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Lushlife

rhymehousedotcom — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:35:12 +0000

Who the hell is Lushlife? That’s exactly what I asked when I caught wind of his rare “Order of Operations” record from 2007. Packed tight with beautiful Jazzy soundscapes and lush arrangements– this guy immediately got my attention.

Lush’s sizeable musical reach is as much a byproduct of the lessons learned train-wrecking beats for eager audiences, as it is a result of a strict and formal musical education. he has 13 years of classical piano training, having studied from the age of 5, along with an intense 7 year course in jazz kit drumming. along the way he’s arranged for jazz combos and performed on street-corners, at manhattan’s prestigious steinway hall and everywhere in between.

Lush went on to study music at university, where after a year spent crestfallen and destroyed, he got out of bed to turn hip-hop out.his first full-length, which lush thinks of as his ‘teenage symphony to hip-hop,’ blurs our sense of time by evoking emotions that we tie to hip-hop’s past whilst making a small step towards hip-hop’s future. written, produced, and performed entirely by the artist himself, ‘order of operations’ reveals lushlife’s optimistic vision of hip-hop.

Listen up and you might put on the rose-colored glasses too.

Below are two songs from his record ‘Order of Operations’. Don’t you dare sleep.

Download: Lushlife- Order of Operations (Sunday Mahogany Reprise)

Download: Lushlife- The Deepest Concentration (Innocent Fakeboy Remix)

Atmosphere- Shoulda Known

rhymehousedotcom — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:30:01 +0000

First single off of Atmosphere’s forthcoming album, “When Life Gives You Lemons You Paint That Shit Gold.” You’ll recognize the beat if you’ve been keeping up with the Paint it Gold YouTube episodes.

Download: Atmosphere- Shoulda Known

Lex Starwind

rhymehousedotcom — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:37:57 +0000

Nasty. I picked up his latest album ‘The Outlaw Star’ and was immediately blown away. He is like a long lost member of the Wu-Tang Clan’s main core. Someone tell Cappadonna he’s fired and let this dude just go off.

Not only is he sick, but his crew– Foundation– are ill too. John Murdock, Lex Starwind, and Ricky Fitz– be on the look out. You will definitely hear more from them on this blog and I bet everywhere else…soon enough.

Below is a track of ‘The Outlaw Star’ called “Stop Playing” featuring Sean Price and John Murdock. Heat.

Download: Lex Starwind- Stop Playin’ ft. Sean Price and John Murdock

Nicolay and Kay

rhymehousedotcom — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:35:16 +0000

Please tell me you are bumpin’ these guys’ new album Time:Line? Smoothest record so far this year and I’m willing to bet an Album of the Year candidate when we start heading towards the finish line. It’s that serious.

Nicolay out does himself once again on the boards and proves he is one of the elite hip hop producers of the new generation, while Kay keeps it tight, consistent, and and wraps his words around Nicolay’s beats just as good as Phonte.

Below are two tracks from the new album. “What We Live” and “As the Wheel Turns.” You can find a review of the album here.

Download: Nicolay and Kay- What We Live

Download: Nicolay and Kay- As the Wheel Turns

Sepalot- Surrender ft. Blu

rhymehousedotcom — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:48:09 +0000

Everyone seems to still be going bonkers over Blu (the Los Angeles MC that just released “Below the Heavens” w/ Producer Exile this past year). So, I decided to drop this one on ya ass. This is off Sepalot’s un-released solo album “She Likes Me” (Due out: March 7th). Banger.

“Hip hop and beyond” is the best way to discribe Sepalot´s nightly Dj- escapades. With tours worldwide from Johannesburg, Sydney to Moscow he also plays as a resident DJ in his hometown Munich. He´s known for taking the crowd on a journey from hip hop, rare grooves to Break beats and Electro music. As a Band member and producer of the Group Blumentopf he released 2 Top Ten albums and 2 Top Twenty albums and sold over 300 000 units.

Download: Sepalot- Surrender ft. Blu

8thw1- A Fool’s Lullaby

rhymehousedotcom — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:10:04 +0000

This is one of my favorite tracks off the new Love, Money, and Music record that is now available to purchase here.

With accessible lyrics and production that can be enjoyed by anyone who likes real hip hop, New Jersey native 8thW1 drops a full-length debut worth a listen with Love, Money and Music! Starting at a young age and perfecting his skills over the years, the seasoned emcee conceptualizes the albums meaning on every track, and overall the philosophy is that you can have money, love, and music but you can almost never have all three and be happy without outside influences and hardships in your life that only you can overcome. Intellectual, philosophical a little spiritual, at times experimental and not afraid of criticism. If you need comparisons think a less commercially influenced Lupe Fiasco.

Download: 8thw1- A Fool’s Lullaby (Prod: Illmind)

100+ Indie Hip Hop Songs/Jan-Feb Rhymehouse Playlist.

rhymehousedotcom — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:54:12 +0000

Need a playlist while you study? For your get together? Smoking session? This one is a can’t miss.

Featuring 100+ underground hip hop songs from around the globe– there is something on here for EVERYONE.

http://www.rhymehouse.com/audioarchiveJANFEB.html

Enjoy. Drop some feedback. Support the artists!

*RM