Open Mike Eagle - "Informations" ft. Kool A.D.

Hellfyre Club rapper Open Mike Eagle drops visuals for the most technologically savvy track on his new album, Dark Comedy. Enjoy!

clipping. - "something they don't know" ft. sb the moor, nocando, and open mike eagle

West Coast industrial hip hop trio clipping. just dropped a new single that features verses from Signor Benedick the Moor, Nocando, and Open Mike Eagle. Hellfyre Club continues to make noise!!!

You can grab this track for free via the group's Bandcamp. I'm gonna embed the b-side to this single below, too.

After the release of Midcity and clppng., I was left wondering where these guys can go next, and it turns out that a great single with even greater features was the answer.

Not only is the instrumental on here insane, loaded with broken piano and Ol' Dirty Bastard samples, but I'm loving Daveed Diggs going toe-to-toe with some of the best voices in the West Coast's underground right now.

Nocando - Jimmy The Burnout

Hellfyre Club founder Nocando releases his first album since his label unleashed its Dorner vs. Tookie mixtape last year.

Nocando - "Little Green Monsters" ft. Liphemra

West Coast rapper and Hellfyre Club head Nocando drops the first single from his forthcoming album Jimmy The Burnout, and it's a dark, moody trap banger. This dude continues to drop clever bards, too. Liphemra contributes some nice vocals on the hook, too.

Check a review for the new Hellfyre Club comp below:

Hellfyre Club - Dorner vs. Tookie

With rap cliques being all the rage these days, Hellfyre Club comes together with a new compilation of clever, eccentric hip hop tracks that proves they can't go uncounted.

scallops hotel - poplar grove (or how to rap with a hammer)

You know that Milo-affiliated hip hop project I eluded to last week? Well, it's out, and streaming on Bandcamp right now for your listening pleasure. Milo, Busdriver, Iglooghost, ELOS, Jincallo and Lee Bannon all handled production, and Riley Lake oversaw some of Milo's instrumental efforts. Lake also mixed this thing!

There doesn't seem to be a huge difference between this project and Milo's regular solo output when it comes to flow and personality. He even goes on to make references to his personal experiences, so there's no effort to create an entirely new persona here--not that I'm advocating that.

The most apparent change in pace here is the pitch-shifting effects being placed on Milo's voice, bringing his raps a few semitones lower than you're probably used to if you've been following his releases up until this point--especially since one track here is a slowed-down version of a previously released track. If there's any kind of vibe I'm getting off of this project so far, for Milo, or, err, scallops hotel, this collection of tracks is especially scatterbrained and austere. Enjoy!

"Manchester" w/milo, Busdriver, Nocando (prod. Super)

Nocando, Busdriver, and milo are still repping Hellfyer, hopping on a track that looks like it'll be appearing on a compilation formed by the alternative hip hop label in November. It's not a bad cut either, and kicks off with milo spitting with a flow that reminds me of something out of a Kimya Dawson song, oddly enough. Nocando's familial bars are some of the most personal I've heard from him, and the Busdriver hook is, uh, well, tolerable. Enjoy!

Milo - "Eccelesiastes"

Rapsmith Milo drops his first track from his forthcoming project, Cavalcade, which will be coming out on July 9th. While it's not one of the dude's strongest hooks, I think the growing intensity of the instrumental and Milo's verses is actually pretty great!

Catch a review for Milo's new EPs and an interview with him below: