Lee Bannon – Cope [Album Stream]

On Tuesday, acclaimed multi-genre producer Lee Bannon will release his remaining catalog project, “Cope.” Over the last year, Bannon has become comfortable releasing his back catalog, spanning back to 2010’s The Big Toy Box. When listening to each catalog project, you can hear Lee’s growth from being a talented hip-hop producer working with Joey Bada$$ and the Pro Era crew, to an electronic producer, transitioning into his current expansion in the drum & bass world. In 2014, Lee Bannon commercially released The Big Toy Box, The Big Toy Box 2, Gnarlon Bando’s Midnight Noir, Caligula Theme Music 2.7.5, Never/Mind/The/Darkness/Of/It…, and Joey Bada$$ / Pro Era Instrumentals, in addition to his new EP Main/Flex. Cope is an ambient project that further demonstrates Lee’s range as a producer, exemplifying why critics such as Impose rave, “Lee Bannon is killing it right now.” Cope hits stores worldwide on Tuesday via Chillectro / Babygrande Records.

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Kid Ink Discusses Relationship With R. Kelly + Writes A Hook On The Spot & Breaks Down “Round Here” [Video]

With his sophomore album “Full Speed” hitting shelves this week, one of rap’s fastest rising stars Kid Ink stopped by the Sway In The Morning studios We hear a first hand account of the recording process, working with the vast talent featured on the project and a break down of the lyrics to “Round Here.”

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Sadat X Names 4 Of His Top 5 Rappers Of All Time [Video]

Chris Rivers co-hosted Rap Is Outta Control recently with DJ Eclipse, along with Brand Nubian member Sadat X as a special guest. Being introduced into the music industry in 1989, Sadat X possesses much knowledge and history of hip hop culture. A younger Chris Rivers asked Sadat to name his top 5 rappers of all-time to see which rappers the older generation respects. Sadat named the first four before we took a break into playing more music. Can you guess which artists were mentioned? Leave a comment below and share the video.

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