Rise-The Cornerstone LP (Produced by Bankrupt Europeans)

Truth be told I have always been a fan of the Park Slope, Brooklyn bred MC known as Rise, 
he has a dope flow, the voice and clever and amusing punchlines The Wickedest Flow

It's dope to see that Rise is still making music and it's pretty obvious that Rise enjoys rhyming and wrecking shop with different producers as he has worked with everyone from Buckwild, Da Beatminerz, DJ JS-1 to his former Demigodz co-horts Celph Titled and Apathy, DJ Spinna to The Avid Record Collector to the Bankrupt Europeans who have recently produced his newest offering The Cornerstone released on the Scottish label Nobody Buys Records.

The Cornerstone is an interesting listen and reminds me of a lot of the sound and style of records that were released during the 97-99 Rawkus period and there is an abundance of classic vocal hooks used as cuts from DJ Jazz-T that old school heads will recognize right off the bat.

 
















Stream the album below and purchase the album on vinyl (the 2 LP Deluxe Version with  a pair of cornerstone slipmats, a glossy card lyrics sheet and stickers is limited to only 75 copies) or get a digital version here.




Call him Rise or don't call him at all...

This, That and The Other...

Mad love to all of my CRDS readers and many thanks for the e-mails I have been getting from longtime fans of the blog, it's really quite humbling...alright so it's a chilled Friday night after a busy week at work, a nice cider, some nibbles and a BDP compilation in my headphones, sounding lovely and getting me more and more hyped for the upcoming KRS One tour next month in Wellington (I was just listening to "Criminal Minded" and remember that the MVC Posse and myself once did a sting for the Weds Nite Jam over a sample of that back in the days, I don't have it anymore so I can't share it but I will always have the memories) not to mention a couple of dope gigs I have upcoming with my crew Evil Mule in April and May.

So without further ado, here are some things I would appreciate you paying attention too...

 

Limited edition vinyl version of the great Gensu Dean-Lo-Fi Fingaz LP

and speaking of Mello Music Group the label has just released this smorgasbord of dopeness

Self Sacrifice features new production from

Apollo Brown, Black Milk, Gensu Dean, illMind, Nick Tha 1Da,

Georgia Anne Muldrow, Def Dee, and Dunc of DTMD. 

And new vocal tracks from

OC, Boog Brown, Wise Intelligent, Black Milk, yU, Kenn Starr,

Oddisee, Finale, Hassaan Mackey, Roc Marciano, Toine of DTMD, and Stik Figa.

The legendary Digger/DJ and MC Phill Most Chill’s long awaited Fast Rap EP is now available for purchase! 4 fast and funky tracks made the way only Phill can! Produced by Bankrupt Europeans, with DJ Jazz T (UK ITF Champion) on the cuts. Sticker sleeve (remake of the classic Main Source ‘Fakin’ The Funk’ sticker). Limited copies – when they’re gone, they’re gone! This is the first release on the Bankrupt Europeans’ own label Nobody-Buys-Records

Listen to the EP here

DJ Snafu also informed me that there will they will be releasing Demigodz MC Rise's official debut LP The Cornerstone in the near future.

DWG have got a crazy dope exclusive EP with unreleased material from former Flavor Unit member Latee (aka Lati) very limited, the red vinyl edition has sold out but the black vinyl is still in stock.

Pick it up here and more info here and here

and last but certainly not least...straight raw promo video for the upcoming DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles-Kolexxxion LP.

 

Jaz