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Producer Tuelv sends the track he produced for Omaha, Nebraska artist VERZE called "The Process" , from VERZE 's second LP "Invizible Art" .  "The Process" combines calm, beautiful piano sample from the jazz legend Ahmad Jamal .  Stream the track below!!! Links to the album: https://soundcloud.com/verze/sets/invizible-art http://verze.bandcamp.com/album/invizible-art

Washington D.C.-bred, California-based rapper/producer Fong-Sai-U presents "Dopeamine” , the self-produced new single featuring Dice Raw , from his forthcoming album Ballads Of A Massacre .  Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to Dunn Deal Promotions for sending***

Rap collective StarVation along with C4 , Nenjah Nycist , D.N.A. , Mike Tess , Krytic , Kojo , Illa Ills , Fecko , Modenine , Raezy , D.J. Slice , Mars Co-Op , and hip-hop trio Aces High make up the first “Back 2 Da Boom Bap” mix-tape hosted by Rhythm FM 93.7 DJ Smooth . The mix-tape displaying the talents of the aforementioned artists spans three continents including Africa, Europe, and the United States and encompasses that old school flair that “real” hip-hop heads know and love. ***Thanks to Fecko for sending*** Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com

Chase Allen digs into the crates for one of the most authentic hip hop beats, "Banned From TV" by N.O.R.E. #MonkeyFoodMonday #Freestyle4Practice .  Follow @iamchaseallen and purchase #DARK NOW AVAILABLE on iTunes and GooglePlay

Outstanding Media sends the track 2:30 AM by Jehuniko .  Stream the track below!!! From the upcoming project "Forever Free" .  

Damn Money , the Spanish rap group, drops his new single called "Star On My Way" featuring one the best R&B artists from Europe, Ricky Furiati . Available Now! iTunes: http://smarturl.it/hr1b21 ***Thanks to David Jiménez Esser for sending***

Jay Dillinger sends his new music vid Go For Broke , from the Black Gatsby Album . Download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bla... Official Blog: http://thejaydillinger.com Clothing: http://yungandwavy.com

PR DEAN MULTIMEDIA sends the track "Go Hard" by G.MONTANA ft. SCOTTY ATL & EMILIO ROJAS , off "GOOD FUCKING MUSIC" VOL.1 .

Diamond Media 360 sends the track "Where We Go" by Kyle Rapps , produced by Belief . Okayplayer Premiere: bit.ly/1qjiBWT

DMV artist Dolo Moretti sends his second edition to his #FreshFlowFridays "Live B4 I Die" featuring ShaMe Aveknu .  Stream & Download below!!!

Los Angeles, CA  ( June 26, 2014 ) – Following the success of the  XXL Freshmen Live 2014  show in New York ,  the leading urban music publication in the country had a follow-up night to remember in Los Angeles. Long lines were wrapped around the corner with eager fans anticipating the performances of some of the this year’s Freshmen Class branded as the “Dirty Dozen.” Each year the Freshmen artists surprise fans with special celebrity guests that accompany them during their show. At the New York show, Cover Boy Troy Ave brought out Fabolous while Ty Dolla $ign brought out R&B darling, Sevyn Streeter to perform her hit single “It Won’t Stop at this year’s LA show. Now in its 7 th   year of crowning  ground breaking artists, XXL Magazine has cultivated and captured the Hip-Hop community by unveiling the most  talented unknown artists by giving them  a platform and cover story awareness that swiftly transitions most of them ...

There has never been a more important time for the Hip Hop community to lead with our voices and with action. Mid-term elections are this November, and we need every American, 18 and older, to participate. Today, Hip Hop Caucus launches the 2014 Respect My Vote! campaign. Respect My Vote! is the largest and longest running Hip Hop get-out-the-vote campaign. So it is historic today, that I get to announce to you that we have two celebrities, new to the Hip Hop Caucus family, joining us and committing to leading with us to educate and mobilize young people to the polls this year. The Hip Hop Caucus welcome Rick Ross and Elle Varner as 2014 Respect My Vote! spokespeople. Check out the press announcement from the Respect My Vote! campaign site.  This will be the fourth consecutive cycle for our award-winning Respect My Vote! campaign. Given the numerous issues that the Hip Hop community faces from barriers to economic and educational opportunity, to climate change, to rac...

The Selfie Interviews ( #SelfieInterviews ) is a new way to enjoy interviews from your favorite artist but, there is a unique twist to these interviews, Selfies Interviews are interviews of the artist and BY the artist! With this new approach, we can ask questions that most journalists would not dare as. This series you don’t know how the artist will act towards their own “alter ego” and finally no question is out of bounds! Selfie Interviews are a cool take on getting caught up with today’s top Hip-Hop talent and Rocko the first Selfie Interview where responds to Nas ’ blazing lyrical on their song “Hustle,” and the forbidden question of what really happened with Rocko and Monica , and more! ***Thanks to Li'Mari' (Echoing Soundz) for sending***

ArtOfficial sends the official music video for our new single, "Laser Show" ! Their new project, Knives , will be released on July 15th . Free download of Laser Show available at http://www.ArtOfficialMusic.net Shot and Edited by Daniel Daigle and Carlos De Verona . Art Direction: Ao Logics

East Coast rhymesayer Skeezo and producer Rediculus have come together with The DJBooth to bring listeners their new joint street release, the Stuck in Da '90s Remix Project . The project finds Rediculus remixing seven standout cuts by Skeezo . Two bonus remixes bring the set to a total of nine tracks. Throughout Stuck in Da '90s , Skeezo is joined on the mic by Bekay , DJ Modesty , El Gant , Napoleon the Legend , Nutso , Shabaam Sahdeeq and Vanessa Renee . ***Thanks to PR DEAN MULTIMEDIA for sending***

Producer Es-K (Vermont) gathers some Serious MC's together ( M-Dot , Charmingly Ghetto , MC Dialect & S. Dub ) on a reflection song in dedication to his fallen friend. Track is aptly named "Reminisce" . Vinyl & CD out now for his full length project  Serenity . ***Thanks to Revalation (EMS) for sending***

Diamond Media 360 sends in promotion for Illa Ghee 's Social Graffiti LP set to drop July 8th , the Brooklyn veteran connects with long time collaborator and borough mate Sean Price on the Crummie Beats produced "Speak To 'Em" .

Fresh off the release of Jus Daze 's latest single " Broke Up " off his upcoming EP "No Regrets, No Expectations" , Daze sends us with a less serious side of breaking up in this entertaining spoof-version of Jay-Z 's "Girls, Girls, Girls" by showing love to the "Thots" .

ADVANCE MEDIA PREVIEW CLIP FROM THIS FRIDAY’S SKEE LIVE ON AXS TV   LUPE FIASCO DISCUSSES MUSIC AND THE WORLD CUP DURING THIS FRIDAY’S SKEE LIVE ON AXS TV AT 8PE LOS ANGELES – June 25, 2014 – World Cup fever hits SKEE LIVE, AXS TV’s hit music performance and interview series, this Friday, June 27 as GRAMMY ® award-winning artist Lupe Fiasco sits down with host DJ Skee and discusses, among other subjects, his role as musical director with the 2014 U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team and working with team captain Clint Dempsey on a new song. Hear Fiasco’s first-hand account of his experience with the team in this exclusive preview clip from this Friday’s episode, which airs at 8pE/5pP on AXS TV: bit.ly/1v3Swsm Also during the in-depth interview, Fiasco talks about his upcoming album “Tetsuo & Youth,” which is set to release later this summer; discusses his relationship with his record label; and shares his opinion on the business side of music. Fiasco caps off the ni...

Diamond Media 360 sends the visual "So Good" by Albuquerque's Wake Self . From the album "Good Things Happen To Those Who Wake" : http://www.wakeself.com/shop/albums/w... Video By Concept Flux Beat Production by PH8  Additional Vocals by Ariano

MonkeyFood Music Group sends the Chase Allen visual for "Love Money" . From the project entitled #DARK . Shot and edited by @RaeRuckus .  #DARK NOW AVAILABLE on iTunes and GooglePlay

Diamond Media 360 sends the track Take You Down by Fluent (feat. Joe Budden ), produced by J. Cardim .  "Take You Down" is the latest leak taken from Fluent 's forthcoming LP, Supreme Victory , which features from the likes of Nipsey Hussle , Action Bronson , Guilty Simpson in addition to Joe Budden . iTunes Pre-Order : bit.ly/1irIhxS

Mello Music Group sends the track D.L.S. by Has-Lo & Castle .  D.L.S. by Has-Lo & Castle

Double Agent Media sends Gimme the Mic Remix ft. Dragon Fli Empire , Ghettosocks & Def 3 .  Stream and download the track below!!! ***Thanks to Makebelieve Records for sending*** Original song is from Dragon Fli Empire 's album "Mission Statement" : makebelievehiphop.bandcamp.com/album/mission-statement Gimme the Mic Remix [SINGLE] by Double Agent Media

Whole Wheat Brothers Music presents Grimace Love Ft. Nish Raawks "20 Piece" (Remix) . 20 Piece is the second single from Grimace 's arsenal as he leads up to the release of his sophomore album "Strength" . Full project is slated for distribution in the late summer of 2014 . This remix is produced by Monolith's own Lancecape .   Check out the visuals directed/edited by Big Sproxx of the Freedom Writers .   "20 Piece" (Remix) : http://youtu.be/Ai4D3Fq_xhc ***Thanks to iStillLoveHER for sending***

Diamond Media 360 sends the album stream of BIGREC 's album DOOMSDAY , produced exclusively by the legendary DIAMOND D .  Stream below!!! Tracklist 1. The Dawning 2. Bullseye 3. If U Believe (featuring Blake Moses) 4. Unstoppable 5. NO 2 NC (featuring Shred TVT) 6. Abomination 7. Calisthenics 8. DoomsDay 9. I Cried (featuring Jawz Of Life) 10. New Order (featuring TH5PENTAGON) 11. Be Strong 12. Nowhere to Run 13. The Dumb Out (featuring R.A. The Rugged Man)  Available Now on iTunes , Amazon & GooglePlay : **iTunes: smarturl.it/os765t **Amazon Music: smarturl.it/yc9g9q **GooglePlay: smarturl.it/fpnq72 "Unstoppable" Music Video: youtu.be/ChEjvlo_EDI "Bullseye" Music Video: youtu.be/q2cNsTj3MEQ

Blueprint 's latest album Respect the Architect is a stripped down affair, simplifying the rapper/producer's music down to it's purest essence. But album centerpiece "Perspective" takes things a step further, showcasing a poignant, bare-bones approach that few artists dare to attempt. Produced by IMAKEMADBEATS .  ***Thanks to IMAKEMADBEATS for sending*** Get "Respect the Architect" here: http://bit.ly/1fDfNsy http://twitter.com/printmatic | http://facebook.com/printmatic http://printmatic.net | http://weightless.net

Gettysburg, PA artist Dubby of Team Loko sends the teaser visual for "The Room" . The full viusal will be dropping on July 1st !!! For more on Dubby of Team Loko : https://soundcloud.com/dubbyofteamloko

Trilladelphia natives Chris Bars and King Boxxes , otherwise known as 88 , are back with a hard-hitting track entitled "Finessin" . Produced by Yung Lang (who has produced for the likes of Juicy J , Roscoe Dash , Young Thug , Rich Homie Quan , Chief Keef , and several others).  Stream & Download the track below!!! ***Thanks to Joe Bayer for sending***

DJ Drama released the Gangsta Grillz: XXL Freshmen Edition , and Jarren Benton spazzed as usual. Check out his track "Pain In My Eyes" produced by Kato .  ***Thanks to SMKA for sending***

King Holiday is back... for the very first time. Find out why 3-time Grammy-nominee/R&B Diva, Angie Stone and Funk Volume/SMKA producer Kato On The Track got in the studio to record an EP together. Check out his debut EP, executive produced by Kato , and watch the official music video for his lead single - "Let 'Em Hate" . Stream & Download below!!! King Holiday - King Holiday EP

N-Crowd Entertainment sends the track SOULM8S by Maryann , the track is produced by N8 The Gr8 .  Stream & Download the track below!!!

MonkeyFood Music Group  sends an original cut off Chase Allen 's #DARK project titled "Love Money" .  As you continue to familiarize yourself with this fresh new talent, stay tune for the visual for this song later this week.  Stream the track below!!! Follow @iamchaseallen and purchase #DARK NOW AVAILABLE on iTunes and GooglePlay

Li'Mari' ( Echoing Soundz ) sends the visual to E-40 's track Bamboo . Directed By Ben Griffin . Produced By J Hawk . Buy The Block Brochure 4,5 & 6 on iTunes & Amazon http://smarturl.it/E40Block456DLXiTunes

Cristion D'or "Believe Me" FREESTLE from Gtown on Vimeo . Cristion D’or is fresh off the Hot97 Summer Jam performance , Interviews at Sirius XM/Shade 45 ’s Sway In The Morning , Street Sweeper Radio with DJ Kay Slay and a handful of Radio spins at Hot97 and Power105 amongst others. ***Thanks to DraftPickz Ent for sending*** Download: AUDIO

Winner's Circle ENT sends the 1st U.S. release "YNG N RCKLSS" by Courtney Argue featuring Detroit, MI spitta FowL .  Stream the track below!!!

Winner's Circle ENT sends the track "Break Yo Self" by Kevo featuring Fowl . The track is produced by M. Stacks .  Stream & Download the track below!!!

​​​7th Chakra is a upcoming emcee/producer from Fredericksburg Virginia. Fresh off the  Beats "N" Mixes   release the young realist recruits North Carolinian Supastition for the thought provoking single "Free Me" .  Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to Praverb for sending*** Free Me feat. Supastition by 7th Chakra

While working on the 'Music Angel' LP Jay Burna and Creole Kidd team up to give fans a little something for waiting. They call this one 'Audio Art' . Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to King Pushas for sending***

Signif sends her new track You're Beautiful , produced by Tay Lee and features smooth vocals from French vocalist Aldrick . Stream & Download below!!! The song is free to download, but you can support the cause by purchasing it HERE .

Talented emcee Rochelle Hot 16 sends her remix of the track Aristocrat by Lana Del Rey . After speaking with rapper Canibus about her latest single "Every Dog Has It Day"   Rochelle Hot 16 recently got the opportunity to appear in his new video "Pay Me in Gold" off his new album that dropped last week.  SEE BLOG HERE

SOHH PR sends the visual of the Rhyme Lab Cypher featuring Canon ( Reflection Music Group ) and several other Nashville, TN artists. The video is produced by Rocketown Productions . Rocketown is a community outreach facility targeting youth in Nashville TN. Rocketown offers music programs, recording studio, a full skate park, photography, art and dance among other activities for youth.

BLACKPANDAPR sends the track "Stay Young" by Maudlin Strangers the Los Angeles based solo project of Jake Hays , a multi instrumentalist/vocalist, who tracked, engineered, and produced his forthcoming Overdose EP .  Stream the track below!!!

ArtOfficial sends their new track "Laser Show" , from the "Knives" EP coming July 15th . Laser Show by ArtOfficial

As the 'microphone doctor,' BURNTmd prepares to co-host the first ever South Park Music Festival on July 4th weekend to an 80,000 plus capacity crowd in the now weed legal Colorado, the green thumb emcee unleashes "Natural Selection" , a slow burner that proves his medicine is truly potent.  Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to Diamond Media 360 for sending***

South Carolina artist Cole Connor sends his track Schizo #1 .  Stream the track below!!! TO RECEIVE A FREE DL OF THIS TRACK DONATE TO #THESEAM KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN! The support thus far has been extraordinary. Thank you. 12 days left. KICKSTARTER LINK: www.kickstarter.com/projects/2092356076/the-seam

Outstanding Media sends the track "10:00 AM" by Jehuniko , from Jehuniko 's upcoming project "Forever Free" .  Stream the track below!!!

EFFISCIENZ sends the visual SLUMZ by RAF ALMIGHTY by SNOOK DA CROOK & WYLD BUNCH .  Produced by DJ Brans , cuts by DJ Djaz .

Award winning Rhode Island emcee, Meta P , brings you his latest visual "R.I. Black" featuring some of the top talent from his home state. The song is taken from his upcoming album "EVOLUTION OF THE WHITE WOLF" produced by BLOCK MCCLOUD ( DISTURBIA MUSIC GROUP 2014 ). ***Thanks to Revalation (EMS) for sending***

Babyface Monster sends the 2nd single from the album "The Making of A Monster" , featuring Ro Gizz . Presented by Stack or Starve and sponsored by GetRightMusic.com .

Typ iLL & Ali Vegas team up on this dope beat produced by Sickness . This is a leak off of Typ iLL 's "The Turning Point" project dropping in July with guest appearances from Ali Vegas , Nature , Chaundon & The Snowgoons . ***Thanks to DJ Mickey Knox for sending***

Washington, DC artist Tizzy sends his track "I Ain't Lyin" . Stream & Download below!!!

Maejor Ali has released a new anthem called "Me And My Team" and features verses by Kid Ink and Trey Songz ! XXL Magazine premiered the record, and King Chef Tone handled the production.  Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to Miss Dimplez for sending***

Gillie Da Kid releases his third installment in the "King of Philly" mixtape series. Hosted by the prince of NY DJ Self and DJ Superstar Jay . ***Thanks to Li'Mari' (Echoing Soundz) for sending*** Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com

Diamond Media 360 sends the visual for This Is What They Like by Nutso & Dee Metto . Directed by Joe Paps & Junkie Productions SoundCloud Stream (Main) • AudioMack Download (Clean)

Columbus, Ohio-bred jazz-hop producer, teacher, DJ, emcee, and Polar Entertainment head J. Rawls presents the music video for "Rio" , the new single from his new album The Legacy out now featuring Masta Ace , Illa J , Oddisee , Wordsworth , Nottz Raw and more as well as production from Kev Brown , The Mighty DR , Rob Riley , Lakim and DJ O Sharp .   "Rio" is directed by Hieroglyphics emcee Casual and is produced by  Rashad . ***Thanks to Dunn Deal Promotions for sending***   The Legacy on iTunes | Soundcloud

Cool FD sends his weekly worldwide live radioshow, supporting nothing but real and independent hiphop music. This episode is hosted by Revalation of EMS . Tracklist 01. Revalation - Paid Dues ft. Kayda Luz (prod. by Skammadix) 02. Crew 54 - Recognize 03. Blak Flag x Marvalyss - Crime & Punishment 04. DJ Nucleus - Night Is Yourz ft. Joe Lazarus, Revalation, Don Streat, Senica Da Misfit 05. El Ay feat SmooVth & Aneeway Jones - Hard Game To Play 06. Fel Sweetenberg - Good = Love (prod. by DJ Brans) 07. Revalation - Bill of Rhymes (DJ Brans Rmx) 08. Revalation - All You Know (beat by Apollo Brown) 09. Filthy Wilfy P - Penny 4 Ur Thoughts 10. Knoe feat. Skyzoo and Torae - End Of The Beginning 11. Nome Nomadd - Just Kick It 12. Nutso x Dee Metto - This is What They Like 13. Senica Da Misfit - Something Terrible feat. DJ Grazzhoppa 14. Sugar Cayne - MC Borg ft. Napoleon Da Legend 15. Revalation - Take No Prisoners ft. BAM, Tribeca, Ellement, Punchline 16. Reval...

As we count the seconds before 7evenThirty 's sophomore album, The Problem , arrives July 8th , we get another taste of what's to come. The latest single, Filthy Rich , shows us that this project is unlike anything we've ever heard from 7evenThirty or producer Gensu Dean . ***Thanks to Mello Music Group for sending*** Filthy Rich (prod. Gensu Dean) by 7evenThirty

DM360 sends the world premiere of the stand-out cut "90" from BK trooper Illa Ghee ‘s third LP, Social Graffiti , which drops July 18 . The track is produced by the legendary Large Professor . 

The Write Brothers sends their debut single entitled 'Extraordinary I" off of their upcoming album 'Take Flight' , which premiered on Earmilk .

J.Good of Str8OutDaDen sends the track he produced entitled "Thesis Statement" by SoCal emcee Div.W .  Stream & Download the track below!!!

Here's THE REMIX by Cool FD from France, winner of the remix contest from EFFISCIENZ . Original track from Fel Sweetenberg 's The Invisible Garden produced by DJ Brans . ***Thanks to  EFFISCIENZ for sending***

In early 2014, MMG brought together Ugly Heroes member and local fire eater Verbal Kent with North Carolina's Khrysis ( Jamla , Away Team ) to bring us Sound of the Weapon . In their newest video, "Raponomics" , they come together to explain the market in hip-hop. ***Thanks to Mello Music Group for sending***

PR DEAN MULTIMEDIA sends the track My Girl by RROSE RROME & M-PHAZES , off his upcoming mixtape "Take This Serious" hosted by DJ Absolut .

AWKWORD sends his track Deep Sea , a 100% for-charity effort sponsored by The Ocean Project for World Oceans Day . The track is produced by C-Lance . Deep Sea by AWKWORD

Nemisis sends the track he produced entitled "The Vent" by @ProgressPatt ft. @edifyed .