We’ve got another aboveGround exclusive for all you true hip-hop heads! This is the official drop for the Nima Fadavi remix of Alexander Spit’s track “Hella” off his latest album Until Next Summer (download here for free). Described as a “20-something year old San Franciscan with stale cigarette breath, a faded vintage tee and ex-girlfriend [...]

Inspired by good weather, good music & help from my friends at Coors Brewing Company, the decision was made to create and share a mix of good hip hop to help your summer. Crack a beer, put it in the whip, take it wherever, just not those two things together. Download and share with all [...]

Coolzey comes forth with the second drop from his per-week project, He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper. This time we’ve got music done up by Alex Newman of Giant Panda, and some more visuals to go with it. Check it out, and once again DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS. Download: Coolzey – Uh Huh [youtube]AFRX16elqQM[/youtube]

We got another exclusive joint, this time from the homie Mike Faceless. This jawn is from back in ’02 he says. Previously unreleased cut, Johnny 5 on the beat. Check out the heat. Download/Stream: Mike Faceless – Service (With a Smile)

Our homies from The Let Go hooked up this exclusive track feature Eyedea of the Rhymesayers family. Dope joint off of their Morning Comes disc which you can still cop on pre-order status from their website. Check it out. Download: The Let Go – Sneak ft. Eyedea

Captain Midnight, MC Type and Kublakai from Seattle’s The Let Go team up with our good friends from South Dakota, Soulcrate Music on this dope track. This joint is an early cut from their new album, Morning Comes. Pre-order the album from their Blogspot page, and you’ll get the MP3 tracks right now! This collaboration [...]

Lateef Dameer put together a project of his instrumentals, remixes and even some raps as an exclusive release for aboveGround Magazine. Take this as a showcase of his abilities with a clear and concise message. The New York City-based producer and MC is humble and hard-working, something of a testament to the work ethic of [...]

aboveGround Magazine and Pwelbs.com are proud to present the very first installment of our monthly recap series: Best Kept Fresh. We’ll highlight our top picks for tracks released each month, bundle them up, add some fresh art and give our readers something to bump all month long. In our October 2009 edition we’ve wrapped up [...]

Our first exclusive release, this is a compilation of six previously unreleased tracks from Iowa MC Imperfekt. Check out the interview that we did with Imperfekt for more information about him. Download An Imperfekt EP [Audio clip: view full post to listen] 1. You Down With Mic Hand? 2. No Problem w/ Colorless (The Other [...]

Akream, our August featured Under the Basement artist, and Ice Box Entertainment have teamed up with Mac Lethal and his Kansas-City-based Black Clover Records to bring you “Beautiful Skin”, a call to step away from acting like a “thug”, in hip-hop and in life. This track will be featured on Akream’s upcoming album For The [...]