You guys might remember that one of the greatest albums from last year was Killer Mike’s R.A.P. Music. Remember that? You might also remember that the only rap album to possibly contend with it came from none other than the man who produced it: El-P. Both albums had massive crossover appeal and critical acclaim. So [...]

We’re still loving the sounds from the recently minted SVBKVLT label, and they already have a new beat tape out, this time from Floyd Cheung. Yeah, never heard of him either, but I take no issue with his soulful electronic beats. Listen and purchase at svbkvlt.bandcamp.com. Still no distribution in North America but at least [...]

Do you love Ras G [insert air sirens]? Are you a small or medium-sized fellow? Well then you are in luck because you can still get the bundled version of Ras’s new cassette at stonesthrow.com but only with a small or medium t-shirt. Individual copies are not available currently (Leaving Records has sold out) except possibly at [...]

It’s not a new album, but any Quasimoto is good Quasimoto, and Yessir Whatever is a must-grip collection of odds and ends from throughout the years. The vinyl edition comes with a rad peel-off sticker cover and a bonus 45. Not too shabby. Support the bad character at stonesthrow.com.

It’s nice to see a label like Anticon step into the magnetic tape game. And rather than just go and print off some existing WHY? albums that you already own on those hip new cassettes everyone keeps talking about, they’ve gone and collected the demos that went on to become  the Sod In The Seed EP and Mumps, [...]

Stones Throw and Leaving Records, brothers in spirit and now comrades in arms. Both labels have always been champions of left-field music, and now they’ve teamed up to bring you a compilation that brings you just that: outsider artists hand-picked by both labels, featuring brand new tracks for this release. Dual Form has been available on [...]

Wow, this rarely ever happens, but a much-hyped rapper has finally delivered a debut album that matches (and sometimes outdoes) his mixtape tracks. A$AP Rocky’s “LONG.LIVE.A$AP” is moody, smart, and above all, very non-major-label-sounding. There are a few low spots, but the highlights are towering (“1 Train”, a headnod riot featuring Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, [...]

[insert the sound of air sirens] Attention: if for some reason you do not own the album Donuts by the late J Dilla, now is your chance to pretend like you were just waiting for the best version to come along, all this time. Stones Throw has just announced the Donuts box set: 8 seven-inch [...]

Cloud rap is available on vinyl once again. The newest missive from young Bay legends Main Attrakionz hit the virtual streets recently, and Young One Records has a vinyl edition for sale. You can stream the entire album and pick up a physical copy from youngonerecords.com.

OH RAS! If you heard that in your head when you read the title of this post then you need to head to leavingrecords.com and order the new EP from Ras G. The cassette is limited to 200 and can be bought separate from or in addition to a one-sided seven inch limited to 300. Stream the [...]