The Kooley High homies are back with the first visuals off their new project, Eastern Standard Time, which I highly recommend you download here. I could listen to joints like this all day…
Anyone who samples Adele gets props from me…and when you combine her “Hometown” record with heartfelt vocals about your own hood, it’s a wrap. Off The Incomparable Shakespeare’s The British Invasion, which can be downloaded here.
My dude Theo killed this, with assistance of Party Supplies on the beat. *Spazzes*
New visuals by Gil Green for the lead single from John Legend and the Roots’ collaborative project covering classic soul records. The old school shots in this one look great…as does Melanie Fiona, but you already knew that.
For the gold diggers. And for the bootleggers, link courtesy of 2DopeBoyz:
Anger never sounded so good.
I love that Drizzy took a straight “9th Wonder from 2005” inspired beat and made it a radio record. Underground wins.
Side note, Wayne’s verse on this joint is up there with hilariously half-wack-half-dope verses from So Far Gone. “Uggggggggggh dat’s nasty…”
They homey Sol has quickly become not only of my favorite artists in Seattle, but one of my favorite people in the local scene. He’s humble, driven, focused, and above all, talented. He knows where he wants to go with music and he has all the tools to get there. Aside from the obvious (rhymes, catchy hooks, good ear for beats, song structure, etc.), almost every track seems to be a very genuine look into his state of mind. Isn’t that what artistic expression should be?
“Dear Friends” is a prime example and much like J. Pinder’s recent video, it’s brought to life nicely by Jon Augustavo’s direction. This hook is ridiculous and when it combines with the melodic, semi-ambient beat, it should instantly recall your favorite moments of Drake’s So Far Gone. Just like Drizzy, the strength of Sol’s music lies in his ability to evoke particular moods in the listener. While based on his specific life experiences, they’re topics and emotions that are universal to us all.
Off Dear Friends, Vol. 2 – download here.
“ooooooh dat’s funky, dat’s funky” – Ohio Players
Looks windy. And dope. Props to Derek Pike.
Back to back dope videos from the town, this one courtesy of J. Pinder. Jon Augustavo did a great job directing this video (as always), but what I really want to know is…what condo did they shoot in? I’ve been looking at some similar spots and I’m kinda obsessed with the house hunting. So far, nothing’s touching this spot though.