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Legendary emcee Reef The Lost Cauze drove up from Philadelphia with producer Bear-One to talk about their latest project, “Furious Styles”. Joined by Demorne Warren from Queens who has been promoting his album “Excelsior”, the two emcees ended the show nicely with an impressive freestyle. Check out the video and purchase “Furious Styles” by Reef The Lost Cauze & Bear-One and “Excelsior” by Demorne Warren.
Read moreComing straight outta Amityville, Long Island, the seminal hip hop trio De La Soul — comprised of MCs Posdnuos, Trugoy the Dove, and DJ Maseo, plus visionary producer Prince Paul — changed the sound of rap forever. De La’s innovative use of eclectic samples, bugged-out album skits, and multi-layered lyrical wordplay left a stamp on the music that will never die. Their “Buddy” remix became ground zero for the birth of the Native Tongues movement, helping launch the careers of A Tribe Called Quest and giving further shine to rising talents Queen Latifah, Monie Love, and The Jungle Brothers. Last Friday, De La Soul dropped “and the Anonymous Nobody…”, their first album in 12 years, and also the first album by any major rap group to be fully funded by crowd-sourcing. Their Kickstarter raised over $600,000—by far the biggest budget they’ve ever seen for an album. This phenomenal show of support is a testament to the fierce loyalty of De La’s devoted fanbase. But that’s not the only reason it’s a big year for Plugs One, Two and Three. Mass Appeal is releasing a documentary online called De La Soul Is Not Dead. The short film not only looks into the history of De La Soul, but also explores the nagging legal and sample clearance issues that has prevented them from releasing their classic albums such as De La Soul Is Dead (1991) and Stakes is High (1996) on digital platforms like iTunes, Apple Music, or Spotify. Due to this
Read moreWaka Flocka drops a matching visual for his remix of Drake’s “Hype”.
Read moreToday (August 29th) would have been Michael Jackson’s 58th birthday. So it’s only right Mister Cee pays tribute to the greatest pop artist off all time. Stream or download his MJ b-day mix below. Rest in Power, MJ!
Read moreB.o.B. is back with his mixtape, titled “A.I.R.”. Stream or download the 11-track tape below.
Read moreDirected by Ben Hughes & Allan Kingdom. “Northern Lights” out now.
Read moreRenz Young releases a pair of new tracks in anticipation of his new project, “It Was Nice Knowing You”, coming soon. Stream “A Northside Love Story” and “Faces” below.
Read more“Here it is guys. I put in a fair amount of work on this one, and I really hope you all enjoy it in some form or fashion. I put aside a lot of insecurities and did my best to grow as a person through this work of art. I believe it will be apparent when you play this piece front to back. This project is meant to play out in order, it follows a loose storyline that includes actual (unscripted) dialogue that depicts the current state of things for many of us twenty-something’s in the Bay Area (and in the world really). Although the title of this project may seem a bit exclusive to certain generations, it is meant to be felt by everyone who has been, currently is, or will be a twenty-something. TBKTR forever, ever and a day,” – Caleb
Read moreOff of Dolph’s “Rich Crack Baby” project, which is available now.
Read moreTaken from Ariana’s latest album “Dangerous Woman”.
Read moreLil Uzi Vert returns with “All My Sins”. It is produced by Murda and FKi. Press play below.
Read moreDe La Soul’s brand new studio album “and the Anonymous Nobody…” is in stores now.
Read moreLupe Fiasco returns with his new video for “Pick Up the Phone.” Set over a staccato string instrumental, the track addresses the prevalence of mobile technology in our lives and relationships. “Every single click is just hammering it home/Who knew Russian Roulette involved answering the phone?/Until my signal dwindles or channel doesn’t roam/Or my cell phone dies/Or there’s cancer in my dome,” he raps. “I left the story of my life on your answering machine.” via Complex
Read moreTaken from Shaz’ upcoming album “Wide Awake”, coming soon.
Read moreCornerboy P drops a visual for the title-track off his latest project, “Clientele”. Check the clip above.
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