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London based production genius and sound design pioneer OZZIE has managed to avoid the direct spotlight of the music industry, even despite noteworthy contributions to the foundation and evolution of the minimalist style of ‘UK trap’. An arsenal of solo releases nearly bursting at the seams paved the way for the first official album release from the Brighton-native in June…

It’s the Method Man, for short – Mr. Meth. Method Man has always been one of my personal favourites. Aside from his days with Wu-Tang, Meth has maintained lyrical prowess and a dope ass flow. ‘Even If’ was a track that a lot of folks and fans probably missed. This track was on the Nutty Professor II soundtrack but never…

While you might not have missed today’s track per se, it’s quite likely you forgot about it. Released on OWSLA in 2015 as part of his Vicious EP, Aryay’s ‘R You Ok’ is easily one of the most memorable tracks the American producer has made. After coming across it again recently, I knew I had to bring it back. The…

Tracks You May Have Missed is back! After a 2 year hiatus, our weekly Thursday feature highlighting slept on tracks is reborn. Each week we’ll be bringing you a new under-the-radar gem that you may have missed. Today we’re kicking things off with a remix from Vincent. Performing and producing under the moniker XVII for the initial stages of his…

Five years ago Kanye West dropped one of his best albums. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy hit the store shelves and the Internet on November 22nd and took the game by storm. Kanye had been promoting the album heavily with his GOOD Friday series, where he would drop a track every Friday with the features from J.Cole, Jay Z and Big…

A year ago this month, Freebandz head honcho Future dropped his Honest album featuring 12 tracks including the Drake assisted ‘Never Satisfied’. With the latest collaborative project the two released earlier this fall, the foreshadowing on this track is really a testament to the foresight of the two artist who realized how valuable they are to the Hip Hop genre. ‘Never…

On November 24th 2008, Mr. West dropped his fourth studio album but also his most unconventional album from a sound perspective. The Chicago native dropped a 12 track album which featured a more emotionally charged Kanye mixing new production techniques with multiple vocal filters (mainly auto-tune). With this project,Yeezy moved away from the regular rap track structure and though he…

Six years ago Fabolous was preparing to drop his fifth studio album and to support the effort he dropped ‘Everything, Everyday, Everywhere’ as the third single. Accompanied by Keri Hilson and with Ryan Leslie on the production, the song with the lengthy title topped the Billboard 100. On the track, Fabolous matches the production with a melodious flow and soft punchlines…

In August, Toronto native Abel Tesfaye otherwise known as The Weeknd dropped his sophomore album Beauty Behind The Madness. If you’ve been paying attention, not only did a handful of the tracks grace the number one spot but Abel also broke out on to the pop scene with undeniable hunger. The kid from Toronto made huge waves in the last year…

Remember ‘Beamer, Benz or Bentley’? – yea, who doesn’t. Four years ago (coming up on five), G Unit punchline artist Lloyd Banks stepped out on his own for third solo effort. Aptly titled Hunger for More 2, Lloyd delivered his best work since his solo debut. Through the aforementioned single, Banks ripped up the charts but it was the second single ‘Any…