Hip Hop

HOW DID I MISS THAT: Pyramid Vritra - Indra

Ancient hip hop waves are radiating from Stones Throw and the source went undetected until now. Meet Pyramid Vritra and his latest album, Indra. Monikers steeped in mythical or religious tradition are fascinating to delve into and Pyramid Vritra’s name is no exception. Vritra (meaning “the enveloper” in Marathi) is a power-seeking deity/dragon/serpent from a …

Hip Hop

Madlib – Hold The Organ & Black Widow (From Rock Konducta Vol. 1)

Madlib previews two new tracks, Hold The Organ and Black Widow, from his upcoming Rock Konducta project. A work ethic like Madlib’s is something to be desired by a lot of producers. He releases music when he feels like it but still varies his work for other musicians. Music is his life and that permeates …

Interviews

INTERVIEW: Latyrx

We interviewed hip hop duo Latyrx. A sixteen year gap between albums isn’t that common within the realms of hip hop but for Latyrx, the timing was perfect to drop their sophomore offering, The Second Album. We caught up with Lateef and discussed what the reasons for the “hiatus” and what we should expect from …

Hip Hop

FREE DOWNLOAD: MED – Classic Album Outtakes (prod. Madlib)

Stones Throw’s MED drops some outtakes from his Classic album, all free to download and all produced by Madlib. Hearing the words “MED”, “Madlib”, “Stones Throw” and “free download” are like catnip to me and I’m sure they are to millions of other fans out there. The Cali rapper threw up a selection of seven …

Reviews

Review: Jonwayne - Cassette 3: The Marion Morrison Mixtape

Jonwayne recently released a new mixtape and The Auracle enjoyed it so much, he almost forgot to submit the review we asked him to write. Let’s not beat around the bush here, folks: Jonwayne’s latest tape is all killer, no filler.  I’ve seen his name bandied about on Twitter and whatnot but never thought to …