Little Brother - Curtain Call

Today (somewhat) marks the end of an all-too-brief era:  The end of Little Brother.  The duo of Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh have released Left Back, their final album together.  True Hip-Hop groups are a rare thing these days, and LB's body of work is more than enough to cement their place at the top of the post-Tribe greats.  It's a shame to see them move on...but there will still be tons of solo music from each emcee, so it's not a complete loss.

"Curtain Call" (Khrysis on them beats) is the first single.

Little Brother ft. Torae - 24

Khrysis on them beats.
Album on TUESDAY!!

Little Brother ft. Chaundon - So Cold

Left Back is out on the 20th.

Little Brother - Star

Seems like some unfortunate controversy has kicked up because of this song.  It was recorded in '05-'06, meaning it's a 9th Wonder beat.  LB was gonna throw it up as an iTunes bonus track for the upcoming Leftback, but 9th put a stop to it.  Yikes.

Little Brother - Curtain Call

"Khrysis on the boards with the heat".
Very bitter-sweet.
This is the first single from the last album from one of the best groups in Hip-Hop since Tribe.

R.I.P. Little Brother

Oh, good grief.

On the latest episode of his podcast (released today), Phonte made the announcement that Little Brother's next album, Left Back, will be their last together.

Who wants to break up next??
My parents??  SHIT!!

GIANT Weekend Recap Post (pt. 1)

OK...let's get back to business.
Like I mentioned earlier, I haven't really been anywhere near the internet in about 4 days, I was all up in the Catskills, so let's do a quick lap and see what's worth talking about from the past weekend...

Kida ft. Busta Rhymes, Little Brother, Korupt, Crooked I, Talib Kweli, Jay Rock & Willie B - Holla! (Remix)

Who the efph is Kida and how did he get all these people on one track??
Have some.

Fusion Unltd. ft. Little Brother, Nickelus F, H.O.F. and Skillz - The Sun

That was refreshing.

Little Brother: Separate But Equal (Drama Free)

Little Brother is re-releasing their mixtape, Separate But Equal. This time, without the unnecessary jibberish from DJ Drama. The re-issue will also include 3 unreleased songs, including "Passion Flower" (produced by 9th Wonder).

Oddisee 101 &102

I want to make sure that you pay attention when you read this post, so I'm going to make a bold claim:
Washington DC emcee/producer, Oddisee, is the most valuable figure in the traditional hip-hop scene since J-Dilla. Let that marinate for a minute.

Doubt my claim? I invite you to check out the 2-disc set he dropped a few weeks back, 101 & 102. I don't exaggerate in the slightest when I say that Oddisee is the only person out today that that has a legitimate place in both the Top 5 Emcees or Top 5 Producers conversation.

If that wasn't enough argument for you to buy this double album, let me run through (some of) the guest appearance list: Little Brother, Flying Lotus, M.E.D., Jean Grae, Kenn Starr and Don Will of Tonya Morgan . . .damn.

Little Brother, Joe Scudda & Chaundon - On The Marquee

From (DJ) Static Selektah's upcoming album, Stick 2 The Script.

Gordon Gartrell Radio

If you're like me, they you have absolutely no respect for your method of employment and you do whatever you can to kill 8hrs each day. Like creating a blog for example.

Well let me help you out. Phonte of Little Brother has done what he should have done a long time ago...he's created one of those fancy radio shows for the interweb tubes, and it's fantastic. It's a combo or him rambling on about any and everything and "spinning" jams that you'll rush to download right away.

Added Bonus: He named the show Gordon Gartrell Radio.
Wait . . .you don't get the reference?? Remember this episode of The Cosby Show? "It's tucked into my socks!!"