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Cool FD sends his weekly worldwide live radioshow, supporting nothing but real and independent hiphop music. Here's Episode #17 . Stream & Download below!!! Tracklist 01. Cee & Dr. MaD - Another Day ft. Notion & Nox (Fresh Kils Nice Afternoon Remix) 02. Nutso - Yall Came 2 Witness f. Kurupt & Jon Connor 03. Saigon - One Foot In The Door ft. Big Daddy Kane (prod. by DJ Premier) 04. Typ ill - Swing Sucka Feat Ali Vegas (Prod. Sickness) 05. Action Bronson - Consensual Rape (Dj Low Cut Remix) 06. The Bad Seed - Caviar (prod Dr No.) 07. Descendent - Move Something 08. Dj Flip - Make Up Sex ft. Alsace Carcione 09. Fortunato - Unbreakable ft. Realiztic and Penni Layne (prod. by TDMG) 10. Grimace Love ft. Nish Raawks - 20 Piece 11. K. Sparks - 5 On The Black Hand Side (Produced By Kurser) 12. M-Dot - Praverbs (Produced By Jerz) 13. Mr. Green - Clap ft. Freddie Gibbs, Chill Moody, Apollo The Great, Esperito Andino 14. The U.N. - Time For Some Action 15....

Baltimore, MD hip hop artist K.J. sends his track Her Flowers (7,17,27)(J. Dilla Freestyle) .

The Brown Bag AllStars sends Forever Madness: The Randy Savage EP . The six track project is complete with two previously released singles “Lipstick on the Blunt” and “Lights Camera Rugby” and work from up-and-coming producers who flipped WWE songs on the tracks.

Mr. Fickle (Camden, NJ) drops off this new joint "We So Alive" ft. Revalation (of EMS ) off his newly released project "The 40 Year Old Nerd" . The song has Fickle & Rev trading bars over Black Milk 's "What I Write" instrumental with cuts by DJ Soul Buck .

We all know some classic sentences arguing that investing on your own career is a must :"it takes money to make money" is maybe the one who sounds the most true to me. Indeed, if you aim a benefit from your music activity, you have to think as a profesional. And a profesional does investments on critical aspect of his business. But it’s not about huge amounts, it’s about little things that help you to fix big details. Here is a list of 10 things i’ve already paid for in my music career, that were very usefull, so that I considered as investments. Buy a .com domain : with only $15 a year, your name is well foundable on google, and looks profesional. A responsive layout for your website is a must : it helps your visitors feel comfortable and spend more time on your pages. Not everybody is a GFX genius. For a few bucks, you could get a clean logo and / or nice needed artwork.   Fiverr could help you on this one. Better drums for better placements is the   !llmind’s...

Chicago, IL spitta King Louie sends his new visual, Live And Die In Chicago , produced by @iAmSmylez . Visual comes from Chicago director DGainzBeats .

Li'Mari' ( Echoing Soundz ) sends the visual "No Time" by Young S am. Trapfornia 2 Hosted By DJ MUSTARD Nov.19th

Cult Classic Records sends Friends & Family 3 , featuring... Thomas Prime , Blu , SoulChef , Nieve , Ljones , Kondor , Joseph Jacobs , P.R , Nicholas Cheung , The Broken Orchestra , TwoDaystoAlaska , Guilty Simpson , Planet Asia , Joseph Jacobs , Elemint , Kameleon Beats , Moderator , and more! Stream & Purchase below!!! *** Proceeds will be going towards the recently passed rapper and friend Praverb *** Tracklist 1. Snow Fox Apprentice - Gift of Nature [Intro] 04:16 2. Loop Snatchers - What The Night Will Bring ft. Blu & Nieve 03:36 3. Hy-Definition - Life is Good (SoulChef & K-Wiz) 02:44 4. Thomas Prime - Seven Dead Samurai (Co-Produced By P.R) 03:54 5. Nicholas Cheung - Immersion 04:00 6. Matt Blank & Thomas Prime - The Distance ft. Devan Marie 03:17 7. The Broken Orchestra - Take Back The Day ft. Inyang Bassey 04:47 8. TwoDaystoAlaska - Pegasus (Co-Produced By Thomas Prime) 04:08 9. Ljones - Little Brothers 02:47 10. Thoma...

OKC, OK emcee Fresh sends his mixtape Retros & XO's 2 , the second installment in the signature mixtape series. The first in the series, Retros & XO's was released in February of 2014 and is available here http://bit.ly/1bPRnfe . All things Fresh at fresherair.net .

Ali Wakil sends his track Endless Nights that features his ElectroSoul sound, which is a fusion of the Hip Hop , Electronic and Neo Soul genres. This is one of the 15 tracks on his new project "Adverse Effects: Love vs. Lust" .  Stream & Download below!!!

Outstanding Media sends the conceptual project "Forever Free" . This is Jehuniko 's 2nd project in 2014 and his album "Bittersweet" will drop before the end of the year.

CuzOH sends his Mash Out Monday freestyle over Rich Gang 's "Life Style" .

SOHH PR sends the music video for the lead single off "Loose Canon Vol. 2" releasing October 7th , 2014 via Reflection Music Group . - Get the digital: http://bit.ly/LCV2Preorder - Get the Physical: http://bit.ly/LCV2Trippen

Quite Great Communications sends the visual for 'Think About Me' by Nigerian born, London based Halo is a rapper with a confident urban pop sound. His brand new four song EP, ‘Highlights’ , was released on September 15th . Links: http://www.youtube.com/itshalomusic http://www.itshalomusic.bandcamp.com http://www.soundcloud.com/itshalomusic

The 1978ers ( yU & Slimkat ) release their first single, One-Nine-7-T-8 , from the upcoming album, People of Today .  Stream & Download below!!! ***Thanks to Mello Music Group for sending*** People of Today by The 1978ers (yU & Slimkat)

Meet DedFre$h . The Atlanta native is one intelligent brother. DedFre$h & Str8OutDaDen spoke about everything you can possibly imagine in this 82 minutes episode; including race relations, music industry politics, promoters setting up bogus tours and more. ***Thanks to Str8OutDaDen for sending***

Ft Lauderdale, Fl emcee Esco sends his track Puffy Rant , from his upcoming untitled ep.

SYG sends The End , produced by Nu Vintage ...This is the 3rd and final single from his project Under New Management , available now at iamsyg.bandcamp.com . The track features New Jersey emcee JusThoughtz . Stream the track below!!!

SOHH PR sends "Gotham Fog" , the second song in a series of six weekly tracks from Wes Pendleton and Taelor Gray aka Middle Clash . Stream & Download below!!!

J-Live sends the visual to his track "Not Listening" , from his latest album, "Around the Sun" , featuring Homeboy Sandman , Boog Brown , Tanya Morgan and more. Production by DJ Spinna , Oddisee , DJ Numark , The Audible Doctor and more. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/aro... CD via BandCamp: https://mortiermusic.bandcamp.com/alb... T-Shirt : http://realjlive.bigcartel.com/produc...

Cole Connor sends the first OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO “Celebration” from South Carolina bread Hip-Hop collective New Success Culture ( NewSC ). NewSC is introduced and brought together by South Carolina FatRat Da Czar . The outfit is comprised of 4 solo acts ( Cole Connor , Ran Bruce , Perfect G , and Chadd Downing ) alongside of the supergroup Grand Royal .  The NewSC debut mixtape is due out October 28th . Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/fatratdaczar/c...

Marlboro County, SC representer, Rodd.D is back with another track, this time over NO I.D 's "Stay" .  Stream the track below!!!

Filter PR sends the track Big Bank Rolls from Baltimore emcee, Black Zheep DZ . This record is the debut single off his forthcoming mixtape 8th World . The track is produced by D.K. The Punisher .  Stream the track below!!!

After tearing up the stage during BET Hip Hop Awards weekend, along side label mates Trinidad James , Rich Homie Quan and Lucci , Think It's A Game Records recording artis​t ​Forte Bowie steps out to stimulate his fanbase with his new sizzling record titled "Blasphemy 3" .  Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to Li'Mari' (Echoing Soundz) for sending***

NcrowdEntertainment sends the track "No Chill" by Takticz , produced by SBΛCΞ .

Daniella Watters an award winning pop/soul/R&B singer-songwriter from Toronto sends her music video for her latest single "Never Will Die" .  Directed by: Mars Horodyski  Purchase on iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/nev...

+FE Music proudly presents the official music video for Dreams Are Made For Two by The Foreign Exchange feat. Carlitta Durand , directed by Kenneth Price . Buy Love In Flying Colors on iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lov...

French Producer Cool FD sends the banger he produced "Happy Born Day King" , that features Baltimore, MD emcee Senica Da Misfit . Stream & Download the track below!!!

Mello Music Group sends Diamond District 's second single Lost Cause from the groups upcoming album March On Washington . The track is produced by rising star Oddisee and features the trio ( yU , Oddisee , Uptown XO ) rhyming some of their most impassioned bars to date. March On Washington by Diamond District

"Mr. Rogers" is Bill C Da Don 's first single off his upcoming EP "Bigger Than Life" . Bill C Da Don is currently on tour with AB Soul . In addition to those, more dates will be announced with The Weeknd w/ School Boy Q , Big K.R.I.T. & Jhene Aiko . Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to Digiwaxx Media for sending***

Philly rapper Quilly (formerly known as Quilly Millz ) unveils a gritty new single titled “Rodney King” .  Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to Li'Mari' of Echoing Soundz for sending***

Chasing A Dream Management sends the new mixtape by Prohaize entitled African Born, American Raised . The entire project is available through an exclusive DJBooth feature.  Stream & Download below!!! [VIDEO] Prohaize - Destruction : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dnnj82QCG8

DM360 sends the visual "Tagged" by The Last American B-Boy , from the project Nickel Bag coming this fall. The visual also directed by The Last American B-Boy .

Five Steez sends the new music video for his latest single 'Welcome' from the EP 'These Kingston Times' , which will be released on October 14 . Pre-order the EP at http://bit.ly/KGNBandcamp .

EFFISCIENZ sends the new project LIVE IN PARIS by FEL SWEETENBERG x DJ BRANS . Tracklist 1.FEL SWEETENBERG - Awful Pretty Pt. 2 (prod. by Fel Sweetenberg) 01:45 2.FEL SWEETENBERG - Light Em Up, Blow Em Out (prod. by Fel Sweetenberg, cuts Dj Panek) 00:53 3.FEL SWEETENBERG - Code Of Silence (prod. by Fel Sweetenberg, cuts by Dj Jayski) 03:11 4.FEL SWEETENBERG - Skyz Fallin' (prod. by Fel Sweetenberg, cuts by Dj Jayski) 02:55 5.FEL SWEETENBERG - Save Ya Life (prod. by Fel Sweetenberg) 02:51 6.FEL SWEETENBERG - Unreleased Shit (prod. by J. Dilla) 01:39 7.The Name Itself (prod. by Dj Brans, cuts DJ Djaz) 03:00 8.Power Stricken (prod. by Dj Brans, cuts DJ Djaz) 02:48 9.Drinkin’ Again (prod. by Dj Brans) 03:54 10.The Corrupt (prod. by Dj Brans, cuts DJ Djaz) 04:05 11.More Dishes (prod. by Dj Brans) 02:08 12.The End Of The Book (prod. by Dj Brans, cuts DJ Djaz) 02:01 13.FEL SWEETENBERG - Trubblesume (prod. by Fel Sweetenberg) 03:38 LIVE IN PARIS by FEL SWEETENBERG x...

DM30 sends the track So Superb by Peter Leo & Eitan Noyze . The track also features the legendary Styles P of the LOX . Stream the track below!!! Full Album Stream: bit.ly/1up8L47

a3chiphop.com sends the track Voices In My Head by Flint Michigan's own Fli City Dolo . The track features Roze . Stream the track below!!!

Singer, Poet, Songwriter and Queens native Phyr sends her project entitled Hunger Games: Catching Phyr . Stream & Download the project below!!! Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com

PR DEAN MULTIMEDIA sends the long awaited video shot by Finally Focused Films for Close One by Terry Sky feat. Taj Mahal & Gunplay of MMG .

Detroit rapper/producer Ramo DaJaneiro ( "Running All Muthaf--kas Over" ) presents the Frost Is Rad -directed music video for "Rock With Me" , the self-produced new single from his new album Laugh Now Laugh Later . ***Thanks to Dunn Deal Promotions for sending***

Cool FD sends this episode of Independent Coolness , which is dedicated to our fallen and gone too soon brother Praverb . Keep spreading his message delivered on www.praverb.net and go help his family here : www.gofundme.com/enr64o .  Stream & Download below!!! 01. Praverb & Don Streat - Older And Wiser (prod. by Croup) 02. Don Streat - Hard Like ft. Praverb the Wyze (prod. by Rik Marvel) 03. Devize - Temporary Home (feat. Praverb) 04. Praverb - I'm A Boss (Freeverse) 05. Mayhem ft. M-Dot, Praverb, Kritikal - Very Few 06. M-Dot - Praverbs (Produced By Jerz) 07. Praverb - Everlasting Struggle (D2Premix) 08. Praverb - For My People (prod. This Is Tomorrow) 09. Praverb - I Pray (Fall To My Knees) (prod. Skipless) 10. Praverb - JazzCalmer (prod. Sensei Walingh) 11. Praverb - Professional Hobbyist (prod. Inphy) 12. Praverb - Waiting For The Finish 13. Praverb the Wyse - Rock On (feat. Blame One, Theo 3, Dj Grazzhoppa) 14. Praverb the Wyse - The Social Network...

Big Malk sends his remix of Hus Kingpin & Rozewood 's "Hour Glass" off their 100$ Taper project on Digi Crates Records . This remix was done as part of a contest put on by Digi Crates Records . Stream & Download the remix below!!!

Wes Pendleton may be a familiar name from his soul laden beattape work with Illect Recordings and Mellow Orange . He's joined forces with emcee Taelor Gray to form Middle Clash . Here's the track "Tommy Boy" . Stream & Download the track below!!! ***Thanks to SOHH PR for sending***

SYG sends his 3rd project Under New Management , after branching off from the Cold Winters and Warm Whiskey duo Swerve & SYG this solo effort takes a new direction. 16 tracks including features from JusThoughtz and fellow Pittsburgh emcee Theology , with production from Nu Vintage , Bmbu and For Beats Sake .   Tracklist 1. The End (Ft. JusThoughtz) (Prod. Nu Vintage) 02:19 2. Pot O' Gold (Prod. Nu Vintage) 02:57 3. Losing The Flame (Prod. Nu Vintage) 03:32 4. The Joy (Prod. Nu Vintage) 02:46 5. Live With Regrets (Prod. Nu Vintage) 02:34 6. The Shelter (Prod. Nu Vintage) 03:35 7. Fine With Me (Valentine) (Prod. Nu Vintage) 03:04 8. Giving it UP (Living Life) (Prod. Bmbu/For Beats Sake) 02:55 9. Godz (illa) (Ft. Theology) (Prod. Nu Vintage) 03:06 10. The Glow (Prod. Nu Vintage) 02:58 11. In Good Hands (Prod. Nu Vintage) 03:06 12. Silver Linings (Ft. Theology) (Prod. Nu Vintage) 03:13 13. The Creator (Prod. Nu Vintage) 02:09 ...

CuzOH sends his new Mash Out Mondays Freetyle , taking it back to the Jodeci days with "What About Us" .  Stream & Download the track below!!!

Mello Music Group sends the visual "Famished" by Has-Lo & Castle . From the album "Live Like You're Dead" . Directed by Pat Murray for Glass Cannon . Purchase "Live Like You're Dead" : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/liv...

Cleveland, OH emcee Sav sends "Diaper Dandy" , the second visual of the project "Stamp Me" , released back in July. Shot by Perspective Films !

This is incredibly sad and difficult news to inform our readers of today that Earl Patrick McNease aka Praverb aka Praverb The Wyse has passed away. Patrick’s wife Vanessa announced the news via Facebook yesterday. Patrick was not only an artist, but a true ambassador for Hip Hop. He was extremely dedicated to helping independent artists and was a true definition of HIP HOP. This news has rocked the Hip Hop community and all who knew Patrick. A Go Fund Me page has been set up by Hip Hop DX ’s Mike Trampe to helped Patrick’s family with the funeral costs. Please donate if it's possible. "R.I.P to my brother Praverb a man that loved and lived HIP HOP...God truly has a soulja, he's up there now probably trynna find Guru, Pac, Biggie, Big L, Heavy D, Left-Eye, Eazy E, Aaliyah and countless others to put together a cypher for the KING...my prayers are with your family and I was truly blessed by a GREAT man!!!" - J. Rizzle

Revalation ( of EMS ) sends a tribute to the emcee/blogger Praverb that we all knew and loved. He had called M-Dot the night before he passed and when M-Dot got the News yesterday, he took to the studio to vent the only way he knows how over this beat by Jerz . RIP Earl.  Stream & Download the track below!!! "One of my best friends, for over 12 yrs and the most selfless and humble person I have met passed away today, Praverb The Wyse" - M-Dot

The Black Opera flexes their muscle on their latest single, Behold The Opera , from their upcoming fourth studio album, The Great Year . Producer yU (of Diamond District ). ***Thanks to Mello Music Group for sending*** The Great Year by The Black Opera

Philly's own Gone Wallace links with Str8OutDaDen to present to you Monks EP . Sticking to the story telling on this one; Wallace uses an underline theme from one of the most classic shows ever to grace television, Seinfeld . Wallace connects with Donato Beats , New Dersey and NovaJazz on the production for the 3 track project. ***Thanks to Str8OutDaDen for sending***

DM360 sends Diabolic 's sophomore LP, Fightin Words , which is the follow-up to his 2010 debut, Liar & a Thief . The album, which includes features from Sean Price , R.A. The Rugged Man , Vinnie Paz , Apathy , Locksmith and more, includes the DJ Premier produced single "Diabolical Sound" . 'Fightin Words' Buy-Links: • Digital (iTunes): http://bit.ly/1vtsnVR * CD/2xLP (Fat Beats): http://bit.ly/1nyGHHK

Mello Music Group sends Humble Pi by Apollo Brown & Rass Kass , directed by Jay Brown , the new video is the first from the eagerly anticipated upcoming album "Blasphemy" . Pre-Order: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bla...

 Portland, OR emcee TOPE sends TROUBLE VISION EPISODE 3 TRAILER that features him taking some time out to rock VanFest in Seattle, open up for El-P back in Portland for MFNW 2014 , film a side project with Nike Film and more. Be on the lookout for BBS dropping this Fall with videos from Noah Porter and FILTHIEST featuring Blu , CashUs King , Farnell Newton and more with the bulk of production being handled by Stewart Villain . The visual was filmed & edited by Connor Limbocker aka FILTHIEST .

Smoovth sends the track that he has with his partner in crime giallo Point entitled The Heist , from the forth coming album "Portrait Of A Pimp" . Stream below!!!

Grand Rapids, MI artist IamJasonDean sends his track Space Bomb . Stream below!!! Also check out his latest mixtape:   Loud Packz -N- LoudBeats Ft. IamJasonDean #TheMixtape

R.A.R.E. Nation sends Palermo Stone 's new studio album, "The 2nd Coming" . Recorded exclusively at MCM Studios and featuring production from Hitt of MCM , Big Andy , Hunnit Andretti , Clyde Strokes , Ken Ken KillT iT , Croup , NDS , Freeze on the Track , Goonie Noise and other talented musicians, "The 2nd Coming" showcases a wide variety of musical styles. iTunes Purchase Link:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-2nd-coming/id907254328 Amazon Purchase Link:  http://tinyurl.com/T2CAmazon Free Streaming/Embed:  https://soundcloud.com/palermostone/sets/the-2nd-coming

Big K.R.I.T. surprises fans with "See Me On Top Vol. 4" hosted by DJ DiBiase . ***Thanks to  Steve-O GFCNY for sending***

Video director Jacob Izreal supplies a visual treatment to Idiomz and J-Hakeem 's "The Gemini Effect" . "The Gemini Effect" is the first single from Idiomz 's remix album with UK based beatmaker GodzG . Bandcamp Link to The Gemini Effect (According to GodzG) ***Thanks to Praverb for suppling this video premiere***

Grand Rapids, MI artist CHRIS G sends the visual "So Close" , shot by @DRETTIVISIONS

Chicago hiphop artist, blogger, and music marketing guru, Babyface Monster sends his 2nd project "The Making of A Monster" . Stream & Download below!!!

Jennifer West sends the track T.U.I.T.B. (Turn Up In The Bedroom) by Bay Area RnBass singer JustBrown , the track is produced by J Maar . Stream & Download below!!!

Haviah Mighty remixes the latest from P Reign ft. Drake and Future , titled "DnF" .  The popular chorus, sung by Drake and Future , is flipped by female Toronto rapper Haviah Mighty , with two fresh verses!   Stream & Download the track below!!! ***Thanks to Frank Castle Mgmt. for sending***

CSR Promotions sends the 1st song off of Hood Billionaire .  Stream the track below!!!

 Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed  Endorses Think It's A Game Records Weekend www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNl8uujLemY&feature=youtu.be Atlanta, GA  (September 16, 2014) -  Think It's A Game (T.I.G.) Records announces the inaugural W e Are Atlanta  weekend kick-off Thursday, September 18, 2014 through Sunday, September 21, 2014  sustained by the City of Atlanta and Mayor Kasim Reed. The weekend echoes the goals of T.I.G. Records by providing safe and entertaining environments for all ages to enjoy. Events range from a community clean-up to a live concert showcasing talented acts such as Rich Homie Quan, Trinidad James, ForteBowie, Lucci and more.  We Are Atlanta  weekend events include: Thursday, September 18th Rolling Out & T.I.G. Records presents Welcome To Atlanta Red Carpet 7pm-10pm Friday, September 19th  C.U.T.S (Clean Up the Streets) 8am-1pm Saturday, September 20th   Art of Atla...