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Northern Virginia-based hiphop outfit Cult Fiction presents the new single "Devil's Dictionary" featuring elZhi and Grap Luva . The track will appear on Cult Fiction 's forthcoming album Stranger Than Fiction , set to feature appearances from Skyzoo , Supastition , Yamin Semali , yU and Che Grand , produced entirely by longtime collaborator DuB.L.Oh.SkYtZo .  Born in Cairo, Egypt, Cult Fiction frontman Rafik Bishay has worked on material with Chad Hugo from NERD /The Neptunes, Fish Scales from Nappy Roots , Von Pea and more. Detroit emcee elZhi is a former member of Slum Village who has worked with Royce Da 5'9" , Guilty Simpson , Oh No , Dwele and more. Grap Luva is the younger brother of producer Pete Rock . "Devil's Dictionary" comes on the heels of the release of the music video for "Limitless" (watch on Youtube ), which will appear on the forthcoming Cult Fiction album Death By Design .

As the whole Afrobeats umbrella continues to rise in North America (finally), there has been an influx of artists trying to hop on the “trend.” For Sierra Leone-born, DMV-based artist 2fic ( @2ficmusic ), this is just getting back to his roots – his “Reasons” . ***Thanks to DMVLIFE.com for sending***

When Donald Trump won the presidential election this past November, one of the few things people found solace in was that it would lead to some seriously great art. Enter rapper-producer Mister Wise ’s “The Man of Orange” , a wonderfully biting and potent wrap up of everything that makes its target so infuriating. “The Man of Orange” becomes available this Friday, inauguration day, through all major digital retailers and streaming platforms, but can be streamed right now in its entirety, courtesy of SoundCloud. ***Thanks to DM360 for sending***

Northern Virginia rapper/producer Omar Get Em presents his new single "Trill" , slated to appear on his forthcoming EP Sensations .  Stream the track below!!! ***Thanks to Dunn Deal Promotions for sending***