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Ed Rowe x Sleep Sinatra x Concept – Concentrated Forces (Album)

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“Concentrated Forces” is a collaborative EP between Atlanta word-smith Ed Rowe, Nebraska rapper Sleep Sinatra and New Zealand based hip-hop producer Concept that dropped back on December 20, 2014 via Essenchill Records. I gave the project a good listen earlier today and it’s really nice, with both Ed Rowe and Sleep Sinatra touching on a variety of topics over beautiful, boom-bap inspired production from Concept. The beats are soulful and the rhymes are potent, with some tracks featuring socially conscious rhymes while others find Ed Rowe and Sleep Sinatra just straight spitting. The only bad thing about the EP is that it’s just so short, featuring only five full tracks and a quick instrumental outro from Concept that just left me wanting more. Hopefully these guys …

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DJ DL – Soul Movement I and II

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I had these mixes on my laptop from nearly two months before having time to give them a listen. Coming from a Bboy perspective both volumes contain extremely funky grooves from Funk and Soul and with a few Hip Hop tunes . Definitely worth a place in your mix collection. DJ DLSoul Movement (2005) |141 MB| Download/Listen Here DJ DLSoul Movement II (2009) |172 MB| Download/Listen Here

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Interview with DUS and Eloh Kush

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So I'm going to post up something a little different than the norm for "The Essence of Rap and Hip-Hop" in the form of an interview I conducted with two New Jersey based hip-hop artists, DUS and Eloh Kush. As you all know, I mainly focus on writing reviews and such on this site, but the opportunity presented itself to get the word out about these two artists and I just couldn't pass that up. So, without further ado, check out the interview below.Read more »

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OSHUN – buildestroy (Single)

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OSHUN are back again, this time with their latest single “buildestroy”. The song is produced by Sifu and was released to accompany their Sir Noah Bility digital photo book, which can be viewed on the duo’s Tumblr page. Dope shit. Peep the song below and then make sure to check out their “AFAHYE” EP that dropped last year and got quite a lot of play from me.