Tag: nico the beast

Nico the Beast “Palace” [DOPE!]

While Nico the Beast’s biography and catalog are mostly unsung to the public, they read as a movie script in the making. Those that have followed the Philadelphia emcee since his 2009 release of the critically acclaimed Dinner is Served mixtape have since had a front-row seat to a dark artistic progression fueled by near-death…

January 25, 2013
Nico the Beast & Rec Raw “Dead Planet” [LIVE]

On the heels of his hard-knocking True to Form EP with Vanderslice, Nico the Beast debuts a live rendition of his new street single “Dead Planet” off his soon-coming H.O.M.E. album. Alongside Rec Raw with no hook, the two emcees loom over the murky, hyponotic track like thunder and lightning.

July 31, 2012
Nico the Beast “Crystal Ball” (ft. Reef the Lost Cauze & Rec Raw) [DOPE!]

Following “Deja Vu”, the candence-intensive, lead single from Nico the Beast/Vanderslice’s True to Form EP, now comes “Crystal Ball”. Vanderslice’s heavy, slow-flow track, evokes nothing short of being asked “any last words?” by a firing squad …with certain death courtesy of Philadelphia’s Reef the Lost Cauze, Nico the Beast and Rec Raw. Crystal Ball Feat.…

June 27, 2012
Nico The Beast “True To Form EP” [DOPE!]

Nearly two years since the release of his last album, Nico the Beast prepares himself for the proverbial â€˜back and better than everâ€™ moment with the release of ‘True to Form.’ Produced entirely by Vanderslice and featuring extraordinary verses from Outerspace, Reef the Lost Cauze and more, True To Form sounds nothing short of better…

May 30, 2012
Nico the Beast “Lost Sessions Vol 1”

In growing anticipation of the Nico the Beast/ Vanderslice “True to Form” EP dropping May 27th, we present Lost Sessions Volume 1. Comprised of five unreleased tracks from his original rendition of 2008’s Dinner is Served mixtape, Nico the Beast goes in over a handful of classic beats, including Common’s “The Game” and Outkast’s “2DopeBoyzinaCadillac”.…

May 16, 2012