[Album] AYATOLLAH - "Be Real Black For Me"

Ever since I first heard him back in the Rawkus days I've had nothing but the highest admiration for Mr. Ayatollah. Now part of the Elementality family, the highly talented producer keeps churning out banging material - the latest being his new album "Be Real Black For Me". Filled with majestic strings, triumphant horns, soulful guitar licks, thick rhythm tracks and tight turntable work, there's no question that this is a perfect listen for the upcoming summer. While the majority of the LP is instrumental, 'Tollah also finds time to collaborate with the one and only Anthony Hamilton (on the beautiful "I Love Music"), EMP fam Silent Knight and Jered Sanders and even Inspectah Deck. The only downside is that as of now it's only available as a digital release (purchase it from iTunes) though a limited 7" single featuring the Anthony Hamilton joint on the A-side and the Rebel INS/Silent Knight track on the flip is also up for grabs @ Cotter Records. You can however stream the entire thing in all it's glory below, just don't forget to TURN IT UP!!

[Album] ANALOGIC - "The Booth Shall Set You Free"

Considering the love the Elementality crew get up on here it should come as no suprise to anyone that I'm a big fan of one of their main producers Analogic's musical output which includes beats for MadKem, Silent Knight, and many more. Now he's stepping into the limelight as an artist in his own right, releasing "The Booth Shall Set You Free", entirely produced by Analogic and featuring collaborations with Wordsworth, Silent Knight, Sean Boog, Evidence & Rakaa of Dilated, Jered Sanders, Justin Bates, Supastition, Hasaan Mackey, and many more. Definitely worth a listen (or plenty of them) as EMP has put up the entire album for free stream although it's really released on SoulSpazm Records (another label that has proven their capability to find and support great underground hip-hop these last couple of years). It seems it's a strictly digital release though as I can't find any info on a physical release from the usual sites, but you can purchase the project from iTunes. ENJOY!!

[EP] JERED SANDERS - "Sorry For The Delay"

I was definitely impressed by Jered Sanders previous release, "While You Were Waiting", and now the Elementality emcee makes a welcome comeback with his new 8 songs EP "Sorry For The Delay". Teaming up with DJBooth this one is on the house while Sanders' is preparing his official debut album "Gorgeous" to drop later this year. Stay tuned for more on that one while you head over to the Booth below.

01. "Sorry For The Delay"
02. "Hustle Hard"
03. "Same Ol' Thing"
04. "All I Think About"
05. "Roc-A-Fella Chain"
06. "Iron Man"
07. "Black Butterfly"
08. "SWYMGY"

JERED SANDERS - "SORRY FOR THE DELAY" @ DJBOOTH

[EP] JERED SANDERS - "While You Were Waiting"

As promised, emcee Jered Sanders teams up with DJBooth in delivering his free EP "While You Were Waiting". Including previously heard bangers "Black" and "Closed Caption" the EP consists of five joints that works as a great introduction to Sanders (and producer Talen Ted) in anticipation of the official LP debut later this year. Don't sleep!

Jered Sanders - "Black"

Jered Sanders is another dope Elementality artist, who is about to release his extended play "While You Were Waiting". From that EP comes the single "Black", produced by Talen Ted which you can check out below. Check for the record on Thursday!