I am still finding hidden gems to close out the year/decade and this one is definitely a beauty. Coming out of Never So Deep Records, Rhythm Writers from L.A. drops a vicious boom bap posse cut featuring NiL8, Elz Santana, Akoma & Castor Pollux where each MC decides to throw haymakers over the beat. Honestly each one catches the target and make sure the listener didn't have to skip a verse. DJ Bless mixes this track produced by Verbal with his traditional gritty polish. If yo

<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/702617890&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe> Australian producer Kut One has a new project coming out called "The Icons Vol 1 & 2" One volume features veteran Queens representative Neek The Exotic and the other features th

Another new music alert and this time it's coming from the Bronx. Ninety(a reference to his born year) is a rapper trying to make a name for himself out of these New York streets among the likes of Jay Critch, Pop Smoke and LilTJay. Even though NY has been going through a renaissance of late with all the young talent coming out, it's nice to see that some youngins respect the foundation and continue the legacy. Ninety is definitely in the latter when it comes to lyrics and su

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QvVgTgmOSz8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> It has been a long time since DaBLAST done a new music alert. You have to revert to the old blog to see the many ones posted and eventually blew up over time. This time it's different and special. One: It's Onyx from my side of town South (Suicide) Jamaica Queens and it's been

Last week I had the pleasure to witness the final Heineken Green Room show in Brooklyn which featured the Chef himself, Raekwon. You already know the legacy this man so there is no need to dive into it but we can talk about his opening act: IDK from Maryland. I been listening to this kid for some time now(probably one of the few New Yorkers that listens to him) from his breakout mixtape "Subtrap" to his latest project #IWASVERYBAD which I consider one of the top ten of 2017.

On Thursday I made a trip to Brooklyn(Williamsburg to be exact) for finally witness a Fool's Good show. I always miss a chance to go to one due to unforeseen circumstances and ticket prices(laughs) In this case I finally got a chance to witness a showcase(for free!) that featured G Herbo as the headliner. The show was packed with youngins and some industry heads but to me the highlight was the venue: The Paper Box. The venue have a great backyard/outdoor garden view with the

I was able get into Queens Museum Friday night to witness the opening reception of the 2nd annual Queens Hip Hop Festival. I got inside after walking through Flushing Meadows for the first time at night. It was quite a experience getting to the museum and seeing the brightness of the unisphere sculpture with the people around it. Once inside DJ Fatfingaz had the party jumping by playing nothing but Queens hip hop(why of course) and the people inside was enjoying the atmospher

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Listening to the latest track from Rockness Monstah off his long awaited debut album "Rockness A.P.(After Price)" I realized that this is long overdue. After waiting for so long and watching his Twin Tower partner(RIP Sean) dominate the independent market for nearly a decade, it's his turn unfortunately after Sean's passing. The hunger is still there and the lyrics is as brash as it was when Heltah Skeltah first came on to the scene back in 1995. The Arcitype gave Rock a knoc

I realized that somehow Therman Munsin isn't going to stop putting out heat and for that I just got to accept it and post. He just released another banger "Evil Empire" featuring Big Twins from Infamous Mobb. Given to the fact that Therman is no stranger to my new or old blog, I always give him respect because he is highly underrated in this game called rap. The bars are ferocious and batters your eardrums slowly then the beat continues to smack you upside the head. Big Twins