Hova Mojo by Jon Connor

Last week, I listened to the second remix of Mayday's song "TNT". On the last verse, they included an emcee that I had never heard of before named Jon Connor. For that song, I honestly think he had the best verse out of anybody. So today I was browsing online and came across this new video by Jon Connor, entitled "Hova Mojo" and decided I should check it out. But anyways this track turned out to be pretty dope and I figured I'd share it. The sample used for the beat sounds soooo familiar, but I can't point out where it's from. And I really liked the dude's comment at the beginning of the video, that was some real shit. Anyways, check this shizznit. Open Ya Earz!

Thoughts From A Balcony by Mac Miller

Looks like Mac Miller finally got a taste of the high life he's been anticipating for so long. This joint right here is from his latest mixtape, Macadelic. It sounds like he needed to get a lot off of his chest since having to adapt to the all-star lifestyle. What better way to do it than write a song about it and continue his legacy. As I stated in a previous post, I haven't been too supportive of Mac Miller lately. But this is one of the recent tracks that I've heard by him that I just can't hate on. Open Ya Earz!

Mixtape: Still Standing 3 by JR Writer

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When I was younger, I was a huge fan of the whole Dipset movement. It was probably 75% of all of the music I listened to at the time. It seemed like when their unity died off, so did their quality of music. That's just my opinion though. But I was on DatPiff lookin through some mixtapes today and stumbled upon a recent release by JR Writer. The mixtape's called "Still Standing 3" and a lot of the songs remind me of the old school style Dipset put out. I usually don't endorse gangsta rap, but with rhyming skills this crazy you can't go wrong downloading this mixtape. Open Ya Earz!

Jus Thinkin by Free J

I have no idea who this dude is and stumbled upon this song through some related videos. Kid is hot with the rhymes though so check it out.

Who Am I? by Emilio Rojas

"Ain't underrated, I'm underfunded/ 

Enough of runnin' around like I'm something I'm not, hoping they cut a budget/

I ain't one of these up and comers, a couple of 'em/

From a cover, fuck em, they better off doin' Dumb & Dumber/"

Here's a new video by Emilio Rojas that dropped yesterday. For the first couple lines, I thought this track was gonna be weaker than his usual shit, but the track as a whole product is really well done. The beat for this one built up nicely too by the time his semi-melodic chorus hit. In the first verse, he covers some personal content regarding his family. Since Emilio and I live two different lives, I can't say I relate to him, but I can definitely feel where he's coming from. I liked the second verse more than anything though. His attitude towards where he stands in the hip-hop game is exactly how I feel, and I ain't even near his amount of progress. It always satisfies me to hear a dope emcee talk down on the rest of the mediocre rappers that are put in the limelight, even if they don't deserve it. I read this quote the other day on The Jokerr's facebook feed, "It is better to deserve honours and not have them than to have them and not deserve them." I believe in this quote, and emcees like Emilio Rojas definitely deserve more props than they actually receive. Open Ya Earz!

Outlaw Shit by Struggle ft. Yelawolf & Waylon Jennings

I do not really know who this artist is and this is actually the first song I heard by him. I checked the video cuz it said Yelawolf was in it but I ended up being more impressed than I was expecting. This guy didn’t turn out to be some crazy lyricist but the songs some real shit. The video is also pretty cool, it’d be a fucked up predicament to find yourself in. Finally, I actually really dug Yelawolf’s part more than I think I would have if he full out rapped. I felt his raspy, higher singing voice fit the song. Hip-Hop songs like these can sometimes make me appreciate some of what country has to offer to its fans.

Zombie & King Villain by Slaine

 Slaine is a crazy rapper, easily my favourite member of La Coka Nostra. This first song is just a sick piece of music altogether with the heavy guitar & heavy vocals coming from Son of Skam. K Brenton thinks the one guy sounds like Ill Bill yelling haha. However, this song doesn’t show what Slaine is about for all the hip hop heads. I threw the second song in to make it clear that Slaine's not to be fucked with. These grungy Coka Nostra boys bring it hard but if by chance you're new to them, I would recommend Slaine. He breaks it down more often and has a lot of real songs about struggles that all kinds of people can relate to. Ya 'know, not just non-stop violent cryptic religious anti-illuminati bangers. Haha naw Ill Bill is dope. Check em out!