One of our “20 To Watch” stands on his own two on his new mixtape, premiered by Complex. Tracklist and download link below. Marisa Mendez
(NEW MUSIC) #IFWT Chooses Their 20 Emcees To Watch In 2012! ROUND 5! @ActionBronson
For the last month, Funk Flex along with the IFWT staff have went through all the up and comers that were making waves in 2011, and we have decided on 20 to watch for 2012. Each night this week, we’re going to post 4 out of the 20 and we will wrap it up on Friday. Be clear, this list is in NO PARTICULAR order! Announced on Monday were Jon Connor, followed by Chase N Cashe, Chinx Drugz and Troy Ave . Tuesday was Skeme, then Audra The Rapper and Maffew Ragazino. Wednesday was Lore’l then Neako and Smoke DZA. Yesterday we featured Dom Kennedy and Kid Ink, and now we’re up to Day 5…our last day. First up we have Action Bronson. The gourmet chef turned rapper works closely with Statik Selektah and having just got into the game this year, he’s already made quite a name for himself. He sent us over an exclusive track, the Statik Selektah-produced “Miss Fordham Road” of which you can get a snippet of below. Funk Flex Find Flex on Google+
MIXTAPE: @SmokeDZA – SweetBabyKushedGod (EP)
Merry Christmas from the Kushed God! Smoke DZA gave us a unexpected gift this afternoon, SweetBabyKushedGod has 9 tracks, and features A$AP Mob, Action Bronson, and Domo Genesis. Not to mention some great production, but what else would you expect from the new Jet Life Records signee. Hit the jump for track list and download! @steveisDOPE
White Rappers Paying Homage To The Past
Cue DJ Khaled’s “We Takin Over” because today marks the second week in a row that hip-hop has landed the front cover of the Sunday NY Times Arts Section!! This week’s feature discusses the growth of white rappers and their style as preservationists. Check out the article after the jump as writer Jon Caramanica draws parallels of rappers Action Bronson, The Beastie Boys, The Lonely Island, Eminem, Mac Miller, Machine Gun Kelly, Colt Ford, and Rittz to music greats of the past. @ItsLukieBaby
