Chance The Rapper – Same Drugs [Video]
“Same Drugs” is taken from Chance’s Grammy-nominated project “Coloring Book“. Watch the Jake Schreier-directed clip above.
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James Fauntleroy – DOJO [EP]
James Fauntleroy is back with his new EP “DOJO”, which consists of 5 never-before-heard songs and the previously released “Oblige”. Take a listen below.
Read moreRuss – The Journey [Audio x Download]
Russ is back with a new self-produced freebie for our listening pleasure. “Ain’t no destination, the journey is everything…” Stream or download “The Journey” below.
Read moreLion Babe feat. Moe Moks – Rockets [Audio]
Lion Babe and Moe Moks team up for a new song called “Rockets”. Check it out below.
Read moreKap G feat. Quavo – No New Friends [Audio]
Kap G teams up with Quavo on “No New Friends”. Hear it below.
Read moreHanz On – P.L.O. [Audio]
“P.L.O.” will appear Hanz On’s final album, “BARCA”, which is due out March 17th via his label Hanz On Music Entertainment (H.O.M.E.). Press play below.
Read moreCookin Soul – J Dilla Tribute (SP404 Live Mix) [Audio]
“Last friday I performed a J Dilla tribute set in Brussels (Belgium)… enjoy! 1 SP 404sx + 1 turntable + 1 laptop. RIP Dilla Dawg!”
Read moreQuelle Chris – Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often [Album Stream]
Here’s an early stream of Quelle Chris’s new project “Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often”. The album’s first song is “Buddies,” a quirky expression of self-love that finds Quelle toasting his best friend (himself) over a jazzy bass loop and intermittent horn stabs courtesy of producer Ayepee: “I f—- with myself / I might buy myself some flowers / I’m in love with myself.” The high doesn’t last long; the harps that conclude “Buddies” give way to the choral “aahs” and somber guitar of “Popeye, “a meditation on regrets: “Kickin’ the can but never eats the spinach / Seems I never reach the goal but alway meet the finish / Though / I know my heart … goes.” Quelle isn’t alone on this personal journey. Frequent collaborators like Cavalier, Jean Grae and Denmark Vessey (his partner in the collective Crown Nation) lend vocals throughout. Together, they make “In Case I Lose Myself” feel more like communion than a typical posse cut: “I am we / We are God / I am dirt / I am stars / C’est la vie / Say ase / Say Amen/ ‘ḥamdu lillāh.” The guests also help to counterbalance the album’s weighty content. The droning synths of “Fascinating Grass” feels like a stuck-on-the-couch high until Roc Marciano appears to inject his sober hustler’s perspective: “Sling blow / For cheese / Veuve Clicquot / I’m covered in gold / I feel like C-3PO.” On “The Prestige,” Quelle’s short verse sets
Read moreDa Villins feat. Prodigy – FOH Pt. 2 (J57 Remix) [Audio x Download]
“The homies Da Villins & Prodigy of Mobb Deep asked me to remix their joint. So I decided to go ”Hell On Earth” vibewise. Here is the official remix. We decided to release it on my b’day Feb. 6.” – J57
Read moreWatch Run The Jewels’ “Tiny Desk” Concert [Video]
Like any good pair of twins, Run the Jewels have a freaky sort of unspoken fraternity. When El-P and Killer Mike strode in with their usual uniforms — Mike in a gold chain as thick as a garter snake, El in a fitted Yankees cap and pair of blue-mirrored sunglasses — the two didn’t have to do as much as nod to one another before upending three tracks from their latest LP, “RTJ3”, in strange and perfect symbiosis. El-P (née El-Producto, née Jaime Meline) — rapper, producer, and all-around godfather of the backpacker scene of the late-90’s — and Killer Mike — known for guest features on tracks by Atlanta’s Dungeon Family in the early-aughts, solo work in the mid-to-late ’00s, and perhaps most widely for his very public support of Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign last year — have out-mused each other in a supergroup that somehow seems to get better, louder, and more pertinent since their start in 2013. They represent an ideal evolution of underground hip-hop to mainstream success, mixing a fundamentally activist animus with IMAX-level production without losing a speck of vital force. On an unseasonably beautiful day in D.C., Run the Jewels was sweaty and sulfuric, ad-libbing with one another in an exchange so slick, easy, and conspiratorial, it felt like we were in on their shared language. “Run the Jewels 3” is available now.
Read moreJuicy J feat. Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign – Ain’t Nothing [Video]
Juicy J drops a visual for his new single “Ain’t Nothing” with iz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign. Watch the clip above. “Rubba Band Business” coming soon!
Read moreJR Castro – Hold You Down [Audio]
JR Castro is back with a new song called “Hold You Down”. Hear it below.
Read moreYoung Sizzle – Trap Ye [Mixtape]
Atlanta rapper and producer Young Sizzle aka Southside finally drops off his “Trap Ye” project. Stream/download below.
Read moreNxWorries Perform “Lyk Dis” On A Rooftop [Video]
“Yes Lawd!” out now.
Read moreSosamann Freestyles & Explains What “Splashing & Saucing” Means In Houston [Video]
The self-proclaimed “saucy” rapper, Sosamann swung by Sway in the Morning during our live Houston broadcast and broke down some of their H-Town lifestyle and lingo. Keep up as he explains what “splashing” means, the origin behind his name and the story behind his collaborations with 21 Savage and Wiz Khalifa. Plus, you know we had to drop a beat one time for a fresh freestyle from this H-Town MC! Catch it above and follow @Sosamann for more splashing, dripping and saucing.
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