December 2011

Wonder Rhymer: Honesty Hour [Music Video]

by Justin December 27, 2011 Music Videos

Wonder Rhymer gives the visual treatment to their latest single “Honesty Hour” produced by Jedi Beats. The track will appear on the New Orleans duo’s debut album Ink, Pens, Paper, which drops on New Year’s Eve.

Esohel: Struggle And Pain [Music Video]

by Carsten December 27, 2011 Music Videos

Chi-town emcee Esohel shows us the daily grind of a young artist in the latest video from his project Essential. Here’s what Esohel has to say about the track: “This song is an insight to my thoughts and questions as a rapper trying to make it in what seems to be an over saturated genre [...]

Math Hoffa: Zone (feat. D Chamberz) [Music Video]

by Carsten December 27, 2011 Music Videos

Some new Math Hoffa for the morning? Sure, why not! “Zone” is the latest set of visuals off ACMD3. The joint is produced by J Glaze.

L’Daialogue DiCaprio: I Built My Own Buzz 3

by Kevin December 27, 2011 Sponsored Releases

Memphis emcee L’Daialogue DiCaprio in conjunction with KevinNottingham.com is releasing his final project in his “Buzz” trilogy titled I Built My Own Buzz 3 which is a sequel to his critically-acclaimed project I Built My Own Buzz 2. Still continuing with an inDAIpendent attitude & rising buzz, L’Daialogue is making legitimate moves from his previous [...]

Thr33zy McFly: Main Event

by Kevin December 26, 2011 Singles

New track from Language Artz’s Thr33zy McFly, produced by Terrence Clayton… off the upcoming album Talking in Cod3z.

keb0: Pleasure’s All Mine (feat Ayomari & El Prez)

by Kevin December 26, 2011 Singles

New track from keb0 featuring Ayomari and El Prez, produced by Prentis Brown. Off his upcoming project called Wildest Dreams Held in a Captive Reality.

A-La-Bronson: A Food Inspired Breakdown of Action Bronson & Statik Selektah’s Well-Done

by KN Staff December 26, 2011 Analysis

Considering Action Bronson’s well-known love affair with food and his history as a chef, we thought it’d be fun to give his latest work a listen with food in mind. KN staffers Alex Edelstein and Daniella Kohavy bring you A-La-Bronson, a quick food-inspired run through of Bronson’s collaborative effort with Statik Selektah, Well Done. We [...]

Maverick & Diamond District: Redistricting (In The Ruff Remixes)

by Justin December 26, 2011 Hot Download

Although some obstacles have come along the way, Maverick finally delivers his remix album of Diamond District’s In The Ruff in a sampler form. As he explains, “The project is currently a sampler…due to some unforeseen circumstances, I am unable to release the full project and all of the remixes.” Still, the Oddisee cosigned Redistricting delivers [...]

Marcel P. Black: Fred Hampton [Music Video]

by Justin December 26, 2011 Music Videos

Marcel P. Black gives the visual treatment to his song “Fred Hampton” produced by DJ Automatik. The track appears on the Baton Rouge emcee’s latest project, the Black Soul EP, which you can download here.

La Coka Nostra: Malverde Market [prod by Ill Bill]

by Justin December 26, 2011 Singles

La Coka Nostra returns as Ill Bill & Slaine handle the rhymes on “Malverde Market” also produced by Bill. This song serves a preview of what to expect on the supergroup’s second album Masters Of The Dark Arts, which is scheduled to drop in May.

Alive & Well (Ekundayo & mikeflo): Hard Earning (feat El Sun) [prod by Tony Baines]

by Justin December 26, 2011 Singles

Ekundayo & mikeflo, together known as Alive & Well, drop their new Tony Baines produced cut “Hard Earning” featuring El Sun. The track will appear on mikeflo’s upcoming solo LP produced entirely Tony Baines, which is currently untitled.

Z-Ro & Trae: ABN Reunion Concert

by Justin December 26, 2011 Around The Net

Here’s some concert footage via Longhorn Hip Hop of Z-Ro & Trae’s much anticipated reunion in Houston just a few days ago. There’s been some talk that the two have a new ABN album in the works but nothing’s been confirmed by Z-Ro or Trae.

Burd & Keyz: Keyz of Life

by Kevin December 26, 2011 Hot Download

In 2010 Anthony “Durty Keyz” James from production duo Burd & Keyz passed away suddenly from a bacterial infection called Streptococcus. He was 23 years old. Before he passed, he had started a project called Keyz of Life. In his honor his production partner Andrew “Burd” Liburd decided to finish the project. Featuring artists like [...]

BamaLoveSoul Presents The UnCommonly Good Common Remixes

by Kevin December 26, 2011 Hot Download

The good people over at BamaLoveSoul recently compiled three volumes worth of Common remixes that have been done over the years. I never realized that Common’s songs were heavily remixed, but there seems to be some pretty good ones here. Some of the more popular producers who have remixed Common include 9th Wonder, Madlib, Zo!, [...]

The Boomjacks: Holiday Special

by Kevin December 26, 2011 Instrumentals

There’s nothing really festival about this beat tape… just some hard hitting boom bap beats from Finnish beatmaker duo The Boomjacks.

GhostWridah: The Michael Jordan Theory EP

by Kevin December 26, 2011 Hot Download

GhostWridah dropped this 5-track EP the other day. Here’s the concept in his own words: “The Michael Jordan Theory symbolizes all things great. This is a look at the parallels of the building of a dynasty through the eyes of one who is chasing the top spot in today’s competitive industry. GhostWridah is planning to [...]

MMA: C.O.O.L. (feat King Mez & Mr. Ivory Snow)

by Kevin December 26, 2011 Singles

MMA gets an assist from King Mez and Mr. Ivory Snow over this smoothed-out track produced by The Sinopsis of Kooley High. “C.O.O.L.” will be featured on MMA’s upcoming album Everlasting Life dropping February 28th.

VIBE: Still A Kid At Heart [Music Video]

by Kevin December 26, 2011 Music Videos

Chris Young The Rapper hooked up with acoustic performer Rossy to form the group VIBE. This is a different look for Chris, but it’s refreshing. If you dig it, you can check out their full album Hakuna Matata below.

Sammy Doodle: Catchin’ Feelings

by Kevin December 26, 2011 Singles

Today will probably be another slow posting day with the holidays and all, but we got a few nice gems from the inbox to post. Here’s a self-produced track from Sammy Doodle from Staten Island. Cuts by Infa-J.

Amiri: Blue Raccoon Coolout X-Mas Joint

by Kevin December 25, 2011 Hot Download

Last night, Amiri put on his DJ cap on and spun an extremely dope mix for the Blue Raccoon radio show. The 60+ minute mix include some of the best hip hop this year has had to offer, as well as a few Amiri-produced gems… including the world premier of the return of Spectac & [...]

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