THE FLY FIDELITY PODCAST

A podcast exploring the evolving craft, creation, and perspectives shaping hip hop today—through visionary voices and cultural architects driving tomorrow

[THE FLY FIDELITY PODCAST @FlyFidelity]

Episode 119: A decade on from their critically acclaimed album "The Easy Truth" (Mello Music Group), Detroit producer @ApolloBrown and Brooklyn emcee @Skyzoo reflect on the making of their latest album, "Luxury Tax", and the costs, challenges and rewards of building lasting careers as independent artists in this week's episode!

Listen to our conversation NOW at the link in our bio! 🔗🎧

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#Skyzoo #ApolloBrown #HipHop #podcast #podcast

[Backwoodz Studioz @BackwoodzHipHop]

NEW ARMAND HAMMER LP 🐍🪜 SNAKES & LADDERS OUT NOW!
Surprise drop. Plus the album as a playable board game — only 800 made.

GET ALL THE DETAILS 👇https://t.co/FVf7l808IF

Snakes & Ladders is the eighth studio album from ELUCID and billy woods, collectively known as @ArmandHammerNYC. If there was ever a sense that these two might rest on their laurels, every moment of Snakes & Ladders is a repudiation of that notion. As always with these guys, the new work is sonically, lyrically, aesthetically, and emotionally different from what came before it. Here the heady, contemplative Mercy gives way to vibrance and violence. This is an album of the now, in all the senses of the word. Production-wise, woods and @cobratoof are joined by names familiar and new. But with the help of @WillieGreen1, the album’s sound is so seamless you would be excused for thinking there was a single hand behind it all.⁠

Production credits go to @mondieumusic, @clppng, @ANIMOSS_, @KennySegal, @sebbmode, Mekala Session, @chldactr, Saint Abdullah & Eomac, @THERAVADA, @jeff_markey , @MessiahMusik and @steeltippeddove.⁠

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Hip hop is one of the final frontiers that can simultaneously protect your peace and your future

[DBRP @DadBodRapPod]

Just wish some of y'all had more curiosity about music you don't understand.

[Ruben || Check the Rhyme @checktherhyme1_]

Peace to Larry Smith 🕊🙏🏻

Hip Hop's 1st super producer. The Queens native produced classic albums for Run DMC and Whodini and singles for other early Hip Hop stars, but still doesn't get his flowers.

Also one of the 1st producers to use live instruments on Hip Hop songs.

[One Punch-In Man @CineMasai_]

wrote about Errol Holden and Roc Marciano’s fantastic The Manhattan Project for this week’s Five Albums at @hearingthingsco https://t.co/oQhQCL1RS2

[Complex Music @ComplexMusic]

Ye has broken his own record for the most-attended stadium rap concert in U.S. history tonight in Dallas 🏆

His show at NRG Stadium on Halloween night in Houston pulled in a record-breaking 80,210 fans, which was the most attended rap concert… until now.

[HipHopGods @hiphopgods]

@TheRealSpice1
AmeriKKKa's Nightmare

#classic #spice1 #hiphopgods

[Z @BrianZisook]

Great news: New Stove God Cooks music is upon us after Babygrande reached a licensing agreement with Warner Records. His new album, out next year, is fully produced by Swizz Beatz.

[Backwoodz Studioz @BackwoodzHipHop]

🎵 Mike Ladd's NONECHOSEN Album & 🎥 Movie OUT NOW!

Happy Friday, friends; we are here to put an exclamation point on what has been quite a week. If you are on this mailing list, you already know about Nonechosen, the exhilarating new project from Mike Ladd, and exactly why his return to the scene is such a big deal to us.

What you may not know is that this is not just an album; it's an entire audiovisual experience! It's incredible, so we hope you check it out, and if you purchase the album, you will also be able to access the movie On-Demand. Mike really went above and beyond with this release; the visuals really just add to what is already an incredibly powerful artistic statement.

🤓 https://t.co/G9sXWmyGGC

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November is Griselda Season! 🦂🦂🦂

With upcoming projects this month from Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher, we want to know which drop you're most looking forward to. Sound off in the comments

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Pen & Pixel founder and head designer Shawn Brauch reflects on the political dimensions of designing the cover for Willie D's sophomore album, Going Out Like a Soldier

In this preview of our next episode, Brauch explores the political energy behind the project, the notion of burning down the capital, and the government scrutiny surrounding Rap-A-Lot Records.

Listen to our FULL conversation, coming soon wherever you get your podcasts!

#RapaLot #RapaLotRecords #Pen&Pixel #WillieD #HipHopHistory

[cratesofjr @cratesofjr]

First thought that came to mind: we need more unity. Like how editors at The Source, XXL and Rap Pages would unify to give their take on an album and/or artist.

The design of social media has Hip Hop too fragmented based on ego driven by likes and follows.

[WESTSIDEGUNN @WESTSIDEGUNN]

FROM THE GREATEST CURATOR OF ALL TIME 🦂🐐 I PRESENT TO YOU A TRUE MODERN DAY 🖼️ MASTERPIECE….

@griseldarecords x @massappeal

WESTSIDE GUNN “HEELMATIC”

FRIDAY THE 13TH 🔫 🔪

PRE SAVE NOW !!!!!!!!! https://t.co/oIbrJ7X6sg
and u can play “ZILLA”

ZILLA official MUSIC VIDEO https://t.co/43jqxDFZWL

TRUE STORY I WAS ABOUT TO DROP AWESOME GOD 3 WHICH I HAD ALREADY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS MY LAST SOLO ALBUM… BUT THEN I SEEN THE @MassAppeal LEGEND SERIES AND I WAS INSPIRED!!!!!! I SAID FUCK THAT FOR THE CULTURE I WANNA MAKE A WHOLE NEW TAPE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I KEPT IT A SECRET BUT I RECORDED AT THE EIFFEL TOWER, ATHENS GREECE AT THE ACROPOLIS, @SauconyOrigs OFFICE, BERLIN GERMANY, AND CHICAGO, WHEN I WAS DONE I HIT UP MASS APPEAL AND TOLD PETER HE FORGOT SOMEONE 🤣🤣🤣 NOW ITS MY TURN 😎🌹😎

THIS IS THE LONGEST IVE EVER BEEN WITHOUT DROPPING BUT ITS BC I ACTUALLY MADE A NEW ALBUM!!!!! THIS SHIT GRIMEY, DUSTY, RAW, mixed w/ JAZZ BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE GOSPEL, YOUR FAV CURATORS… FAVORITE CURATOR … ART CLASS IS IN SESSION

PRE SAVE IN MY BIO NOW!!!!!!!!

RIP FLIP RIP DUMP RIP MICHELLE RIP VIRGIL RIP CLAIRE

#GXFR #SUPERFLYGOD #HEELMATIC #MASTERPIECE #LEGEND

[Pitchfork @pitchfork]

Teller Bank$ extends his visionary streak on his third album this year, a biblically inspired concept record that takes full advantage of his skillful pen and chimeric delivery

https://t.co/YT4FVI0sUL

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@FHD_GUS

[Andrew Barber @fakeshoredrive]

Today, we celebrate the 19th anniversary of Fake Shore Drive.

Established October 10, 2007

[Chuck Strangers @Chuck_Strangers]

One of my fave songs i produced for sure