Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman - Lice Two: Still Buggin'

Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman drop another handful of free tracks to follow up their free 2015 EP Lice.

Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman - Lice

A collaborative EP from New York MCs Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman, out now via Rhymesayers and Stones Throw.

Blu & Exile- Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them

While not as focused as 2007's Below the Heavens, what Blu & Exile do on this new and remastered collection of tracks is nonetheless interesting, smooth, and entertaining.

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Homeboy Sandman- "Not Really"

This may be the first time I have heard a song, especially one in hip-hop, where the MC talks about how nothing has really changed since they have become "famous".

Now I wouldn't really call Homeboy Sandman a celebrity, but he's signed to a label and has his own sound, although, I did find out about him thought a Das Racist featured freestyle video. That element of him not really being too huge at this point adds to the charm of the song. He manages to downplay almost everything about his "new life" in way that makes a hilarious parallel to say Tyler, the Creator who seems to mention how tough his life has been since becomes "famous".

Homeboy Sandman is just laid back in everything from the beat to the delivery. It makes for a fun tongue in cheek lyrical song that pokes fun at a lot of other artists in a similar position.

First Of A Living Breed is out now.

Homeboy Sandman- "The Miracle"

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A track from the new 6-track EP from New York's Homeboy Sandman. He's got a pretty bold description for it, too: “6 rap songs with content no one has ever rapped about before in the history of rap music. Unfortunately not a very difficult thing to do.”

I dunno about that. I'm not saying everything's been said, and I do agree that hip hop has come clear lyrical cliches, but does Sandman bring my mind to newer lyrical planes? Well, sorta, I guess. He's definitely got some eccentric verses, loaded with straight bars of odd references and a variety lyrical topics.

Grab Homeboy's new EP, Subject: Matter, on Stones Throw.