New Mixtape: Just S.T.R.E.S.S. - Bouncing Hi-Hat and Spoken Words

As you probably know based off of some of our past features, I'm a sucker for sweet beat tapes. I stumbled upon this gold nugget while looking up beats that sampled the late great Gil Scott-Heron. Just S.T.R.E.S.S. samples the legendary voice in all 8 tracks of this short but sweet little tape. Gil Scott-Heron and hip-hop goes hand in hand so a project like this was long overdue. Plus, it's got an awesome cover. Who doesn't like a creative cover? Give it a listen and drop a comment below.

You can stream the tape below or download it here.

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New Music: Nino Bless - Get Ready Freestyle (Lyrics)

Freestyle Nino drops over Hell Rell's "Get Ready" beat. This one isn't going to be on his upcoming album A Bitch Named Karma, but instead one of his new mixtapes, both will be released shortly. If this is any indication as to what he's been working on then the music that follows will be fucking fantastic.

http://soundcloud.com/ninobless/nino-bless-get-ready-freestyle



(Lyrics)
Who the fuck am I, Ni No
I will never ever fall, real niggaz know my M.O
Heads up, look out, the kid  is back oh oh,
Somebody done did it , admit it, i am pissing off my critics, listen

The kids a cynic with lyrics most consider quick witted
I don't scratch a  bitches back, while others is itching to get it
So who am I? You fuckers know that Nino's sick
I am to the underground what Drake is to an emo chick
"Don't do it, please don't do it"
Whatever's in my way I'll blow a hole right thru it (Blaow)
Move out my way, come on get some pep on ya step
An internet message could get ya whole crib Virgina Tech'd in a sec
Cyber threat me I'll see you wit a gat thats chrome
Act like I'ma clap ya dome & film it wit a my camera holmes
But I don't dry snitch on myself, so bitch this ain't going on no website, like Chris Brown snatching phones Fuck a crew I stand alone, I'm my own anchor, I'm in my ghangis zone
I'm Sugar Ray with hands of stone
Nino is not the one to  fuck with, leave that man alone
If not, this cannon's blown like when Mariah's man's at home
Now that's a dome shot, on top
Shit, some say I deliver the flow, illler than hov, where's hov's gwop?
When son drop, no filler, shit every songs hot
I get to the fucking point,  like skipping through a porn's plot (yeah)
I'm always on beat like an armed cop
The one man army, like I'm camping and  tubing non stop
That's for my gamers, know,  my aim, defines range
try u die, its Michael Meyers, running around with lightweight
I played, it my way, so why hate
I just drop that shit for the streets, no bridesmaids
the tri-state, knows I'm great when I take
Beats, and apply rape, it hits  ya chest like a wild ape
Fuck ham i go Tarzan its Arkham
City in the heartland of the hood where we starving
You know that marksman reps
Ya buzz? I don't care for that Holmes like Mark Sanchez, look
The boss soldier is back, my break is all over
Sorry that I disappeared like Lebron in the 4th quarter
I came, I saw, and conquered, never sold out a concert
Flowing bonkers got me features and promo with no dough or sponsors
I hate to shoot, look what u made me do
Silencer with the potato, don't worry for ya wake I'll get a tailored suit
Witness the onslaught,  now u could say its a fluke
I'm like a tarheel that's  amped for my rival now  but I ain't playing duke
I got this Onsmash, spit shit these blogs like
flow is 2dopeboy, should i switch it Nah, Right
MrExclusives here, i got that shit I'm making records
That'll take a second to get, but literally it'll Shake the Meka
I'm playing reckless, run into a DJBooth
Like "Play that HotNewHipHop, Nino is the savior & the truth
its game time Okay Player, I'm lighting ether near the Smoking Section
Blow this up with no discretion

http://soundcloud.com/ninobless/nino-bless-get-ready-freestyle

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New Album: Nasty P - Story So Far

Coming straight from the underground of Scotland comes the extremely talented producer Nasty P, ready set to drop his debut album Story So Far. Nasty P has been causing waves over in Scotland but really hasnt made much of a ripple with the heads in the States. That's a shame, as his style of taking old-school techniques of dusty soul samples mixed with his obvious fondness of the golden era (Mobb Deep, KRS-One, Large Professor, Notorious B.I.G., and Snoop Dogg vocal samples in the first 3 tracks alone) is very familiar but also very welcome for all the production aficionados out there. He lets the beats speak for themselves, lacing them with pretty well-known vocal samples and soulful chops but there is also the occasional MC track. Nasty P recruits some top-of-the-line MC's for the rapping tracks, including Jurassic 5's Akil (a golden era product), Ed O.G. (another golden era product), and Mello Music Group's Oddisee.  Nasty P's production seemingly changes when it knows it has to; song structures change when an MC is in the mix and when there are no bars, things get wild. I'd love to see Nasty P get a little buzz off of this project and hopefully get propelled into more discussion. Hopefully he reaches some more crossover success from Scotland and if he does, hopefully he brings his boys with him.


Buy the album here. We'll provide a stream as soon as one emerges. In the meantime, check out Nasty P's other great releases from his Bandcamp here.

Nasty P also apparently spends his free time making crafty remixes that he uploads onto his Soundcloud. Check them out here.

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New Mash-Up: Through The Wire (A Kanye West Mega Mashup Master Mix)

This is a bit different from what we've been featuring on Oh.Globe lately. I came across this monster of a mix by Soundcloud user JUSTENVISION that blends all of Kanye West's songs together. Needless to say, this is incredibly well done. Acapellas from Ye tracks backed by instrumentals from other Ye tracks with sick transitions from even more Ye tracks. If you're a fan of Kanye West, you're going to love this, to say the least.

Listen to it here:

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Artist Interview: Supreme Regime

Supreme Regime

Yesterday, the Oh.Globe spotlight was on up and coming Chicago collective Supreme Regime. You can read the Artist Spotlight and listen to their tunes here. In the Spotlight, I mentioned an interview with member Loud Mouth. Well, I was able to also get input from another member, Jommis Jettison. Here is my conversation with a fraction of the magnificent Supreme Regime.


Me: First off, identify yourself. What's your stage name and what do you contribute to Supreme Regime?

Loud: My stage name is Loud Mouth and I bring grimey, offensive, and often emmotional lyrics to the group.

Me: Who is all in Supreme Regime?

Loud: Right now, we have a production unit also known as Green Iris who make all of our original beats. We started off with three emcees, and added the newest/younger member a couple weeks back. He's a fifteen year old emcee that goes by Smiley Nahsa.

Me: And everybody is from Chicago?

Loud: Yessir Chi born and raised.

Jettison: I'm from Northside Chicago. Pulaski and Elston.

Me: That's pretty close to me...Portage Park area here.

Jettison: That's what's up. I fuck with the Chi...I need to tour though. I'm bigger than this city. For real. We gon' make it in a second.

Me: Has growing up in Chicago influenced your music in anyway? Are you guys big fans of any local Chicago giants like the Molemen?

Loud: Growing up in Chicago has definately influenced our music in one way or the other. We definately support local artists that are on the uprise.

Me: What's the story behind the name "Supreme Regime"?

Loud: I actually wasnt behind the origin of the name, I came in after Jesse and Paul already had the name so you're going to have to go through them for that one.

Jetisson: I came up with it kinda on a whim cause it sounds cool. It's not really anything too deep. It just sounds cool. I would like to find the perfect name but it hasn't hit me yet. We are dope (Supreme) and we are a squad (Regime). It's a wonderful family that has all different skills.

Me: How did you all meet each other?

Jetisson: High school essentially.

Me: Ahh ok. Have you guys reached out to other local buzzing Chicago artists? Guys like Rockie Fresh and Calez are making noise.

Loud: We are definitely fans of both of them. However, right now we're lacking a manager so its kind of hard to get into contact with other artists. We would love to work with them in the near future if that becomes an option. However, we have talked to Chance from Savemoney about possible future collabs but nothing's set in stone. We'll see what happens.

Jetisson: Supreme Regime and Chance a lil', but its really just Supreme. Why do we need anyone else? We got it all: hooks, flows, lyrics, and creativity. We're bout this. I'm living for this.

Me: Whatever's on your Soundcloud is what I know about Supreme Regime. Is there a tape or album out? If not, what's the timetable for one?

Loud: Glad you asked. Our Soundcloud is just a ragtag bunch of singles to create some type of portfolio. We've been working on an all original album called Sloane Peterson that will be dropping within the next two months. The only song that's out to the public right now from the album is S.O.G.

Me: Ferris Bueller's Day Off reference haha. That's one of my favorite movies.

Loud: Exactly, so Chicago. And Sloane is a bad bitch so it was only right.

Me: What's your favorite hot dog joint in the Chi?

Loud: Definitely Sam's Red Hots on Armitage and Western. May 15 is the release date for Sloane by the way.

Me: Oh for sure. When that drops, we'll be all over it.

Loud: Sounds good. We appreciate the support man.

Me: One last question. If someone was to ask you "who the hell is Supreme Regime and why should I listen to them?", what would you respond with?

Loud: I'd tell him Supreme Regime are just some real ass Chi-Town cats, tryna change music and that they should listen because I guarantee they never heard or will hear anything like it.

Jetisson: Just know that we ain't a fusion of old and new hip hop, we are SUPREME REGIME. We are forever this new breed of hip-hop. It ain't labeled.

Me: Your music really should do all the talking, it's dope. Well, good luck to you guys and know that whatever you guys drop has a home at Oh.Globe.

Loud: Much appreciated man, thanks for the love.

Jetisson: Supreme Regime will bandage every cut. We're covering the globe.

Supreme Regime's Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/supreme_regime

Follow Supreme Regime on Twitter: @Supreme_Regime

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Album!: Small Professor - Gigantic, Vol. 1

Philadelphia's own Small Professor's alias is obviously (not so) cleverly paying homage to legendary producer Large Professor. What the up and coming producer lacks in name picking creativity, he makes up for with serious musical creativity. He started gaining buzz with his masterful remixes of tracks by guys like Elzhi and Phat Kat. His debut compilation is full of indie heavyweights on features (Blueprint, Guilty Simpson, Has-Lo, and Philly's own Reef tha Lost Cauze) but also features not so top-bill names. The familiarity of the artists who are complementing the beats mean nothing as nearly every MC featured on this project does lose a step. Buff1 expertly preaches about the doubts of being so deep in the hip-hop game on "Can't Be Scared" while flowing over a boom-bap, sample laden concoction by Small Prof which, *gasp*, actually has a really nice hook (something that is rare for an underground hip-hop record these days). Stik Figa has a charisma explosion on "Attitude Problem" over another brass-sample-heavy beat. Don't get me wrong, the main attractions do their thing, too. Blueprint's appearance on "Make Moves" results in far and away the best song on the album while Has-Lo's collab with Small Prof on "When the Last Leaf Falls" closely follows, even if it's way too short. Small Professor has put together an impressive debut producer-compilation and you can definitely expect his name to gain more weight in the next few months in the same way that Statik Selektah's did after he started dropping his compilations back in 2008.

You can support Small Professor and buy the album here or you can stream it:

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