NEVER BEEN

LIYL: Citizen Cope, Frank Ocean, and Kid Cudi

-Honey Thief

Lefty

LIYL: NaS, Gangstarr, Mos Def, and Canibus (The rapper and the plant)

Robert Lefkowitz (Lefty)
is
on
his
grind.

It was a late Saturday night when Lefty came stumbling into my house wearing the familiar garments of a chasidic jew.
He shook my hand,
congratulated us both on making it through the long weekend and told me of his plan.
He raised his plastic cup filled with what ever we were drinking and exclaimed
"Im gonna make one new song everyday for the rest of my life"
We both giggled and clicked our cups together.
So he started with that. Just an idea.
But its already blossomed into so much more.

Lefty is the product of a generation that holds only influence.
Like few before him, he builds static towers of lyrical narratives through truth and inspiration.
He focuses on death, as if it were just a shadow of the sun shining through the branches of an old tree.
But as witty as he might be with his metaphors, it doesn't hold a candle to what people actually enjoy about his music.
what we enjoy most, is how his lyrical complexity coincides with his long range of emotions.
Through self-exploration, Lefty found something that most people dare to dream about finding.
With one ear to his heart, and the other ear to the blistering concrete streets of New Jersey,
Lefty found truth in music by finding truth in himself.
The only problem I have with any of this, is that I shouldn't have to color in the lines of something that is already so vibrant and kaleidoscopic.
People should find this out for themselves.
They should uncover all of Lefty's brilliance like I did.
By realizing there is more to life than its ups and downs.
Life is about experience.
Life is about how hard you push against the winds.
But people never seem to understand this.
They overlook this, like they overlook the artwork that stains the tall sky scrapers of New York City.
Passing right by, never taking a second to realize what's in front of their faces.

And as sure as I am that everyone will love Lefty and everything he's come out with,
I know he will stick with me through thick, thin, and thinner.
Because thats what best friends do.


Feel Flows~

This song plays tribute to our beloved friend Raymar.
He who lives by the gun, dies by the gun---12/31/12--
REST IN PEACE.
You are forever.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^









-Honey Thief

Snoop Lion

Got to show the man love..
New single from Snoop Dogg AKA Snoop Lion

Flows Feel~

-Honey Thief

The Last Emperor

Bare with me here..

This is one of the most lyrically complex tracks ive ever heard..
The Last Emperor actually made my jaw drop.
The song is about
super heroes (and every other Marvel character)
having a rap battle against all of the kings of Hip Hop.

Give it a listen.
Even if you dont like, it needed to be here.
But i cant imagine you (or anyone) not liking it.

Flows Feel~

-Honey Thief

Chill Bump

Find.

Play.

Repeat. 

Their group name tries to evoke the dancer in you. 

But, its the song itself that does the trick. 

"Pure rap music aint made under pressure"

Get the album for free >>> HERE!!!!!!!!

Feel Flows~ 

Lushlife

LIYL: Flying Lotus, Nas, James Blake, and Common

Real.

Dizraeli and The Small Gods

LIYL: Anything catchy.

"Dizraeli and the Small Gods are a 7 piece band from England, playing a folked, melodic, unashamedly heartfelt reinvention of hip-hop."

Feel Flows~ 

-Honey Thief 

(old) Eminem

Lets take a step back and remember what the man looked like before he stuck "9 inch nails through each one of his eyelids"

His style was ripped off from AZ
But thats okay.
We've all come to the conclusion that music is nothing but one big recycled idea.
and once again- thats okay.

But Eminem--
when he was still called Marshall--
understood Hip Hop.
Sure he's white, but I wont deny that Hip Hop is flooding through his veins.
Because it does.
And while I admit some of his new material is still catchy... it is too disgusting to listen to more than once over.

Maybe im just passed all that as a listener,
I just cant bare to hear Eminem kill Kim and shove her in the boot of his car one more time.
I just cant do it.
I need some real level sh!t

Thankfully, Eminem's catalogue is big enough- if you know where to look.
You can always find a gem.
So,
hailing from the first album,
and for the first time,
Marshall Mathers actually believes that everything will be okay.


Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

The Doppelgangaz

Phenomenal Hip-Hop duo \\





"From parts unknown dwell the ghastly duo. Matter ov Fact & EP are noted to be the last two descendants of the Rap Lords, summoned to the earth for purposes of wreaking havoc. Doing so with raw word connection over warm, gritty soundscapes, the groggy pack have been spotted smoking microphone devices in the New York Metropolitan area. No word has been said to confirm their whereabouts, but eye witnessed accounts of the short man and height man (with no hype man) sharking, frequenting brothels and boisterously blaring their art from random locations have been documented. Some say they are adorned in black cloaks as others have sworn they recognized the two donning the clothes of civilians. Regardless, The Doppelgangaz prefer anonymity alongside the creation of raw substance."

-The Ghastly Duo


Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief 

Jeff Bernat

LIYL: Scuba Steve, Outkast, and J Dilla

Jeff Bernat's new album is called "A Gentleman Approach" ...

...And thats exactly what it is.

Soulful hip-hop.
The man understands what it's like to go around back, hop the fence, and enter,
rather than going in through the front door..

Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

SCUBA

LIYL: Kid Cudi, Andre 3000, Slick Rick, and anything with some soul.

It's nearly impossible to reach the depths of the quiet chaos that is Scuba Steve.
....Shit, I cant even begin to explain how many times i re-wrote this review.
There is so much to say, but there is never enough room...


Hip-Hop is a coloring book, in which Scuba purposefully avoids the lines.

...in a way, it all comes back to the artist himself.
Simplistic in structure, but complicated in rhyme and rhythm.
With a flow so true and smooth, that you can practically feel it as it raises the hair on the back of your neck.
He's not trying to fill in every time measure with production.
He's not trying to corrupt your children, and he is certainly not trying to be something he cant be.
In fact, he is one of the true poets this genre has left.
...He's making music, for musics sake.
Feel Flows~~

SCUBA

-Honey Thief

Home Brew

"Home brew are a smooth, refreshing ale that will make you feel golden and moist inside just like you did before big kid pants. They have a distinct feel-good sound and sincere lyricism that's relevant to New Zealand culture, and their live act is so well executed you can barely tell that they have major substance abuse issues"


.....Sitting alone in your room with a bottle of whiskey, never felt so damn right.

Download "Home Brew's" album off of their Bandcamp --- Here

-Thief

Sounds of Rum

Last link of the night.
This girl can rap.
Give her a chance.

-Thief.