Psuedo Intellectuals, CYNE,
Samon Kawamura, & Yo Majesty

I normally drop electro, house, and electronic on the VR page but I have been feelin alot of new hip hop lately and felt like sharing a slice of it.
Pseudo Intellectuals are a Buffalo crew comprised of members DJ Cutler, Tone Atlas, Nick Zero, and the Fresh Sisters (So Fresh, Be Fresh, To Fresh) Resourceful Illery is an apt title for this album. In observing the Pseudo Intellectuals - comprising Tone @tlas, Nick Zero, and DJ Cutler- in their element on Wednesday nights at Tone's Lyndale Avenue abode, where the beats, tracks, and scratches herein were laid down in the DiGesare living room, it is clear to this writer that resourcefulness is in abundance. Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs, NJ recording studio it is not (nor his earlier incarnation in Hackensack, for it is doubtful Mr. Van Gelder used his mantel for a mic stand like Tone does), but that does not prevent the illery from flowing, much like the pints of hoppy beer that serve as the catalyst for these epic occasions, producing a relaxed atmosphere where one ismore likely to witness the group watching a DVR'd Sabres game or Nick playing Halo 3 than observe what looks like any serious 'work' going on. Yet invariably the work does get done (even if this happens well after midnight, when Nick, more than a few beers deep, might be heard repeatedly screaming 'DJ Cutler, DJ Cutler, DJ Cutler' in Charles MIngus fashyion to a passed out Cut prior to spitting out another just-composed verse), the outcome of which is alway ill, and that is a tribut to the Pseudo Intellectuals resource
DL : Psuedo Intellectuals - Resourceful Illery
DL : Psuedo Intellectuals - No Money, Mo Problems

Also ripping it up is Gainesville Florida's CYNE. Made up of members Akin (A. Yai), Cise (C. Graham), Enoch (D. Newell), Speck (M. Gersten) these dudes rip it up jazz style that has deep underpinning of electronic music. As digitally tight as it is lyrically.
DL : CYNE - Just Say No
DL : CYNE - Calor
DL : CYNE - Elephant Rome

CYNE ("Cultivating Your New Experience") is an American indie hip-hop group originating from Gainesville, Florida. Characterized with a warm and soulful sound influenced by left-field hip-hop, rock, trip-hop and jazz, the group is known for lyrics that range from party boasting to meditations on the philosophy of Rousseau. The group consists of emcees Akin and Cise Star, and producers Enoch and Speck, and are currently signed to City Centre Offices. CYNE has collaborated with artists from around the world, including Nujabes, whose solo projects have featured Cise Star and Akin, and Four Tet, who produced several remixes for and toured with them in 2005.

Samon Kawamura is a little tough to describe. It might be better to note that he has grown up between Germany and Japan. Nuff said.

DL : Samon Kawamura feat Oh No - Right Here

Yo Majesty is an American hip hop group consisting of rapper Shunda K and singer Jwl B, produced by U.K. based electro duo Hard Feelings UK. Their style is generally described as a mix of underground hip hop, party rap and electro.Tampa, FL-based group Yo Majesty -- Shunda K. and Jwl B. Seem to be challenging the male chauvinist standard in hip-hop music with a hardcore female bravado adopting an almost punk approach to a hybrid of southern crunk and '80s-styled electro. Gained notoriety in the 2000s for their sex-filled rhymes and boisterous and unbridled live shows. Rappers Shunda K. and Shon B. started out as a duo named Yeah Majesty before they were rounded out in 2000 by gospel-raised vocalist Jwl B. They met London-based electronica duo Hard Feelings UK (David Alexander and Richard Winstanley) in 2002 who supplied Yo Majesty with their electro-rap club beats. Once they established a name for themselves on the underground club circuit, both in the U.S. and the U.K., Yo Majesty pressed their first official release, the Yo EP, in 2006. They toured alongside "CSS" and "The Gossip" in 2007. The band was mentioned as one of the 'Top 11 new bands of 2008' by [NME] magazine[1] as well as one of the '25 most exciting artist in america right now'.[2] The group signed with Domino Records in 2007.
DL : Yo Majesty - Hey There Girl