Following our reveal of the best major label hip-hop albums of 2014 earlier in the week, we now present our favorite indie LP’s of the year. As per usual, it was hard to find 10 inclusions for the major label list, and hard to narrow it down to only 10 on the indie list. 10. [cont.]

It’s hard to believe that despite their long history as friends together, Evidence and Alchemist have never cut an album together. On wax, the beginnings of their collaborations start as early as the first Dilated Peoples’ 12″, “Third Degree”, as Al produced both the title track and its b-side “Confidence”. But the story dates back [cont.]

Two pieces of promo video for Step Brothers’ new Lord Steppington LP.

On this episode of ILL Time, Mass Appel travels back in time to one gnarly session for the ages. Out in Lake Tahoe, circa the 1980, Evidence and Alchemist come together to broadcast a legendary skate contest, “Upland Skate Masters”. One full day of hardcore ripping for the ladies and gents of Nor Cal.

The most anticipated album of the year, thus far, is available on iTunes now. Check out the full stream below. Below that, check out the duo on Sway In The Morning.

The debut album from Step Brothers, Lord Steppington, is out 1.21.14 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.

Here’s a look at Alchemist and Evidence’s Step Brothers Lord Steppington project, in physical form.

Rhymesayers unleashes the cover art, tracklisting, and the first single, “Ron Carter”, to Evidence and Alchemist’s long awaited Step Brothers album, Lord Steppington. The album will see release November 19th. 1.) “More Wins” 2.) “Dr. Kimble” 3.) “Byron G” f/ Domo Genesis & The Whooliganz (produced by Evidence) 4.) “Legendary Mesh” 5.) “No Hesitation” f/ [cont.]

This is an instrumental piece by Step Brothers (Evidence & Alchemist) for a clothing collaboration between Evidence and Diamond Supply Co. This does not appear on their upcoming album, Lord Steppington due 11.19.13.

Listed simply as “Step Brothers – Lord Steppington – 2013″, RSE gives fans a taste of what to expect from the long-awaited Evidence / Alchemist collaboration album on this 30 second clip. At this time, we are unsure if the album title is actually Lord Steppington, but we definitely can expect it this year. Check [cont.]