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The Misanthropist is a hip hop producer from Stockholm, Sweden. Stocklyn Retrospective is his debut album featuring artists such as Royce da 5'9, Masta Ace, Termanology, Trife da God, Tame One, Pumpkinhead, Mr Metaphor and many more.

The Misanthropist's sound is rough and features a lot of chopped up samples and straight drums, very much inspired by how hip hop was made in New York in the mid 90's. Big influences are DJ Premier, RZA, J-Zone, 9th Wonder, Pete Rock and Madlib to name a few.

01. Stocklyn Retrospective
02. In Motion (feat. Theory Hazit)
03. Fuck Yeah (feat. RootPeople)
04. Losing My Mind (feat. Masta Ace, Kashal-Tee & Krylon)
05. It's A Shame (feat. Caribinghi & Prop Dylan)
06. Shine (feat. NBS)
07. Mr. Kaplan (feat. Trainspotters)
08. Believe It (feat. Waterpower)
09. 10 Little MC's (feat. Obnoxiuz)
10. Keep It Coming (feat. Tame One)
11. Urban Scholars (feat. Prop Dylan, Trife Da God & Termanology)
12. Drugdealers (feat. Lyrical High, Blackfist & Kakhi)
13. Fall Back (feat. Mr. Metaphor, Prop Dylan & Pure P)
14. Vanquish (feat. Royce Da 5'9", Pumpkinhead & Kashal-Tee)

FILI-
Another stand out album from yet another Swedish producer. This didn't hype me up as much as the albums by Soul Supreme & Sentence did but rest assured you'll definiely find more than a few tracks on here that you'll be feelin, dude got some big name underground guests on there to so it's definiely worth a look.. do I recommend it... yep!



"Losing My Mind" feat. Masta Ace, Kashal-Tee & Krylon

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There was a superfluity of hardcore-for-hardcore's-sake in the rap world of the 2000s, and more often than not it came across as tired. One notable exception is HELL'S WINTER, the 2005 Definitive Jux debut by hip-hop upstart Cage. Everything from Cage's agro drawl to his personally and politically incisive lyrics to his beats (courtesy of several high-profile Def Jux members, including RJD2 and El-P) says that he means business.

Cage documents the traumas of his upbringing and the intensity of his adult life with vivid and compelling verbal skill. Whether laying down disconcertingly honest confessionals about his family ("Stripes") or weighing in viciously against the Bush administration ("Grand Ol Party Crash," which features beats by DJ Shadow and a cameo by punk icon Jello Biafra as George W.), Cage takes aim and doesn't let up. While the emotional and sonic relentlessness of HELL'S WINTER might be a lot to swallow in one sitting, the album proves rewarding with repeated listens.

01. Good Morning (prod. EL-P)
02. Too Heavy For Cherubs (prod. Blockhead)
03. Grand Ol' Party Crash feat. Jello Biaffra (prod. DJ Shadow)
04. The Death Of Chris Palko feat. Camu Tao (prod. Camu Tao & EL-P)
05. Stripes (prod. Blockhead & EL-P)
06. Shoot Frank feat. Daryl Palumbo (prod. RJD2)
07. Scenester (prod. Blockhead)
08. Perfect world (prod. EL-P & Camu Tao)
09. Subtle Art Of The Breakup Song (prod. EL-P)
10. Peeranoia (prod. Pawl)
11. Weathermen Gang feat. Aesop Rock, EL-P, Tame & Yak Ballz (prod. EL-P & Camu Tao)
12. Public Property (prod. Camu Tao)
13. Lord Have Mercy (prod. EL-P)
14. Hell’s Winter (prod. EL-P)

Along with two classic LPs and an EP on Definitive Jux, C-Rayz has released over 25 singles and six full-length albums on his own label, SunCycleEnt.

He is an emcee that has been victimized by the hyper-masculine know-it-all braggadocio attitude of music critics. The topics he discusses, or perhaps the manner in which he discusses them, are so far above the heads of most people that they can’t even begin to understand what he is saying.

The newest release from the poetic mastermind, titled “Chorus Rhyme,” is no different. C-Rayz and Parallel Thought challenge traditional concepts of chorus, even leaving the hook out of some songs altogether. There are no R&B cats singing hooks. No breaks or pauses. Just dope beats and lyrics from start to finish.

In hip-hop, the chorus is often considered a necessary evil. Those who are at the forefront of selling the music stress the role of choruses as those bars that anchor the song in the listener's head. Some even argue that writing choruses is an art in itself, and that many advanced writers fail at coming up with memorable hooks, while less talented ones time and again prove their knack for catchy choruses. Considering its importance for radio and club play, to go without a hook in a rap song is a silent protest against commercial demands.

01. Intro
02. Chorus I
03. Chorus II
04. Chorus III (Feat Trinity)
05. Chorus IV
06. Chorus V (Feat Vast Aire)
07. Chorus VI Legacy
08. Leo Chorus
09. Vomit Chorus (Feat MF Doom)
10. Chorus Collection (feat Levi, Hykoo, Messiah-J, Icon The Mic King, Kwote Scriptures, MC Caness, Wordsworth, Karniege,Double AB, Dusted Dons, Tame One, Glock Rockwell, R.A. The Rugged Man, Stahhr The Femcee, Life Long, Sha-Dula, Marq Spekt, C-Rayz Walz, Thirstin Howl III, Klu Sheisty, Sean Price, Swave Sevah, Poison Pen, Chan, MC Unknown, Kosher Dill, Block McLoud, Many Styles, Omega Moon & Immortal Technique)
11. DJ Chorus (Feat DJ Ruffneck, Turntable Anhilists & DJ JS-1)

Peep track 10... that's gotta be one of the biggest cyphers in hip hop history!!!

As former graf artists, MCs Tame One and El Da Sensei gained fans among writers worldwide with their ode to spray-can art on "Wrong Side of the Tracks." Post new-school artists with an old school bent, the Artifacts smartly meshed their own frenetic rhyme pacing with heavy, blunted beats (courtesy T-Ray, Buckwild, and others). While Between a Rock and a Hard Place fell short as a certified classic (its lack of variety limited its strengths), it still had its share of great underground anthems--from "C'mon wit da Git Down," "Lower da Boom," and "Dynamite Soul."

01. Drama (Mortal Kombat Fatality)
02. C'mon Wit Da Git Down
03. Wrong Side Of Da Tracks
04. Heavy Ammunition
05. Attack Of New Jeruzalem
06. Notty Headed Nigguhz
07. Whayback
08. Flexi Wit Da Tech(nique)
09. Cummin' Thru Ya Fuckin' Block (Feat. Redman)
10. Lower Da Boom
11. What Goes On?
12. Dynamite Soul
13. Whassup Now Muthafucka?

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01. Da Ol' Jersey Bastard: Live & Uncut
02. Action Word
03. Against The Grain
04. Move feat. Mr. Turner
05. Haha Da Rah Rah feat. Sean Price
06. J Dilla Summer Camp Unplugged
07. Milk Of Magnesia
08. Supanatural
09. Catch Me feat. Del The Funky Homosapien
10. For You
11. The Night Cap (After The Jam)
12. Now

When one thinks of legendary hip hop icons from New Jersey, the name Tame One has to come to mind. As a member of the mid-'90's group "The Artifacts", Tame One and partner El Da Sensei became household names in the underground hip hop movement. The pair released their debut album, "Between A Rock & A Hard Place", which included the single "Wrong Side Of The Tracks", an ode to graffiti art. After going their seperate ways Tame released his debut solo effort "When Rappers Attack" followed up by the critically-acclaimed "O.G. Bobby Johnson" album.

Tame has collaborated with artists such as Busta Rhymes, Redman, Mos Def and KRS-One. With his newest offering, "Da Ol' Jersey Bastard", Tame One hooks up with leading independent label Amalgam Digital. The new album includes the street-bangers "Catch Me" featuring Del The Funky Homosapien and "Haha Da Rah Rah" featuring Sean Price. For all the Tame One fans who have patiently been waiting for a new album, the wait is over. Sit back and let one of Brick City's finest bless you with the hard beats and lyrics that we've come to expect from "Da Ol' Jersey Bastard".