Happy Holidays​.​.​. From HiPNOTT Records [Free LP]

This winter, HiPNOTT Records has gathered our team of artists to give our fans a compilation of previously unreleased music for this holiday season. The compilation will be available for free download December 24th as our holiday gift to you. Until then, we will leak a few new tracks from the set along with accompanying video holiday cards from our artists. Happy Holidays… From HiPNOTT Records by HiPNOTT Records

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Mani Coolin’ – Merry Christmas [Free EP]

I Wanted To Give My Supporters, Fans, & Even If This Is Your First Time Listening To Me; Some New Music To Show My Appreciation. 5 New Songs. This Ins’t An EP, Just Something I Put Together With Jay Kurzweil. My Album “Hope 4 The Youth” IS On The Way. Its Crazy… But Happy Holidays, Enjoy It With Your Fam & Bump This Shit, WestSide$hit 4 Eva, BackWood$horty. – Mani Coolin’

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Tree & Chris Crack – Tree + Crack [Free EP]

Chicago’s MC Tree has had one hell of a year, releasing a slew of Soul Trap-themed collaborations throughout 2014 alongside his own solo projects, he has established himself as the sort of Godfather of Chicago’s burgeoning hip-hop scene. He returns today with a re-hashing of his work with fellow Chicago MC, Chris Crack. Having teamed up earlier this year with the New Deal Crew artist for a resounding hit in TreeSwag, which has found itself on year-end lists, the duo returns on Christmas Eve with a tightly packaged, five song EP to tie folks over through the holidays. Once again a furtherance of the patented ‘Soul Trap’ sound that Tree established with his Sunday School series.

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Action Bronson – Mr. Wonderful [Tracklist]

Bronson reveales the official tracklist to his debut LP, “Mr. Wonderful”. Guests include Meyhem Lauren, Big Body Bes, Chance The Rapper, Party Supplies and Chauncey Shreod. Check it out below. Tracklist 01. Brand New Car 02. When I Rise 03. Terry 04. Actin Crazy 05. Falconry 06. City Boy Blues 07. A Light In the Addict 08. Baby Blue 09. In Those Jeans 10. Only In America 11. Galatic Love 12. The Road 13. Easy Rider

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Rome Fortune Talks Origins, Atlanta Scene, Beard Maintenance & More [Video]

After kicking off the inaugural video episode of our On The Come Up series last week with Boldy James, we return this Wednesday with another rapper you should be keeping an eye on, Rome Fortune. You’ve definitely seen Rome on the site before, from his Beautiful Pimp mixtape series to his most recent EP Small VVorld, we’ve got it all. However, if you want to learn more about the man with the brightly colored beard, we got you. In the video above, Rome talks about his origins, what the scene in Atlanta is like, beard maintenance and grooming tips, some of his favorite collabos and more.

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Logic: “Battle Rap Is Dope, But It’s Not For Me” [Video]

Logic shared his thoughts on Battle Rap in this clip from his exclusive interview with VladTV. Logic recalled briefly engaging in small competitive rap battles during high school, but never got too deeply into the art form. While he admires the skill that gets put into the lyrical sport, he isn’t too fond of it because he feels as though there is a lot of negative energy that gets put into the battles. He went on to discuss the recent “Ether” battle between Cassidy vs. Dizaster.

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Royce Da 5’9″ Don’t Thinks J. Cole Dissed Em On “Fire Squad” [Video]

Royce Da 5’9 shared his thoughts on J. Cole’s “Fire Squad” in this clip from his exclusive interview with VladTV. Royce doesn’t think that J. Cole was trying to diss Eminem in any way by grouping his name with the likes of Justin Timberlake, Macklemore, and Iggy Azalea on the track, and he didn’t get offended by the line when he heard it. However, Royce did discuss the ways that artists can often ignite controversy when trying to utilize shock-value bars that get blown out of proportion by the general public. If there was any malicious intent hidden within the line aimed at Eminem, then Royce believes that an apology is in order, however, he doesn’t think that is the case considering that J. Cole has met Em in the past and was cool with him before.

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