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Detroit MC, Nametag and DJ/Producer, DJ DDT have a collaborative effort titled "Lead And Be Legendary: The MixtaEP" (meant to be spelled this way) scheduled for a February 24, 2015 release. The mixtaEP will be released under Tag's own imprint, L.A.B.L . To get us prepared for their project, here's a single from "L.A.B.L : The MixtaEP" called "RELENTLESS" featuring, Travis Slang also a Detroit MC/Producer of the production crew Creative Notez .  Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to Lead And Be Lengendary for sending***

Mello Music Group sends the track Raps For When It's Just You And The Abyss by Open Mike Eagle .  Stream the track below!!!

Pragmatic Theory sends VENOMOUS2000 - A Moment to Reflect Vol.3 features producers & emcees from Serbia, Germany, England, Sweden, Canada, Japan, Norway, Belgium, France, and the United States. With emcee features by London’s very own Juga Naut & Scorzayzee ; France’s Sanai , New Jersey’s very own Fel Sweetenberg & Mr. Fickle , The Formulis , Twylight and Chicago’s Thaione Davis . Tracklist 1. Reflect for a moment 00:20 2. Look Alive ft. Mr. Fickle, Passport Rav, Fel Sweetenberg (Prod. by DJ Manipulator, Cuts Chinch 33) 04:58 3. To Emcee (Prod. by Matnez, Cuts DJ Keal) 02:47 4. No Coast ft. Haze of Main Aim (Prod. by DJ Manipulator, Cuts DJ Priority) 03:22 5. Hacksaw Jim Duggan ft. Phonetic, Nalm Myerz, Sanai (Prod. by Chopzilla) 03:06 6. Do It - (Prod. by Alex Kidone, Cuts DJ Priorty) 02:23 7. Wake Up ft. B3B3, ETP (Prod. by Pejota) 03:28 8. Go Nuts ft. Slim Pickens (Prod. by Rasmus, Cuts Chinch 33) 03:09 9. How Many Mics ft. Mystic R

DM360 sends the Nutso track featuring Trae tha Truth titled "Hustler's Spirit" , the debut leak taken from his forthcoming Divided Souls EP, produced entirely by Divided Souls Ent. & DJ Pain 1 . Stream & Download below!!!

British singer-songwriter ‎Richard Osborne sends his remix of his latest single "Playlist" , produced by Kayzee , with MdotE on the assist.

SOHH PR sends the video for the track Revolver by Yaves with the help of Keisha Soleil on the hook, and production courtesy of Z4L . iTunes Link : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-... Soundcloud Link : https://soundcloud.com/yavesellis/rev...

Connor Cassidy sends his latest video Getaway , produced by Teddy Roxpin . Download: https://soundcloud.com/connor-cassidy...

ATLANTA, GA  (Jan. 27​, 2015) –   Breakout star and singing sensation  VEDO  continues to give his fans exciting new music with the release of his latest single “ All I Wanna Do .” The upbeat record is just a preview of what his massive fan base can expect to hear on his upcoming album. The talented Atlanta artist showcases his amazing vocal skills and creative pen game on this guaranteed hit, produced by his good friend Mello the Producer. The beloved artist celebrated his new release at Hollywood’s hottest  Saturday  night party inside Supper Club, alongside a bevy of beauties including fitness guru  Rosa Acosta  and Fox TVs  Empire  star  V Bozeman , as well as VH1’s  Love & Hip-Hop Hollywood  fan favorite  Sincere Show  and  DJ Jae Murphy . “This song is about showing a female just how different her life could be if she were with me. It’s about showing her my lifestyle and how she could be apart of it,” explains  VEDO . “This album I’m working on is an introdu

Atlanta artist/producer duo, ILLClinton , sends the third drop from their new #ILLClintonTuesdays series. This week, they come with a very much needed track with the release of "Free" .  Stream the track below!!!

Revalation of EMS sends the track "Times Are Tuff" which he's featured on by Chicago producer Rediculus . Look for the upcoming album by Rediculus entitled In Response: Dee-Fi . Stream the track below!!!

After the release of a new visual and two songs, New York's own Luckii brings you his next single produced by A. Da God with the legendary Notorious B.I.G. in tow, "Revitalized" . Look for this one on his upcoming soon-to-be-released EP "Should Of Been The Album" . ***Thanks to We The Plugs for sending***

Connecticut recording artist Al-Fatir sends his long awaited project "Love Don't Live Here" via AlFatir.com . This 8-track journey looks at love in many a way; twisting the very definition at times. Unique production from Allen Ritter and fellow Tribe Worldwide members Aviles , ZVLU , and Jaynez .  Stream & Download below!!!

Emcee Dev3n and producer Arkutec are Kansas City, Missouri duo Dotzilla , presenting the Kendu -directed music video for "Vapors" , the new Domineko -assisted single from their debut album Equality .  Head to www.well-cultured.com/equality to check out the full project! ***Thanks to Dunn Deal Promotions for sending***

PR DEAN MULTIMEDIA sends the video to the track "Money Holla" by RRose RRome feat. Styles P of the legendary LOX . Free D/L Link - https://soundcloud.com/roserome/rrose...

North Carolina native KidCali keeps the new material flowing with his latest release "Point Em Out" , produced by Omito . Stream & Download the track below!!! ***Thanks to We The Plugs for sending***

iStillLoveHER sends the Korry Deez Free EP entitled Imago . This EP is available both digitally and on 7" opaque cream vinyl, plus features production from elite beat makers Elaquent , Black Cat , Phat Tony , and Quasar , with a special guest appearance from Tona .

FTRSNDMTRX sends the new track 'NoSunShiiine' ft. Jes$ , produced by FlamesYall . From the forthcoming 'MikeJacked' project.  Stream the track below!!!

Maurice Daniel sends his track So Much More , produced by up and coming DMV producer Isaac Leo . Maurice is currently working on his highly anticipated EP Hiding In Plain Sight which is due out later this year.  Stream & Download the track below!!!

SOHH PR sends the new single from OKC's Sean C. Johnson . Production by Tom Misch . From the forthcoming album "Circa 1993" . Stream the track below!!!

19 year old Hip-Hop artist Curci of Conscious Minds has just released a new music video titled "Fire" from his last project 'Forever Summer' . ***Thanks to Conscious Minds for sending*** 'Forever Summer' (download for free) http://www.datpiff.com/Curci-Forever-...

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Jan. 26, 2015)  -- Sincere Show , Hollywood’s most sought after party emcee and host, gives his fans an exclusive look behind the scenes at one of the hottest tickets in town: Justin Combs’ 21 st Birthday Party . The invite-only, star-studded, 90’s music-themed affair took place at a private estate in the Hollywood Hills and featured appearances by the who’s who in Hollywood’s elite, exclusively captured in the latest episode of Sincere’s #KingShow Vlog . Diddy, Justin Bieber, French Montana, Khloe Kardashian, Ma$e, Quincy Combs, Travi$ Scott, DJ Paul (Three 6 Mafia), Kendall Jenner, Christian Combs, Laurieann Gibson , and many more were all on hand to celebrate with Diddy’s son. In the video, Sincere shows what he does best by keeping the party alive along with the night’s music curated by DJ Damage (Revolt TV). The VH1 Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star continues his wave of success after recently releasing a creative mini movie for his new single “ Do It

Detroit-bred, Los Angeles-based rapper/songwriter/guitarist/producer Chris Jones a.k.a. Jonezen presents his new single "Time Out" . Produced by DaSouloLife , "Time Out" is a track from The Party Ain't Over ( listen on Datpiff ), his new teaser mixtape foreshadowing his forthcoming album Beautiful Disaster . Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to Dunn Deal Promotions for sending***

Here's the latest joint from DC native Shy Glizzy , off his latest release Law 3 called "What U Talkin Bout" produced by Doughboy Beatz .  Stream & Download below!!! ***Thanks to Christopher Williams for sending***

Maryland based group Grip Mob sends their track "Mafia" , off the upcoming joint project "StoneAge" . Norco Beats and Sin City Kid of the Grip Mob spit verses over Wonya Love 's "Under the Influence" instrumental.

HOLLYWOOD, CA  (Jan. 23, 2015) –  Trinidad  Jame$  hosted a star studded Welcome to L.A. part ​y​ in  Hollywood celebrating t he  new release of his free project titled “ No One Is Safe .” James and friends partied it up with NFL star Desean Jackson, Maybach Music Group artist Wale, Miguel and more inside the sold out club; plus a live performance by Snootie Wild and the night's soundtrack provided by DJ Mark Da Spot. His “ No One Is Safe ” (#NOIS)​  project has already garnered rav ​e  reviews a midst the blogosphere since it’s release on Jan. 20 th . The Trinidadian born, Southern raised artist also unveiled his official art book dubbed "The Book of Jame$" featuring 46 pages of artistically dope photos shot by famed Photographer, Evan Ranft aka "5pc" in addition to motivational quotes from inspirational icons. Keep up with Trinidad Jame$ on Twitter & Instagram: @TrinidadJamesGG ***Thanks to Li'Mari' (Echoing Soundz) for

Bay Area, California rapper and Distant Relatives member Vocab Slick presents the music video for “Colorful Vocab” , the Hg -produced single from his Somethin’ Slick EP. ***Thanks to Dunn Deal Promotions for sending*** Somethin' Slick EP on Soundcloud | iTunes

TheBeeShine ’s first ever cypher series took place on January 6, 2015 . As the first session of many to come, Cypher #1 brings you that raw, New York hip hop from six different emcees that all possess unique styles from one another. In order of appearance: Beyond Belief , Jise One , AWAR , Napoleon Da Legend , El Gant , & Emskee . ***Thanks to Napolean Da Legend for sending***

iStillLoveHER sends the mixtape "Heaven Has a PRICE" by South Bronx emcee Jimmy ValenTime .  Stream & Download the mixtape below!!!

Rochelle "Hot 16" sends her new track "Closet 1's" featuring Jacob Denzel & Tex Message . Stream & Download the track below!!!

The New Jersey native, now residing in Atlanta, sat down with Str8OutDaDen to talk the noise he's making with his DAHLIA album. Stream the podcast below!!!

DJ 837 ( @DJ837 ) just dropped a dope new mixtape on us "DMV Or Nothing" . The DC DJ's latest mixtape has 100 tracks and music from some of the hottest artists in the DMV. ***Thanks to DMVLIFE.com for sending*** Powered by Spinrilla.com

Yaves releases new single Revolver featuring Keisha Soleil with production courtesy of Z4L .  Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to SOHH PR for sending***

DMV emcee Olufemi F. captures everything he strives to be as an artist with the release of the new video for his record "Wonder Years" , produced by Paul Cabbin . The video is directed by F.Savage Films . "Wonder Years" will appear on the upcoming project "Death B 4 Life" dropping this March. ***Thanks to We The Plugs for sending*** Song Link : https://soundcloud.com/olufemi_f/wonder-years  

Stargroves and Abigail Breslin debut their newest song "Telephone" live on Pop Trigger .  Listen to all of Stargroves and Abigail Breslin 's music at http://www.stargroves.com/ ***Thanks to the Stargroves for sending***

Soquelle sends their first single of 2015, the chill jazzy "There Is No Tomorrow" . Song written & composed by: Anastasia Gera & Mark Shvartsman . Produced by Soquelle

Victoria Di Giovanni an independent singer/songwriter from Toronto, Canada sends her album "Fragile X" , which is a collection of ambient, hiphop/R&B songs.  Video Pay For You :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA1cEaX9Qp0  

Str8OutDaDen.com sends the EP Monks Too by Philly native Gone Wallace . The features are kept to a minimum here with Joey Mac chiming in on "Diner Life" . As far as production goes the EP features MUNOZ , Randy Savage , The Ashez , Blunted Beats , Aye-KO , ICDMAW & Omerta Hitz .

Millennium Jazz Music sends Pack of Randoms 3 , a massive 17 track batch of songs and instrumentals from the full list of MJM label mates and a few guest features from their extended family. You can find music from the likes of... Benny Diction , Gadget , RickMal , Pseudo Slang , Lady Paradox , Diligent Fingers , Gasoline Monk , Bones The Beat Head , Dusty Ohms , NoName KolektyF , Sparkii Ski , GlocaL NeWz , Macabeats , Téhu , Meandou , LeeN , Stará Kazka , Ed XL , Garcia's Grooves , Stay Classy , Freud and SmokedBeat . Again with art work from the talent Mr. James Greenway . Stream & Download below!!! Tracklist 1. RickMal - I Drop 03:34 2. Gadget, Lady Paradox & Benny Diction - The Beat Goes On 03:46 3. Stay Classy - Paint Your Pretty Picture 02:27 4. Freud - Tranquilo 03:31 5. Garcias Grooves - Trust In Me 03:18 6. Gasoline Monk - Get Up 02:17 7. Diligent Fingers & Ed XL - Get Off The Bus 02:52 8. Stará Kazka - Wine Vinnie 02:57 9.

"Mafioso Lyrical" is the first single off of the Mayhem & Soulslicers Collaborative album "Soul It MaySeem" out later this year. The song pairs Boston Rhyme Duo & Edo.G apprentices, G-Dot & Born with Beantown spitter, Mayhem over a smooth but feverish boom bap backdrop provided by the Soulslicers ( Switzerland ) with cuts by DJ Ker . ***Thanks to Revalation (EMS) for sending***

Sincere Show adds a little drama of his own in his latest visual "DO IT ALL AGAIN" . ***Thanks to Li'Mari' (Echoing Soundz) for sending***

DeLorean brings in some Houston heavyweights for the video to his Cory Mo produced cut, “Picture Me Swangin” . This lives on his new mixtape, “Look Alive” . ***Thanks to GFCnewyork-OurCulture for sending*** Look Alive :  http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/30657/delorean-look-alive.html

eOne Music sends “Twerk It” by Project Pat ft. Ty Dolla $ign , Wiz Khalifa & Wale . Get "Twerk It" on iTunes - smarturl.it/onit

18-year-old DC rapper Nodis comes in more than strong with his brand new installment "Yammers" off his upcoming debut mixtape 22nd Century . "Yammers" is produced by District 9 ( Waka Flocka ).  Stream & Download below!!! ***Thanks to Dunn Deal Promotions for sending***

CSR Promotions sends the track OffDay by LIL WAYNE featuring FLOW . Stream the track below!!!  Purchase at iTunes!!!

Miami native Doobz is starting off this new year right with the release of his newest track "Amazing" . Doobz "Peace of Mind" EP is slated for release later this year but look for a constant stream of releases beforehand. Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to We The Plugs for sending***

TJ's DJ's sends the new Plies track "Find You" featuring K Camp . Stream it below!!!

Al-Fatir 's awaited EP "Love Don't Live Here" will release on January 27th, 2015 . With roughly one week before release, Al-Fatir offers the alternate music video for his EP single, "Sober" . Presented, shot, and edited by Mike Rhodes ( @whomikerhodes ) ***Thanks to Al-Fatir for sending***

After a Brief Hiatus The Young King iMav returns with his 12th self produced track and visual release titled ”Do It All" , from his highly regarded ”Dreem Katcher” EP Directed and Edited by none other than his right hand man Work Nowitzki . ***Thanks to International Maverick for sending***

It's Wizdom Wednesday w/Praverb and here's an article the Praverb posted on his site ( Praverb.net ) 2 years ago entitled The Ultimate Graphic Designer Directory . Read & Enjoy!!! I decided to write this post after fielding questions about graphic design. A lot of artists (rappers, emcees, singers, beatmakers) contact me about album cover artwork. There are tons of graphic designers that can make your CD artwork/single artwork stand out. A lot of artists struggle with finding available graphic artists. You can find graphic designers on forums, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, DeviantArt, Pinterest, Instagram and more. The goal of this post is to make your search easier. Why did I put this Directory together? I put this directory together because I value CD/Single artwork. I struggled finding artwork when I started releasing material (music) to the masses in 2004. I found that a lot of my friends were graphically challenged haha. They could rhyme well but

Dallas, TX emcee Bobby Sessions releases his track "Black America" . Stream & Download below!!! ***Thanks to Gabriel Cruz for sending*** Black America by Bobby Sessions

All Is Grace is the new single from Imperial and features talented UK Hip Hop artist, Joshua Luke Smith . The video will be released on the 27th January . ***Thanks to I llect Recordings for sending***

MAAD Management sends the track "Slidin" by the legendary Sadat X featuring the legendary West Coast veteran, the legendary King T . Stream the track below!!!

Mello Music Group sends the EP by new signee Red Pill entitled Learning To Punch . Tracklist 1. Smile (prod. Oddisee) 03:18 2. All Of Us (prod. Apollo Brown) 03:36 3. One Day (prod. Duke Westlake) 03:37 Learning To Punch (EP) by RED PILL

Detroit native Adam Reverie returns with a stellar visual to kick off his 2015 campaign in the lyrical vent of 'Need A Moment' .  The single 'Need A Moment' a stand out track from his "Father Son Brother Friend" street album.  Directed by: David Newbury ***Thanks to Adam Reverie for sending*** "Father Son Brother Friend" Available NOW! https://adamreverie.bandcamp.com/albu...

Dub MD sends the first release of 2015 is from North Carolina based emcee/producer K-Hill ( Big Daddy Kane , Nature , Shabaam Sahdeeq , Prince Po ) teams up with current collaborator Debonair P to bring you us the first set of visuals from their EP release, "Truck Jewels & Filters" .  Video was shot and directed by Jordon Kornegay (of JK Media ). "TRUCK JEWELS & FILTERS" EP:  BANDCAMP©  |  iTUNES©  |  UGHH©

Atlanta artist/producer duo, ILLClinton , sends the second drop from their new #ILLClintonTuesdays series. This week, they come with a crazy sample and unorthodox lyricism with the release of "Timeless" .  Stream the track below!!!

DMV artist Maurice Daniel sends his track Where You Stand featuring Issac Leo . Maurice is currently working on his highly anticipated EP Hiding In Plain Sight which is due out later this year. In the meantime, he'll release a new song every Monday ( Maurice Monday's ) as a prequel to what promises to be a classic project. Stream & Download below!!!

Teaneck, NJ emcee The Goldenchild sends his 6God Freestyle entitled 2God .

DM360 sends the mixtape entitled EPIC by Pknuckle . EPIC features a handful of freestyles over some of the biggest tracks of the last few years, as well as some potent bars over Kavinsky 's "Nightcall" .  The 13 track project is now available for free download, courtesy of AudioMack .  Stream & Download the mixtape below!!!

iStillLoveHER sends the track "Do My Thing" by Pacewon , the track is produced & mixed by Keith Science . Stream & Download below!!! Do My Thing by Pacewon

Lunatick Records sends the brand new music video for D'vo 's incredible remix of Sumochief 's track 1of1 , featuring Specs'Spectacle , Dariés Street-Soul and Rashid Gyasi . Coming from director OG LIE , the video is the first set off visuals to come from Sumochief following the success of the Sumobeats Remixed EP .

Darrell Harris sends the video "Judgement Day" by Jarmel Reece . From the album Chess Not Hangman :  https://GahFaithMultimedia.com

Hip-Hop duo Grand Opus is back with an exclusive track titled “MICHAEL KING JR.” for Martin Luther King Jr. Day . Grand Opus consists of Joc Schola r, Fresno based MC and Bay-Area producer Centric . This righteous track has a “story-telling” feel that directly salutes the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We applaud Grand Opus for delivering this hip-hop banger on this meaningful day that honors the life and contributions of America’s greatest champion of racial justice and equality. ***Thanks to Centric (of Grand Opus ) for sending***

As we celebrate the life and vision of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, Shyne On Me presents his latest project "The Mountaintop EP" . This project is his own personal tribute to Dr. King , his vision, his dream and legacy. Tracklist 1. The Climb 03:58 2. The Mountaintop 03:36 3. Soul Searchin feat. FLO 03:54 4. Broken Home feat. Husky Hazel 04:15 5. American't 04:05 6. Freedom Fighter feat. Emmy Brown 03:23 The Mountaintop EP by Shyne On Me

MAC Media sends “Scripturez” , from Lord Hakim ’s recently released debut project, Born With A Determined Idea , Lord Hakim trades verses and wisdom with Planet Asia on the self produced track. Lord Hakim ’s debut album, Born With A Determined Idea, was released on 1-13-15 and you can purchase it at any of the following retailers: iTunes : http://bit.ly/1KH5K9f Rhapsody : http://bit.ly/14XNVlk eMusic : http://bit.ly/1KH63Rr Amazon : http://amzn.to/1ANazYU Google Music Store : http://bit.ly/1It34dp Bandcamp : http://bit.ly/1u6ifR8 Cdbaby : http://bit.ly/1Ckv9jn

Joel. (aka MaG) sends an EP of track entitled "LEFTOVERS .".  Some of this was for "freedom." . Some was for "songs for charles" . Some was for "I Ain't Goin' Back to Retail!" .  Stream & Download below!!! Tracklist 1. Days Like This 02:50 2. Ben & Cam 03:42 3. Stormin' 03:44 4. P.S. (I'm Good) 03:15 5. Opened Doors 02:29 LEFTOVERS. by Joel. (aka MaG)

Phoniks sends a new 6-song EP he helped produce entitled Ills of the Earth by Portland, ME emcee Peebs The Prophet . The EP also features production by Budapest-based beatsmith Blunt One . Released on Phoniks and Awon 's new independent label Don't Sleep Records ( http://dontsleeprecords.bandcamp.com/ ). Tracklist 1. Dead Calm (Prod. Phoniks) 03:02 2. Ruthless ft. Awon (Prod. BluntOne) 03:51 3. All Day (Prod. Phoniks) 03:49 4. The Ruckus (Prod. BluntOne) 03:07 5. Take A Moment ft. Dephlow (Prod. Phoniks) 03:39 6. 5am (Prod. BluntOne) 02:17 Ills of the Earth EP (Prod. Phoniks & BluntOne) by Peebs The Prophet