July 2011

S.T.T.R.E.S.S. Level Productions: Heat Check Volume 2

by Thomas July 21, 2011 Downloads

North Carolina native and long time Nottinghammer, S.T.T.R.E.S.S. has hooked up with KevinNottingham.com again to bring forth the second volume of his EP series (Vol. 1).  The seven track EP features production from DJ Pain 1, Tokyo Cigar, Psymun, Cenzo Beatz, and The Band Geeks. The featured MC’s are King Ra, Notion, Skyblew, Kourvioisier, Ell [...]

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Pusha T: Trouble On My Mind (feat. Tyler The Creator) [Music Video]

by Thomas July 20, 2011 Singles

Pusha T is gearing up for the release of his EP, Fear Of God: Let Us Pray on August 23. The first single from the EP features Odd Future‘s Tyler, The Creator. The pairing may seem odd, but it works. Hit the cut for the tracklist (which doesn’t include “Alone In Vegas” for some reason) [...]

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Cymarshall Law & Mr. Joeker: Everyday

by Justin July 20, 2011 Singles

Three years after the well received debut, Cymarshall Law & Mr. Joeker have joined forces once again and will release Hip Hop In The Soul 2 on October 4th. We here at KN.com along with DJBooth.net are proud to premiere the first single off the album, ”Everyday” produced of course by Mr. Joeker.

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Pete Marriott’s “The Champ Is Here” Is The #1 Song On College Radio This Week!

by Kevin July 20, 2011 News

Congratulations to Pete Marriott and Full Time Grind for having the #1 single in the country this week on both the Rap Attack Charts and Rap Network Charts for their latest single, “The Champ Is Here”, available now on HiPNOTT Records!  This is the first time a HiPNOTT Records single has made it to the number one spot on [...]

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Median: The Sender [prod by 9th Wonder]

by Justin July 20, 2011 Singles

Fans have been clamoring for a new album from Median since his critically acclaimed debut Median’s Relief and in September, we finally get our wish. TheNQM.com premiered the first leak off the highly anticipated project, the title track “The Sender” produced by 9th Wonder.

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Akshun: Shooters Revenge EP

by Carsten July 20, 2011 Hot Download

Here’s a new EP by Akshun. The project is called Shooters Revenge and features dope productions by Swan Dito, Cap, Juice aka Mr. Freeze, Preme, Kon Sci, DJ Colsa & Jah Free. Check it out below and hit him up on Twitter. Nice stuff right here, enjoy!

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STS: The Interview [prod by The Alchemist]

by Justin July 20, 2011 Singles

Money Making Jam Boys member STS aka Sugar Tongue Slim is back with another leak off his debut album, “The Interview” produced by The Alchemist. The Illustrious LP is now scheduled to drop later this month and features guest appearances & production by Black Thought, YelaWolf, Ski Beatz & The Knux among others.

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Aleon Craft: Craft Singles EP

by Justin July 20, 2011 Hot Download

As promised, Aleon Craft delivers his indie rock inspired Craft Singles EP presented by 2DB. The Decatur emcee & SMKA put the “Solar Hop” spin on 8 tracks from the indie artists such as Matt & Kim, Deer Hunter and Fitz & The Tantrums. “Craft Single is a collection of songs by a few of [...]

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TheSeKondElement: This Girl (feat Jai)

by Justin July 20, 2011 Singles

TheSeKondElement gets an assist from across the pond as she drops “This Girl” featuring London emcee Jai. The track’s production is also provided by a UK native courtesy of beatmsith Poetree.

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JoJo Pellegrino: Best Man [prod by Lee Bannon]

by Justin July 20, 2011 Singles

JoJo Pellegrino leaks another joint off his Machine Gun Pelly project, this time “Best Man” produced by Lee Bannon. No real updates on a release date for the album as they continue to say that it’s “coming soon.”

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Nappy Roots & Organized Noize: Nappy Dot Org Webisode #4

by Justin July 20, 2011 Coming Soon

Nappy Roots & Organized Noize deliver part 4 in their series of webisodes giving fans an inside look at their collaboration LP. The highly anticipated album Nappy Dot Org drops September 20th on AVJ Records.

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Emilio Rojas: Home [prod by J. Glaze]

by Justin July 20, 2011 Singles

PUMA has teamed up with DJBooth.net to release a new compilation, the Uncontested EP, next Monday. Here’s the second leak off the upcoming project, Emilio Rojas’ “Home” produced by J. Glaze.

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Joell Ortiz: Love Story (feat Masspike Miles)

by Justin July 20, 2011 Singles

Masspike Miles dropped his Watch For The Hook mixtape yesterday and hooked up TheSermonsDomain.com with an untagged version of the one exclusive track – “Love Story” by Joell Ortiz. You can download the entire tape, a compilation of hooks Miles has done for various artists, at DatPiff now.

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Bronze Nazareth Discusses School For The Blindman

by Justin July 20, 2011 Coming Soon

Wu-Elements producer & Wisemen member Bronze Nazareth takes a few minutes to speak on his upcoming solo album School For The Blindman. The Detroit native’s sophomore album drops September 13th and includes guest appearances by RZA, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, Killah Priest, Canibus, Willie The Kid & more.

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MaG: True Story [prod by Paul Danjer]

by Justin July 20, 2011 Singles

The homie MaG is back with his brand new single off his project of previously unreleased material, ”True Story” produced by Paul Danjer. MaG & The B-Sides will be presented by RefinedHype.com & Different-Kitchen.com and is scheduled to drop on July 26th. True Story by MaG

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Artist Spotlight: Animal Farm

by Robert Baker July 20, 2011 Artist Spotlight

Beginning their career back in 2008 with the critically acclaimed debut The Unknown, Animal Farm has become one of the biggest burgeoning acts to emerge from the Pacific Northwest. Whether culture shocking the industry or making parody of it, Animal Farm is no doubt the indie scene’s best kept secret. I was able to catch [...]

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Focus…: Up Next (feat Rapper Big Pooh & KIDA)

by Justin July 20, 2011 Singles

Grammy award winning producer Focus… is back with his new cut “Up Next” featuring Rapper Big Pooh & KIDA. The song will apper on Beats & Bars, an upcoming mixtape by UpNextIs.com.

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FeSo: The Mission

by Thomas July 20, 2011 Singles

Set to be released August 2011, Working Title is the collaborative project of emcee/producer FeSo (@feso) and creative atelier The Corner Club (@thecornerclub). Working Title has all new original tracks from FeSo featuring Naledge, Add-2, Young Tez, and Matte along with production from Jansport J, fLako, CMART, Alex Goose, JDub and more.  Stream below with [...]

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Koncept: Feels So Good [prod by Tranzformer]

by Justin July 20, 2011 Singles

Brown Bag AllStars member Koncept drops his latest single, the Laurence Lafond-Beaulne assisted ”Feels So Good” produced by Tranzformer. Make sure you cop the BBAS crew’s Brown Bag Season Vol. 1, which is available now.

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Phil Adé: A Different World [Mixtape]

by Thomas July 20, 2011 Downloads

The Maryland native, Phil Adé in conjunction with 2DB and 368 Music Group release his latest project/mixtape. A Different World features production/guest vocals from Mark Henry, 9th Wonder, BINK!, Oddisee, Sunny Norway, Black Cobain, Laura Song, GLC, U*N*I, Kevin Ross, and others. Phil will be having a release party for the mixtape in Washington D.C. [...]

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