Jay Rock's highly anticipated 90059 isn't nearly as exciting as I'd hoped.
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Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
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Jay Rock - "Pay for It" ft. Kendrick Lamar
New TracksCommenthttps://soundcloud.com/pinnaclesound/payforit For the second single of his yet-to-be-detailed second album, Top Dawg MC Jay Rock has recruited fellow TDE artist Kendrick Lamar - that name may or may not ring a bell. While K.Dot has certainly been garnering more attention than Jay Rock lately, the latter manages to hold his own here with two solid verses. With this and lead single "Parental Advisory" earlier this month, we're relatively hopeful about the prospect of a new Jay Rock album, whenever it's finally announced.
Jay Rock - "Parental Advisory" (prod. SmokeyGotBeatz)
New TracksCommentTop Dawg Entertainment figurehead and Black Hippy Member Jay Rock might have had the least hyped debut of everyone in his crew, but his followup is gonna carry some serious heat with tracks like "Parental Advisory" on it.
This West Coast rapper is sounding absolutely hungry and aggressive on this new single. The beat's loaded with synths, and sounds like an eerie, modernized take on 90s gangsta rap. Very nocturnal. This thing is the ideal soundtrack to some late-night antics.
Lyrically, Jay Rock isn't delving into anything altogether new, but his junkyard dog delivery is enough to make these grimy, violent tales worth hearing again--not to mention the hook on this thing is killer, too. Rock carries the track on his own, forgoing a feature, which I think was a smart move. The track is short & sweet, and sounds best that way.
Kendrick Lamar - "I"
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Ab-Soul - "Stigmata" ft. Action Bronson and Asaad (prod. Rahki)
New Tracks1 CommentTDE's Ab-Soul drops a new track titled "Stigmata," featuring some dramatic bars from New York's Action Bronson and a closing verse from Asaad. Every time a new cut drops from this dude, I just get more psyched for the full-length project he should be dropping this year.