Rap & Hip-Hop

The first "chip-hop" album that features original beats composed entirely using the sound chip of the Nintendo Entertainment System. The lyrical content provided in his tracks ranges from tumultuous, rapid-fire nerd rhyming to covers of well-known...

The final words sung on the sixth album by Why? are an apt place to begin: "Hold on, what's going on?" Because while there's much familiar about the oddly named Moh Lhean - mastermind Yoni Wolf's sour-sweet croon, his deadpan poet's drawl and ear for...

The Field (later on known as the Killin' Field) were a duo out of Roxbury, Boston (also the home of Ed O.G.). They started out in the early 90's but didn't release their first release until 1996, the tape-only "Official Heavyweights" EP. In 1997 they...

The fellas Slow Pain has gathered together for Old Town Gangster are all playas in various rival southland gangs, but here they've put their differences aside and are united by the music. FEaturing Lil Demon "Benny Loco"1. Welcome to the Hood - Old Town...

The family sign involves and engages the listener like never before on atmosphere's most personal and intimate album yet. It's an extensive journey through familial relationships both biological and those built on friendship and loyalty. Slug's signature...

The Fact that Daz Dillinger hangs with such hip-hop heavies as Snoop Dogg and Too Short should leave no doubts as to his street credibility. But long after the glamour of the star-turn guest appearances on THIS IS THE LIFE I LEAD has worn away, you'll...

The explosion of indie Hip Hop labels in the early 90s resulted in an ongoing snowball effect that started to shift the narrative around an artist's need to sign to a major label. Coincidentally, quality home recording equipment was also becoming more...

The Evil Genius" DJ Green Lantern, and Styles P "The Ghost" have joined forces to create a monster - "The Green Ghost Project" - and on Feb. 2nd the world will say "It's Alive!1. Nothin to Lose 2. Double Trouble 3. Callin Me 4. Send a Kite 5. Make...

The evidence of Pete Rock's legacy bangs in his latest opus, 'Petestrumentals 2,' the sequel to the 2001 classic that helped define the hip-hop instrumental record. It marks the legend's first album on Mello Music Group, a fitting union between the...

The Egyptian Lover takes you simultaneously into the future and back to the past to the year 1984.

The early days of the iconic Bristol Sound are captured in a new album including an exclusive re-release of the very first track from Massive Attack and tracks from Smith & Mighty, Purple Penguin and more. The curated tracks are also linked in that all...

The dynamic duo of Dio & Aj are back with this uplifting EP that is the perfect tonic for today's tough times. The Bill Withers classic "Ain't No Sunshine" is presented here sporting a modern hip-hop vibe and female lead vocals with four different mixes...