Audio Push & Loaded Lux Talk Current & Future Music Plans [Video]

Sway’s Universe was very present at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, TX. Group Audio Push and Loaded Lux stopped by Sway in the Morning to discuss some new music they have coming out and battle rapping. Audio Push will release their new project, We The Plug, this spring. Loaded Lux also discussed his new projects and a new rap battle coming up. Watch Audio Push and Loaded Lux spit a hot freestyle below.

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Ty Dolla $ign Says He May Ask Jhene Aiko To Sing On “L.A.” Collab With Kendrick Lamar [Video]

GlobalGrind caught up with Cali singer/songwriter Ty Dolla $ign at Austin’s SXSW Film & Music Festival. The “Beach House” singer shared details about his new “L.A.” collaboration with Kendrick Lamar and possibly asking Jhene Aiko to sing on the hook. He also dished about his “Familiar (Remix)” featuring 2 Chainz, and his forthcoming album “Free TC.”

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CASTLE – Return Of The Gasface (The Has​-​Lo Passages) [Album Stream]

Castle’s Return of the Gasface (The Has-Lo Passages) enters the stage today on Mello Music Group. The record is a frame by frame rewrite of the graphic debut from Castle, Gasface. Unsatisfied with the typical approach to remix projects, MMG vet Has-Lo built the album from the ground up – having Castle re-spit verses, adding verses, ad-libs, a guest verse from Has, and even pair of new tracks. The result is an entirely new wave thematically and cinematically. Conceptually the project is somewhere between Marvel’s “Team Up” and “What If” storylines. The synergy between Has-Lo and Castle is that of long-time collaborators offering the best of back and forths. Lyrically Castle manages to combine the menace of the streets with the reality of home life – an intimate three-dimensional portrait of a man witnessing life unfold through a Hip-hop filter. Castle describes it well: “Pop rappers chastising, claim that I don’t stack enough. Art rappers chastising, claim that I don’t tap enough.” Add to it, Has-Lo’s sonic backdrops that seem to help Castle’s lyrical displays rise to the forefront, providing well-timed accents that drive it all home. Return of The Gasface (The Has-Lo Passages) by Castle

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Reks & Hazardis Soundz – All Eyes On Reks [Mixtape]

Massachusetts rhymesayer REKS and Queens-born beatsmith Hazardis Soundz have come together with The DJBooth, Brick Records and DJ Deadeye to bring listeners their latest collaborative street release, the All Eyes on REKS mixtape. The official prelude to the collaborators’ forthcoming studio album, Eyes Watching God, the project packs a whopping 20 tracks’ worth of original material. Included are reader-approved singles “Turnt Up” and “54.” City Boy Dee ( of Good Belt Gang), Ea$y Money, Ekko, N.O.R.E., Termanology, Wais P and Wrekonize (of ¡MAYDAY!) are just a few of many noteworthy guests to join REKS on the mic throughout the set. Hazardis Soundz handles the lion’s share of the production, with additional boardwork coming courtesy of The Arcitype, The Audible Doctor, EzDread, Knowledge Medina, KobeBeats and Numonics.

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Pharoahe Monch – PTSD [Album Cover & Tracklist]

Here’s the official artwork and tracklist for Pharoahe Monch’s upcoming album “PTSD”, which stands for “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”. It comes with guest appearances from Black Thought, Talib Kweli, Denaun Porter, The Stepkids, Vernon Reid and production from Lee Stone, Marco Polo, Jesse West and Quelle Chris. The LP is set to be released on April 15th and can be pre-ordered on iTunes. Tracklist 1.) “The Recollection Facility” (produced by Pharoahe Monch) 2.) “Times2” (produced by Marco Polo) 3.) “Losing My Mind” f/ deNaUn (produced by Jesse West) 4.) “Heroin Addict” (produced by Pharoahe Monch) 5.) “Damage” (produced by Lee Stone) 6.) “Bad M.F.” (produced by Lee Stone) 7.) “The Recollection Facility Pt.2” (produced by Pharoahe Monch) 8.) “Rapid Eye Movement” f/ Black Thought (produced by Marco Polo) 9.) “Scream” (produced by Quelle Chris) 10.) “SideFX”f/ Dr. Pete (produced by Pharoahe Monch) 11.) “The Jungle” (produced by Marco Polo) 12.) “Broken Again” (produced by The Lion Share Music Group) 13.) “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”(produced by Boogie Blind & B.A.M.) 14.) “Dream” f/ Talib Kweli (produced by Lee Stone) 15.) “The Recollection Facility Pt.3” (produced by Pharoahe Monch) 16.) “Eht Dnarg Noisulli” f/ The Stepkids (produced by The Stepkids & Pharoahe Monch) 17.) “Stand Your Ground”f/ Vernon Reid (produced by Lee Stone)

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