Blog: The Word Is Bond

Japanese young beat maker Pigeondust 's first album " Eastbound Ticket " will be dropped on September 12th. The album features New York legendary MC Sadat X , Japanese MC Haiiro de Rossi, Japanese Producer DJ Duct and more! Check out his album snippet here.

• yelowe records - Pigeondust - Eastbound Ticket (September release snippets)

Output for your retinas from that old school Da Dysfunkshunal Familee. Seems like they've been around forever, man. Anyway they deliver, as you might expect, and keep an eye out for that new release.

Ackryte drops a tape so dope it could solve the Riemann Hypothesis. As a Mathematician myself I love this title, but I love the beats more, coming in with the screwed chops and fat synth, but keeping it on that Hip Hop vibe, maintaining a true sense of familiarity in each beat while staying unique. And dope. These are just snippets so cop it digitally or online. Released on Future Science.

Tokyoshire based DJ Kidkanevil forged a labour of love not too long ago in the form of this mix drawing on the vast archives of Kankick material.  Given the enigmatic producer's extremely cult status, it's already a novel idea, but it's also sourced entirely from vinyl and is hosted by Kankick himself.  Speaking of which, stick around until the end and you'll be treated to an entirely exclusive beat, just in case you weren't already sold. Continue reading for the free download. Unlock the download below, courtesy of Bridging The Gap ... and [...]

No I.D. released a few days this collab with Common by the name of "No Sell Out"...released just as " Lost Song By Common " no date given, and not much more info, but this here is short but dope as.

• Rich "No ID" Daily - NO SELL OUT

If you don't know who Danny Drive Thru is, then get to know! It's hard, no, impossible to confine Danny to a pigeon-hole him to one genre. Danny is very experimental with his music productions, as he is with his DJ sets. Which brings me to this brand new mix from DDT. It's a genre-hopping delve into Danny's crates and includes many of his favourite tracks from 2012 from the likes of Nas, Om Unit, Deft, M-Phazes and, of course, Mr Drive Thru. [...]

If you didn’t know, I co-host a monthly underground hip hop podcast with Bedos (he’s in London today, but he’s going to Africa on Sunday, for a bit) and this is our latest episode. It’s packed full of brand new underground hip hop joints from up-and-coming artists like Sinitus Tempo, Curtis King, SkyBlew, 0hbliv, Stalley, Ground Up, The Mouse Outfit, Sparkz & more.  Dope new hip hop from the next generation of hip hoppers. DOWNLOAD THE NOUGOLD PODCAST - AUGUST 2012

DRS killed it! I wasn't sure what to expect with this release, and pleasantly unsurprised is the best description of my reaction to this album. If you don't know, DRS is one half of the Manchester hip hop duo, Broke 'n' English, who have been at the spearhead of the Manchester hip hop scene for around a decade. Now it is time for a second solo release from our Del. The production come from a heavyweight selection of producers including Dub Phizx, Calibre, dBridge, Marcus Intalex and more, with vocal contributions from the likes of Strategy, Jehst, Konny Kon, Jenna [...]

It's kinda appropriate that just a couple of days after the spiritually immortal Neil Armstrong passes away Blunted Astronaut* Records drop this dope release. They're taking off right about now, with every release on point and on vinyl, just like the good old days. Five star boom-bap Hip-Hop. Loads of info, all you need, after the jump. Blunted Astronaut Records & DSC present: Propo'88 & Kick Back, talented beatsmiths from the production team of Da Shogunz. Propo & Kick Back grew up listening to [...]

Virtual Vertigo member Ezekiel38 drops this fire mixtape in dedication to Chicago. Mixed by DJ Sight, these dope rhymes are matched by banging beats. Pay what you like - or even cop the CD - after the jump. [Ezekiel38] wanted to share the lovely side of haterville and express a bit of friendliness in the face of all the violence that the city of Chicago has indured this summer. Please embrace it. download it. share it. blog it. spread it. most importantly listen to it. [...]

Word Is Bond's been hyped on this Ta-ku releas e and the day is nearly here, with a release date of the 29th. Ta-ku throws out this preview mix of snippets from the EP, courtesy of his dude  ▼▲ Zeke ▲▼ , and it sounds real good. Stream the whole EP via Ear Milk too .

In this special edition of Know Your History, we will be exploring a record that has been the source of inspiration for dozens and dozens of rap songs. In fact, it has even been sampled in rock songs, pop songs, television commercials, and pretty much everywhere you hear music. Today's show is all about ‘Ashley’s Roachclip’ by The Soul Searchers. You will hear how it has been sampled quite differently by groups such as Nice & Smooth, Run-DMC, Eric B & Rakim , and Hip-Club Groove. It's [...]

Niha is a producer from Japan. This track is his first time collaborate with Avens . They both from same record label( Introducing Production ).Enjoy this instrumental track!!Special thanks to iE4tBe4tz808 ! Always upload good music!

...Live your life as you see fit The lives we live are what we leave -The Wire The soundtrack to The Wire, one of the greatest if not the greatest things to hit our television screens, gets treatment from New Zealand-based beatsmith Ben Jamin, who flips vocal and music cuts in this beat tape. Download and check the vinyl option after the jump. Download: Bandcamp

Some chill lo-fi instrumentals for this sunny afternoon/evening/whatever from producer chrisAre, a free download from Cascade Records. Enjoy. chrisAre, the young and talented producer from Phily, is back with us bringing a pure hiphop beattape project called "lovedust". From this new release you feel all the New-School classics! Especially those legendary groups from Philadelphia such as Tuff Crew, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Jneiro Jarel to name a few. In addition to all his knowledge and deep rooted influences, chrisAre has developed his own beatmaking style, [...]

West Yorkshire's Lunar C showing again that he's more than just a battle rapper. We been f***ing with West Yorkshire & Sinoptic for a minute now , and it's dope to see Lunar get some big country-wide attention, demonstrated by Dot Rotten on the hook and a video presented by SB.TV. I still want to see him over some HashFinger though.

One of the all time classic tracks for this throwback today. Binary Star's 'Masters Of The Universe' is one of the best albums ever made - I dare you not to get chills while listening to Reality Check - and deservedly takes it's place at the top of the underground Hip Hop scene. KGB features a host of guest MCs over this legendary innovative beat. One Be Lo and Senim Silla are... Binary Star...

This one's for all my dudes who like their kicks (and shiny legs, skip to 0:30, that's some baby oil ish right there). Another dope beat from Ackryte , who's cassette/release 'Solve For X' is out next week on Future Science.

The Roots, and anybody affiliated with the crew, never fail to disappoint. You just know this is the case with the brand new Dice Raw mixtape - full to the brim with nuff goodness!

Ground Up make sure the final leak from their upcoming mixtape 'Supernatural' is released is an incredibly dope one. 'Bag It Up' is produced by Teddy Roxpin, and samples horns that Pete Rock would be proud of. Azar & Malakai's flows are on point, as per usual. The whole track is of the high standard the Ground Up boys have set. Share to Download | Pls Support the Artist Let everyone hear this amazing content, hurry up! [...]