ghostface killah | twelve reasons to die II
Adrian Younge announces the release of “Twelve Reasons To Die II”, starring Ghostface Killah, featuring Raekwon, RZA, Bilal, Vince Staples and more. Where the first installment of “Twelve Reasons To Die” was based in 1960s Italy – detailing the machinations of the feared DeLuca crime family – Part II inhabits the grimy streets of mid-1970s New […]
es-k | mantras in motion
Es-K grew up in a creative environment surrounded by music and art. As a young child his father would help him “sequence” songs on the keyboard, and by the age of five he had picked up his first instrument. At 15 he had his first copy of beat making software and by 16 he had his […]
anthony mills & clefco | supplicate
Austrian record label Hector Macello introduces the debut album “Supplicate” by singer Anthony Mills and producer Clefco. Get “Supplicate” for free on Bandcamp – you can also stream the entire LP after the jump … » “… freestyled hierglyphic repertoire by Akron born, NYC sharpened, and Stockholm based Anthony Mills meet eleven genuine beats masterfully produced by Viennas own Clefco.” (via Hector Macello)
slum village| yes!
Slum Village is about to release their new album “Yes!”. The LP holds nine tracks produced by beatmaker J Dilla with guest appearances from Bilal, De La Soul, Illa J, Black Milk, Jon Connor, Phife, BJ the Chicago Kid and J Ivy. The album set for release on Barak Records and will be out on June 16th. Available now for pre-order on […]
miscJAZZ#2
‘miscJAZZ#2′ is the sequel of 2013 mix “misc“. Featuring productions by some of our favourite producers, the recent compilation is a 56 minute jazz/hip-hop-fusion journey for the eased moments. We hope you enjoy this mix. Full tracklist and Player after the jump / You can also listen on Soundcloud or Mixcloud.
favourite things | 5.15
The soundcloud-playlist for may 2015 contains 19 tracks and 1:06:02 selected tracks/remixes/productions by: Adrian Younge, Karolina & Loren Oden, Bilal, Ghostface Killah, BadBadNotGood & Island Riot, Slum Village, Je$u$, Devaloop, Blunt One, CoryaYo, Hubert Daviz, Adam Santoya, JuJu Rogers, Lion Babe & Suff Daddy, Jordan Rakei x Kiran Kai, Beauville, Es-K & Loupo, Flako feat. Dirg Gerner, […]
linear labs | los angeles
Linear Labs : Los Angeles compilation featuring songs from upcoming releases produced by Adrian Younge, including 12 Reasons To Die II (with Ghostface Killah, Raekwon & RZA) “Something About April II” and “The Midnight Hour” with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, alongside Younge catalog classics dating back to 2000. “In less than a year’s time, Adrian Younge’s Linear Labs imprint […]
hubert daviz | o alta perspectiva
May 28th sees the 5th anniversary of Hubert Daviz masterpiece “Proceduri De Rutina” from 2010, which has only been available as a limited LP (500 copies pressed). To celebrate this day Hubert has asked some of his producer friends to revisit the album: Dexter, FloFilz, Tbrck, Max Graef, Wun Two and Hulk Hodn. On May […]
bishop nehru | the nehruvian ep
NY’s young age Bishop Nehru dropped off his 8-track EP as a prelude to his upcoming album. Later this year he will make his debut on Mass Appeal Records with a new album executive produced by Nas. Download “The Nehruvian EP” for free here – stream after the jump. “Its crazy to me that i’m a completely different person right now […]
georgia anne muldrow | a thoughtiverse unmarred
Georgia Anne Muldrow‘s forthcoming “A Thoughtiverse Unmarred” is produced entirely by Chris Keys. Her very first all-rap album will be released on May 19th via Mello Music Group. Listen some tracks of the album after the jump – watch the official video to “Great Blacks” on YouTube. Pre-order via Bandcamp and iTunes. “The prophetic soul artist offers a singular voice, yet belongs to a storied lineage. […]
dude26 | lindenau
dude26‘s instrumental album “Lindenau” is number three in the HHV-KEATS contemporary beat-series. Dude 26 is a beatmaker from Leipzig/Germany, his new project holds 14 tracks featuring Rufus Grimes, Chop Ross and Freekee, mastering by Martin Glos. “Fresh new label straight outta the Kiezes of Berlin. Each volume is dedicated to the Kiez (hood) and beats of a contemporary […]
favourite things | 4.15
Our monthly soundcloud playlist “Favourite Things 4.15” contains 23 tracks and 1:14 hours of music by artists such as: BluntOne, nepo, KA-YU, FloFilz, Hubert Daviz, Wun Two, Dexter, Swarvy, Freddie Gibbs x KAYTRANADA, Nomine, Emanative, Four Tet, Roots Manuva, Sonzeira x Werkha, Lapalux feat. Andreya Triana, Frameworks, Annabel (lee), Bahamadia x aCatCalledFRITZ, Jonwayne feat. Anderson Paak, Suff Daddy, Kàhmi Wan, Nugat, Mecca-83 x Tom Misch, Saga […]
jonwayne is retired
Los Angeles’ hip-hop beatmaker Jonwayne eventually became an MC out of necessity. After making his debut in 2011 with the beat tape Bowser, released by Alpha Pup Records, he released the mixtape I Don’t Care which, seeing as no other MCs were readily available, featured his own rapping. In 2012 he signed with the Stones […]
wun two & coryayo | waves
Producer Wun Two from Germany and CoryaYo from USA are joining forces. Their collaboration all-instrumental hip-hop album “Waves” is now out and available for streaming. Limited Vinyl Edition released through Vinyl Digital, digital version available on Bandcamp.
nugat | beats x beer x green
17-year old beatmaker Nugat from Germany dropped ‘Beats x Beer x Green’ on March 21th. His first EP realese holds five casual instrumentals and two guest-features by Gold Roger and Füffi x Pray. Copy the EP for free on Mediafire here. More productions and remixes on Nugat’s soundcloud page. Stream the EP after the jump.
twit-one | the sit-in
„The Sit-In“ is the new album by producer Twit-One from Cologne/Germany. It is quite different to his previous works but his music has never been easy to predict. Featured artists on „The Sit-In“ are singer May, poets PB Louison and Imam Ally Salam and keyboard player Ruoy Yaw. Entirely produced by Twit One, recorded at the Treehouse & […]
from ghettos to galaxies
“EXPEDITion” is Vinyl Digital’s new instrumental HipHop/Beat series, it represents the talented beatmaker scene from Germany. Volume one “From Ghettos To Galaxies” is provided by Figub Brazlevic from Berlin. After his release on Sichtexot “Oldschool Future“, the producer is now back with his neo-soul/trip-hop-influenced boom-bap album. The vinyls are strictly limited, get your digital copy at iTunes or on Bandcamp. » Stream the […]
pawcut | maverick
After a bunch of collaborative releases with the likes of FloFilz, Katharsis & Zen-Zin, here’s finally a solo album by Pawcut. Featuring mic guests Pseudo Slang, Billy Woods, Zen-Zin and more. Out on Radio Juicy and Urban Waves. Available at hhv.de or Bandcamp.