Maffew Ragazino – Brownsville’s Jesus [Mixtape]

Brooklyn rhymesayer Maffew Ragazino has come together with The DJBooth to bring listeners his latest street album, Brownsville’s Jesus. Presented in two sections titled The New Testament and The Old Testament, the project packs a total of 20 original jams from the Northeastern phenom. Included are reader-approved singles “Never Ran, Never Will,” “Box Office Smash,” “River Phoenix” and “Got 2 Love It.” Action Bronson, Heems, Kool AD, Skyzoo, Spazz One, Torae, Troy Ave and more make guest appearances throughout the set, which packs production by the likes of !llmind, B!nk, Foreign Allegiance and Harry Fraud.

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Maryam Saleh – Nouh Al Hamam – Nouh Al Hamam [Stream]

Some time ago I worked for a Berlin based NGO called MICT while running Jakarta Records. During this time I helped organize a recording session in Tunisia with 9 female singers and musicians from Tunisia, Libya & Egypt together with Oddisee and Olof Dreijer of The Knife. “Nouh Al Hamam” by egyptian singer Maryam Saleh is the first leak of the project. You can pre-order the vinyl here.

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