Time difference ft J-Live (Marc mac remix) - Homecut [First word]*Hip-hop, lo-fi.
The inimitable Marc Mac provides backdrop to proper emcee-ing from the criminally undervalued J-Live and Homecut (who also deserves more plaudits than he gets). The good stuff, Go. Get. Now.

… and whilst I’m in a hip-hop state of mind…

Eric Lau feat. Oddisee - No Regrets [Kilawatt Music] *hip-hop. J-live-ish, got skills tho, download at blog??, really should check this out!!

Oddisee - Don’t Sleep (Remix) [Mello Music] *hip-hop, true school. Up front, features invincible.

Jay Electronica - Exhibit C [Decon] *true school hip-hop. Sounds good (even after 3 listens). Note to myself: how have I managed to *not* buy any of his music yet??

Warrior – Declaime – FONK – SomeOthaShip Connect *hip-hop. He got skillz, check a few more tunes before buying

Foniks (Neckbreakers crew) – Unreleased (Featuring Jon?Doe) – Foniks  *hip-hop. Latin america, got skills, good flo.

Cold Hearted (ft. Miguel Jontel) Blu & Exile*tru school hip-hop, 2007. Note to myself: *2007* and I still haven’t tracked this one down. Embarrassing.

yU - Native [Mello Music] *hip-hop. Reasonable skills, interesting subject matter.

(Source: soundcloud.com)