http://www.djbooth.net DJBooth is the place to discover, discuss, and download new urban music from established and up-and-coming hip hop artists. en Copyright 2013 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:30:34 EST http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/lil-dicky-white-dude http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/lil-dicky-white-dude
With the specter of Vanilla Ice still looming over the rap game, most white rappers aren’t eager to make their melanin deficiency a subject of their rhymes. But you won’t find any shame in Lil Dicky‘s game. On his latest single and first Booth feature, the Philly repper proudly announces, “It’s a damn good day to be a White Dude.” …   Click the link for the stream. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 11:29:59 EST http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/black-hippy-uoeno-rmx http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/black-hippy-uoeno-rmx
Yesterday, Kendrick Lamar and his Black Hippy colleagues kicked off the good kid, m.A.A.d. city World Tour in Las Vegas, Nevada. Even while on the road, K.Dot and company are committed to keeping their hungry online fanbase satisfied. For their latest collective release, the crew have come together to remix U.O.E.N.O., the recent, non-featured single from ATL …   Click the link for the stream and download. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:58 EST http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/psalm-one-x-panik-queen-until http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/psalm-one-x-panik-queen-until
Today is a very regal day in The DJBooth: first Mike Stud brought us Young King, and now beatsmith Panik has teamed up with Windy City emcee Psalm One to bring us Queen Until. Panik cooks up crisp production powered by airy piano and an awesome organ loop (I am such a sucker …   Click the link for the stream. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:41 EST http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/spose-im-starving http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/spose-im-starving
If I had a nickel for every rapper who claimed to be hungry, I would have enough to buy red toilet paper and titanium straws, Beyoncé-style. Spose, however, is way past hungry; on his latest Booth feature, he informs us, “I’m Starving.” Someone get the Maine native a lobster roll, quick! Over his own stark production, Spose shares …   Click the link for the stream. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:36 EST http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/mike-stud-young-king http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/mike-stud-young-king
The title of Mike Stud’s latest effort, Young King, might leave a bad taste in the mouths of Game of Thrones fans, as King Joffrey, also a young king, is one of the most deplorable characters on television. With his RELIEF album hitting the top spot on the Billboard Heatseeker Album Chart (#40 overall), it looks like Stud’s reign is …   Click the link for the stream. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:43 EST http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/derek-wise-clayco http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/derek-wise-clayco
Not glimpsed on our pages since dropping off the official visuals for LP inclusion The $uits back in October, North-of-the-Border buzzmaker Derek Wise reintroduces himself to the Booth with the lead single off his next street release. On CLAYCO, Lil Ugly Mane‘s eerie, bass-booming production backs the 20-year-old Toronto repper as he fills listeners in on his sexual …   Click the link for the stream. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 12:29:59 EST http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/ying-yang-twins-where-did-you-get-that http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/ying-yang-twins-where-did-you-get-that
Do our genetics determine our fate, or are we shaped by our environment—or is it a little bit of both? Long discussed by experts from diverse fields of study, that question is the basis of the latest feature from crunk stalwarts the Ying Yang Twins. Of course, being the Ying Yang Twins, they segue into the “nature vs. nurture” debate …   Click the link for the stream. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:22 EST http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/rabbi-darkside-true-lies http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/rabbi-darkside-true-lies
Realness, thy name is Rabbi Darkside. On new single True Lies, his first DJBooth feature, the Brooklyn-based rapper, DJ and hip-hop educator (who, in the interest of keeping it real, is not an actual rabbi) shares a few factoids about himself, as well as some pearls of wisdom he’s accumulated over the years. Among the many topics he touches on …   Click the link for the stream and download. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:20 EST http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/machine-gun-kelly-peso http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/machine-gun-kelly-peso
Last night, Machine Gun Kelly took a break from the hustle to support his Cavaliers at the NBA draft lottery ceremony. Evidently, his presence was good luck, as Cleveland won first pick for second time in three years. Now, the emcee returns to his grind in a big way with the release of Peso, single numero uno off his next …   Click the link for the stream and download. ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:33 EST http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/reks-flags http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/reks-flags
As those who have been paying attention to the political subtext (and, often, straight-up text) of his bars already know, REKS is the last emcee one would expect to see standing before Old Glory with his hand over his heart. In fact, you’re more likely to catch him burning it. For anyone who missed the memo, however, the Boston representative …   Click the link for the stream and download. ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:59 EST