Dominik Böhmer

We’ve truly lived through what felt like an endless summer this year, and not in a good way, either. Heat waves, drought, and general discomfort as temperatures continue to rise across the globe. Luckily, this isn’t the kind of summer Swedish instrumental rock band Valley are hinting at with their new single, “Endless Summer”. Theirs is a nostalgic summer, all woozy with the haze of summer nights and blue skies.

Release date: August 13, 2016 | Iron Works | Instagram | Website As with most hip hop releases we cover on this website, I feel woefully unprepared to add any substantial commentary. It’s just not my area of expertise. What has become very clear to me, however, is how much of a singular, beloved, and revered figure the late Brownsville rapper Ka was.

Release date: September 24, 1991 | Jive | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Website Hey y’all, it’s David again. With all the talk of ‘jazz rap’ lately, divisive in and of itself, it’s prime time to talk about style progenitors, A Tribe Called Quest. We’ve done it before, but Tribe’s one of those groups that deserves a double-up when it comes to ASIR. Couple that with The Low End Theory‘s 35-year anniversary looming close and damn… it appears we’re right on beat.