Dusty Marshall releases “The Irony of Me” featuring Beleaf and Ruslan over production by Anthony Cruz and Ray Alexis.
“The Irony of Me is a personal parody of what my music career might look like if I implemented all the advice I’d been given over the years by those around me. In it, I am making fun of myself in a third person perspective, while giving an inside look at what living out my fallacy life might look like if I made it in the “rap game”. It features Beleaf and Ruslan from the Dream Junkies rapping on the track, as well as the amazing production of Anthony Cruz and Ray Alexis.”
I’m officially salivating for the February 12th release from God Over Money’s newest artist Datin.
Over a gritty bass-heavy beat Datin admonishes and rebukes believers who don’t preach the word while paying homage to the martyrs. The flow and wordplay is just ridiculous!
Christian – based hip-hop label God Over Money, led by Bizzle has been known for being outspoken about speaking the Gospel through music and have taken on all topics from gay marriage to police brutality and even believers criticizing other believers.
Understanding that some of their delivery is considered brash and angry, they take a moment to address their critics on Datin’s latest single Had Enough.
Listen to what they are saying and let’s talk. Perhaps I’ll put in my 2 cents next blog.
I’m always looking for witty punchlines and out-the-box delivery these days, but sometimes you need that straight up rap about the gospel. This kid does just that. That bassy down south beat that knocks doesn’t hurt either!
Bible Toter is about the Word of God being a weapon against the enemy. There are also references about not bowing to Caesar which represents us as believers of Jesus Christ not bowing down or compromising to the world. It speaks to being on fire for God.
Hip-hop artist Supa returns with the introspective and encouraging record and video Face Tommorow. The track features Supa addressing the struggles of today over a midtempo track. This is a heartfelt and very relevant song.
Humble Beast keeps bringing real hip hop and JGivens is determined to make us salivate for this new album. The latest offering with Odd Thomas features a 360 degrees video. Watch the video at the link below and touch the screen to see what I mean, by the way the track is fire too!!
Nope! Hip-hop is not dead by any stretch. There is really good music out there! No, really! The reason people have become disillusioned with hip-hop right now (or at least I am and I know I’m not the only one) is because the music has officially become redundant and placed in a creative rut. We know the sound…808-snap-clap-hi hat-snare-snare. The second reason is the content…MONEY, GIRLS, CLOTHES, DRUGS, YOLO! Radio stations are not budging and nobody is an exception. So we are left with a bunch of okay rappers further corrupting the youth who just like the beat and somehow live vicariously through these ballers, thugs, party-animals and players.
SO WE’RE SICK OF IT AND WE WANT THAT REAL HIP HOP!
So we go to the backpack rappers right? The conscious rappers…right? Yes…and no. If you love hip-hop and are not partial to profanity then you will grab your Talib Kweli, Common, Mos Def and get your real hip hop fix.
Okay, but what if you DO have a problem with profanity? What if some of their beliefs clash with yours? What if you’re a strong Christian who loves hip-hop, but cannot tolerate profanity no matter how positive the message is. Lastly, you love Jesus and would love to hear some rappers that love that good melodic backpack hip hop, and love Jesus too.
Okay, enough of ME. Let’s get you hip-hopped up!
Redd Lettaz
This dude’s flow makes a lot emcees extremely laughable. He quickly bounces over the track with witty vocab. I first heard him while scavenging iTunes for some music. His latest offering is an EP called Tha Refocusing. My song is “Are You Serious”. Don’t sleep.
Propaganda
This kid spits like he has a chip on his shoulder and balances a slightly disjointed flow with impeccable cadence. A part of Humble Beast records, his latest effort Excellent is just that. In fact the title track is one of the hotter ones on the album. Check out “Redefine Cutter” featuring Lee Green.
Stephen the Levite
Talk about cadence! This emcee effortlessly weaves multiple rhymes back to back while telling the Good News! All this over soulful loops and breaks. His most recent album is called The Last Missionary released in 2012. Lovely — DON’T SLEEP! Check out “S.O.S”.
Beautiful Eulogy
This group is hip-hop refreshment! This Humble Beast collaboration group broke new hip-hop ground in my opinion with their space-soul album Satellite Kite now available. The group consists of Braille, Odd Thomas and Courtland Urbano. Check out “Open Letter to Whoever’s Listening”. Enjoy!
Bonus!
Let me interrupt my blog to tell you LISTEN TO THIS! Beautiful Eulogy, Theory Hazit and Lee Green with “King Kulture”
Theory Hazit
Feels a little bit like Nas the way he hugs the track vocally and complements it with storytelling flows. Another Humble Beast artist, check out his recent album THR3E. The beats are just ridiculous! Listen!
theBreax
Live band sound with lyrical prowess and Godly content. Need I say more??? This duo consists of Beleaf and Ruslan. This video is for “Imagine Together” featuring R-Swift
JusThoughtZ
Discovered him on RapZilla.com. This kid definitely has a smooth flow filled with honest stories of his love for music which is eclipsed by his love for Jesus. On “I’m Okay”, he bodies this soul loop and now I waiting for the next joint. Enjoy!
There are so many more, but this will hopefully get you started. Grab these artists and turn your radio super loud! It’s okay, it’s clean and it’s positive, but it’s HOT!!! Just a hip-hop tip from your friendly neighborhood Christian Music Pusher.
Blessings!!
Christian Music Pusher 