You can miss the St. Louis Force with generic ramblings of country grammar to piggyback off some stereotype. Instead, they're out to give the world their own unfiltered brand of [...]
Bonus Beats Nato Caliph ft. WhiteOut & RT-FaQ " Not Around " (prod. by Blake Symphony )
Nato delivers a visual for "REVEL," the tune Track spoke on for final entry of The 30 Day Song Challenge. Yeah, the vid's arrival seems a little late but it's right on time considering how stale most music is at the moment.
Words By Trackstar The DJ I spent a whole morning examining my iTunes catalog and mixtape playlists, trying to figure out just what my favorite song was at this time of last year. When no clear-cut champion emerged, I had the bright idea to search my Gmail to see if I did any excessive ranting and raving that could help determine the right choice, and found this in a chat log: Me: Cannot stop listening to "Revel." Over and over and f*cking over. I may [...]
Nato Caliph ft. Family Affair & GLC " Consumption " (prod. by Trifeckta ): Don't know if you've noticed, but The Force has been collaborating with the homey GLC lately. Poebama had GLC featured on the "Out The Kitchen" remix , and now G hops on this new Caliph jawn, alongside the Family Affair. This is some of that edutainment shit – cats bring the heavy with the lyrical content, but bring it forth in a package that's good for your speakerboxes. Love seeing the Midwest click up and [...]
St. Louis has been clean out of control in Twenty Eleven, earning more highlights for WSHH fiascoes than on the real rap scene. That simply won't do and Tech Supreme - the multifaceted producer slash rapper slasher artist extraordinaire - has rounded up some of the finest talent in the Missouri's should be capital to reign a true Supremacy on the game. Featuring contributions from virtually ever member of The Force and a couple of Free City agents, the spotlight is on Tech. He's trying to take it [...]
Vic Spencer and Black Spade , having been frequent collaborators for the last few years, combined forces to show Midwest love across state lines with an amalgamation of St. Louis and and Chicago stylings aptly titled ' Go Louis '. The project is STELLAR and features the likes of Naledge, Nato Caliph, Tef Poe, Bryan Stewart, The Primeridian, Sulaiman, Brian Fresco, Vic Mensa, D2G, Yung Word Mann and the Co-Pilots , produced entirely by Black Spade and with Vic on every [...]
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previous Nato Caliph "Appreciation"
Nato Caliph " Appreciation ": It's kind of wild, having a collective like The Force . Any week you're bound to receive some ill Hip-Hop from the middle of the map. These cats keep it pushing, and Caliph is keepin' it poppin' with his Knowledge Cipher release, which you can cop on iTunes or CD Baby right now. He allowed me to leak this jawn out, which is kind of a call-to-arms for those who have a singular voice that's not heard for whatever reason. It's not often you hear of cats expounding on [...]
Nato Calpih's mind sharpening rhymes are the perfect tonic for a lazy Monday. The spiritual leader of The Force comes correct with the Reach EP. This brief collection of dopeness includes the mature " Her " and posse track " Anamoly ," both previously featured on your favorite Hip-Hop site. The whole pride of STLiens involve themselves with this one, including Vandalyzm, Black Spade, Gotta Be Karim, Tef Poe, Family Affair and more. Definitely something for everyone. Plus it's the man's birthday, so join the celebration and cop it. 1. [...]
New EP from the homey Nato Caliph is here. Tracks like "Her" and "Anomaly" make up REACH , which available for free today, Nato's 30th birthday. Features include them Force nigga ( Tef Poe , Family Affair , Rockwell Knuckles and more), and is a dope prelude to his forthcoming project, which drops on October 10th. Hit the jump for download links and the tracklist. DOWNLOAD Nato Caliph REACH EP [ mirror ] [...]
previous Nato Caliph ft. Bryant Stewart "Her"
Now this is some extra cool sh#t, for it's almost a rap-sin to mention that you have a family of your own or that you're in a committed relationship. Nato bucks that stigma with the video for " Her ," the track dedicated to his moon and co-starring the kids as well. Even better is the idea that next time there's a spat @ home he can always say "Yeah but, remember that time I put you in my video?" Done by Aztech Productions, there's also a few Force cameos in here [...]
THE MOTHERFUCKING FORCE!! Man... This crazy conglomerate was out in full force (no pun) @ our SXSW Quality showcase & some were on the bill. They all killed it everywhere they went. They all are super dope artists in their own right. They are all from St.Louis & they are all a force to be reckoned with (no pun). Peep 2 of my faves... Rockwell Knuckles - Government Name (Spontaneous Lover) [Prod. by Trifeckta] Download audio file (05-Government-Name-Spontaneou s-Lover.mp3) Lyfestile - Rain [Prod. by Lyfestile] [...]
You should already be up on The Force , aka the STL conglomerate that encompasses artists like Tef Poe , Tech Supreme , Nato Caliph , Vandalyzm , Rockwell Knuckles , Gotta Be Karim and mad other artists that you should be up on (if not, this Riverfront Times article should be more than helpful). Next week, they are releasing a CD of their singles entitled Everybody Wins , which hits shops next week (well, it'll be in St. Louis' Vintage Vinyl ). Proceeds of the sale of [...]
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