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Young Black And Gifted return with “Prime Time” (video)
Rochester, NY duo Young Black And Gifted drop visuals for their newest single “Prime Time.” Directed by HipHopIzLyfe Beat-Smith Kidd Called Quest and lyricist Azariah get busy with more of that motivation music that they do so well. The duo said of the track “in these days of oversaturation and negativity you have to be your own motivator to keep grinding. Don’t get caught up in a fantasy thinking everything supposed to be easy.”
Watch official video for “Prime Time”: https://youtu.be/lTrjQfz_a_A?si=bVpSar6a-wCxBeeX
Stream / purchase “Prime Time”: https://kiddcalledquest.bandcamp.com/album/prime-time
The first new music from the duo since 2023, Kidd Called Quest has confirmed that this new single will be followed by other singles to gear up for new project. He also said that the music that they are currently creating are “the best we have ever made.”
In the meantime, both are keeping busy with solo releases including Azariah’s Humble And Hungry mixtape last summer, which featured new material and underground classics throughout his career. Kidd Called Quest also recently released new single and video “Ferocious” featuring professional mic bruisers RJ Payne (Philadelphia) and Pretty Bulli (Buffalo, NY).
Stream/Purchase “Ferocious” ft. RJ Payne and Pretty Bulli: https://kiddcalledquest.bandcamp.com/album/ferocious-feat-rj-payne-pretty-bulli
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Hiero is back! Fresh off their international Hiero 360 Tour, the Oakland, CA super-crew has announced their first release in over thirteen years! All Said And Done will be released on 9/3/26 and the album’s first single “Drum Talk” is now available on all streaming platforms.
“Drum Talk” features an all-out lyrical smoke session from Casual, Souls Of Mischief members Phesto Dee and Tajai as well as Del The Funky Homosapien.
Listen to “Drum Talk”: https://promo.theorchard.com/OTf4THL8AWSMaUDoZPgu
Speaking on the forthcoming album (the first official Hieroglyphics release since 2013 mixtape The Kitchen) Del beamed “It’s like the best-case scenario, the way it’s working. I love it! It’s working better than I even could have imagined.”
Formed out of the Bay Area, Hiero includes Casual, Souls Of Mischief (a quartet composed of A-Plus, Opio, Phesto and Tajai), Del The Funky Homosapien, Domino, DJ Toure and Pep Love. The crew announced their presence to the world on the track “Burnt“, the B-Side to Del The Funky Homosapien’s 1991 single “Mistadobalina.” However, it was the 1993 release of Del’s sophomore album, No Need For Alarm, Souls Of Mischief’s debut album, 93’ Til Infinity and Casual’s 1994 debut, Fear Itself that solidified their skills to hip-hop fanatics worldwide. Label frustrations and politics spurred the formation of their own label, Hiero Imperium. In 1998 Hieroglyphics released their debut album Third Eye Vision. This was followed by 2003’s offering, Full Circle.
More Info: https://hieroglyphics.com/
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