Up Rock is a Twin Cities based hip hop team that are pretty dope in their own right. The Mode camp is an ever evolving and changing entity of other rad dudes who have a monthly club night and whom managed to put out a pretty sick release last year. Together you get “The Up   Read More …

  Don’t let the name fool you, Harry Fraud is anything but. He is arguably one of the best hip-hop producers you have probably never heard of. Your favorite rapper no doubt feels his beats and has, or is, patiently waiting to work with him. “Adrift” starts out with lexicon stylist Action Bronson, lacing lyrics   Read More …

I’ve the distinct honor of getting to know one of the masterminds behind Copyright Infringement Laboratories via the internet over the last several years. Starting by way of message boards based on jungle music and extending far beyond that, he is one of several such cases where I’ve yet  to meet the person in the   Read More …

Both artists responsible for this 2 track bit of insight for things yet to come have been featured on this fine blog and released on our Bludclot Recordings netlabel. I feel like it would be a fun sort of scavenger hunt to leave it at that, in terms of who they are. We shared the first part   Read More …

L.A. & Uganda connect on this sick free EP courtesy of Ras G & company. Travelling halfway around the world and fighting through 3rd world-like conditions in places as well as nightly blackouts, where the EP gets its namesake from, Ras G & Open Mike Eagle collaborate with Mon MC & others from Uganda to   Read More …

Another new Bludclot release for that ass, cross posted here as always as to ensure you check it out! Having worked with a couple of people previously featured or released on Bludclot and Grindthieves, you’re already familiar with his work even though you might not realize it. This is a collection of instrumentals from 2010 originally   Read More …

Yo, I cannot believe I neglected to include the Lucy Lawless project from Tahkid in the 2012 year end list. Major oversight on my part, mad amounts of apologies and respect doled out to Tahkid and those involved. I posted about the Lucy Lawless project here, so go read that. In the meantime or in place of   Read More …

A little Immigrant Breast Nest double whammy for you, to further cement the crew as one to reckon with in 2012. First punch in the lethal one-two combo is another offering from Xrin Arms in the form of his beat collection “HWY”, an instrumental selection of sound that meanders from dark and depraved to playful and hopeful   Read More …

Oh yes, folks. Here’s a fat slab of awesomesauce for your speakerstacks! This is an album full of remixes out on Gang Sign Records. An awesome selection of artists tried their hand at remixing b.i.n.t.‘s “Problem One” tune from the awesome “Spider’s Web & Magic” release out on Cock Rock Disco some time back, which   Read More …

New shit out on our sister label, Bludclot Recordings. Fresh ass elevated hip hop from p.WRECKS. Check it out! You might remember p.WRECKS from his joint with Xrin Arms that we released in the first half of 2011. If not, definitely go check that one out. This time around, however, Bludclot has the honor of sharing with you his   Read More …