JERU THE DAMAJA Ft. The Beatnuts - "A.R.M.E.D."

We've been eagerly anticipating the return of Jeru The Damaja since his smashing collaboration with Large Professor on "Solar Flares". Now "The Hammer" EP has landed at digital retailers, and beside the Extra-P banger also features production by JuJu, PF Cuttin', long-time collaborator Luis "Sabor" Tineo and The Polish Kid. The EP is available from iTunes for the cheap price of $3.99, so stream the JuJu produced/Beatnuts featuring second single "A.R.M.E.D." below and purchase a copy for yourself.

KILLA SHA - "My Enviroment" [prod. by JuJu]

The tragic death of Killa Sha was a great loss for QB's music scene and hip-hop in general; having only released one official solo album (the highly inredible "God Walk On Water" in early 2007), he was working on several new musical projects at the time of his death. The most ambitious of this is his "The Shepherd" album which will feature a lot of production from Large Professor, Beatnuts, Audible Doctor and many more with the LP being treated with the fullest respect by executive producers Tragedy Khadafi, Large Pro, and Gustavo Guerra. Originally set for a January 2014 release, it has obviously been pushed back but with the second single here i have a feeling we won't have to wait much longer. Just like the first single, the Audible Doctor laced banging remix of "Cash". For the second single which is titled "My Enviroment" Killa Sha enlisted JuJu of The Beatnuts for an absolutely marvellous cut - listening to the song and the chemistry displayed here it's obvious that this is not a cut-and-paste job but an organic recording session. Enjoy and stay tuned for more info on "The Shepherd".

JuJu Ft. TRAGEDY KHADAFI - "Thriller"

I must admit I wasn't 100% I wanted to post this but on a few more listens, I like it a little more than I first did. JuJu of The Beatnuts isn't that strong of a rhymer but just like he's partner Psycho LES he's funny as fuck which goes a long way over dope beats (and they are the first to admit it!). As I said I'm not too sold on the beat, especially considering if this is JuJu's own, but it does have some redeeming bassy bounce qualities and it's good to see JuJu back in the studio and with Tragedy Khadafi nontheless, so you know that is another plus. I'll take this while I wait for The LikNuts project and the forthcoming Tragedy project! Thx to HipHopSite for the link!