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The Alchemist has returned with Flying High, an eight-song EP featuring Earl Sweatshirt, billy woods, Boldy James, and more. Listen to the EP and check out the music video for the opening track “Rip Tracy” below.

With soulful samples galore, Flying High shows off The Alchemist’s ability to craft velvety, lyric-centric hip-hop. “Rip Tracy,” which features Earl and woods, places the rappers’ calculated flows in the spotlight, while tracks like “Bless” boast melodic, jazzy arrangements. T.F, Mike, Sideshow, Larry June, and Jay Worthy all appear on the EP as well.

Like previous Alchemist releases — such as Lunch Meat, Bread, and This Thing of Ours 2 — Flying High begins with four tracks featuring lyrics, followed by instrumental versions of the same four tracks. Splitting it up this way, it makes it all the more easy to appreciate the balance between lyricism and sheer musical prowess that The Alchemist has perfected.

Follow what feels natural. That’s the guidance from Bay Area rapper Larry June and prolific beatmaker the Alchemist. It’s how the pair says their upcoming joint album, The Great Escape, came together. Over Zoom, they tell Rolling Stone that it started out as the two collaborating on a couple of loosies, then onto plans for a short EP, until finally they arrived at the full-length project that’s dropping on March 31. Throughout it all, the process felt organic. The two prolific musicians built such a rapport that in...

Instead of the regular family dinner, Grimes and her stepbrother, the rapper Jay Worthy, got together to make another Christmas song with their siblings, "Christmas Song II (Grinch)." And don't knock them for the poor production value: Grimes explained that she made the video in "prob less than 2 hours" and wants you to know that this is "not a serious piece of art in any capacity and not an official grimes release." That being said, it's actually pretty delightful, with a free-flowing energy, sense of humor, and winks at the terrible year that was 2014 (the spoken-word outro is actually one of Amy Pascal's leaked emails). Let's blame it all on the Grinch! ...

European horror films are pushing the envelope in filmmaking and "Dead Wood," looks no different; only this time characters will have to deal will their own fear and a sinister presence stalking their every move. "Dead Wood," is making a DVD premiere in the United Kingdom this week and this low budget independent film has already won one award for best effects. Shot in East Sussex most of the film takes place in outdoor environments with the central characters fighting off a dark supernatural force. Releasing some quality promotional material including a leaf-like movie poster and high quality teaser trailer "Dead Wood," can be found, by horror fans, through DVD distributors throughout the United Kingdom this April 13, 2009 (click on the movie poster to see the quality artistry).

A synopsis for "Dead Wood,"...

Four friends escape the grime of the city and head out into the woods for a peaceful, relaxing weekend.