Hailing from Dale City, Virginia, or the “NOVA” (northern Virginia) as he prefers to call it, Bee West is an aspiring artist with an undying love for Hip Hop. His love for Hip Hop began when he was in elementary school, and while it’s not his biggest influence, Bad Boy Records was of many catalysts [...]
Originally accustomed to freestyling just for fun in high school, Norfolk, VA, native Lee Clark was encouraged by a classmate at the age of 16 to write and record tracks in a studio with him. Since then, he has evolved into a young artist who lives to tell a story of raw triumph through written [...]
On the heels of releasing two critically acclaimed projects (2008’s “Children of God” and 2011’s collaborative effort with Rugged N Raw “Mohammed Dangerfield” which featured the well-circulated cut with Immortal Technique “Break Of A Star”), Hasan Salaam returns with a new EP “Music Is My Weapon” (appearances by Steele of Smif N Wessun, Chace Infinite, [...]
Kano and Mikey J decided to put all of the tracks from their Not 4 The A List series into a handy .zip file for you. We featured most of the tracks here on the site, so it’s only right to share the download link to the full EP with you. You gotta hurry up [...]
Wordsmith returns with “Slanguistics Lesson 2,” a new banger that will be featured on the February 2012 mixtape Prelude to the King. Look for the release of Word‘s next LP, King Noah to which will follow in March 2012.
Everyone loves the underdog, and in Hip Hop, there has arguably been no greater underdog than Rapper Big Pooh. Pooh has been carrying this title since his days of being a member of Little Brother. Comedian Rodney Dangerfield complained about not getting any respect during his career, but he doesn’t get close to the lack [...]
Zero Star is gearing up for the release of his sophomore LP Maybe I’m Joking, Maybe I’m Not (presented by yours truly here at KN.com) and is showing off a different side in this new video series. The Ohio emcee speaks on being the first artist to go gold on Bandcamp, when he learned he was a super [...]
Baton Rouge emcee D-Lain drops some visuals for his dope track “Intro(vert)” produced by Jonathan Lowell. The track appears on D-Lain’s debut project UGLY, which you can download here.
We are two weeks away from the November 30th release of hasHBrown‘s new album Break Something. To build anticipation for the project, he got together with Odiwam Films to shoot a video for the track “Heaven”. Enjoy!
We here at KN.com are proud to debut the 12th entry in Savant aka Stanstro’s Crash Course Leak Series, “Here We Go” featuring site favorites Ohini Jonez & John Public. Polish producer BennCart provides a high energy backdrop for these three talented emcees to deliver some impressive rhymes. Look out for Savant’s new solo EP Crash, produced [...]
Rapsody links up with DJBooth.net to release her latest free album For Everything presented by 9th Wonder & Jamla Records. Production on the Kooley High member’s latest project is handled by 9th Wonder, Khrysis, Eric G & AMP. Guests joining Rapsody on the LP include Kendrick Lamar, Freeway, GQ & Blue Suede. Tracklist & link [...]
Laced Head Wear & Smokin Shells present their first collaboration Evolved Originality mixed by DJ Rasta Root and hosted by A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg. The 12 track mixtape features appearances by Phife, Senor Kaos, 4-Ize, Rapper Big Pooh, T3, Verb Spielberg & Apollo The Great. Tracklist & link are below.
The underground meets the mainstream as Soul Khan goes in on Just Blaze‘s “Lord Knows” offering to Drake and Rick Ross. I guess this the part where I make comparisons, right? Rozay probably has more chains, but the Brown Bag AllStar slaps the MMG boss silly with his mighty chords. No comment on Aubrey (I’ll leave that [...]
After some serious time in the studio working on her next full-length album, Kid Sister is releasing a new EP, Kiss & Tell, on November 29th on Fool’s Gold Records. The MC born Melisa Young not only spent 2011 tearing down shows all over North America – from the Magic 8 Ball tour with A-Trak [...]
Looks like Young Lyxx is a hard working man. While he’s putting the final touches on his upcoming album Happy To Be Here, he still found the time to shoot a video for the track “Star” from his previous EP Almost There. Watch and enjoy!
Atlanta’s own J Nolan gives us a glimpse of what to expect from his forthcoming project Distinction, by dropping the Thallus produced joint “Bring The Moon Down.” Give it a shot below!
ScHoolboy Q has left a herbal-scented flavor on my musical tastes this year. Not only serving up the sweet aromas of Setbacks in January, but Q‘s catalog of leaks from his upcoming HABITS & Contradictions tape are more than catered for our daily Kush breaks. Add the latest, “My Hatin’ Song”, to that stash, as [...]
Drag-On and his Hood Environment team get together to release the video for “What The Fuck Is Up”. The track features KNS The Engineer, Mr. Limp & MyMy.
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