Blog: Its a Rap

I've been reluctantly wanting to do this post for a long time but it is needed. A little while back the site was hacked. After my valiant efforts to contact both wordpress and my host I have received absolutely 0 response and it is just about time that It's A Rap will unfortunately have to close its doors. Whatever the hacking did caught google's attention and the site was removed from google searches. It may not seem like much but when you realize the majority of people stumble upon your site via google, readership dwindled to almost a standstill and it wasn't enough to [...]

I've posted some Kuhlamity before but I'll give you guys a little insight once again. Kuhlamity is out of my hometown where talent is hard to come by but he seems like he has the right idea. Indulgence is his first mixtape and while there are times where he could be better the final product that he puts out is solid. He goes over some classic beats and completely makes them his own. If I had to pick some favorites I would check out Fuck A Dream and My Relation . I think that [...]

I've posted some Kuhlamity before but I'll give you guys a little insight once again. Kuhlamity is out of my hometown where talent is hard to come by but he seems like he has the right idea. Indulgence is his first mixtape and while there are times where he could be better the final product that he puts out is solid. He goes over some classic beats and completely makes them his own. If I had to pick some favorites I would check out Fuck A Dream and My Relation . I think that [...]

Now I don't know that much about Lewis & Martin Beamon, well anything really but I had this link sent to me. I decided to give it a chance and what came out was this dopeness. I will be keeping my ear out for more from these two so be on the lookout if you enjoyed what you heard above.

Rickie Jacobs and his homie Rome created this song a little while back and I think from the video you can tell when that was. When Rickie & Rome team up it's always a good time and a smooth song so check out what the two can do and be on the lookout for more of the same in the near future.

The homie J. Good has teamed up with the oh so skilled producer Rufio for his upcoming project Searching For Alicia Silverstone , (yeah where the hell did she go) and have also teamed up with clothing company MMVIII for the release. Above is a little taste of the sexiness that we are going to experience once the project drops. You can catch J. Good , Rufio and MMVIII on twitter at the following links respectively.

Calez set me this a while back but with everything that has been going on around me it slipped through the cracks with well just about everything anyone has sent me. The kid has some serious talent, which you can see a little bit off while tears apart the Kid Cudi instrumental above. He runs in a circle with a lot of other talented rappers with Legit being one of them. Check out his mixtape below if you enjoy the above. Calez- Is Calez Famous Yet

When I first started this blog one of the first artists I stumbled across was Luck-One back when he released his project with my friend Dekk. He has grown a lot since then and his music just continues to get better and better and better. Breakthrough might be my favorite Luck-One song to date and after meeting him at SXSW I know that there is going to be a lot more like this coming. Luck-One has so much passion for the game and his music is real, there are no smokescreens in front of him and every line he [...]

It has been a while but Justin Taylor is back. He has been off working hard to put out this brand new mixtape Questions & Answers . While he has switched his style up a little bit since the last time we heard him Justin has put a lot of passion into his music. The mixtape talks about what has happened throughout the time since his last release, The Prequel . Check it out and enjoy. Justin Taylor- Questions & Answers

Obie Iyoha is back again. He was supposed to release his upcoming project Tha Low Key July 12th but it had to be pushed back so in return he has blessed us with a track off of the project in Metal Ape . Obie is dope, I will say that time and time again and Metal Ape only proves that once again. Once Tha Low Key is here it will be a happy day so check out Obie and let me know what you think. Obie Iyoha- Metal [...]

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Obie Iyoha is back again. He was supposed to release his upcoming project Tha Low Key July 12th but it had to be pushed back so in return he has blessed us with a track off of the project in Metal Ape . Obie is dope, I will say that time and time again and Metal Ape only proves that once again. Once Tha Low Key is here it will be a happy day so check out Obie and let me know what you think. Obie Iyoha- Metal [...]

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Tim Gunter is the producer and Eddy B is the rapper over the duo that I recently stumbled across. Eddy B comes off with a little bit of a Big Sean feel and with it obviously being summer we all need some music that we can blast with the sun beaming down on us as we live it up. Both are college students in North Carolina (attending UNC-Greensboro and NC State respectively). The EP is full of 6 feel good summer tracks that sample tracks like Len's "Steal My Sunshine" and Sublime's "What I Got." I mean rap over samples [...]

Tim Gunter is the producer and Eddy B is the rapper over the duo that I recently stumbled across. Eddy B comes off with a little bit of a Big Sean feel and with it obviously being summer we all need some music that we can blast with the sun beaming down on us as we live it up. Both are college students in North Carolina (attending UNC-Greensboro and NC State respectively). The EP is full of 6 feel good summer tracks that sample tracks like Len's "Steal My Sunshine" and Sublime's "What I Got." I mean rap over samples [...]

While everyone seems to be on their knees for Lil Wayne's lackluster mixtape why don't you get hip to Jimmy Astro and be blessed with some magical new music. Jimmy Astro teamed up with producer mastermind Reese Jones to create what is Reese & Jimmy's Dope Adventure a nice 6 track package that should hold your appetite very nicely. Have fun and get ready to take off with this one. My standout track is The Incredibles , can't get enough of that one at all. I mean I was up at 3am just to bump this one. The [...]

While everyone seems to be on their knees for Lil Wayne's lackluster mixtape why don't you get hip to Jimmy Astro and be blessed with some magical new music. Jimmy Astro teamed up with producer mastermind Reese Jones to create what is Reese & Jimmy's Dope Adventure a nice 6 track package that should hold your appetite very nicely. Have fun and get ready to take off with this one. My standout track is The Incredibles , can't get enough of that one at all. I mean I was up at 3am just to bump this one. The [...]

Before I could even bump the hell out of the first version, Illecism and his Vegas brethren Trade Voorhees decided to make a little remix for all of us to enjoy. The two just rocked it out in Vegas together from what I have been reading so it was only right for the two to remix this already amazing track. Trade Voorhees is known around these parts to be able to show off his lyricism and on a track where that is at the forefront he fits right in, but I mean where does he not? Whenever Illecism & Trade [...]

Uzowuru is back at it again. Last time he teamed up with Domo Genesis with Cashmere and he has come back once again with fellow OddFuture affiliated Vince Staples. I still will stay true to my word that Michael Uzowuru is one producer that is next but he even doesn't want to hear that. He just makes some feel good beats that turn into songs that children listen until their moms hit them upside the head. Vince Staples twists some magic on this slow and steady beat to create Martin Ruger King and after he is [...]

Not to knock on my boy but I was starting to get tired of always listening to Rickie going ham on a track and well then he drops this off in my inbox. He slows it down a little and still rocks the crap out of this beat. He is gearing up for his upcoming EP Die Brilliant and Rude Genius is the latest slaughtering on the tracks. Rickie doesn't seem like he is about to stop and well I won't be complaining especially when I have some music that will go well for all the [...]

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My brothers TiRon & Ayomari have listened to the masses and are finally making there way towards a collaborative project in A Sucker For Pumps which is slated to drop July 4th. I got the chance to meet these two down in SXSW and dang do I miss those days already. It is good to see these two working together not only on this mixtape but also when A Sucker For Pumps comes out. These two still hold the title for one of my favorite songs known to date and I don't think that will change [...]

June 25th. That is when Fly High brethren KidD Steve comes at us with his latest release with Go . While with me being stuck in summer classes in Binghamton and well it being summer music has taken a little bit of a backseat. Especially with so much music coming at me from each and everywhere. There are select projects that I am excited for and especially after hearing what KidD Steve put me onto with his last song Purple I know I'm in for a good one with his next project. Check the video and see [...]