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Yosi Horikawa – Bump

The Japanese RBMA attendee marries beats and jazz and sonic shaping skills to turn out a full length album on UKs First Word records. ‘Bump’, which is the 2nd track on the album, mashes up tribal chanting, a shuffling groove and a more for the floor rhythm. Slow and low that is the tempo! Grab his album, Vapor HERE

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Def Dee – Lonely Eyes feat. Grynch & Sydney Ranee

Mello Music Group have been putting out some heat in recent times, and this is just another example of their prolificacy in the current hip-hop game. Seattle producer Def Dee has made his mark on the label, stringing together a full length album using lost beats and acapellas from the MMG vaults. Have a listen to one of the more soulful cuts “Lonely Eyes”, and be sure to look out for more material in the future.

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Jazz Spastiks – This Like That

This Like That is an anachronism in today’s musical landscape where everything is 68 BPM or less and has to have an emcee for validity. This takes me back to purchasing Armand Van Helden’s SampleSlaya and enjoying the way he composed headnodding grooves around tidbits both known and unknown. Jazz Spastik’s’ 3 track EP Underground Broadcast is available now as a “name your own price” release. Grab it HERE

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Teisha Marie – Strive feat. Kenny Wesley

Producer/Singer Teisha Marie delivers a project akin to a sociology study with her recent release The Girl from Nowhere. Dive into her world by pressing play on this uniquely introspective album and immerse yourself in it’s soundtrack. Additional production from Ahmed Sirour, Deborah Bond and more help tell her story in various genres including Hip-hop, samba, jazz, & acapella. Grab it HERE

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