Have no fear, the DX Digest for Wednesday (April 12) is here. Sitting in the top slot, naturally, is a newly unearthed track from Nas, “Angel Dust,” which comes from The Get Down II soundtrack. Snoop Dogg makes a swift return with a visual for the banging single, “Promise You This,” which sits in the second slot and is followed by DJ Rob Swift cutting it up on the 1’s and 2’s for Funkmaster Flex’s 5 Minutes of Funk segment, Joey Bada$$ making a song in the back of a car, and KXNG Crooked on LA Leakers. Music from El Michels Affair, Kamasi Washington, Code Green and King Mez, Toro Y Moi, and Strange Music’s Darrein Safron round out the Top 10.
Nas – “Angel Dust”
Hip Hop poster child Nas has finally resurfaced with some new material and this time, it’s in the form of the single, “Angel Dust.” Taken from the popular Netflix series The Get Down II, the song opens the third episode of the second season, which premiered last Friday (April 7). Listen to the track above.
Snoop dogg – “promise you this”
After sharing the single earlier this month, Snoop Dogg has rolled through with a subsequent video for “Promise You This,” which brings the hard-hitting track to life. The song comes from the inimitable rapper’s next album, Neva Left, and further cements his reputation as being one cool, calm and collected mother … well, we know.
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DJ rob swift – “5 Minutes of funk”
DJ Rob Swift of the infamous X-Ecutioners turntablist crew, who cut it up alongside the late Grandmaster Roc Raida for years, hit the Hot 97 studios to participate in Funkmaster Flex’s 5 Minutes of Funk (or in this case, 10 Minutes of Funk) for “Turntable Tuesdays.” The veteran wax manipulator juggled joints from artists like LL Cool J and Lil Wayne, and threw in a few behind-the-back tricks that would make Raida proud.
Joey Bada$$ – “Traffic Jams (Teaser)”
Spotify’s new Traffic Jams series places a rapper and producer in the back of a car then has them make a fresh track on the fly before performing the song in front of an audience. The show premiered with T-Pain and Southside/Young Sizzle as the first experimental pair, and will follow up with another episode featuring the one and only all-amerikkan badass, Joey Bada$$, and producer Cardo. Watch a teaser above.
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kxng Crooked – “LA Leakers freestyle”
KXNG Crooked (formerly Crooked I) stopped by the Power 106 studios for an episode of LA Leakers, where he spit a freestyle over Jeru Tha Damaja’s “Come Clean.” The performance follows his freestyles over The Weeknd’s “Starboy,” J Dilla’s “Life,” Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You,” and Slaughterhouse’s “Cut You Loose.”
el michels affair – “Return to the 37th Chamber”
Ahead of its Friday (April 14) release, El Michels Affair has streamed its follow-up to 2009’s Enter The 37th Chamber, Return To The 37th Chamber, in full via Big Crown Records. As the title suggests, it’s another project packed with reimagined Wu-Tang Clan instrumentals crafted entirely by producer/multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels. It was recorded completely analog, and sometimes hit six generations of tape before it was ready for mixing, according to a press release. Listen to the 13-track affair above.
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Kamasi Washington – “truth”
Kamasi Washington has delivered a 14-minute visual packed to the brim with gorgeous jazz and emotionally charged imagery. The song comes ahead of his upcoming EP, Harmony of Difference, which serves as his follow-up to 2015’s The Epic.
toro y moi – “omaha”
Singer-songwriter/producer Toro Y Moi is back with a visual for “Omaha,” which comes from the “Our First 100 Days” project that was launched after the President’s inauguration. And while it’s not necessarily Hip Hop, the 30-year-old producer has worked with a litany of rappers from Travis Scott to Kool A.D.
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Code Green f. king mez – “too silly (rmx)”
Code Green has recruited King Mez for the remix of “Too Silly” and subsequent video. Directed by ARX, it features the crew walking through the city streets before being turned into animated characters of themselves. The offering comes after the release of the trio’s recent project, 7 Day Trip, which can be found here.
darrein safron – “just me”
While the world was introduced to singer/rapper Darrein Safron through collaborations with his Strange Music family, he now takes centerstage with a solo video of his own for “Just Me.” The video finds him walking through the quiet city streets and hitting a hookah bar.
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