Astro – Deadbeats & Lazy Lyrics
This kid can flow for days (As he demonstrated on Sway in the Morning and well as the TV show The X Factor) and he’s only 16. He still needs to work on developing a voice of his own, but he definitely has a lot of talent. (Download)
DeeJay Element – Reality Kings & Reason
DeeJay Element is a producer and DJ for the Brown Bag AllStars and he brings in a nice roster of underground rappers to go in over his beats on Reality Kings & Reason. He has a sample-heavy boom-bap New York sound with a bit of Dilla-style weirdness thrown in. (Download)
!llmind – Happy B-Day J D!lla
Speaking of the great J Dilla, New Jersey beatmaker !llmind released this four-track instrumental EP to pay tribute to the late legend on his birthday. All four of these tracks do justice to Dilla’s influence. This EP is perfect vibe out/ride around town music. (Download)
Willie the Kid – Somewhere.
Willie the Kid has got to be one of the most underrated rappers in the game. This project is just under 14 minutes long, but it’s 14 straight minutes of solid wordplay, great flows, and fantastic beats. (Download)