German label Jakarta Records has a name-your-price EP from longtime independent titan Blitz The Ambassador, The Warm Up. The Ghanaian-American MC teams with Fresno's Fashawn for this seven-track effort, which is available for free stream. Blitz' 2009 Stereogum was an ear-grabber, and he's consistently living up to his name by bringing... Read more

I've never heard Blitz the Ambassador before but I've long been a fan of Nigerian artist Nneka, so I checked out their collabo. What I found was a very pleasant surprise, a soulful song of quiet revolution. This is an examination of current conditions in many African countries (as well... Read more