D.A. The Future - "Rain"

A rainy Saturday afternoon seems an opportune time to post this latest video by Amityville's D.A. The Future. Kudos to both D.A. and the video's female lead, whose face alone conveys much of what the song has to say. In case you missed it, be sure to check out D.A.'s 18 North EP as well.

Tha Connection - Universal Dominance

A few years before Hus Kingpin built Digi Crate Records to be the international platform it is today, he and SmooVth were working with a number of different labels including Libyus Music, Goon Trax, and Domination Recordings, which released The Connection's Universal Dominance in 2008 as a free download. Somewhat surprisingly, this album is still available to stream and download. And though Hus "tha" Kingpin and SmooVth "Dude" have clearly honed their skills since, the raw artistic talents were already there, as you'll hear. Also appearing on this album were several artists with whom Hus and SmooVth are still collaborating today, including rapper Rozewood and producers SciFi and DJ Kryptonite. Download Universal Dominance here.

Grandmilly & Shozae - "Above Water"

"Above Water" first appeared on Shozae's Beneath The Mantle Vol. 1 mixtape. More recently it landed on our very own LongIslandRap.Comp V1. Tuesday night Sho and Milly dropped the official video. If some of this footage seems familiar, it might be because we posted the test footage back in April. Guess we've been unknowingly following this song's progress for a while now. Nice to see it back again.

Dr. Yen Lo - "Day 81" ft. Roc Marciano

The latest visual from Ka and Preservation's Dr. Yen Lo project, Days With Dr. Yen Lo, is the one we've been waiting for: "Day 81" ft. Ka's fellow Metal Clergyman Roc Marciano.

To hear more of that Metal Clergy gospel, be sure to download our continuous mix, Piece & Carats.

Pozy One - "Next 2 U" / SNAKES ON CRACK

This dude Pozy One is really on one. Dude shaved his head, then posted a 9-minute music video for a song from 2013, a 15-minute "behind the scenes" video called SNAKES ON CRACK (episode 1), a 50-minute rant, a beat tape by Alan Wattage called 日本のディスコ and god knows what else. Regardless of how you feel about his music, nobody can deny that Pozy is a true character.

Public Enemy - Bring The Noise 2000 (Unreleased CD)

Here we have "A[N] INDUSTRIAL MEGAMIX OF PUBLIC ENEMY HITS, INSTRUMENTALS, BASS DUBS, JAMZ, B SIDES & UNRELEASED JOINTS," courtesy of ShutEmDown.com, one of the rare fan sites that's as enduring as it is endearing. Supposedly, PE's initial attempts to make this mix available online in 2000 were blocked by PolyGram. They must have given up since, as it's now easily accessed. After you stream the amazing posse cut "There Were More Hype Believers Than Ever In 97" below and download the 27-track Bring The Noise 2000 mix here, we highly recommend you head over to ShutEmDown.com and check out the myriad other PE rarities that site hosts, many more of which will hopefully find their way over here in future posts.

Raekwon & Ghostface Killah OB4CL20 Pre-Sale

Raekwon and Ghostface Killah will be at The Paramount on New York Avenue in Huntington, Wednesday, July 22.

Show at 8. Doors at 7.

Presale begins at 10 AM today, goes until 10 PM Thursday. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, June 12.

To purchase pre-sale tickets, go here and enter password PULSE.

"Check it out y'all. It's the science. Fly wonderful Tony Starks and Lex Diamonds."

East Garden City: Uniondale In Denial

Turf wars over land formerly known as Hempstead Plains. Crooked real estate developers "Push sevens out in Meadow Brook."

Read the Long Island Press' not-so-objectively titled piece, "Uniondale's Battle to Wipe 'East Garden City' Off The Map."

Chinx Drugs - "2001 Currency" (Produced by BP)

 This verse was recorded at Real Time Studios in Freeport in 2001, some eight years before Chinx started rolling with French Montana.

Slum Village - "Right Back" ft. De La Soul

Says Kelvin Mercer, "Sop sound reversed is Posdnuos/ Known for all my lyrical complexities but not for all the De La joints I produced." Ah well, this here De La Soul-featured Slum Village joint was posthumously produced by "Stakes Is High" mastermind J Dilla with assistance from living Slum Villager Young RJ.