August 2010

hasHBrown: Grand Champion [prod by Jett I Masstyr]

by Justin August 19, 2010 Singles

Houston’s hasHBrown announces he’s the “Grand Champion” in his latest track produced by Jett I Masstyr. The new leak, which features live bass provided by Chris Rockaway, will appear on the Texas emcee’s Break Something which drops this winter.

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Ilacoin: Harlems Best Kept Secret – Episode 0

by Thomas August 19, 2010 Downloads

The Harlem emcee just sent through a double disc worth of unreleased/vaulted material.  I believe Ilacoin is planning to release some new material later this year or early 2011, but not totally sure.  Hit the cut for the tracklist and links.

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J57: Still Phenomenal (feat Sene + Co$$ + Homeboy Sandman)

by Malk August 19, 2010 Singles

J57 laces the beat, with some additional synth by Andrew Thomas and links up with Sene, Co$$, and Homeboy Sandman to bring you “Still Phenomenal” off of his latest project, Digital Society, which is available now on iTunes and on vinyl at FatBeats.com!

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Nefew: Game (feat Dwele)

by Malk August 19, 2010 Singles

Nefew links up with the D’s own Dwele for this jam from their up and coming mixtape with Green Lantern called Man vs Many.

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Rhymefest + GLC: Bionic Jaws [prod by DJ Babu]

by Malk August 19, 2010 Singles

Chicago emcees Rhymefest & GLC link up with DJ Babu for this DJ RTC Closed Sessions track.

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FlamesYall: LowEndYall: A Tribute Called Quest

by Malk August 19, 2010 Hot Download

FlamesYall drops his ATCQ tribute album flipping the original samples from the ATCQ catalogue. The album features guest appearances from: Goose, Keb0, TokyoCigar, Logic Rhymes, MC Baz, Ryan Lucas, z1 Tha ESSENTIAL, TommyLux, Black Disciple, Mars, Luke, and Duce. Tracklist and download link after the jump.

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K. Sparks: Magic [prod by Floydcheung]

by Malk August 19, 2010 Singles

K. Sparks drops his latest track “Magic” produced by Floydcheung. This is the last leak off of his Trilogy Chapter 2 project presented by KevinNottingham.com.

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Freddie Gibbs: Str8 Killa No Filla [No DJ/Untagged Version]

by Malk August 19, 2010 Hot Download

Freddie Gibbs has hooked up with XXL, The Smoking Section, Decon Records and DJBooth.net to drop the new, no-DJ version of his highly-acclaimed mixtape, Str8 Killa No Filla.  Presented by Statik Selektah, DJ Burn One and Josh the Goon, the re-release features tagless versions of 15 of the mixtape’s 21 tracks, including reader-approved features “Crushin [...]

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Punchline & Fokis: Time For Change

by Malk August 19, 2010 Singles

Punchline (of EMC)  and Fokis link up for “Time For Change” Produced by Fokeezy (Fokis’ producer alias). The Ghostface Killah intro is the icing on the cake to set the tone of the record right out the gate.

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NAMELESS: 16-Bit: Bonus Stages

by Malk August 19, 2010 Singles

Nameless drops his new single, “Pick Up The Sticks” (Feat. Clear Soul Forces) that will be featured on his upcoming project, 16-Bit: Bonus Stages. It will also be a feature on Clear Soul Force’s upcoming project, Departure.

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Artist Spotlight: Tomorrow, Yesterday

by Kevin August 19, 2010 Artist Spotlight

We’ve been promoting my new group on HiPNOTT Records Tomorrow, Yesterday for the past few weeks in promotion of their upcoming album To… From… being released this Tuesday, August 24th for free download. And though we’ve released a video EPK showcasing the group, we thought we’d shine the coveted KN.com artist spotlight on them to [...]

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Tomorrow, Yesterday: To… From… [Promo Video #2]

by Kevin August 19, 2010 Coming Soon
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Kourvioisier: The Return of the Golden Era [Mixtape]

by Thomas August 19, 2010 Downloads

Kourvioisier is a young cat coming from North Carolina that is trying to make some noise in his area.  He and his crew flex their skills over some golden era instrumentals with  Skaz Digga of the World Famous Butta Team along as co-pilot.  Props to the homie S.T.T.R.E.S.S. for sending this our way. Tracklist and [...]

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DJ Seiji: 1988 Beat Emotion Library

by J. Rizzle August 19, 2010 Downloads

Here’s another mix by DJ Seiji paying tribute to the great sounds of 1988. This mix is not to be slept on….lots of gems. Hit the cut and enjoy!

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DJ Seiji: 1987 Beat Emotion Library

by J. Rizzle August 19, 2010 Downloads

It’s Throwback Thursday and today we present to you a mix by DJ Seiji paying homage to 1987.  Hit the cut for the tracklist and link. Enjoy!

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Notion: Honey Remix (feat Cee & Bekah)

by Kevin August 18, 2010 Exclusive

For his second leak off his 9th Wonder tribute mixtape, Notion teams up with fellow Movement Fam members Cee & Bekah to remix Erkah Badu’s “Honey”. Presented by PRC, Hip Hop Update and KN.com, On the Corner of Notion & 9th will be available this Friday August 20th at NotionBaby.com. Hit the jump for the [...]

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Von Pea: The Yorker

by Justin August 18, 2010 Singles

Von Pea has released solo side projects before but is now preparing for the release of his first official album Pea’s Gotta Have It in October. Here’s the first leak off the upcoming LP from the Tanya Morgan emcee/producer, “The Yorker.”

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Tokyo Cigar: The Fab 5

by Kevin August 18, 2010 Hot Download

I gotta tell you, it’s times like this when I feel honored and blessed to be able to do what we do right here on this site. Yeah we’ve had shout out and have been mentioned in songs before. Hell we’ve even had diss songs aimed at us.. lol, but never have we had a [...]

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Amazing Maze: We Get Biz (feat. Rasco) [Music Video]

by Carsten August 18, 2010 Music Videos

Here are some fresh visuals off Amazing Maze‘s producer album, Fly, Broke & Infamous, which is dropping soon on Street Symphony Records. The track features the Cali Agent Rasco. Enjoy!

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DJ Semtex Interviews Jay Electronica

by Carsten August 18, 2010 Around The Net
http://vimeo.com/moogaloo

While out in the UK, Jay Electronica sits down with DJ Semtex to talk about his highly anticipated LP Act II. Semtex also had the chance to listen to some of the tracks from the album: “Jay invited me down to the studio to hear some of the cuts of the album, and although I [...]

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