"Live From Vermontistan" - Wombaticus Rex

Fresh produce from the Green Mountains. This was mixed and recorded at Burke by the NEK legend Walter Westinghouse. Just ripping through my catalog with Louis Mackey assisting. We had a great time with good people and questionable substances.



If you're digging this, you will almost definitely enjoy "Fear of Death and the Need for Reproduction."

"Sell Coke to White Folks" - Tomorrow Kings

Lead single from Chicago assault squad Tomorrow Kings off their upcoming conversation-starter, Nigger Rigged Time Machine. Dig it.

"Bitches" - Lil' Debbie

This might represent a career peak for Lil' Debbie, but let's enjoy the ride while it lasts, right? Her delivery keeps improving and this beat is a catchy little nightmare.

I have this whole song memorized and I recite this shit at work all the time.

#CLASSIC: "Juicin' Dranks" - Blu & Exile ft. Taarach

Effortless funk mastery. This is a gem, daug.

"Galaxy in Niafunke" - Algorhythms

Fresh desert blues from Algorhythms. "Galaxy in Niafunke" is clearly channeling Mali, and this short "benediction" is just the beginning, with an album on the way and several more singles to come.

every last molecule making up my blood and bones
was busy being something else less than 12 months ago
every last atom that exists in your brain
came vast distances though black, infinite space
every last bad decision we made, it had it be done
it's tragic, it's dumb, but that's just what gravity does

#DAUG - "Breakup Music" - Humpasaur Jones

Finally. Yes. Breakup Music dropped on Labor Day 2013. We are hugely relieved to have this done, and pretty damn proud of it, too. Album is free, or feel free to donate some money for the World Around cause. We always like that.



See Also: Potholes coverage & Answering Questions about Breakup Music.

#CLASSIC: Turf Fienz

We don't post a lot of b-boy content here but holy shit, this was impressive. Oakland has some serious flavor.

"brooklyknight" - Sene

Like a transmission from an alternate universe, with a customer-tailored video treatment to match. This is hella tasty stuff. Sene keeps improving on an already impressive flow.

Dr. Quandary - "Can't Go On Without You"

In the past 48 hours, Dr. Quandary pulled two surprise moves: he formally resigned from World Around Records, and he dropped this hypnotic gem, Can't Go On Without You. Clearly we can expect something fierce & new from this free agent before the year is out. This cat was a hard worker and a smooth manager and WE SALUTE YOU #DAUG.

Fortune 5000 - "The Lifestyles EP"

SO PSYCHED TO HAVE THIS DROPPING TODAY...IT'S BEEN A LONG EMOTIONAL JOURNEY, THO...WE MADE THIS TRIUMPHANT MASTERPIECE UNDER SPIRITUALLY ADVERSE CONDITIONS BECAUSE FRIENDSHIP IS DOPE...SLICK NICK AND JUSTIN RHYMES, ASHEVILLE TO BURLINGTON RAP-STRAVAGANZA OLD SCHOOL FREAKOUT-ATHON, WHAT?...BUT REALLY, WHAT, THOUGH...WE STILL RAP THE RAPS AND RHYME THE RHYMES NO MATTER WHAT, FORTUNE 5000, WE GOT A LOT MORE RAPS IN STORE...WE SAY BROTHER BUT NOT BRO, BRO...WE LIKE FORESTS AND ANIMALS, PEOPLE ARE COOL, TOO...WE JUST WANT TO ROCK BEATS AT YOUR PARTIES, BOOK US TO PLAY RAP SHOWS AT YOUR PARTIES AND WE WILL COME AND DO THAT...THIS EP IS MADE TO BE PLAYED LOUD AT PARTIES OF ANY SIZE, AND OUR RAPS ARE CRAZY SERIOUS! FORTUNE 5000, THAT'S THE NAME!

THE INBOXXX: The Paradigm - "Bad News"

Hump Jones: Greetings, Earth Humans, welcome back to THE INBOXXX. We're gonna share the whole pitch on this one...and remember, your email is always a pitch, cuz it's all a performance, daugs & daugettes:

The Paradigm: This is a song I Wrote and recorded 4 days ago, its political and some what rebellious I think the message is strong and think it should be shared and put out for others to here so they can wake up
cheers from the paradigm.



DJ Squid: Like the beat, it's got some bounce, covers all the bases. And oddly enough it doesn't get boring, even though the melody doesn't go anywhere.

Hump Jones: Yeah, the hook is solid, too. I can't fully understand but it's dope and catchy. This attempt at fast rap, though...not so much, not so much.

DJ Squid: Can we talk naming conventions, though? I do have to mention, if I had come here blind I wouldn't be entirely sure if Bad News was the artist or the song title. It's one thing when your name is, like, JOE THA RAPPER...

Hump Jones: I can't even remember what that first verse was about now. Is this actually a political song, daug?

DJ Squid: God damn, artists should seriously never write their own copy. Is this what I sound like when I write to blogs?

Hump Jones: You do that?

DJ Squid: Good point. I don't. He should have practiced more, done more takes on the fast rap.

Hump Jones: Yeah, maybe it could have connected, but I don't think it was written right, I don't know if more takes could have saved it. The rhythm just wasn't there, you gotta practice your rudiments to solo on a snare.

DJ Squid: Yeah, true, he has to rush to catch up a few times. This third verse, though...

Hump Jones: Best yet. I always approve of rapping about sodium fluoride, too. Bonus points for a dope outro.

DJ Squid: In the end, I enjoyed this? It wasn't hugely memorable or anything but I would check for Paradigm again. The only really bad part of that submission was the copy. I wouldn't like, actively check for him again, but there is potential there. I'd give it 7.5/10 Pangboche Hands.

Hump Jones: Wicked Meh. I'm giving it a flat seven out of ten Ocular Cavity Searches, since the hook and beat were the best part to me.

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