Category Archives: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Album reviews.

‘Bout To Get Real Raw :: ‘Full Metal Jacket’ BY Norman Ba$e, Muggzy Flowz and BMC

Bars of fury from Norman Ba$e, Muggzy Flowz and BMC.  Probably not safe for work, but who cares, honestly?  Turn it up loud, and share it with the in-crowd.

-chief

High Society Functions :: DeLano Taylor’s ‘Fine Dining… & Breathing’

My introduction to DeLano Taylor was via DDotElles and his recent batch of creative output.  While Elles is truly a gifted lyricists, it was equally impressive hearing the production he chose to rap over, and Taylor‘s music was definitely standout quality.  Fine Dining… & Breathing is a testament to the fact the Taylor‘s music can hold its own, without MC accompaniment.  This project is definitely worth your time and your download, and the word should be spread far and wide about this music.

-chief

More Fire :: Spit Gemz Brings ‘Godly Features’

Spit Gemz  is a beast with the bars.  Ill on a level that most MCs have forgotten about these days.  Dig the new album Godly Features, and as a bonus, watch him get down with Sway, Headkrak and Michael Rappaport recently on Sway’s Universe.

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Learning To Walk, Again :: Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice’s First Instrumental Album, ‘Slow Burnout’


I have tried many times to create an instrumental album… many concepts have reached different levels of conception, only to die on the vine.  Slow Burnout marks a first step in the right direction… no new ground is being broken here, but I am happy to have notched another first in the Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice belt.

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Audio Swim :: Corduroi’s ‘Oceanarium’

New music from Corduroi is something to get excited about.  Dig the composition it’s based on by clicking on the album cover above, and check out this dope video of AP drumming to Souvenir.

-chief

On Sight :: Ruler Why’s ‘Lo Clasico Vol. 1’

Some stuff gets automatically shared to you folks out there, no listen needed.  Anything by Ruler Why falls under that category.  Check out Lo Clasico Vol. 1, part one of a retrospective being produced by the Ruler himself.

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Streets Is Watching :: The Extremities’ (Fresh Kilz + Uncle Fester) Message To The Boys In Blue

It’s crazy out there these days.. heads up, eyes open!

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Krush Groovin’ :: Secret Levels Is ‘Alright, OK’

Here’s a dope new video by Austin Mic Exchange veteran and Space Camp Death Squad affiliate Secret Levels.  Alright, OK is a celebration of all the counter-culture expressions that have made Secret Levels the force he is today.  Enjoy, and spread this one around!

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The Announcement :: GRID SQUID

I could give you a breakdown of GRID SQUID Entertainment, or I could let them tell it to you, up close and personal.

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Stay Golden :: New ‘Mixtape’ From Chief And TheDoomsdayDevice

In preparation for the upcoming release of the instrumental project Slow Burnout, and the as of yet untitled new solo project, I decided it was time to drop another ‘mixtape’.  I locked myself down in the studio for a weekend, and after a handful of marathon sessions, I created a follow-up to A Working Class Hero (Is Something To Be).  The latest installment in my series of ‘mixtapes’, Nothing Gold Can Stay is further exploration into the musical influences I embrace.

-chief