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Kingdom Kome x RUEN see the “Cracks In The Foundation”
Hip-Hop Heavyweight Kingdom Kome has just dropped a new single (with accompanying video). “Cracks In the Foundation” (Produced by long-time collaborator RUEN) is a socially conscious dose of jazzy boom-bap. As the emcee states “I was driving through my old neighborhood in Miami and it really had me thinking of the current state of the world today. It got me in an introspective state and I made this message to the youth.”
Listen to “Cracks In The Foundation”: https://youtu.be/Nwp_07pDO6o?si=fb5RTd0wNDK7ZxxQ
Available via streaming platforms now, “Cracks In the Foundation” is the first leak from the Barrel Reserve LP fully produced by RUEN.
Less than a year after the last collaborative LP the duo dropped, Malbec 2 Kingdom Kome reveals “we never stop working on music together. A number of these tracks were recorded while we were preparing Malbec 2 but were better suited for a separate project.”
Following the high-end connoisseur angle, Barrel Reserve is expertly crafted boom-bap for the real hip-hop aficionado. This extends to the album’s guest list, which includes Supreme Cerebral, Recognize Ali, Che Uno, DJ Exes, AjaxLo, Camarah Walleed and Soarse Spoken.
Kingdom Kome is still promoting his other recent LP for 2025 Alchemy II Ein Sof, which was entirely produced by another long-time production collaborator Onaje Jordan (Hometeam).
Stream / Purchase Alchemy II: https://kingdomkome.bandcamp.com/album/alchemy-2-ein-sof
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Following the audio release of new single “Heart On My Sleeve” emcee/production duo B.A. Badd and Sypooda have dropped the official video. Co-produced by Reallyhiiim the track and video feature Bub Styles and was filmed by Gee (Chinatown Sound).
Watch official video for “Heart On My Sleeve”:
“Heart On My Sleeve” appears on the B.A.Badd & Sypooda’s collaborative LP Painted In Hunger (currently only available via Bandcamp).
Another track from the album “100” was released in video format recently as well.
Watch official video for “100” here: https://youtu.be/OHALfIpRwMw
Initially connecting online, Virginia beatsmith Sypooda (Ab-Soul, Daylyt, Grafh) reached out after hearing B.A. Badd’s track with Conway The Machine “Everybody Eats.” The conversation progressed to Sypooda flying out to Buffalo, NY to record with BA Badd. In addition to Bub Styles the resulting album also features appearances by Cozz and Prxfet.
In addition to Painted In Hunger, B.A. Badd has been keeping busy on the live circuit appearing on Jae Skeese’s Ground Level 2025 national tour.
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