There aren't a lot of people I would take solely on their word, but 9th Wonder is one of them. So when the legendary producer told me that the Actual Proof "Black Boy Radio" album he was working on gave him the same feeling as working on "The Listening", I actually assumed the project would be dope... Listen and download...
I was talking to 9th Wonder at SXSW and he said that working on Actual Proof's new "Black Boy Radio" album feels a lot like working on Little Brother's classic "The Listening" album way back when. Well then, in that case, let's bump some new Actual Proof....
Whether you know them as members of 9th Wonder's Jamla label/movement, that group Sportcenter keeps shouting out or just Sundown and Enigma, there's no doubt that Actual Proof is heating up. In fact, according to their new mixtape they're "Still Hotter Than July", which considering how hot July has been, is really, really fucking hot. Listen and download...
That headline's actually a rhetorical question. They did. We're all used to Stuart Scott making poor hip-hop references during SportsCenter, but otherwise the world of rap gets very little love on ESPN. That's why I almost did one of those movie spittakes when I heard John Buccigross shout out 9th Wonder proteges Actual Proof, and their "The Talented Tenth" mixtape, on SportCenter last night. See more...
I couldn't think of a better way to kick off MLK Day than with Actual Proof's new mixtape, "The Talented Tenth". After all, you're talking about a project with singles like "Desegregation". Part of 9th Wonder's suddenly omnipresent team (see Rapsody, Thee Tom Hardy, etc.), Act Proof is comprised of emcees Enigma and Sundown, two man who dedicated to bringing meaning back to any otherwise often meaningless game. Listen and download...
After the chicanery that was "Welcome to My Hood" I actually feel a little dirty, so when a little slice of salvation arrived in the form of Actual Proof's "Desegregation", I absolutely had to post. Another of 9th Wonder's ever growing roster of North Carolina talent, Actual Proof (Enigma x Sundown) grab Khrysis for a mellow beat that's the complete opposite of yesterday's "I'm On One". Listen and download...
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