Royal Flush--------Grand Capo Album Trailer

Royal Flush--------Grand Capo Album Trailer

The Governor of Queens is back!!!! Royal Flush hits ya with a sneak peek of the trailer to his album Grand Capo with all tracks produced by Grand Papa Tra with features from Flushing's long time friend Mic Geronimo, Lil Fame of M.O.P., Nutso, Meyhem Lauren and others.

N.O.R.E.-------Manners

N.O.R.E featuring Busta Rhymes.-------Manners

Noreaga is putting rappers in their place with extra assistance from Busta Rhymes disciplining these wack emcees on the track Manners

Large Late---------What He Whistling

Large Late featuring Willie Stubz---------What He Whistling

Corona Queens Large Late delivers a slamming self produced joint featuring Willie Stubs titled What He Whistling.

Young Chris-------Wingohocking Tales

Young Chris-------Wingohocking Tales
Young Chris delivers with the slamming visuals to Wingohocking Tales produced by Jahlil Beats from his EP Vital Signs.

Blaq Poet-------Blaq Krueger

Blaq Poet-------Blaq Krueger
The visuals to the track Blaq Krueger is straight fire from the backwoods in Long Island. Stu Bangas laced the production on this Blaq Poet track. One of many tracks that will be on the Blaq Poet's forthcoming album Blaq Death on Man Bites Dog records.

Ugly Heroes--------Pay Attention

Ugly Heroes--------Pay Attention

Pay Attention is the hot track from Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown, Red Pill and Verbal Kent) from the upcoming Mellow Music Group compilation album Mandala Vol 2.Today's Mathematics dropping digitally in January and on Itunes in February of 2014.

Mista Encore------Food For Thought

Mista Encore------Food For Thought

New Jersey's Mista Encore delivers with his latest visuals to his track Food For Thought from his already released mixtape Bars Since 1986.

 

Alexander Dreamer--------Freedom of Speech

Alexander Dreamer--------Freedom of Speech

Alexander Dreamer outta Ohio releases a bonus cut from his project titled Freedom of Speech. The self produced track will be on his anticipated album Dancing With The Devil dropping January of 2014.

VStheReal-------Lyrical Funeral

VStheReal-------Lyrical Funeral

Bronx bred artist VStheReal delivers with his latest joint Lyrical Funeral produced by Serious Beats.

Down Low Productions featuring Chris Rivers, E3 and YDB---------My 3 Son's

Down Low Productions featuring Chris Rivers, E3 and YDB---------My 3 Son's

Down Low Productions laid the production tip on this nice track featuring Chris Rivers, E3 aka Baby Eazy E and YDB aka Young Dirty Bastard titled My 3 Son's. The sons of the late Big Pun, Eazy-E and Old Dirty Bastard bodied this track, go peep it.

Naj-------Brown Sugar

Naj-------Brown Sugar
Brooklyn New York artist Naj blessed us with the visuals to a funky track titled Brown Sugar produced by ThoVoBeatz. Directed by Lock Productions with cameo appearances by Queen Almighty Isis.

Creative Gold--------War Music

Creative Gold--------War Music

Brownsville Brooklyn artist Creative Gold takes us to a journey with lyrics on the Antydote produced track War Music. Creative Thoughts Vol 3. is scheduled for the summer of 2014 release.

Demrick-------Purple

Demrick featuring Mistah F.A.B.-------Purple

Demirck teams up with Oakland's Mistah F.A.B. on this solid track Purple produced by Statik Selektah.

Genesis Elijah--------Dear Kanye

Genesis Elijah--------Dear Kanye

London's artist Genesis Elijah expresses his opinions and thoughts about Kanye West in his track Dear Kanye produced by the Audible Doctor.

Truck North--------Bitches Brew

Truck North--------Bitches Brew

Philly's Truck North delivers the visuals to his first single Bitches Brew produced by Khrysis from his forthcoming EP Murder By Mourning.

 

Minty Burns-------Already Gone

Minty Burns featuring Mikkey Halsted and Tona-------Already Gone

Minty Burns releases his new joint featuring Mikkey Halsted and Tona Already Gone produced by Mark Henry. The Golden Ticket project will be released soon.

Statik Selektah and JFK-----Rebuild On The Way

Statik Selektah and JFK-----Rebuild On The Way

Statik Selektah and JFK release the visuals to the dope record Rebuild On The Way.

Pro Era------Sol Luna

Pro Era (Joey Bada$$, A La Sole and Dyemond Lewis)------Sol Luna

Pro Era is gearing up for some lyrics as Joey Bada$$, A La Sole and Dyemond Lewis teams up for this track Sol Luna produced by Navie D from the mixtape Secc$ Tap.e Pt 2.

Chi-City--------H.Y.F.L

Chi-City--------H.Y.F.L

Southside Chicago's Chi-City display the visuals to H.Y.F.L (Hell Yeah Fuck Ya Life) produced by Kajmir Beats from his currently released mixtape My Untold Story.

 

Fabolous-------The Hope

Fabolous featuring Jadakiss-------The Hope

Fabolous releases a dope track featuring LOX's Jadakiss The Hope produced by Araab Muzik from the highly anticipated mixtape Soul Tape 3.

Murph Watkins-------Beautiful

Murph Watkins featuring Loona Dae-------Beautiful

Chicago's Murph Watkins releases a hot joint featuring Loona Dae Beautiful produced by THEMpeople.

Fredro Starr-------What U Goin Thru

Fredro Starr-------What U Goin Thru

Fredro Starr hits the streets hard giving something for the hip hop fans to relate to with releasing a head banger produced by The Audible Doctor titled What U Goin Thru. Fredro Starr and Audible Doctor are teaming up to release a free new LP dropping December 30 titled Made In The Streets.

The Alchemist-------Too Late

The Alchemist featuring Nas-------Too Late

The Alchemist brings out a solid gem featuring Nas Too Late from his mixtape The Cutting Room Floor Part 3 which you can purchase on ITUNES. Here's a bonus track of Too Late with Nas getting assist from his brethren The Bravehearts from the DJ Clue mixtape.

Boro Hall-----Bad Mother

Boro Hall featuring Leon Marin-----Bad Mother

Boro Hall releases his single featuring Leon Marin Bad Mother produced by M&D from his upcoming project The Ambiance 2 dropping December 28th.

Verse Essential and Kidd Called Quest------No Invitation Needed

Verse Essential and Kidd Called Quest-No Invitation Needed-----(2013)

Artist: Verse Essential and Kidd Called Quest

Album: No Invitation Needed

Label: Independent

Producer: Kidd Called Quest

2013 is the quality of emcee/producer albums that are running rampant. Anyone can run down a whole list of them and they are pretty solid. How about the Laurelton Queens/Rochester duo of Verse Essential and Kidd Called Quest from Young Black and Gifted? They worked before on the Freedom Is Mine mixtape on the track “Wouldn’t Change a Thing” which made the mixtape the talk about project. With No Invitation Needed slated for the masses, did they change a thing?

            No Invitation Needed captivates the listener to a commanding mode throughout the journey of dark gritty beats provided by Kidd Called Quest that match Verse Essential’s lyrical cadence. The intro starts off with Verse motivating the crowd from one of the shows and it starts off with the title track with starts on the good foot. The diversity of subject matter makes the album listenable like the limitless opportunities to make on From The Bottom to everyone’s human trials and tribulations on My Testimony. The standout tracks on this album are the highly aggressive, cocky infused punch ya in the face track Back To The Basics where Verse gets into ya skin: You lost this battle, it’s me that’s in control/I get the same affect sniffing coke through your nose/of course I’m the best, I shine by my confidence/I’m Michael J. Fox have ya shaking like Parkinsons; and the street anthem Jamaica Queens State of Mind where Kidd Called Quest soulful beat and Verse’s heartfelt lyrics introduce a person to the everyday living of Jamaica Queens. The consistency of the album keeps the musical composure constant with that dark and eerie piano infused Stand By Me to Verse’s hood commentary version of the storytelling track Born Hustler. The album ends unexpected with relationships going wrong on Blood On The Rose to another in your face track Brass Knuckles and the live your life lesson and grab the world by the balls track Human After All where Verse deeply describes his dad to the point that he is his father in one flesh.

IF YOU DON’T KNOW, NOW YOU KNOW!!!!!! That’s the essence of No Invitation Needed when 718 lyrics blend with the production from the 585. This is another Young Black and Gifted project where Quest does the production and Verse handles the lyrics with no guest appearances. The listener will instantly gravitate to Kidd Called Quest’s head nodding versatility in his beats especially the dark feel beats and Verse’s hood commentary. Verse Essential has grown throughout his projects. Although he always made quality tracks, working with Kidd Called Quest matches his lyrical cadence to the max. Kidd Called Quest went ham on all the Young Black and Gifted series albums in which he is one of the best quality underground producers in New York. There is a reason for the title No Invitation Needed because it’s a solid album, why bother giving out invitations, come in and enjoy quality music. To answer the question, did they change a thing? ABSOLUTELY NOT AND IN THE BEST WAY!!!!

            Strong Tracks: “No Invitation Needed”, “From The Bottom”,” My Testimony”, “Back To The Basics”, “Stand By Me”, “Jamaica Queens State of Mind”, “Stand By Me”

            Rating: out of

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