Talib Kweli, "Guerilla Monsoon Rap" I don't normally list guest artists on the title line, but check it: Black Thought and Pharoahe Monch. Super nice! Kweli is at his best when he's got other top-tier MCs to work with, part of the alchemy of Black...
Consolidated, "This Is A Collective" You know, if Consolidated had gotten rolling now instead of back in the early 90s, there would have been some Serious Discourse about them. Not just engaging with the politics of the band, but also probably a bunch of stuff...
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah, "Stark's Reality" This tune is very like David Axelrod, especially in the engineering of the recording and the strings. I would have loved to hear Ghostface actually rhyme on top of it. Oranssi Pazuzu, "Uraanisula" Looks like the first time we've had...
