hip hop

hip hop

hip hop

hip hop

includes production by quelle chris, edan, 88 keys, and mono en stereo

coloured repress - tha god fahim and your old droog are two of hip-hops most exciting young stars. your old droog has been interviewed by outlets like the new yorker, spin, the village voice, mass appeal, his music has been championed by pitchfork, complex, the new york times, rolling stone, xxl, okayplayer, stereogum, npr, and more.

ltd ed

2x12 inch lp

2021 repress

new album from your old droog on vinyl lp, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

yod is back with his new album “jewelry”.

after seemingly coming out of nowhere, your old droog set the internet aflame in 2014 with his self-titled debut ep, catching the attention of bloggers all over the web from new york magazine’s vulture to nahright. before long, conspiracy theories started and people began to posit that droog was another older, legendary new york rapper in disguise. profiled in the new yorker, droog (meaning “friend” in russian) set the record straight about who he was: a twenty-something ukrainian immigrant who fell in love with hip-hop when he arrived in south brooklyn as a small child. the timbre of his voice resembled that of a hip-hop legend but droog’s content had more to it than street dreams or observations from a project window. his music reflected his own unique life experience as he referenced everything from sports, to crime, to seinfeld and c-span in his rhymes. he was an intelligent hoodlum with a stand-up comedian’s sense of humor—unafraid to be as self-deprecating as he was self-aggrandizing.
on his critically-acclaimed debut, the your old droog lp, he vowed to “bring back storytelling” and now on his sophomore album, packs, droog delivers on that promise.

free download album on limited edition white vinyl!

reissue

dnb / dubstep

kollab of overlook & karim maas

holsten delivers an absolutely stunning debut four-track in the form of the sealed in time ep on the droogs imprint. the ep follows a barrage of blistering singles, cutting through the noise of a busy genre. holstens definition of modern jungle draws on over two decades of refinery of the sound, summoning the spirit of the dancefloor.

2nd release

canadian duo gremlinz & jesta, team up with dc resident, kalu to open the latest release

tar hallow’s rhyw returns to the label with 2 penetrating techno bangers plus a mesmerizing remix from the man called paleman!

...tha god fahim has worked with the likes of earl sweatshirt, dj muggs, knxwlege, vinnie paz, onyx, evidence, oh no, quelle chris, and more.

deluxe edition

dj and producer preservation is back with a new album, featuring an illustrious list of top-tier vocalists. the vinyl lp is housed in a gatefold sleeve.

clear double vinyl with download code and 24 page photo-book in gatefold sleeve.

different worlds music group/fat beats are thrilled to announce the lp and cassette release of the latest album from skizz (dj skizz), “cruise control,” which is skizz’s 2nd official producer-album. over the last couple years, skizz has been working extensively with your old droog, both producing and mixing his music, helping to propel the career of the young mc from coney island. he has also been touring with droog, making beats for other noteworthy artists, and helping start a new label, different worlds music group. this will be the 2nd official release from dwmg, with the first being timeless truth’s critically acclaimed “cold wave” album released this past february. “cruise control is a progression for me sonically,” says skizz. “this album takes you from where b.q.e. left off- it’s still that raw boom-bap, but this album is a bit more laid-back and melodious. it just feels good, like you’re cruising with your lady and the cool breeze is blowing through your hair!” skizz recruited a mix of veteran og mcs (o.c., planet asia, roc marciano, evidence, etc) as well as up-and-comers (your old droog, conway, hus kingpin, da villins etc.) to provide a sonically cohesive album that is set to be the official hip-hop soundtrack for the summer of ’16.

this first compilation from copenhagen label pattern abuse is an eclectic collection of some of denmark’s finest artists from all around the musical spectrum. quirky electronica, retro techno, future garage, post punk and more: at first glance the nine tracks on this relase seem an odd blend. but played together, a common thread of dark and dusty sound appears, showcasing pattern abuse as a label that is sure to deliver unexpected and high quality sounds.

this is an ep bristling with fresh house sounds and once again suggest that gipsy music is on its way to becoming an essential modern outlet.

producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist dead seal aka derrick boyd has been on the scene for a number of years, releasing a debut album on maverick west coast label auralism and building a reputation for his energetic live performances. but it seems that his time in the international spotlight is about to arrive with some of the coolest labels around flocking to him for remixes and productions: boyd has recently been drafted in by damian lazarus for remix duties on crosstown rebels, is set to record a full length album for jonny art department whites no19 music label and has been snapped up by kings of canada, my favorite robot for this superb new single. more quality from the team at my favorite robot records and a single from an artist who we are certain to be hearing a lot more of in the months to come!

kieren dickins aka dels is a new type of rapper (which is another way of saying that heãs more than just a rapper). applying the kind of attention to detail, micro-management and macro-vision which jay-z used to build a business empire, dels makes art. popular art mind you, but art all the same, an album of emotional peaks, musical innovation and surreal, brilliant lyrics, held together by such a unique, such a strong vision that it sounds almost silly to suggest itãs just a debut. already causing a stir with the tasters ¶shapeshift÷ and ¶trumpalump÷ (and the videos he masterminded for them), everything is now ready to show how these pieces fit into the bigger picture.

10 years get physical... first cd compiled & mixed by m.a.n.d.y. / 2nd by dj t