Kendrick Lamar
Good Kid, M.A.A.d City (Gatefold 10th Anniversary Edition)

Le groupe de rap belge L’Or du Commun a sorti vendredi son deuxième album, « Avant La nuit », qui semble être le projet de la confirmation.Le trio de choc belge fait son grand retour avec un tout nouveau projet. Eux, dont on connaît le talent à travers leur aisance au micro ainsi que leurs textes virtuoses et leurs productions élégantes, devraient prouver au rap francophone qu’ils ont une place à se faire au milieu des multiples rappeurs. Trois ans après leur premier album studio Sapiens, Swing, Loxley et Primero nous propose un projet plus lumineux et musical, intitulé Avant La Nuit. Loxley décrypte : « Dans Avant La Nuit, il y a le fait de raconter une nuit vivante dans une période où les choses sont un peu endormies« .Long de quatorze titres, ce dernier regroupe le gratin bruxellois, avec grand nombre d’artistes reconnus venant du plat pays. En effet, on y retrouve Lous And The Yakuzas sur le superbe « Sable », Caballero et Zwangere Guy sur le sublime « Banane », où encore leur ami de toujours Roméo Elvis à deux reprises sur ce même morceau et « Pollen ».

“For What You’ve Lost” is a heavily collaborative, musical journey sure to give his fans what they’ve been waiting for. This album is rooted in classic hip hop tradition as well as jazz, soul and funk while continuing to push musical boundaries into the future of the genre. Guest appearances ranging from the new soul heroes like Aloe Blacc (Stones Throw) and Noelle Scaggs (The Rebirth) and hip hop veterans like Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), and Count Bass D alongside new school MC’s like Rita J (All Natural) and Stro the 89th key (The Procussions) make this album both diverse and a spectrum of sound and culture. Quickly becoming one of the most sought after MC’s, this new album shows Raashan’s evolution and growth. As pitchfork media puts it, “Raashan Ahmad emerges as one of the West Coast’s premiere MC’s, his flow effortless and vocabulary expansive. He brings an everyman context to his rhymes making the mundane dramatic with a subtle righteousness and around-the-way likeability.”Special bonus LP : guest by 20Syl (from Hocus Pocus), & remixes by J Boogie and Moar.

Like all great competitive warriors, Action Bronson uses every perceived slight as fuel to be even better. The rare rapper to marry critical acclaim with a devoted, rabid following, Action Bronson isn’t anyone’s idea of an underdog. And yet, on his brilliant new album, Cocodrillo Turbo, he sets out to prove that his lingual versatility is stronger than it’s ever been, that age has only made him a better rapper, and that anyone still sleeping on him as one of the best MCs on the planet better wake the hell up.“I don’t feel like I’m given the fucking respect that I deserve,” Bronson explains. Cocodrillo Turbo is Bronson demanding that respect. He’s gotten in the reps, constantly refining his poetic flow and relying on the instincts he’s cultivated with over a decade in the game under his belt. Now, sit back and enjoy the show.

First time on vinyl !Pressed on three surprise color variantsExclusive Record Store Day 2022 Edition