From the Bay to the Nile! The pairing of Casual x DEAD PERRY has returned with a new video “White Crown” featuring turntable cuts courtesy of DJ Eclipse. In what may be a spiritual successor to Ras Kass’s legendary “Nature Of The Threat”, Casual drops a masterclass of historical references to the cradle of civilization, both literally and metaphorically.
Casual & DEAD PERRY are back with the visuals of “Nothin To Toy With” off their recently released album “The Art Of Reanimation“. The song includes guest features by P-Dirt, ETO and Crimeapple, and the video is directed by Shawn Johnson.
“The Art Of Reanimation” album is a project by West Coast emcee and member of the legendary Hieroglyphicscrew, Casualwith production anomaly/executive producer DEAD PERRY.
The result is an eighteen-track deep affair that both remixes tracks from his Casual’s “Big Head Science” LP from 2020 and includes four new tracks. Production is primarily handled by DEAD PERRY who tends to create darker and more claustrophobic soundscapes that you don’t usually hear Casual flow on. However PERRY also enlists long-time ally L Nasty to tackle a handful of tracks bringing the listener up for some air.
As PERRY says of the vision for the album “I wanted the beats to cater to the hardcore Hieroglyphics fan but still keep a certain level of grime so my own style would stay apparent on the album.”
Also enlisted for the project is turntablists DJ TMB and DJ Jason D who aid cuts to a number of tracks as well as a plethora of legendary emcees and notables from the recent boom-bap renaissance. Featured guests include Ghostface Killah, Planet Asia, Ras Kass, Killah Priest, ETO, Daniel Son, Celph Titled, Crimeapple, Rockness Monsta, Phesto, Tristate, P-Dirt, J-Spliff, MC Wicks and more.
The album is available via Below System Records on all digital stores and as limited CD and cassette versions. Vinyl version courtesy of Tuff Kong Records.
Legendary Hieroglyphics crew rhymer Casual returns with a new single! “Raw” lives up to its name featuring orchestration courtesy of DEAD PERRY as well as guest work from Rockness Monsta (Heltah Skeltah), P-Dirt and DJ Jason D.
This track is taken from the forthcoming digital and limited CD & Cassette release from Below System Records (with vinyl version courtesy of Tuff Kong Records) entitled “The Art Of Reanimation“. Dropping on January 28th the project is an eighteen-track deep affair that both remixes tracks from his Casual’s “Big Head Science” LP from 2020 and includes four new tracks. Production is primarily handled by DEAD PERRY who tends to create darker and more claustrophobic soundscapes that you don’t usually hear Casual flow on. However PERRY also enlists long-time ally L Nasty to tackle a handful of tracks bringing the listener up for some air.
Besides the aforementioned guests on “Raw” also enlisted for the project is a plethora of legendary emcees and notables from the recent boom-bap renaissance. These guests include Ghostface Killah, Planet Asia, Ras Kass, Killah Priest, ETO, Daniel Son, Celph Titled, Crimeapple, DJ TMB, Phesto, Tristate, J-Spliff, MC Wicks and more.
Ras Kass has teamed up with UGHHBLOG to premiere his promotional video for his latest single “Parkour” featuring Hieroglyphics legend Casual and battle legend Cortez off of his upcoming vinyl playlist “I’m Not Clearing Shxt.” Taking it back to the feeling of the art form when Hip-Hop artists were able to sample everything and anything they wanted, before corporate bullying via sample clearance lawsuits.
Ras Kass has partnered with UGHHBLOG to premiere his 2nd single off of his new vinyl-only playlist “I’m Not Clearing Shxt” titled “Parkour” featuring Hieroglyphics legend Casual and battle legend Cortez. The elite rhyming trio take us through a hardcore lyrical obstacle course on this one.
You can pre-order “I’m Not Clearing Shxt”here via Blackhouse Records. There will be 300 copies of the hand-numbered Ultra-clear Vinyl with OBI strip in heavyweight PVC sleeve, and 300 digipak, hand numbered, deluxe CDs as well. The physical copies will contain the full album whereas the digital will be missing 6 tracks so be sure to cop that!
“The Gift Of Science”, the ultimate collab and possecut banger by Bay Area rapperCasual of the iconic Hieroglyphics featuring Wu Tang‘sGhostface Killah, Killah Priest, Gold Chain Military MC´s Planet Asia & Tristate as well as Souls of Mischiefs own Phesto plus D’wayne Wiggins from Tony! Toni! Toné! on the outro hook. Produced by Austrian Producer FLIP, this track is off Casual‘s new album, “Big Head Science”.