Mani Coolin’ – New L.A. [Stream x Download]

Oft imitated but never equaled, the DJBooth Freestyle Series ran from February 2009 through June 2011. Its 250 total entries were the work of a veritable who’s-who of underground and emerging emcees, including stars of today like Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller. Now, it’s back for a second round. The 55th entry in the relaunched series comes courtesy of Mani Coolin’, a Los Angeles native who is fresh off the March release of his Booth-approved project, “Hope4theYouth”. Over the production stylings of fellow La La Land resident Ashton McCreight, the buzzmaking emcee performs straightforward, confident bars on New L.A.. Fred Lozano provides original artwork to accompany the freestyle. Mani will soon be announcing details and dates for a small headlining tour, in addition to releasing several visuals from “Hope4theYouth”.

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Supastition – Flawless [Stream x Download]

Supastition releases the new single, “Flawless”, with production by Praise off the upcoming album, “Gold Standard”. The new album will be released June 2nd via Reform School Music/World Expo Records on Digital and CD. Guest features include Kenn Starr, Boog Brown, and Soundsci with production from Praise, MoSS, Croup, and a few others. Supastition is currently performing on a 50+ city U.S. tour with Blueprint to promote the upcoming “Gold Standard” release.

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The Black Opera – 90z Baby [Stream x Download]

With summertime almost here, The Black Opera returns alongside their frequent collaborating composer Tall Black Guy with something smooth you can ride to with the windows down in “90z Baby”. This ode to the magic that happens when eras collide features Ro Spit, Scolla, Jamall Bufford and Magestik Legend, who is fresh off the release of his most recent solo album “Legend Has It“. Make sure you check that out and check this out, perfect for summertime cook outs & house parties.

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Tory Lanez – Acting Like [Video]

Watch the official music video for Tory Lanez and Shlohmo’s new song, “Acting Like”. Directed by Zac Facts. Tory Lanez has an entire EP with the LA-based collective WeDidIt, home to buzzing atmospheric producers like RL Grime and Shlohmo. The first single off the highly anticipated EP featured production from RL Grime, “In For It.” The project’s second release taps Shlohmo for his moody, slow-moving production on “Acting Like.” It’s crazy. The song is driven by a distorted bass and synths, complimented by Tory’s r’n’b vocals detailing his friends with benefits relationship.

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