March 2011

Tudakay & DJ Phantom: Trust (feat Carlitta Durand)

by Kevin March 25, 2011 Singles

New joint from Tudakay, off his upcoming project The Grown People Section with DJ Phantom dropping in early June. “Trust” features the vocal talents of the lovely Carlitta Durand.

Mike Beatz & Adonis: Who I Do It For (feat AZ & Termonology)

by Kevin March 25, 2011 Singles

Everyone has a reason to strive in what they do, and no rapper is an exception. Mike Beatz is joined by AZ and Termonology on this Adonis beat, giving you their perspective of why they remain in the rap game. Mike Beatz & Adonis’ upcoming albumBoom Bap will be released soon featuring additional artist such [...]

Cookin Soul: Jet Life To The Next Life

by Kevin March 25, 2011 Hot Download

Cookin Soul just dropped a new project (literally seconds ago) with the Jets crew from New Orleans, Curren$y, Trademark da Skydiver & Young Roddy over Cookin Soul beats. Presented by 2dopeboyz and JetsFoolBlog.

AlBe Back: La La (feat Honey Larochelle)

by Kevin March 25, 2011 Singles

I love finding gems like this in the inbox. No info. Just a new joint from AlBe Back, featuring Honey Larochelle.

Phase One: Our Turn (feat Day)

by Kevin March 25, 2011 Singles

Phase One (of the duo Bugnanas with Asa Buchanon) drops his track “Our Turn”, featuring R&B crooner Day. Track is produced by DJ Static & Dub Z. Check out the behind the scenes footage of the guys in the studio which we dropped earlier this week.

M-Dot: While I’m Still Breathing [prod by Explizit One]

by Kevin March 25, 2011 Singles

Here is the untagged version of “While I’m Still Breathing,” the second single off More Doubters Over Thinking, the mixtape from Boston MC, M-Dot which dropped a couple of weeks ago. This cut finds M-Dot connecting with long time collaborator, Explizit One (Big Pooh, Special Teamz, Devin the Dude, N.B.S, etc.) for a soulful cut [...]

Pete Marriott: Quickies #0002 +Integrity+

by Kevin March 25, 2011 Around The Net

Pete Marriott releases the second segment in his Quickies series, where he let us sit on on the process of building a track from the ground up. In the 2nd episode of Quickies you’ll get to see my Akai MPD26 being put to use as I exercise a bit of my sampling skills to create [...]

Jermiside: The Cookout (feat Donwill & Spec Boogie) [prod by Von Pea]

by Kevin March 25, 2011 Singles

Jermiside hooks up with fellow Lessondary members Donwill and Spec Boogie for the Von Pea-produced track, “The Cookout”. This joint is the first leak from Jermiside’s upcoming mixtape Live & Let Die, dropping right here at KN.com in May.

Pharoahe Monch: We Are Renegades (W.A.R.)

by Jon Garcia March 24, 2011 Music Reviews

Pharoahe Monch is a different breed of animal. The New York emcee has made his rounds as a member of Organized Konfusion and as a solo artist, solidifying his legacy. Still, the veteran emcee has that hunger. We Are Renegades (W.A.R.) marks his third solo album, and the unique rhyming style that fans have been [...]

Max Minelli: Legendary [B.R. Mentality] (feat Miguel)

by Justin March 24, 2011 Singles

After a big 2009 with the release of his Pre-Med EP & long awaited Pain Medicine LP, Max Minelli was relatively quiet last year. The Baton Rouge emcee made a major move though, joining Dead Game Records & releasing The Leak mixtape with labelmate Kevin Gates. Now, Max Pain is back as he prepares for his next project [...]

Freeway & Statik Selektah: The Flow [Music Video]

by Justin March 24, 2011 Music Videos

While at SXSW, Freeway & Statik Selektah shot these visuals for the single “The Flow.” The track appears on their collaboration The Statik Free EP which is available on iTunes.

K. Gates, Kidd Kidd, Bonka, Calliope Var, Nino, G. Wilson, Q.P. & Flow: Welcome To My Hood (New Orleans Edition)

by Justin March 24, 2011 Singles

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An impressive lineup of Big Easy natives — K. Gates, Kidd Kidd (aka Nutt Da Kidd), Bonka, Calliope Var, Nino, G. Wilson, Q.P & Flow — give their take on the new DJ Khaled single “Welcome To My Hood” with the New Orleans edition. K. Gates’ Walkin On Hellfire mixtape, hosted by DJ Scream, drops next month.

Devine Carama: Hang Onto The World [Music Video]

by Justin March 24, 2011 Music Videos

Here’s some visuals for Devine Carama’s “Hang Onto The World” off his last solo project The JewelzTape. Make sure you cop the Kentucky emcee’s collaboration album OMG with Sheisty Khrist, which dropped earlier this year.

DJ Rasta Root: Classic Example (Boog Brown Edition)

by Justin March 24, 2011 Downloads

The release party for Boog Brown’s music video “U.P.S.” is going down tonight & DJ Rasta Root comes through with a special editon of the Classic Example to help spread the word. If you’re in the Atlanta area, make you way to the Cloud IX Lounge for the event. You can stream the podcast below [...]

K Slack (of The Thyrday): Lead The Way (feat Alexis Jones & Smash) [prod by K-Hill]

by Justin March 24, 2011 Singles

K Slack, formerly of The Thyrday, drops hist latest single “Lead The Way” featuring Alexis Jones & Smash. The track appears on his debut solo album The Preincarnation which is available now on Bandcamp, and includes production by Ski Beatz, Reasonable & K-Hill as well as guest appearances by Inspectah Deck, Kaze & Tiffany Paige.

Illmaculate & G_Force: Lay It Down [Music Video]

by Justin March 24, 2011 Music Videos

Sandpeople member Illmaculate & producer G_Force have released the music video for their single “Lay It Down” off the upcoming project The Green Tape. The concept behind the Portland duo’s project was to reinterpret legendary soul singer Al Green’s 2008 comeback LP Lay It Down. Illmaculate & G_Force’s collaboration will be released for free on April 12th via FRESHselects.net.

Artists, Sign Up With Thrillcall to Promote Your Upcoming Shows!

by Kevin March 24, 2011 Around The Net

For the past month, we have been using the services of Thrillcall to display upcoming shows and concert events in your area via the widget seen on the right side of the site. How would you like your upcoming shows displayed there? Well, that’s all possible, thanks Thrillcall’s Nucleus – the fastest-growing social media platform available [...]

STS: Slim’s Sugar Shack Pt. 1

by Justin March 24, 2011 Around The Net

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Money Making Jam Boys member STS sat down with Philadelphia Music Magazine to detail his journey as an artist. Sugar Tongue Slim discusses being released by Def Jam, why he prefers poetry over rhyming, Philly vs. Atlanta & more in part 1 of the interview.