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The legendary Madlib drops the highly anticipated album "Sound Ancestors" , that's officially billed as “music by Madlib” and “edited, arranged and mastered by Four Tet .  The album features 16 tracks that is a culmination of tracks, loops, ideas and sound experiments Madlib had sent to Four Tet throughout the years to create a soundscape of Jazz , Funk , Reggae , Lo-Fi , Guitar Loops , Drum Loops , Psychedelic Soul and  60s Rock . Stream the album below!!! Sound Ancestors by Madlib

Your Old Droog and Tha God Fahim connect for the new album "The Wolf On Wall St." , that features 8 tracks produced by Tha God Fahim with a pair of features from Mach-Hommy .  Stream the album below!!! Tha Wolf On Wall St by Tha God Fahim, Your Old Droog

PR DEAN MULTIMEDIA sends the single "Pour My Heart Out" by Big Flip Papi featuring the legendary Kool G Rap , produced by Ayden .

Seattle label ILLECT Recordings sends "Mind The Rap Volume 5" that's stacked with great singles from ILLECT roster of artists. Grab a download and let others know to get a copy as well. Stream/Download below!!! Illect Recordings: Mind the Rap Vol. 5 by Various artists

Underground hip-hop heavyweights R.A. The Rugged Man and Immortal Technique just released the video for their politically-charged single "Who Do We Trust?" off R.A.'s album "All My Heroes Are Dead" . The album features appearances by Chuck D of Public Enemy , Ghostface Killah , Slug of Atmosphere , Ice-T , Brand Nubian , Kool G Rap , Vinnie Paz , M.O.P. , DJ Jazzy Jeff , Chris Rivers , A-F-R-O , Onyx , Chino XL , Inspectah Deck , and more.  The video directed and produced by "STREETHEAT" WillC & Tana .  "All My Heroes Are Dead" Available Now: https://naturesoundsmusic.com/amhad/

Run The Jewels sends the video performing the single "Pulling The Pin" (featuring Mavis Staples and Josh Homme ) live at Holy Calamavote .  Stream the  "RTJ4" Full Album: https://bit.ly/RTJ4YouTube

Portsmouth, NH artist David Begun combines the brilliance of Dilla's Donuts album with various MF Doom songs to create "J Villain: DOOMnuts" . This is a tribute to both artists, both gone too soon and both geniuses in their own right. Never truly got to combine their forces on any projects while they were here, this album imagines what a dream collaboration such as this would sound like. J Villain: Doomnuts by David Begun

Flee Lord and Stove God Cooks join forces on the single “Marcus Smart” , the first single off Peter Rosenberg ’s upcoming album, "Real Late" .

Ponzo Houdini is back with the single "Another Day In The Life" , from the upcoming release “You Know The Vibes II" that will feature guest appearances by Tsu Surf and Adiyon Dashalon . The project will be released on 2-16-21 on Cake Boss Life Entertainment .  Stream the single below!!!

“Fist Up” is the second single from SpitSickBeats & Changer Music ’s “Steel Money” album, which dropped January 11, 2021 . The album features former Death Row artist RBX and AOTP/Demigodz   Apathy as well as Jersey’s Ren Thomas and Canadian legend Lee Reed amongst others.   ChAnGeR · "FIST UP" SpitSickBeats Ft. Apathy + ChangerMusic

New York-based artist Deca continues to demonstrate his incredible talents as a producer, emcee, and visual artist in his surreal new video for “All in a Dream” , a psychedelic journey through time and sound.  From the album "Snakes and Birds" : https://smarturl.it/SnakesAndBirds

Stalley brings you the offical video for the single "Astaghfirullah" , from the "Cake" EP.  The video is directed by directed by Frankie Fire .  Stalley - Cake EP:  Buy/ Stream : https://orcd.co/cake​ Apple/ iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1535...​ Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/album/1MalJ1...

Freddie Gibbs re-unites with The Colleagues on the brand new single, "Gimmie The Loot" .  Stream the single below and enjoy!!!

So So Def/Def Jam signee and Tampa, FL rap artist LaTheGoat drops the "8 Bands (Remix)" featuring Jermaine Dupri and Rick Ross .

Toronto based rapper and producer Klee MaGoR kicks off 2021 with a hot new single titled “Dat Work” featuring legendary Memphis, Tennessee veteran emcee Project Pat of the Three 6 Mafia fame. The new song produced by Klee MaGoR and released off his own label imprint Landmine Entertainment , is available for streams and downloads at all digital retailers worldwide.

Bronx, NY rap veteran  St. Ivan The Terrible shares the visual for his 2021 "Paid In Full Freestyle" .  The visual is directed by The Last American BBoy .

Interscope Records sends the official video for the single "Liz Loves Luger" by Westside Gunn featuring Armani Caesar , from Westside Gunn 's album "Who Made the Sunshine" .  Gx⚡️FR!!! Westside Gunn - "Who Made the Sunshine" available on all platforms: ▶️ https://smarturl.it/WhoMadeTheSunshine

Erick The Architect , one-third of the acclaimed Flatbush Zombies collective and the group’s primary producer drops his solo debut EP "Future Proof" . The 5-song EP features contributions from Pip Millett and Sophie Faith , and was produced by Linden Jay .

DMV (Gaithersburg, MD) collective Lo Village ( Kane , Ama , and Charles Tyler ) release their socially-charged EP titled "Lost In America" .    

Frank Knight (Brooklyn, NY) teams up with Producer/MC Chuck Lawayne (Harlem, NY) for an amazing soulful experience paying homage to the 70's Blaxploitation era.  Stream the album below!!!  Frank Knight & Chuck Lawayne - Slim & Mickens by Frank Knight & Chuck Lawayne

Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox has returned with a new single, “Good Fuel” , which serves as an appetizer from his forthcoming new album. “Good Fuel” see’s Vast Aire continuing his collaborative union with producer COSMIQ , who crafted Cannibal Ox ’s sophomore album, "Blade Of The Ronin" in 2015. DOWNLOAD Vast Aire &  COSMIQ "Good Fuel" : https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/vastaireandcosmiq/good-fuel

Boston's own M-Dot pens a universe heading to dystopia while the legendary Hi-Tek ( Eminem , 50 Cent , Big L ) provides a chilling backdrop on the production for "Days Are All The Same" .  The single off the critically acclaimed album "Ego and the Enemy" gets a visual treatment with a man stuck in the cycle of that very matrix. Directed by Miles Joyner and Co-Directed by M-Dot .  "Ego and the Enemy" (2017) Available Everywhere - https://album.link/us/i/1188916990

STREETHEAT & FTD Films Presents the Dave East video for the single "Mercedes Talk" , produced by @araabmuzik . The video is directed by WillC .

Pharoahe Monch and his new group called th1rt3en with legendary drummer Daru Jones and acclaimed guitarist Marcus Machado drop their new release "A Magnificent Day For an Exorcism" . The album features 13 tracks with guest appearances by Cypress Hill , Nottz , Marco Polo , Parks , E. Jones , and more.

G Perico follows up his recent release "Free" with the 9 track project "Welcome To The Land" .  Stream the album below!!!

DM360 sends the album "Hindsight" by The Juggaknots member Breeze Brewin . The album features 13 tracks with guest appearances by Black Milk , Marco Polo , DJ Spinna and others. Stream the album below!!! Breeze Brewin, Juggaknots - Hindsight by Breeze Brewin, Juggaknots

Portland rap legend Vursatyl releases the powerful new single and music video "Let Me Know" , produced by Jake One .  Recapping the traumatic year that was 2020, Vursatyl and crew do a masterful job of visually capturing all the tragedies and misinformation that has occurred in the past year and change. From COVID-19, sprawling conspiracy theories, white supremacy, political wars, and so much more - Vursatyl recaps it all with wizardly wordplay and a laid-back, comfortable flow.  Download & Stream 'Let Me Know' : https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/vur...

EMPIRE sends the official video for the single "Bad Boyz" by Jim Jones feat.  Axel Leon , Nino Man and the late Fred The Godson .  From the Jim Jones album "El Capo (Deluxe)" : https://music.empi.re/elcapo_deluxe.oyd

The legendary Nas revisits his Grammy-Nominated album "King’s Disease" with the visual for the single “27 Summers” , directed by Jon J . Download/Stream "King's Disease" :  https://nas.lnk.to/kingsdisease

Warner Music Group  sends the new single by DC rap artist Wale titled "Good Vibes (Za)" , produced by Baltimore's kingmidas .  

Following the release of her debut album "Gore" , Congolese-Belgian recording artist Lous and the Yakuza releases the remix of her standout track “Amigo” featuring US rapper Joey Bada$$ .  

Back in 2017, Boogieman Dela and Rolled Golled made the 2nd installment of his “Broken Watch” series, a 4-part collection of EP’s, each produced by a different producer. The 5-song EP they came up with a few months later, subtitled “Future Currents” , was so good, both production-wise & vocally, Rolled Gold naturally began to re-imagine some of the songs in a different context, production-wise.  So after experimenting with one or two remixes he decided to make a whole tape, somewhat inspired by Madlib and  Knxwledge remixing albums they also originally produced, and also as a challenge to see if he could even do the originals justice.  Stream the EP below!!!  Boogieman Dela - Future Currents (The Rolled Gold Remixes) by Rolled Gold & Boogieman Dela

Alongside DJ Khaled , Fat Joe has dropped the video for his new single “Sunshine (The Light)” , produced by Amorphous . The track is a blending of Rihanna ’s “Kiss It Better” and Luther Vandross ’ “Never Too Much” .

Busta Rhymes drops the video for the "Czar (Remix)" featuring Staten Island rapper  CJ and the legendary M.O.P. , from the album "Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God (The Deluxe Edition)" .  View the video and enjoy!!!  "Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God (The Deluxe Edition)" Stream: https://conglomerateempire.ffm.to/ele...

Raleigh, NC based hip-hop group Kooley High is back with the new single "Hold Up" , produced by Klim .  Stream the single below!!!

“Somethin’ Ain’t Right” is a powerful, politically charged new single from Brooklyn emcee Teflon and his go-to producer, Jazimoto . It perfectly captures the state of our country as a whole, particularly how systemic racism is being unveiled for the entire world to see. “Somethin’ Ain’t Right” is available now through all digital retailers and streaming platforms . Also be sure to check for Tef’s previous comeback single, “No Fake Love” which is also produced by Jazimoto . Diamond Media 360 · Teflon - Somethin' Ain't RIght (prod. by Jazimoto)

"Breonna" is the 3rd release from DJ Nate Geezie 's instrumental project titled "A Distant Summer" . The song features DC Emcee Dior Ashley Brown who paints an emotional and profound picture in tribute to our sister Breonna Taylor , for whose murder we are still waiting to see justice.  Stream the single below!!!  breonna (feat dior ashley brown) by DJ Nate Geezie

EMMA LEE M.C. presents the third installment of RAP & REVIEWS that covers the book "Dear Nice Girl" by Akosua Nyantakyi and the rhymes are set to the classic sounds of "Queen B***h" by Lil' Kim produced by Carlos Broady & Nashiem Myrick and "I Can Love You" by Mary J. Blige produced by Rodney Jerkins .  BUY THE BOOK & SEE SPECIALLY MADE CONTENT BY THE AUTHOR HERE: https://imakosua.com/nicegirl  Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Marlon Craft releases of his latest video/single "State Of The Union" , off of his forthcoming project, "How We Intended" . The single is produced by produced by Arbus Beats .  The video is directed by Jacob Carlson + Marlon Craft and Shot + Edited by Jacob Carlson .  STREAM: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/stateoftheunion

Tobe Nwigwe releases the visual to his cover the legendary single "Wake Up Everbody" by R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass . The visual is directed by Tobe Nwigwe and shot & edited by Wiseboy Photography and Jayveon Butler .

Pro Era ’s Nyck Caution is back with his new album, "Anywhere But Here" . The album features 14 tracks with guest appearances by Joey Bada$$ , CJ Fly , Denzel Curry , Kota the Friend , Erick the Architect ( Flatbush ZOMBiES ), Maverick Sabre , and more.  Stream the album below and enjoy!!! 

Griselda's Conway The Machine introudces the world to his new Drumwork Music Group artist 7xvethegenius with the single "Break Soul" , produced by Zukye Ardella and Sonny Carson .  Stream the single below!!!  Listen to the single "Break Soul" . Out now!  Stream: https://music.empi.re/breaksoul.oyd

Brooklyn native Kota The Friend is back with "Lyrics To Go, Vol. 2 " that features 10 new tracks that serves as a sequel to his early 2020 project.  

"The Alchemy EP" is a collaborative project from Grammy Award -winning trumpeter, producer, and orchestra leader Michael Leonhart , and rising rapper JSWISS . The union formed after a spark of creative chemistry during a monthly residency at NYC venue Jazz Standard, during which JSWISS guested with the Michael Leonhart Orchestra for performances broadcast on NPR & WBGO . Marrying the worlds of hip-hop and jazz, Leonhart and JSWISS meet in the middle, with both having plenty of experience crossing genre lines. "The Alchemy EP" expands on hip-hop's history of sampling jazz and dabbling with live instrumentation -- à la A Tribe Called Quest or The Roots -- incorporating orchestral elements and infects grooves to go with JSWISS' thoughtful approach and clever lyricism on subjects varying from Black empowerment, to love, to a celebratory tribute to his late grandparents. The last three songs on the EP are inspired by and focus on significant t

Bay Area rap artist Jay Worthy drops the video for the single "Dear Winter" featuring Jay Worthy , from the release "Numbers" .

Harlem, NY rap artsist Dave East drops the visual for the single "Child Of The Ghetto" , directed by Brittany YB Brand and co-directed by DaRealJewels .

Run The Jewels 's "Ooh La La" gets a new remix from the Mexican Institute Of Sound , featuring additional contributions from Santa Fe Klan .

Charlotte,NC rapper DaBaby drops his new single "Masterpiece" , produced by D.A. Got That Dope . You can stream “Masterpiece” now on Apple Musi c and via Spotify.  Stream the single below!!!

Two rising Florida emcees Taleban Dooda and T9ine connect on the inspirational Trap banger "Chosen" .  Stream the single below!!!    Taleban Dooda · Chosen feat. T9ine

Driven by his focus on mass appeal, Philly’s KBFR paves his road to success with infectious melodies and confident hooks. Showing off his ability to make attention grabbing bangers, the 21-year-old rapper shares “WEGO” , his latest single with Conor Matthews . Produced by Evan Garner & Jae Green , the new track is a fusion of KBFR ’s hard hitting bars alongside up-tempo Latin boogaloo instrumentals featuring adorable child vocals. Stream the single below!!!

  Bay Area rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor Troyman presents the music video for "Ferrari" , his new single produced by T Kap . His performances as a top finalist on Netflix 's first ever hip hop series competition Rhythm + Flow sent his Tay Keith -produced song "Streetlights" ( watch his performance on Youtube ) viral. "Ferrari" comes on the heels of Troyman's previous single "YKTV" ( Youtube ).  View the video above and enjoy!!!

Stalley releases the video for the single "Multimillion Dollar Man" featuring Trippie Red , from the "Cake" EP.  The perfect follow up to his critically acclaimed “Speak No Blue” album!   View the video and enjoy!!! Buy/ Stream : https://orcd.co/cake  Apple/ iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1535...  Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/album/1MalJ1...

Pacman Da Gunman and Yhung T.O. connect for a brand new collaborative project titled "Lord Knows" , that features 16 songs with production from Beat Boy , SpaceNTime , K-Lud and EyeQ .

Seattle rapper Macntaj bounces back gracefully from the alleged- Tory Lanez song and video theft with more unique and hilarious visuals, this time for his single “Freefall” featuring Keshawn . The video is shot and edited by Justin Frick & Gage Sohler .

Black Soprano Family 's Heem released a new visual for one of Long Story Short ’s standout tracks “It Could Happen” which also features Benny The Butcher and Rick Hyde . The track is produced by Jansport J .

PF Cuttin celebrates MF DOOM following the untimely passing of the hip-hop legend with the "PF DOOM Tribute Mix" for East NY Radio . PF DOOM (MF DOOM Tribute mix) by PF Cuttin

Howard County, MD rap artist K.A.A.N. drops his new release "Long Time No See" that features 13 tracks with guest appearances by Dax and Bleverly Hills . K.A.A.N. · Long Time No See

Wu-Tang affiliate Bronze Nazareth and producer Leaf Dog drop the single "Lisbon Dinners" , from the upcoming album 'Bundle Raps' dropping 29th January 2021 on Real Life Drama Records .

The Van Buren Boyz aka Lord Willin & Meta P (of Providence, RI) reunite to bring you "Stealth" the first single off their yet to be titled follow-up to the "Van Buren Boyz" EP which dropped in 2019. This time the crew bring along respected Boston rhyme specialist M-Dot for a dark & melodic banger produced by Johnny Slash with cuts by Lp2 to round out this gritty hard-nosed bar fest.  Stream the single below!!!  Stealth feat M-Dot by Van Buren Boyz

Ill-Gotten ( Mr.Ashé & H4Z4RDOUS ) are setting off 2021 with some new music. They just released a new single entitled "Our Terrain" featuring some killer cuts & scratches from DJ Mercilless .  Shot & Edited by Joe Cash Productions .

Rochester, NY recording, rapper and producer 38 Spesh drops the video for the single "Dirty Revolver" ,off  of the release "6 Shots: Overkill" .

Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman celebrates the life of DOOM with a new LICE song titled “Ask Anyone” .  Stream the track below and enjoy!!!  Ask Anyone by Lice (Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman)

Oswin Benjamin drops his sophmore album "Joy Comes In The Mourning" that features 16 tracks with guest appearances by Tamy Stevens , Anthony Flammia , Stephanie Benjamin , Alex Irvington , Maj Murph , Robert Glasper , and more.

DM360 sends the single "Speak My Language" by Vocab Slick , produced by Surebert with a guest appearance from vocalist Starski on the hook. The single is from the upcoming release "Language" . “Speak My Language” is available now through all major digital retailers and streaming platforms . Keep an eye out for more content taken from Vocab Slick ’s forthcoming Language , LP, due out soon through his own DR Music imprint.

Village Live Records are proud to present ‘Time & Tide’ , the new album by Mancunian poet and emcee, D’Lyfa Reilly . The 12-track album is entirely produced by Village Live artist Aver and features laid-back sampled grooves that provide D'Lyfa Reilly with space and time to weave his complex, wisdom-filled lyrics. Along with the album, D'Lyfa Reilly releases visuals for the title track "Time & Tide" , shot at the very scenic Talacre Beach (Wales, UK). Time & Tide by D'Lyfa Reilly

Buffalo, NY rap artist  Che` Noir drops the video for the self produced track "Divine Knowledge" , from her latest release "After 12" .

EMPIRE sends the official music video to the single "Russian Roulette" by Uncle Murda , from the album "Don't Come Outside, Vol. 3" .  Listen to the album "Don't Come Outside, Vol. 3" . Out now!  Stream: https://music.empi.re/dontcomeoutside...

Cookin Soul releases his new project paying homage to the late masked rapper, aptly titled, "MF DOOM Tribute" . The project is 10 tracks of remixes of DOOM classics with an outro featuring a sound bit from Madlib discussing his work process with DOOM . MF DOOM Tribute by Cookin Soul

Smoke DZA , along with Jayy Grams , Nym Lo , 183rd , and OT The Real , connected for their new project, "RFC (Money Is The Motive), Pt 1" . Laced with a quick nine songs, the project includes appearances from a few other artists including Griselda 's own Conway The Machine , as well as 24hrs , Cory Gunz , Numbers , and Steven Young .

South Central, LA rap artist G Perico returns with the release of his latest project, "Free" . The project features six-tracks with a guest appearance from GARREN .  Stream the EP below!!!

San Francisco rapper B3hree was on a tear all 2020 releasing music and visuals and continues his hot streak with his new EP "Truth Hurts" , available now on Apple Music , iTunes , Spotify , and more. Produced entirely by Portland/Oakland artist TOPE .

Following a major co-sign from hometown rap star J. Cole , Fayetteville, NC artist Morray drops the video for the single "Big Decisions" .  Download   "Big Decisions" : https://picksix.ffm.to/bigdecisions  IG: @morrayda1   Subscribe to Morray :  https://tinyurl.com/yy8fzunh

EMPIRE sends the official music video by Jim Jones ft. Marc Scibilia & Juelz Santana performing "Election" , from the re-upped "El Capo" deluxe version.  Listen to the album "El Capo (Deluxe)" . Out now!  Stream: https://music.empi.re/elcapo_deluxe.oyd

Griselda Records and BSF drop the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the upcoming film "Conflicted" , directed by AK Reed and stars Westside Gunn , Benny the Butcher , Michael Rappaport , J Holiday , and more.  The soundtrack features work from Westside Gunn , Dave East , Lloyd Banks , Armani Caesar , Boldy James , Flee Lord , ElCamino , Eto , Ransom , Daringer , the late DJ Shay , Camouflage Monk , Cee Gee , IceRoxx , Fuse , 808 Mafia and more.

L.A. rap veteran Born Allah releases his new EP titled "Analog Baby" , produced by German producer Zpu-Zilla . The EP is available now through all digital retailers and streaming platforms via The Church of Hip Hop & Financial Prosperity .  Stream the EP below!!! Analog Baby (EP) by Born Allah

Funk / Hip Hop band Tervete Collective releases their single "Same Old Things" . Based in Adelaide Australia, Tervete Collective is part of the ever growing Inner Tribe crew, and made up of four core members Hamish Scanlon (Drums), Cianan Lee (Bass), Jay Fowkes (Guitar) and Dan Iser (Trumpet). “Same Old Things” is their debut to the world, a laid back jazz infused groove, roasted and toasted by LA born but Adelaide based rapper Cazeaux O.S.L.O ..  Same Old Things (feat. Cazeaux O.S.L.O.) by TERVETE COLLECTIVE

DMV artists Kev Brown & J Scienide drop their collaborative release "Stray From The Pack" that pays homage to all the great duos like EPMD , Das Efx , Hall & Oates , Mobb Deep , Steely Dan and more.  The album is strictly hardcore beats, no guest apperances and no gimics, just dope beats and rhymes. Kev Brown & J Scienide - Stray From The Pack by Kev Brown & J Scienide