be to hear Tragedy & Marciano on a Purpose beat together), Killah Priest and Shabaam Shadeeq so you know we're talking a lyrically solid offering here.

The single which is doing the rounds at the moment titled "Without You" is well worth checking to get a vibe for how the group sounds and can be bought on iTunes and the video is obviously on YouTube.

Its good to see so many dope artists joining forces to make albums as its never a bad thing when thin happens.....one word....CZARFACE!!!!

Tracklist for the album below:


1) King Asiatic Allah (Intro)
2) Without You
3) Dem Get Murda
4) No Good
5) I Know Im Reckless
6) Presume The Unpredictable feat. Roc Marciano
7) Gems
8) Men of Honor feat. Relentless
9) Time To Ponder
10) The Annointed
11) Vantage Point
12) Beatbox (Interlude)
13) Wild Militants
14) Foul Thesis feat. Shabaam Sahdeeq
15) Verge of Defeat feat. k!llah Priest
16) Aura Snatchers (remix)

Quasimoto - Yessir Whatever!

Quasimoto, the reclusive alter-ego of Oxnard, California producer/emcee Madlib has not released an album since 2005's The Further Adventures Of Lord Quas. According to Stones Throw Records, Quas was birthed on Madlib's early underground beat tapes, the persona was never intended for the public. However, as word spread around the California beat and deejay community, the helium-voiced, provocative emcee who looped up his own beats became a cult-followed sensation, and one of Madlib's most successful and championed offshoots.

Stones Throw announced this week that Quasimoto's third release is finalizing for a June 18 release. Yessir Whatever is a 12-track collection of Quasimoto songs recorded over the last 12 years, following Quas' acclaimed debut, The Unseen. The collection features some previously released material, from rare and out-of-print vinyl, while others have never been previously heard. The album is available digitally, on CD, and on LP vinyl with a bonus 7" record.

You can preorder the album on vinyl from UGHH.com and its worth it if your a collector of all things Quas/Madlib/Stones Throw (As I am and have already done)

It's a shame there's only 2 new tracks on the album that haven't been heard by myself but I'll still give it plenty of spins because its Lord Quas and Lord Quas is the shit!!!!

Tracklist:

01. Broad Factor
02. Seasons Change
03. The Front
04. Youngblood
05. Astronaut
06. Planned Attack
07. Brothers Can’t See Me
08. Catchin’ the Vibe
09. Am I Confused?
10 Sparkdala
11. Green Power
12. LAX to JFK

I'm happy to see Sparkdala on there as my copy of the DJ Design 12" that it featured on has since gone walkabout so I'll be glad to have that song back in my collection.

Czarface Vinyl

I now have the Czarface album on vinyl and in my collection! After the last week or so listening to the album in my headphones I'm more than happy that its in the crates.

The artwork looks even better on the record sleeve but what tops that is the 22" x 22" poster that came free with the vinyl copy of the album. That will be getting framed and hung in the lab as its to good a piece of art not to.

The vinyl its self is quite heavy weight and of high quality so no skips or warped records which is always a bonus.

I must say a big thank you to Rarekind Records once again for the speedy and prompt delivery of my order. If you want a good online store to visit check them out or if your in the UK and near Brighton pop in and see the shop itself.

Any way, I'm off to see if its possible to mix this album together as a kind of promo mix for myself to listen to.

Tha Soloist - Share My Dreams (Tracks From 2000 - 2009)

As you might have guessed by now I don't only collaborate a lot with Tha Soloist but first and foremost I'm a fan of the man's music. When I first joined Redphone Records I spoke to him the most and he helped me make sure I was on top of my game as DJ and gave me advice on a lot of things not just music wise but dropping knowledge on me of which I have nothing but respect for.Here's his latest offering, a collection of unreleased material from 2000-2009 titled "Share My Dreams"Now normally I'd break it down track by track with an album/mix tape etc but I decided to switch it up on this one and let the man himself do just that:


1. Crash & Burn - I can't remember when I wrote this one (just like most of these tracks on here) The voice I sampled was the hook lol. One thing that sticks out is the fact that I kept the same rhyme pattern going for the last verse. This is pretty deep. I like this track.



2. Dance With The Devil (Remix) - I just used Tech's beat and wrote my own story to it. It's a pretty solid story about a boy that was abused by his father. The only thing I regret is trying to sound like Tech on it lol. My boy told me the Rihanna line was pretty weak but oh well. I actually had this up on YouTube a few years back. The video was made up of different pictures that went along with the story. There's a couple of mistakes in there if you really listen.



3. Music For Life (Remix) - This track was written to another beat way before I recorded it to this Hi-Tek instrumental. I believe I used a beat by Kno. I hate it when I say, "air flow" lol I compare music to a female. I know it's been done before but f*ck it!



4. His Truth - This track was actually produced by my nephew when he was MAD young! I think he did a pretty dope job…This was my attempt at writing and sounding like Lupe haha! It tells the story from 3 different points of view…For war, against war and neutral. It's deep. Check it.



5. Hopeless - I DON'T KNOW WHY this damn track goes up and down in volume…I made this beat after hearing Dilla for the first time. No samples. That's me saying "Yeah" in the background. And I'm singing on the hook too lol. I could dig this.



6. I Know - MY MOM LOVES THIS ONE haha! It's about an american soldier and an iraqi soldier. They both write a letter to their wife. I used an accent for the last verse. lol The hook is one of those soldier chants or whatever you call 'em.



7. Jesus "Verses" Satan - I lowered my pitch for Satan's voice…I had my boy CRACKING UP on this one…We'd smoke and listen to this…I had it up on YouTube a while back and had EVERYONE commenting 'cause I asked them, "who won the battle?" I sampled an old cartoon. The one where the flea comes in and bothers the dog. Classic.



8. Last Man Standing - I sampled Giligan's Island for this beat. Wish I could've had great quality. I could picture Inspectah Deck rocking to this. I guess that's why I tried to sound like him during some of the rhymes lol…Guess who I sampled for the hook? By the way, this is like an I Am Legend story. Listen…



9. Love Conquerz All - A lot of people loved this track when I dropped it. but I panned my voice all the way to the right during the verses lol! I sampled a dope song by Devotchka…Check them out. Last verse is the same verse I spit on MISS U. You'll hear that one later…



10. Lyrical Mass - I tricked Posdnuos (De La Soul) into hearing this track on Twitter lol. This is some lyrical shit….He actually said it was dope. Maybe he was just being nice haha.



11. MISS U - I used the same exact sample for my track "Blood Sweat Tearz" feat. Madhandz, La Dog, D-6 and AV! I sampled Jay-Z for the hook. This sample is dope…It's from an Elvis track. Just lowered the pitch like crazy!



12. Music Is Everything - This one is OLD as HECK! You can hear the passion that I use all the time now. I think I recorded this on my Fostex. I love this track tho. No samples. Raw.



13. MUSIC - An old acapella. I memorized this one and just spit it. I think there's a beat in the background lol



14. One (Remix) I wrote this quickly. I just wanted to express sudden thought. Ghost would not be proud lol I tried to use his slang too hahahahah!



15. Share My Dream - I sampled a crazy baseline and just went in. I think it's a pretty deep track. It's like he's saying it's a wonderful world but in the video, Armstrong makes this crazy face like, "It's NOT wonderful." Tells a little of my story. Listen to this one. I love the horn I sampled. I chopped the shit out of all the sounds on this.



16. The Cycle - I apologize for this beat. It's like some House, Hip-Hop, Moby shit lol The lyrics ain't too bad. The hook is JUST TERRIBLE…wow hahaha. My uncle played the bass for me and I just sampled it.



17. The Window - I think this was when Drake came out LOL. Wow…I can't believe I chopped my voice on this. The verses are dope tho. My nephew loves this. It's all true.



18. Time - 2009! haha This is deep. I start off slow and then speed it up. I like this beat for some reason. I was inspired by Bob Dylan…the delays are TERRIBLE. Jesus. This track is over 5 min. long……….



19. Water Guns - This was like a premonition lol. The hook sounds like Crack Sinatra. I think this is the first beat I ever made with no samples in it. The drums sound mad real. I made the beat with a purple E-mu MP7. I bought it cuz I saw RZA had one in the Source Mag ads lol I was mad happy that I got the car to crash to the snare.



20. You're Da Man (Remix) - This was always one of my favorite Nas tracks. This is deep. No yelling just me speaking into the mic. i love the delays on this one. I was getting better at it lol



Hope you all enjoyed listening to my tracks from back in the day.



PEACE,

Tha Soloist

You can grab "Share My Dreams" from the link belowDOWNLOAD

Be sure to be on the look out for Tha Soloist Vs Trilian "Original Script" album dropping this year and check the videos in earlier posts as this is one album I can't wait for!

Czarface

Unless your a hermit and claim to be into the Underground scene you must have known by now that 7L & Esoteric and Inspectah Deck have formed like Voltron to create Czarface!!!

This album is literally on repeat in my headphones, speakers where ever I can listen to it as it really is that damn good. With features from artists like Deck's Wu cohorts Ghostface and Cappadonna to Roc Marciano and Vinnie Paz. Production is handled by 7L through out with the exception of one track produced by the greatest producer ever (My opinion so settle down Dilla heads!) DJ Premier so you know this is a banger just from the features alone. All emcee's spit fire throughout the album as 7L has beats for days on this.

Another pretty damn dope idea was to have a cassette version of the album at the release party (Tapes heads you'll want this!) and a Czarface action figure to boot. The vinyl release also has a gatefold cover with pop up Czarface to (yep that's on its way to me as I type)

All in all you should check the links below of the tracks I've posted and the photos of said album, cassette and action figure. Czarface are going to be on the turntables for a while and that's word to big bird!!!

Track List:
1. Czarface Intro
2. Air ‘Em Out
3. Cement 3′s f. Roc Marciano
4. Czar Refaeli f. Oh No
5. Rock Beast
6. Savagely Attack f. Ghostface Killah
7. Marvel Team-Up
8. It’s Raw f. Action Bronson
9. Let It Off (prod. DJ Premier)
10. Word War 4
11. Dead Zone
12. Poisonous Thoughts f. Mr. MFN Exquire
13. Shoguns f. Cappadonna & Vinnie Paz
14. Hazmat Rap

Emef Prouctions feat John Storm & Jo Dancer - Fugasino feat DJ Madhandz

Another track I feature on from this year produced by Emef Prodctions from the album "Beats From Kosice" which you can name your price and DL from the bandcamp page in the track below

THA SOLOIST VS TRILIAN - O.S. (FEAT. DJ TMB) Video

As promised here's the first video from Tha Soloist Vs Trilian "Original Script" album and the title track to. I'm not saying a word apart from listen, watch and learn!

Tha Soloist Vs Trilian: Original Script

One of the albums I'm most looking forward to dropping this year is "Original Script" from Tha Soloist and Trilian. If you don't know or haven't heard of either artist where the fluck have you been???? Tha Soloist is, in my opinon, one of the most slept on artists out there, seriously this guy is not only a true artist in any sense of the word from the rhymes he drops, the patterns, the concepts, the artwork and more. He's also a mad humble cat who puts a lot of so called "Rappers" to shame. I've collaborated with him a number of times and I'm saying he is the TRUTH!!!! Trilian again is someone I've collaborated with a number of times and this guys beats are beyond dope/heavy/fresh the whole nine. He's a true producer and very skilled with beat making, ideas, mixing and mastering (take heed future and present artists....step your music game up by getting it professionally mixed down as it makes a big differene). Now I can't say to much about the album but what I can say is that if the track below is anything to go by then yes Hip Hop is ALIVE well and truely and it's where it belongs underground and in the ears of the fans and other artists. The track "Style On The Loose" is the first leak from the album (also appearing on the Trilian & Rated R EP "Audio Onslaught") and it features Rated R, Underground legend Chief Kamanchi and my fellow Skratchaholik DJ TMB (Seriously TMB is the don!).....I won't say any more other than just listen and if you follow them on Twitter or Facebook get bugging them to drop the album because I am and I'm on it!!

Micall Parknsun - Me, Myself & Akai

If your in to the UK scene you must have heard of Micall Parknsun by now? If not you need your head checking! The man is a true artist both with the rhymes and the beats. He has his 3rd album dropping on the 27th January titled "Me, Myself an Akai" and for the tracks that have been released and videos done for them its shaping up to be one of the albums of the year for me. I bought the "Me" 7" (White Vinyl at that!, check the picture below!) and straight away it was another Parky banger. A heavy thumping beat with a dope piano sample and Mr. Parknsun dropping the rhymes as only he can. You can also grab "Grade & Liquor" from iTunes which is a party/stoned/drinking track. After a few listens you'll find yourself wanting to song/shout along to the chorus (Yeah I felt like that) and again it thumps!
I say this a lot on Facebook/Twitter/here etc but if you like the music I post about and want the artists to live and produce more good music go support them and BUY the music!!!

So on January 27th get a slice of "Me, Myself & Akai" in your collection and headphones....

And the T-Shirts need to get a general release to, they are fresh to def!!!