your old droog

Although a large portion of my writing tends to focus on electronic music, hip-hop and rap have always been my first love. I fell in love with the genre 20 years ago and it’s one of the few things that’s remained constant over the greater part of my life. One of the elements that always made rap so special is…

Back in 2014, Your Old Droog burst onto the scene with immense hype. Rumors swirled that his debut EP was not that of a new artist, but actually a creative outlet for rap legend Nas. Although the rumors were soon dispelled, the fact that Droog was thought to be one of the greatest rappers of all time, illustrates just how…

This is as hip-hop as it gets; 3 of New York’s finest (Your Old Droog, Styles P and Joey Bada$$) on an ice cold Black Milk beat. ‘Just Rhyming’ sees each emcee dropping a verse with fierce bars. This isn’t that party shit to get live to, this is that sit down and listen and let the punchlines blow your…

Disclaimer: You will only understand the headline if you listen to the track. Your Old Droog is back to his usual tricks wordplay on his latest cut titled ’42’. Produced by Marco Polo, ’42’ is a groovy track on which Y.O.D. flows effortlessly, delivering bars proving that his skill, technique and energy is like no other in the game right now.…

As 2015 wraps up, it’s time to reflect on another incredible year in music. To do so, we’re counting down the top 100 songs of the year. In developing this list we weighed each track against the following criteria: overall song quality, impact and popularity, and support (blogs, charts, DJs, etc.). We’re counting down 20 tracks per day and today we…

Sheesh – this kid has bars! Your Old Droog visited Statik Selektah during his Showoff Radio Show and went in on a freestyle. All whilst sipping on some Henny the Brooklynite drops clever metaphors and flows smoothly over the instrumental. Check it out above.

Your Old Droog is easily one of the best rappers coming up in the game – just check the catalogue. On this self-produced track, Y.O.D. samples the Seinfeld opening theme and tell us how much he loves basketball and Seinfeld. The track is a dope feel good type track and most definitely showcases Droog’s production chops. Check it out below.

With so many rappers claiming their mixtape is fire, how do you know who’s really got that heat and who’s warm as a refrigerator? Thankfully the homies here at FUXWITHIT have you covered. We’ve put together a list of the top 8 rappers you need to be listening to right now. Goldlink In the past few years the DMV native…

Your Old Droog and Statik Selektah are a true embodiment of hip-hop. So anytime the two get together on a track you know it’s going to be ill. Statik crafts a beat that’s colder than waiting for the train in December. With no hook, Droog goes in, dropping bars that range from riding the metro, to pulling girls and stuntin’…

As Droog prepares to kick off his European tour, the BK lyricist brings fans a fresh track to celebrate. ‘Hidden Persauders’ sees Droog going in over a minilstic boom bap beat from Skizz. The downplayed production allows Droog’s verse to take center stage. As expected YOD drops ill bars with sharp punchlines, “How I had a whole collection of rare…