Black Milk & Nat Turner – The Rebel [Audio x Download]

Black Milk returns alongside his band Nat Turner (Aaron “Ab” Abernathy on keys, Malik Hunter on bass, and Zebulun “Z” Horton on drums) with a live instrumental LP, “The Rebellion Sessions“, a jazz-funk opus recorded over the span of one week. On “The Rebel”, Black adds a verse to an instrumental off “The Rebellion Sessions” entitled “4 Blacks”. The album will be released digitally on April 4th.

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Sonny Seeza – Everywhere [Video]

With a career spanning over two decades, East Coast rap stalwart Sonny Seeza has truly been “Everywhere.” But rather than showcase his international exploits in his new video, the former Onyx member takes it back to where it all began: Brooklyn. Throughout the visuals, the explosive MC embraces the energy of the track, which is produced by Swiss producer DJ Def Cut. Sonny and his crew to stunt through BK, where they take to the streets, hit the club, and enjoy the nightlife, all while the film crew of PW Films (also hailing from Switzerland) captures the footage. Much like the track itself, the video for “Everywhere” is a celebration of Sonny’s achievements both throughout his legendary career, and more recently. Specifically, they’re putting their glasses up to toast the release of his latest solo project, ‘Bridges,’ which absolutely needs to be on your radar (especially if you’re a hardcore Hip­Hop head). ‘Bridges’ is now available for download through iTunes and all major digital retailers, via Empire Music.

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Royce Da 5’9″ Praises Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole For Staying True To Lyricism [Video]

Royce Da 5’9 is temporarily back solo with the impending release of his sixth studio album, Layers. After being told he was “almost too versatile” when he first signed in the late 90’s, Royce explains “This project is basically just me peeling back all of the layers of each personality that I am on each project and giving you everything in one project now that you were able to see it in parts prior to.” In this clip the lyricist also admits being a part of Slaughterhouse and Bad Meets Evil has hindered him from doing more work alone. “That’s pretty much what’s been eating my time as an artist,” he confessed to DJ Vlad. At one point during the video Royce praises Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole for staying true to their craft despite it not being “cool to be a lyricist” in 2016, according to him. “He sits in that successful emcee space by himself, but he takes that hit. He doesn’t sell the records that Drake sells,” he says of Kendrick after calling him the “exception to every rule in hip-hop right now.” He then moves on to backpack rap, and why though “it’s not where all the hype is at,” he’ll continue to stay in that lane and push out real raps. “That’s why nobody wants to rap against us,” Royce adds about his Slaughterhouse crew. “Cause they know they’d get they a** handed to ’em. Anybody. Anybody, any crew. Anytime.” Catch Royce Da 5’9 talk

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