What's the most surprising thing about this new track,
available as a (really loud) stream? The false ending? The track, computer-y and minimal without sounding remotely electro? The accent he uses on the phrase "la costra nostra" near the end? All that, but I have to go with his shout-out of
Murs, which is actually less of a shout-out than a demand that
Murs be heard--Snoop's version of "If skills sold, truth be told/I'd probably be/Lyrically, Talib Kweli."
(Speaking of hot-ass streams, thanks to my man
Peter S. Scholtes for showing me
Pittsburgh Reggae, which features on-demand, good-sounding streams of a clutch of recent dancehall stuff. Listen to Ras Maisha's "Learn Fi Read" and any/everything on the page affixed with a "DJ Phinesse Refix."
Phinesse's homepage has basically no legible info whatsoever, unless you're one of those
numbers-stations fanatics, but does contain an absolutely atomic
Baltimore club mix.) Anyone with more info on this guy should throw something in the comments box.)