In Sage Francis's "Got Up This Morning", he brings in revenant folkie Jolie Holland for a back-porch jam that rags on the deserving Charles Bukowski.
Year: 2007 Courtesy of Epitaph
Very cool all animated video styled after old-school comic books (complete with ads for sea monkeys). Song debuted TOP 5 on CMJ Hip Hop chart, and sold 7,000 CDs it’s first week.
Year: 2004 Courtesy of Stones Throw Records court. of ND Promotions
Though vastly different from his previous album "Dead Ringer", RJD2 pulls it off again, this time incorporating even more funk, jazz, guitar riffs and experimentation. Video: ÒExotic TalkÓ.
Year: 2004 Courtesy of ND Promotions
D4L (meaning Down For Life) has seemingly appeared out of nowhere to become one of the hottest, most innovative groups to spring up from the dirty concrete of Atlanta.
Year: 2006 Courtesy of Atlantic Records court. of VIS-ABILITY
Lupe Fiasco has been ripping up the airwaves and doing it with a hip-hop ode to skateboarding coined ÒKick Push. ItÕs kind of shocking that a cat can change the game with a track about skateboarding but heÕs done it.
Year: 2006 Courtesy of VIS-ABILITY
Madlib rocks his quick release, smoked out rhymes over a great, minimalist production from Dilla -- a murky, thumping beat and a synth sound that sprays over it! Video: "Take It Back".
Year: 2006 Courtesy of Stones Throw Records
Notorious B.I.G. lives on through his posthumous releases, including the song “Nasty Girl”, where he’s teamed up with Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm.
Year: 2005 Courtesy of Atlantic Records court. of VIS-ABILITY
Murs is a west coast legend, in the same continuum of Digital Underground, Freestyle Fellowship, Hieroglyphics, Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Madlib, Mystik Journeymen , etcÉ He's one of the most respected artists in indie hip hop.
Year: 2004 Courtesy of ND Promotions
