In celebration of his video “Pumped Up Kicks” receiving over 150,000 views in 3 weeks, Yonas unleashes a freestyle from 2009 that he found in his studio archives.
“On & On” was originally set to be on Live & Let Live which dropped earlier this year here at KevinNottingham.com. It will appear on the physical copy of the album (along with some additional tracks) dropping early 2012.
Raven Sorvino “Pink Pony” from Language Artz on Vimeo. Iceberg beanie overhead, Raven Sorvino returns to the forefront with “Pink Pony”. With her debut album Paper Girl around the corner, Raven Sorvino is back with that Raunchy Raw Rap that fans have come to love. With producer Uncle Dave providing the soundtrack, and I.R.$ on [...]
One Be Lo made the long wait for his L.A.B.O.R. album well worth it by delivering one of the best releases of 2011. Now the One Man Army drops the second music video off the LP for one of my favorite cuts, “The ANT i matter.” If you haven’t already, make sure you cop the Binary Star member’s new album right now [...]
After months of leaks and hype, hasHBrown’s Break Something LP has finally arrived — available for just $5 on Bandcamp or as a free download if you’d like to “try before you buy.” The album features production by Jett I Masstyr, Chris Rockaway, Tommy Bumps & Free of The Niceguys among others as well as guest appearances [...]
Luck-One’s already had an impressive run in to 2011 with the release of his debut album True Theory [purchase] as well as his standout mixtape King Of The Northwest [Download id not defined], but the Portland emcee keeps up the quality music with his latest track “Farewell.” On this introspective song, Luck reflects on the importance of continuing to rap despite [...]
We’ve got some more heat courtesy of Slot-A on the boards, this time via the Astonish assisted title track featuring off Scheme’s upcoming Life That I Chose EP. The new EP from the Chicago native & Molemen affiliate drops this Tuesday on iTunes & DJBooth.net and is produced entirely by Slot-A.
Uptown XO is back with a new anthem for his hometown of Washington, D.C. called “Errrybody” produced by Ab The Pro. The song is the first single off the Diamond District member’s next solo project The Color Grey, which is due out in early 2012.
While former Tanya Morgan running mates just released their new EP, i-EL aka Ilyas has his own solo project to release called The Book Of Elijah. The 11 track free album from the Cincinnatti features production by Flying Lotus, Brick Beats, Sal Dali & Wes Mapes. Tracklist & link/stream are below.
Chicago emcee Neak drops some visuals for his bonus cut “Ready To Go” produced by Slot-A. The track will appear on his upcoming project The Love Greater (The Prequel), which is produced entirely by Rashid Hadee & Slot-A.
It’s been a while since I heard the name J. Ivy, but the guy we all remember from Def Poetry and Kanye West’s “Never Let Me Down” returns with a video for his “WAR” track. Straight from his recent album Here I Am, J and Blitz The Ambassador sabotage the beat to the backdrop of [...]
Richmond Virginia’s own Steadyfam links up with Smoke DZA on this dope track for their upcoming project Full Control. The mixtape will include features from Maffew Ragazino, Nickelus F, Michael Millions and productions from V Don, Namebrand, Chaze, Mr. Ivory Snow & more.
Armageddon sits behind the Director’s chair alongside Gee Notes for the visuals to “Dance With The Devil.” Shot in short-film style, the story follows a street gang in desperate need of a mischievous, adventurous night, and embark on a dark, twisted ride that ends even more demented than it began. “Dance With The Devil” is [...]
NPR has the exclusive full album stream of The Roots 13th album, undun. The disc, which we reviewed [read here] is available for pre-order at iTunes, Amazon, UGHH, and other online stores. I told Justin I’m not listening to this until it hits stores next week. Stream HERE.
The homie MarQ Spekt hit us with this ill cut featuring Mobonix called “Heroin Jonezz” produced by the esoteric MF DOOM. This track will be featured on the upcoming Bionic Jazz project, which will feature contributions by various artists & producers (including some original production by DOOM). Look out for our in-depth, three-part interview with MarQ Spekt later this month [...]
We’ve got an exclusive joint from Heaven Razah (aka Hell Razah) called “Back Again” that is not featured on his new project Razah Reborn. Razah’s latest release features some tracks he recorded during the Heaven Razah recording sessions and includes guest appearances by Killah Priest, Grand Puba, his new group Black W.A.S.P. & his son Kappo. All [...]
It’s been about 2 years since Raw Poetic & K-Murdock released some new music together, but the duo is back with “The Prelude” to give fans a taste of what to expect on their new LP. Look out for Panacea’s new album Midnight Morning Africa to be released in the first half of 2012.
Atlanta emcees Bobby Creekwater & Stat Quo, who both happen to be former Shady Records artists, have joined forces to form FUPM. The duo drops their single “Alright Alright” produced by The Invisibles, which is expected to appear on their debut project.
ThaFixx.com presents the new mixtape compilaton from producer TrakkSounds entitled Intervention. The 16 track project features an all-star lineup of guests including Bun B, ST 2 Lettaz of G-Side, Killer Mike, Devin The Dude, Killa Kyleon, Magno, Rittz, Freddie Gibs, Gerald G, Slim Thug, P. Dukes, I-20, Pill, Paul Wall, Scooby of GRIT Boys, Mistah F.A.B. & many [...]