Diastro x ILLtemper x Zak Meister x Black Hesher - Comfortably Scum 2 (2023)

After a long night of cumbing, those scum boys from the wave thing DIASTRO, ILLtemper and ZAK MEISTER realized that their short awaited and barely anticipated follow up to "Comfortably Scum" was at a standstill because they had no beats that smacked!

After some deep thotting, they put their foreskins together and with the power of Gray skull, or something...

They resurrected the ghost of SHEMROK CHRIST aka BLACK HESHER aka the FUNKY PHANTOM to produce all of the haunted beats for "Comfortably Scum 2: The Funky Phantom and The Electric Boogaloo". He's back with his ghost cat Trumpet, Culty the Puppet and the rest of the gang for one more adventure.

Tracks 1-11 Produced By: Black Hesher

Track 12 Produced By: Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha

All Tracks Mixed & Mastered By: Diastro

In memory of our dear friend, Van Bates

#RonnieCockringTheMusical

Donny G - Unconscience (Single) (2023)

Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Donny G @ Malt Studios 2023

Beat made on ESpi app.

Jak Tripper - Burden (2023)

Produced, arranged, recorded, written and performed by: Jak Tripper AKA Jakprogresso

Samuel Tafari - Life's a Bitch (2023)

A collection of tracks written over the summer of 2021.

Featuring beats originally used by Mos Def, Styles P, Nick Wiz, Jedi Mind Tricks, Alchemist, CNN and Lloyd Banks.

Artwork by Samuel Tafari.

Aesop Rock - By The River (Official Music Video) (2023)

VIDEO CREDIT:

Directed by Aesop Rock

w/ help from Justin “Coro” Kaufman, Rebecca Cedeño, and Tanner Groehler

SONG CREDITS:

Written and produced by Aesop Rock

LYRICS:

I like rivers, I like rivers

Sailboats, fisherman, skinny-dipping swimmers

Kids turning rocks over catching lil critters 

Eagle in the pine tree eyeballing dinner

My uncle used to cut school to hit the Susquehanna 

Kept himself a rod and reel he hid up in the bramble 

The school took attendance, it was quiet as a mouse 

He was at the river pulling out a giant by its mouth

A river in the daylight is energy and life

A river in the dark can be a genuine surprise

You might find some lovers getting cozy on the shore 

Or a cold-blooded psychopath disposing of a corpse 

Sitting by the Hudson river talking to a ghost

“I wish that we could rock a beat and smoke an L at Tone's

I miss the way you rhyme and how you never had a clone 

Ain’t a motherfucker living that could ever crack the code"

I like rivers, I like rivers

Freight ships passing through old drawbridges

It looks so cool when you catch it from a distance

A little less cool when you stuck inside your Civic 

I wonder what could possibly be lurking on the bottom 

I look into the water and imagine all the options

A fish we never knew about, some rusty old jalopy 

The murder weapon used to catch the aforementioned body

I seen a beaver chilling by the bank of the Willamette

We gazed upon each other undeniably enchanted

A wave of telepathic information through the filter

It said “when I go to heaven I want you to have the river”

He also said the others had agreed that I was chosen

Just don’t mention it front of them as gloating is for no one 

I'm pretty sure you don't have the authority to say this

But thank you, I accept, I'll have my lawyer draft the papers

I like rivers, I like rivers 

Hard to put a price on water for the village 

I jumped into the Amazon to launder all my atoms 

The Chao Praya had me spilling coffee on the captain

My heart is the East River floating on a frisbee 

That came in from the Long Island Sound to sojourn in the city

It’s not the kinda water where you’d throw a Triple Lindy 

If you get some on your skin they probably notify your siblings

I picture a scenario where someone’s held me captive 

And escape would mean to build a raft and navigate some rapids 

I wonder if my training from the school of tv magic 

Would beget some makeshift watercraft that make off for Damascus 

In practice I have no desire get into the water 

I like to know it’s there in the event I ever wanna 

Waterfalls, tributaries, Lichtenberg figures

Twilight fireflies, I like rivers

Ghostface Killah & Big Ghost LTD - The Lost Tapes (Deluxe Edition) (2023)

In celebration of the five year anniversary of Ghostface Killah’s widely acclaimed 2018 LP, The Lost Tapes, Big Ghost LTD is pleased to announce a deluxe edition reissue in partnership with Holy Toledo Productions and Coalmine Reocrds, which includes both the main and instrumental passes.

Despite what the title may suggest, The Lost Tapes is not a collection of rare or unreleased tracks, but rather an album recorded with the intention of summoning an incarnation of an early Tony Starks, akin to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Ironman, and Supreme Clientele. And this is achieved largely by the production value that Big Ghost LTD brings to the table. Armed with a cache of raw beats, Ghost tastefully weaves soulful samples to create a satisfying cocktail of distinctively up-to-date boom bap. This especially holds true on tracks like “Majestic Accolades” and “Watch Em’ Holla.” The former of which is among the album’s highlights, as Starky Love raps one of the more memorable hooks, talking about his experiences with girls, hustling, and life in general.

Narrated by Michael Rapaport, the ’90s hip-hop aficionado, actor and comedian helps keep the pace for Ghost Deini’s 10th solo LP by reminding us that we’re in the presence of greatness. But it’s the chemistry of emcee and producer that elevates The Lost Tapes to one of the more stand-out solo releases in Wu-Tang’s discography of recent memory. Entrenched in the classic Wu sound, the 12 track LP slaps like a ‘90s record without sounding like a strained attempt to recapture lightning in a bottle.

To boot, The Lost Tapes are also abound with features from hip-hop luminaries such as Snoop Dogg, Raekwon, E-40, Killah Priest, KXNG Crooked, Cappadonna, Big Daddy Kane, Ras Kass and more.

All in all, The Lost Tapes is a victory lap, and one who’s purpose is to not only to create nostalgia, but to formulate a group of songs that represent who Ghostface was as a person back then, and where he stands now as one of the most exemplary emcees of all time.

Granuja & Jam Baxter - Huéspedes [Beat by Jack Danz] (Official Music Video) (2023)

‘Huéspedes’ is the debut single from Colombian rapper Granuja and UK rap legend Jam Baxter.

Evoking the midnight blue tones of the ocean in the small hours, ‘Huéspedes’ is perfectly poised; both lyricists delving deep into the darker sides of their psyche, drawing on both internal battles and the chaotic, unforgiving nature of the world outside.

Featuring Baxter’s first ever Spanish 4-bar, and with DJ Sammy B-Side making a late appearance on the cuts, the track is ominous, foreboding, and acts as both a brilliant introduction of Granuja to the UK scene, but also a resounding reminder of Jam Baxter’s constant evolution as an artist.

Beat by Jack Danz

Cuts by DJ Sammy B-Side

🎥 Directed by Juanes Builes & Builesmith

🎥 Produced by Trigo