Chase N. Cashe – Raja [Beat Tape]

Check out “Raja”, the new instrumental album by Chase N. Cashe. Ever wanted to know what it was like living in the days of Kings? Chase N. Cashe does as well. “Raja” is the soundtrack through the mind of Chase N. Cashe and his love for the Golden Days of rulership. Chase provides many diverse sounds for you to sit back and enjoy. Enchanting melodies, exotic drums, and wavering bass lines come together to create a pleasure filled instrumental album. Download: Chase N. Cashe – Raja

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Matt Monday – Before The Filth [Mixtape]

The Charleston representative’s first release under the Matt Monday moniker (He was previously known as Righchus.), the project marks the end of a two-year hiatus following his 2012 Black Cradles mixtape. Included among its nine original tracks are (non-featured) lead single “The Lomax” and reader-approved follow-ups “Get It Wrong,” and “You.” No outside guest vocalists appear on the set, which packs production by Black Dave, Eric Dingus, Kassett, Larry Ford Jr., Majeed Fick, Ryan Janeiro, Sango and Yung Gud.

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The Black Opera feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Beginning Of The End [Video]

A Message from The Black Opera: “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. The Black Opera enlist the Queen Georgia Anne Muldrow to reinforce the multilinear concept of the beginning and the end. This songs nuance stands for power, rebirth, triumph, completion, and exhaultation. It is TBO’s audible Alpha and Omega.”

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Ras Kass Talks Battle Rap, KRS-One And Jay Z [Video]

“Battle rap was a proving ground for me,” Ras Kass tells WatchLOUD.com in the next part of our interview. He recalls the days when he was a 14-year-old running the streets battling MCs for money. “They would take you and put money on you like Pitbull fights. Putting money on you. I talk about this on a song called ‘Animal Sacrifice.’ Sway and Tech would page me to come and battle people on The WakeUp Show.” The waterproof MC goes on to talk about the time he tried to give his demo tape to KRS-ONE, watching an early Jay Z in a rhyme cypher and today’s battle MCs. “I love the fact that Mook killed BET,” he adds. “That’s masterful and I respect their craft.” Watch the full video above.

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