Apollo Brown & Ty Farris - Run Toward The Monster - 2025

 

LP - 2025 - Escapism Recordings 

"Run Toward The Monster" brings Apollo Brown & Ty Farris together for a project that leans fully into darkness, truth and resilience. Apollo Brown lays down his trademark blend of rugged drums and soulful textures, setting the stage for Ty Farris' sharp, uncompromising bars. The album focuses on confronting inner fears and personal battles head on, offering a mature and grounded take on real life struggle.

After years of fans asking for this collaboration, the duo finally delivered no excess, no theatrics, just two seasoned artists turning harsh realities into powerful music. Gritty, reflective and emotionally heavy, "Run Toward The Monster" stands as a raw soundtrack for tough times.

Vinyl edition drops November 14th, 2025 (12PM NOON EST)!

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Godfather Don - Reasons - 2025

LP - 2025 - HHV Records 

" 'Reasons' marks the first official instrumental album by Godfather Don in over two decades and at the same time it marks the final chapter in our run of vinyl releases. Don dug deep in his vaults to come up with a cohesive vibe of Jazz-inspired tracks that will give you chills over and over again. Play it loud! All tracks produced by Rodney Chapman a.k.a Godfather Don. " - courtesy of HHV Records

300 copies only...

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Che Noir & 7xvethegenius - Desired Crowns - 2025

 

"Desired Crowns" is a collaborative album delivered by the female emcees Che Noir and 7xvethegenius. 

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Video : Airklipz x AkmeKoolBeats feat. Andy Princz - Buffalo Gals - 2025

First single taken from "Struzzi Di Monio", the collaborative project dropped by London-based rapper Airklipz and the Italian Beatmaker AkmeKoolBeats. The track features Andy Princz. 

Gang Starr in The Gavin Report - 1991

 

From The Gavin Report - March 1991 

Legend a.k.a. Kama Kazi - The Truth - 1998

12" - 1998 - Pheroes Ent.

Here is the "The Truth", the debut 12" released by Legend a.k.a Kama Kazi from Nottingham, UK. It came out in 1998 on Pheroes Entertainment, a record label managed by Kama Kazi himself (Simeon Rose) and Big Trev a.k.a Trevor Rose.

The record consists of 4 tracks titled "The Truth" (Radio Edit & Instrumental) and "Search For a Leader" (Radio Edit) on the A-side, and "A Talented Thug" (Radio Edit & Instrumental), "Dreams (Guided Only By My Intuition)" (Original & Instrumental) on the B-side.

All the productions were handled by Courtney Rose a.k.a Viking. I'm pretty sure Trevor and Courtney are brothers. Simeon might be a third brother or perhaps a cousin.

I don't know if you've connected the dots, but Viking and Trevor Rose were members of the Nottingham group Pure Genius, founded in the early '90s with the other original members Law, Nicky Fogo, Framps, KID (RIP) and DJ Fever. Trevor Rose also headed the label Pure Pressure Records, which released the group's two 12-inches "Unbelievable / Undercover" in 1995 and "Law of the Land EP" in 1996. We'll talk about these 12-inches in another blog post. Peace

Video : Fel Sweetenberg - How Do It Feel - 2025

Fel Sweetenberg is back with "How Do It Feel", the first single produced by Apollo Brown (w/ cuts by DJ Djaz) taken from the upcoming album "Reign Of The Giants Part 2", dropping December 19 digitally. The vinyl version will be available in February... stay tuned !