Enjoy Hip-Hop Responsibly

We got a really fresh press kit from Wally Boy Wonder and his record label Intolerance Records. Very well done with lots of information and some goodies. Good touch!

I shy away from anything with explicit lyrics on the site but wanted to share the Simple Life video here on the blog. Cool track and a decent video.

Colemine Records dropped a CD in my mailbox a few months ago from Tough Junkie. The first 60 seconds of vocals on the album remind me of a cross between Mos Def and Joey the Jerk. He has something of a lazy delivery. Don’t mistake that as a diss… he’s just mad laid back sounding on the mic.

“Grab What You Can” looks like what it sounds like. An earthy stripped down hip-hop album with of touch of old school jazz flavor. The beats are for the most part basic but are dope enough you can really get lost in a few of them. I’ll definitely be listening to this record again.

The honey bun dessert tip was pretty funny.

The record was a welcome departure from most of the absolute crap I get in the mail. 7.5/10

I figured I better get going on this again… Every day I get a small stack of CDs in the mail. About 98% of it is unsolicited, some good and some not so much. Some from secular and some from Christian artists. Either way it’s cool to see what’s going on out there.

In the “Stuff I Got In The Mail” category of the blog here I’ll be writing about those random projects I find in my mailbox. Don’t expect to see everything here that I get. I don’t have all day. Ha.

Sandbox Rebel sent me a CD called “Songs for Friends, Family & the Times”. It’s definitely on some indie rock tip with a bit more polish than normal. The vocals are alright. Nothing that says to me “Hey, I’m gonna listen to this a ton” or anything. One of the RIYL (recommend if you like) artists listed is Eminem. Not sure why that’s listed to be honest. Nothing on this album makes me think “rap”. 5/10