Thirstin Howl III feat. Master Fuol – Public Enemy [Video]

“I’m a PE fan forever, you know what I mean? I’m inspired. They got some of the greatest production sounds ever. Original—you know? They shit was so creative. So, I had got that track from Domingo. And you know one day me and Fuol was sitting there just going through tracks and we was like “Yo, we should do a song like we Public Enemy.” Cause people always sort of compared us to them before. You know, performances and everything. Cause of the contrast of, you know, his character and mine. But yo, we shot the video for that. That shit bananas.” – Thirstin Howl III

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The Black Opera – 80z Babiez To The 2Gz 2 (The ExperiMix) [Mixtape]

Here’s a new mixtape from The Black Opera titled “80z Babiez To The 2Gz 2 (The ExperiMix)”. Says The Black Opera: “We wanted to follow up ‘African America’ with something that wasn’t as heavy, so we worked on the second installment of our ’80z Babiez 2 The 2Gz Experimix’ series. We feel right in the middle of this Old Heads vs New Wave battle. So in this new mix you can hear our influences come across, young and old, in a way of expressing it that we feel only we can do it.” Stream or download the 16-track offering below. 80z Babiez To The 2Gz 2 [The ExperiMix] by The Black Opera

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DJ Manipulator & Louie Gonz feat. Blu – This Sound [Audio x Download]

With their highly anticipated new album “The Loops” coming very soon, the Massachusetts-based duo of DJ Manipulator and Louie Gonz delivers an appetizer in the form of “This Sound”. It’s a raw and addictive collaboration with West Coast heavy-hitter Blu, who’s further cementing his status as one of the best guest vocalists in the game. Before the Los Angeles emcee takes the mic, however, we’re treated to the talents of Manipulator and Gonz. The two have recorded together in various fashions over the years, and released the album “Private Stock” in 2014. But consider “The Loops” a reintroduction—and a damn fine one at that. The entire album’s fueled by tracks like “This Sound”, which showcases Manipulator’s ridiculous sample flips and loops fronted by Gonz’s immaculate rhymes. And this is evident immediately, with the emcee opening the track with: “Ayo, my pockets gettin’ fat/ Yours? Lookin’ like a diet/ I stay on my hustle, man/ Don’t knock it ‘til you try it/ Brother stays covered with gold, I’m like a pirate/ You a giant? You could say I’m David to Goliath.” The quotables continue piling up from there, to the point you won’t think twice when you hear Gonz proclaim that he and Manipulator are taking over this rap thing. You can hear “This Sound” now. “The Loops” is due out June 9 and will be available on all major streaming services and digital retailers.

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