September 2011

Trae: Strapped Up (feat Pyrexx) [Music Video]

by Justin September 26, 2011 Music Videos

Trae drops yet another video off his recent solo LP, this one for the Drumma Boy produced “Strapped Up” featuring ABN member Pyrexx. The Houston veteran’s album Street King [read our review] is in stores now.

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Scribes: Pass You By [Music Video]

by Justin September 26, 2011 Music Videos

Seattle emcee Scribes is back with some visuals for “Pass You By” off his latest album What Was Lost. Make sure you download the album, which was released for free back in February, right now if you haven’t already.

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Substance: Str8 Coasting [Music Video]

by Arasia Magnetic September 26, 2011 Music Videos

Check out the video (produced by Deka Derse) for “Str8 Coasting” from Substance off their mixtape, Substance Abuse [Download id not defined] that dropped a few months ago. And if you haven’t downloaded it, what are you waiting on???

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Rashid Hadee: The 2nd Life (Episode 1) Part Two [Video]

by Arasia Magnetic September 26, 2011 Music Videos

Honest Management presents a Rashid Hadee production entitled The 2nd Life. The 2nd Life is a webisode dedicated to the hustle and movement of Rashid Hadee the super producer/emcee. Viewers will get an inside look at everything the craftsman is doing as a producer, emcee and everyday guy. In part 2 of Episode 1, Hadee [...]

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Will Sessions: Real Sessions

by Thomas September 26, 2011 Downloads

Will Sessions recreated some of Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, and Black Milk’s hits during several Detroit shows in 2009 & 2010. The results are amazing as Will Sessions almost flawlessly interprets tracks produced by Madlib, J Dilla, Black Milk, Mr. Porter, and Nick Speed.  “Cold Steel” is bananas…trust me. Enjoy these joints and grab Elmatic [...]

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Revalation: Just For The Rhymes (Remix) (feat. REKS & M-Dot)

by Thomas September 26, 2011 Singles

Here’s the latest single from Revalation’s forthcoming Run MPC remix album. The track features sharp production from DJ Low Cut and guest verses from REKS and M-Dot. Stream/link underneath.

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Roc Marciano: My Persona (prod. by MasterKraftsman)

by Thomas September 26, 2011 Singles

New Roc Marciano is always a good thing. DP says Marciano‘s Reloaded is coming 4th quarter. I’ll be waiting. Link underneath.

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Skipp Whitman: Famous [Music Video]

by Carsten September 26, 2011 Music Videos

Here’s Skipp Whitman with his video to “Famous”. The track features Darsell Obregon on the hook and the Brooklyn Soul Tigers marching band. More info here.

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DMX: Last Hope [Music Video]

by Carsten September 26, 2011 Music Videos

New music by DMX? The thing is, this joint is pretty dope! Let’s all hope that he’s able to stay out of jail and that he continues to come with up with cuts like this!

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Styles P: Master Of Ceremonies [Artwork x Tracklist]

by Carsten September 26, 2011 Coming Soon

Here’s the artwork and tracklist for Styles P‘s upcoming Master Of Ceremonies. Looks solid if you ask me, we will know more when the LP drops on October 4th.

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J. Cole: Can’t Get Enough x Daddy’s Little Girl [Music Video's]

by Thomas September 25, 2011 Music Videos

J. Cole’s album, Cold World: The Sideline Story finally hits stores this coming Tuesday. Here’s two of his most recent video’s from the album. Up top is the Trey Songz assisted “Can’t Get Enough” and down bottom is the iTunes bonus track “Daddy’s Little Girl.” The album is streaming on Cole’s site and is available at [...]

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Terius Nash: Long Gone [Music Video]

by Thomas September 25, 2011 Music Videos

The Dream just released a video for track #3 off his free album 1977. “Long Gone” details that awkward time within a relationship when it’s basically over and both parties are trying to understand the mess. Been there. The Dream hasn’t publicly acknowledged this, but the album appears to be about his break up with [...]

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Loose.Change.Vol.9!: Thee.Legend.(of).Thomas.Defferson

by Duane Powell September 25, 2011 Soulful Sundays

Get a free download of rapper, artist Def Sound’s latest blend of cool tunes that he listens to on his down time. Included are songs from James Blake, Little Dragon, Lil B, Pac Div, Thundercat, J*Davey, Empire of The Sun, Ti$a, ∂eƒ Sound and Nikko Gray, SPEAK!, Blu, Robin Hannibal & more.

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BUG: Mechanical Soul

by Duane Powell September 25, 2011 Soulful Sundays

UK producer BUG returns with a pretty hip EP of abstract, sometimes headnoddy, sometimes glitchy electrofunk and hip hop soul. Tracklist and stream/buy link below.

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Brownswood Bubblers Seven: Belleville by The Park

by Duane Powell September 25, 2011 Singles

Despite losing much of their labels catalog in that terrible PIAS warehouse fire that erupted in those London riots a few month ago, Brownswood moves forward with the next installment of the famed Brownswood Bubblers series. Compiled by label head and tastemaker #1 Gilles Peterson, this volume continues like the previous, showcasing the hottest producers, [...]

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Havana: Daylight [Music Video]

by Duane Powell September 25, 2011 Music Videos

San Diego based singer Havana released her first video ever this week which was shot beautifully walking the mountainside and water front basking in the “Daylight“. The tune is taken from her sophomore album Entervention and it’s produced by GB. Havana’s Facebook

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Kissey Asplund: Cry

by Duane Powell September 25, 2011 Soulful Sundays

It’s been a little more than two years since Stockholm born NYC based singer Kissey Asplund released any non-collaborative music. The singer reports that she’s been a bit of a hermit stuck in the studio, studying, anddeveloping her skills to add the title producer to her list. As a way of saying thank you to [...]

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DJ Flash Presents The Best Of Phonte [Mixtape]

by Carsten September 24, 2011 Mixtapes

In three days, Phonte drops his new new album Charity Starts At Home. To make these last days easier for all his new and old fans, Phonte joins forces with DJ Flash and gives us his official Best-Of-Mixtape. Here’s what Phonte has to say about the tape: The Phonte mixtape to end all Phonte mixtapes. [...]

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Meenafresh’s Saturday Sessions Vol. 2 (Mixed By DJ B-Rock)

by Jeremiah September 24, 2011 Exclusive

For the second installment of MeenaFresh’s Saturday Sessions, DJ B-Rock once again stepped up to do a live mix of some of the cuts that have been coming through my speakers over the past couple couple weeks. You will find some older tracks mixed in with some of the newer tracks I have been feeling [...]

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Tenacity: Let’s Get It On (feat. Guilty Simpson & Shi Dog)

by Thomas September 24, 2011 Singles

Tenacity will be releasing his project I’m Different hosted by House Shoes and mixed by DJ Rhettmatic on Oct 4. The third leak features GS and Shi Dog with the spacey production from Tranzformer. Guilty is stellar as usual with two solid verses from Tenacity.  

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