Logic – Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever [Mixtape]

Visionary Music Group artist Logic is fresh off making the XXL Freshman class of 2013 and inking a deal with Def Jam Records. Today we’re excited to release his highly anticipated project entitled Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever. This is Logic’s 4th mixtape in just as many years. Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever features Kin Ink, Trinidad Jame$, Dizzy Wright, Jehne Aiko, Elijah Blake and Jon Bellion. The project also has production from the legendary NO I.D. as well as Don Cannon, Key Wane, C-Sick, Swiff D, Arthur McArthur, and 6ix. Download: Logic – Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever Tracklist 01.Welcome To Forever (ft. Jon Bellion) (Prod by 6ix) 02.925 (Prod by Swiff D) 03.Roll Call 04.5AM (Prod by C-Sick) 05.Break It Down (ft. Jhene Aiko) (Prod by C-Sick) 06.Feel Good 07.Saturday (skit) (ft. John Pops Witherspoon) 08.On The Low (ft. Kid Ink, Trinidad Jame$) (Prod by Swiff D) 09.Walk On By (Prod by C-Sick) 10.The Come Up (Prod by 6ix) 11.Nasty (Prod by Don Cannon) 12.Life Is Good (Prod by Key Wane) 13.Randolph Returns (skit) 14.Ballin (ft. Castro) (Prod by Arthur McArthur) 15.Young Jedi (ft. Dizzy Wright) (Prod by 6ix) 16.The High Life (ft. Elijah Blake) (Prod by Kevin Randolph) 17.Common Logic / Midnight Marauder (Prod by C-Sick, Logic) 18.Just A Man (Prod by Kevin Randolph) 19.Man Of The Year (Prod by NO ID) 20.The End (Prod by Kevin Randolph, C-Sick)

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Hannibal Stax & Marco Polo feat. Torae – Warriorz Drum [Audio]

Gang Starr Foundation member and rhymesayer Hannibal Stax along with Brooklyn’s leading boom-bap purveyor Marco Polo have teamed up for a collaborative project entitled Seize The Day (the duo’s mixtape/precursor, The Honorable, was released in December of 2012) which is now available via Soulspazm Records. Originally discovered by DJ Premier, Stax has been a staple on NYC’s underground scene for years and was featured on two Gang Starr LP’s and numerous tracks that were lost in major label recording vaults. Although Stax is undeniably a veteran, Seize The Day represents his long-overdue solo debut. Previously: Hannibal Stax & Marco Polo – 46 Bars Of Death [Video]

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Talib Kweli Reads Jay-Z: Dramatic Interpretations [Video]

Talib’s new LP “Prisoner Of Conscious” is out now! Songs lyrics can be hypnotic, poetic, seductive or inscrutable, and we’ve all had moments where we wonder about the meaning of a specific line or a stanza. For our “Dramatic Interpretations” series, Google Play presents some of today’s top artists with a classic song verse, and asks them to give a reading of it as well as present their own interpretation. The results are funny, and offer insight into both the artist and the song. Here Talib Kweli reads a verse from Jay-Z’s “Moment of Clarity”. Previously: Talib Kweli Discusses “Prisoner Of Conscious” 18-Page CD Booklet [Video]

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J. Cole: Bornsinner.com Vlog (Kay Cole) [Video]

Part 1 of J. Cole’s Bornsinner.com series; a conceptual digital platform created by the Dreamville collective. The first installment documents the day J.Cole retired his mother Kay Cole from her job at the United States Postal Service. The site will feature unique, personally curated content each week leading up to the release of his highly anticipated sophomore album Born Sinner on June 25th. Previously: J. Cole Joins Kendrick Lamar In North Carolina [Video]

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Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown x Verbal Kent x Red Pill) – Graves [Audio x Download]

Apollo Brown on the beat. Verbal Kent & Red Pill on the vocals. Off of their upcoming album “Ugly Heroes”, which is due out 5/28. An Ugly Hero is considered a myth. Growing up, the heroes we saw in cartoons and movies were perfectly chiseled, intelligent, and had senses none of us possess. An UGLY HERO is the everyday blue collar individual that makes the world go ’round. These are the heroes that work hard all day, everyday to help ensure that the lives around them are taken care of, and do it all without recognition. They wear themselves into the ground and sacrifice vanity for family. Graves by Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent, Red Pill) Previously: Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent, Red Pill) Interview w/ UHF [Video]

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