Torae Songs
Hannibal Stax & Marco Polo ft. Torae - Warriorz Drum
Last month, B.K. rhymesayer Hannibal Stax and veteran producer Marco Polo kicked off promotion for their collaborative debut album with 48 Bars of Death, a grimy, lyrically-oriented selection which earned praise in the Booth...Read More
Reckonize Real ft. Torae, M-Dot & Tribeca - The Business
If real recognize real, then the real among our readers are sure to recognize Reckonize Real. Based on his latest record, I reckon Reckonize Real is as real as they come. Tongue-twisters aside, I think ya’ll will agree...Read More
Skyzoo & Torae (aka The Barrel Brothers) - The Get Up
If you’ve been thinking, “I need some new Barrel Brothers music in my life” lately, then today is like winning the musical lottery. Skyzoo and Torae are back with a trunk-rattling new joint called The Get...Read More
Torae ft. The Kid Daytona - Soirée
For many young artists the club is the place to be to indulge in a lavish, excess-driven lifestyle. For a seasoned veteran like Torae, however, the club isn’t sophisticated enough; he prefers to have a swanky Soirée....Read More
Torae ft. Skyzoo - Cash Still Rules
C.R.E.A.M., the Wu Tang Clan‘s classic ‘94 single, saw Raekwon, Method Man and Inspektah Deck reflecting on the extent to which paper, and their struggle to obtain it, shaped their lives from an early age. Nearly...Read More
Torae ft. Pharoahe Monch - What’s Love
Keeping it real and staying true to your vision may be fulfilling, but warm, fuzzy feelings aren’t going to put food on your family’s table. Well-acquainted with the conflict that arises when art and commerce...Read More
Torae ft. Bluu Suede - Waiting On Christmas Day
Raise your hand if you are sick of hearing the same 12 Christmas tunes. Between radio stations that only play Christmas songs and every store playing Deck The Halls on loop, it can often be too much, even for the most...Read More
Torae ft. Pav Bundy - What It Sound Like
More than a quarter-century after the release of Prince’s seminal Purple Rain soundtrack, I still have no f**king idea What It Sounds Like when doves cry. (I mean, what was he referring to—the backing track? Himself...Read More
Skyzoo ft. Torae - Know That Cash Rules
Back in 1994, the Wu-Tang Clan offered what just might be the most concise, and accurate summations of our society ever pressed to wax, “Cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M., get the money, dolla dolla bill...Read More
Torae ft. Khrysis - Gettin’ Biz
Yesterday, site regular Torae stepped into The DJBooth to offer his latest street release for streaming and digital purchase. Today, on newly-released EP inclusion The Biz, not only is the BK representative raking in the...Read More
Odd Couple ft. Uno Hype, Emilio Rojas & Torae - Average Guy
Previously introduced to The DJBooth with Skyzoo collab Speak It Vivid, the Odd Couple return to our pages with Average Guy, the latest single off their forthcoming EP release. Here, the Windy City beat crew’s lush soul...Read More
Torae - That Raw
Though there’s a time and a place of every kind of music (well, except for Kenny G.), I think I speak for many heads when I say that uncut, gimmick-free hip-hop is always welcome in my headphones. Realizing that dope...Read More
M-Phazes ft. Burke & Torae - Another Classic
Another day, Another Classic joint from M-Phazes. Last heard contributing his hard-edged production stylings to a reader-acclaimed remix of The Raw, the Australian beatsmith switches it up to deliver something a little...Read More
Torae - Real Talk
In a genre populated by crossover hits and R&B/rap hybrids, hip-hop needs its hardcore counter-balance to ring loud and true in order for things to level out a bit. Rapper Torae felt more than obliged to drop a new...Read More
Tona ft. Torae & Eternia - Happy New Year
Though the ball dropped this past weekend, it’s not too late to celebrate the advent of 2012 with a quality underground jam like Tona‘s latest effort. Here, the Scarborough, Ontario rhymesayer teams up with Torae...Read More
Focus… ft. Torae, iLL Camille & Nikki Grier - High Off Music
After a steady stream of dope leaks, Focus… is finally ready to unleash his latest street album upon the world—well, almost ready. Just in case anyone’s still sleeping on the project, the Booth-approved...Read More
Rel!g!on ft. Ras Kass, Planet Asia, Jasiri X & Torae - Classical Music
Like many of us, REL!G!ON sometimes amuses himself by dreaming up fictional rap supergroups—unlike us, however, he has the wherewithal to make those fantasies a reality. On Booth debut Classical Music, the up-and-coming...Read More
Torae - For The Record
Click “Listen Now” above to watch Torae’s “For the Record” video. There is absolutely nothing in hip-hop that feels better than when a DJ Premier beat is rocked by a talented and authoritative...Read More
Torae - Do the Math
Contrary to the title, Torae‘s latest LP leak doesn’t feature the Northeastern mainstay practicing his times tables over a dope instrumental. Instead, the emcee plays historical revisionist, imagining an alternate...Read More
Rah Digga ft. Torae & Styles P - You Got It (Remix)
Absent from our pages since she brought us Booth-exclusive freestyle #194 back in August 2010, Jersey underground vet Rah Digga makes her return with a newly-remixed version of You Got It, a cut off her most recent studio...Read More
Nina B & Torae - Skies So Grey
After introducing herself to our audience two weeks ago, with the Skyzoo-assisted Picture This, Nina B is back in the Booth with the newest leak off her forthcoming project Remember me B*tch! The Bosstress is Back. ...Read More
Torae - Point of View
I won’t say “most,” but a sizable portion of men out there are such suckers for a pretty face (among other physical attributes) that they never pause to wonder what’s beneath the surface. Not Torae – from...Read More
Talib Kweli, Torae, John Robinson & Tiffany Paige - Someday (Madwreck Remix)
Back in 2008, Jersey’s DJ K.O. gathered an all-star cast of mainstream heavyweights and underground notables for his debut full-length, Picture This. Fast-forward two years (man, how time flies) and beatsmith Madwreck...Read More
Skyzoo & !llmind ft. Torae - Barrel Brothers
On Barrel Brothers, a cut off 2007’s Big Doe Rehab, Wu-Tang heavyweight Ghostface hooked up with Beanie Sigel and Styles P. to craft a hard-hitting street banger for the ages. Three years later, beatsmith !llmind and...Read More
REKS ft. Slaine & Torae - Rap-A-Nomics
Perhaps no theme is more integral to rap than the rags-to-riches story, in which an ambitious up-and-comer with nothing to his name but an enterprising spirit, talent, and a rock-solid work ethic hustles his way from abject...Read More
Keelay and Zaire ft. Torae & Tiffany Paige - Saturday
The Sole Vibe movement has been responsible for some of DJBooth’s most acclaimed artists, including Zion I, DJ Revolution, and Oddisee, so you know we’re frequently checking up on that movement. You can...Read More
Torae - Wun Tu Thr3
NYC emcee Torae‘s first foray into the Booth may have been a bit of a misstep; Somethin’ to See found the rapper arguing that hip-hop needed some replenishin’ and he was the man for the job, but several site...Read More
DJ K.O. ft. Talib Kweli, Torae, John Robinson & Tiffany Paige - Someday
In today’s era of user-friendly production software like Reason and FruityLoops, it seems like anyone with a laptop and ten free minutes can make a halfway decent hip-hop beat. The use of drum kits, mixers, and other...Read More
Torae - Somethin’ To See
Virtually every underground rapper from New York City believes that “hip-hop is in very poor shape” and that it’s their destiny to “bring it back to the glory days.” Joining this non-exclusive club is...Read More