“Red Alert” is the first commercial release from British duo Quest-Rah and Scarab, and it’s dropping with a bang! Quest-Rah is both an MC and equally respected producer with Scarab being the MC charging at foes on both a political and reflective manner. The album/EP is the product of two years hard work, after crafting various tracks and gaining well acclaimed attention locally and especially online, both in the UK and overseas. Sitting 8 tracks deep, Quest-Rah decided to make the disc this length for quality not quantity purposes, offering a diverse yet raw supply of beats. Quest hooked up 3 bangers and got the rest from talented underground producers such as Ancient Arts, SnakeVsCrane, 6th Mental, and the UK conscious MC and Producer Spitz of Renwick, making each beat a carefully selected choice. Those heads who approach overseas Hip-Hop in a suspicious manner should note, the US based site RapReviews.com recently gave this album 8/10 and had nothing but positive comments to say, stating that this album should garner a lot of attention not just in the UK but overseas, especially in the U.S. Those missing that golden era vibe, blending boom bap, and raw beats with positive lyrics should definitely pick this up!
The Chef is back with yet another mixtape serving as interlude to his OB4CL2 release this August 11th. This one is called “Blood on Chef’s Apron,” and the compilation features 25 exclusive tracks, hosted by HOT 97’s DJ Absolut. Some notable guests include, Noreaga, AZ, Busta Rhymes & B-Real from Cypress Hill. Based on that lineup, it’s evident Raekwon is sticking to the formula. Non commercial, and real serious. .
The Staten Go Hard Vol. 1 Mixtape is a collabo with Raekwon and The Brinks Boyz. This mixtape is a prelude for the upcoming relase Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt 2. In the featured track on the album "Staten We Go Hard" Chef goes all out on the Jay-Z Ode to Brooklyn with his Staten version.
AUTOGRAPHED After numerous guest appearances on albums like MF Grimm's American Hunger, Vordul Mega's Megagraphitti, and executive producing Kong's solo debut Shackles Off, RAVAGE the MeccaGodZilla of NY Tributary is releasing his first solo album titled ERROARS. ERROARS is an instrumental release that takes listeners through incredible chambers of Long Island style madness. The only feature on this album is from Queens NYC native and lyrical supremacist Junclassic (of Monsta Island Czars and Classified Recordings). In early 2008 MeccaGodZilla released American Monsta, the American Gangster Remix album, as a way to let fans know that the music stays in motion despite sketchy details of the Monsta Island Czars splitting up. The remix album caught the attention of journalists worldwide who featured it in Hip Hop Connection Magazine. ERROARS is the very next step for this budding 'artistpreneur'.
The RawPoetix Family believes in one main mission for delivering dope hip hop onto our fans worldwide, by bringing raw and poetic emcees and producers from countries all over the globe together to put true hip hop back on the map.
Check Cash Productions and Big Zue Beats present the first official release from Staten Island up and coming emcee Red Top. Guest starring Castro, whose part of Shyheim’s Bottom Up movement, the album “Real Life: Non-Fiction” also features Fes Taylor, Pop Da Brown Hornet, Baker Don, Bomb Official and many others. Get ready for a pure dose of reality rap!
Once regarded as Philadelphia Hip-Hop's best kept secret, Reef the Lost Cauze is no longer the best underground MC you've never heard of: he's ready to shed the title once and for all and become a household name. The battle-tested MC is poised to have a breakthrough year in 2010: not by switching up his style or conforming to ready-made ideals of mainstream acceptability, but rather by staying true to the basic formula of raw rhymes and murderous beats. Reef stands as the new sound of Philadelphia. He carries with him the city's long-standing tradition of musical history and innovation. After dropping two critically-acclaimed albums 2005's Feast or Famine and 2008's A Vicious Cycle, Reef has teamed with producers Guns-N-Butter(aka Stu Bangas, J-Scrilla and Chop-la-Rok) as well as some high-profile rappers like Kool G.Rap, Vinnie Paz( of Jedi Mind Tricks), R.A the Rugged Man, Slaine(La Coka Nostra), Big Noyd, Akir, Bloodsport, King Magnetic, and K-Beta for the 13 rounds of raw rap that comprise his latest album, Fight Music. From the braggadocio raps on songs like "I'm a G" to the introspective rhymes of "Get me Outta Here" Reef's lyrical dexterity finds a welcome home on Guns-N-Butter's neck snapping soundtracks.
