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March 29, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Highsnobiety TV – Yelawolf x SXSW 2011 (Episode 1) from Highsnobiety on Vimeo. Yelawolf talks with Highsnobiety TV about his inspiration, the come up, and SXSW.

March 29, 2011 // Comments: 0
Doomtree's Dessa, Sims and Lazerbeak Announce Into The Spin Tour Dates

MN Original catches an hour-long performance from Doomtree’s Dessa, along with some brief interview clips. Check out her captivating stage presence. Writer, rapper, singer, and member of the hip-hop collective Doomtree, Dessa is a musical force to be reckoned with. Her poetic lyrics and verbal agility have put her on top-ten lists across the country. [...]

March 28, 2011 // Comments: 0
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HARRIS DINER FLOW from Creative Control on Vimeo. This is a new artist Nafis from the Real Life Music Group brought to you by Creative Control.

March 28, 2011 // Comments: 0
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DANNY BROWN ‘Guitar Solo’ from Stedfast Media on Vimeo. Danny Brown released a video for “Guitar Solo” off his album The Hybrid

March 28, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Boog Brown – U.P.S. from Mello Music Group on Vimeo. Bringing you the new Boog Brown track “U.P.S.” produced by Apollo Brown off of Brown Study.

March 25, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Details: Filmed by Oliver Marshall & edited by Isaiah Toothtaker. Beat produced by Mainframe. “Faith No More” is taken from the album ILLUMINATI THUG MAFIA on Machina Muerte records.

March 25, 2011 // Comments: 0
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New York’s Top $ Raz released a new video for the track “The Man”. Here’s the details: Noisemaker Media and Top $ Raz Present The Man. Top $ Raz continues his ascent within the New York indie Hip Hop scene by including a classic music video to his resume. The Man is an entry that [...]

March 24, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Crazy cut from Red Eye, produced by DJ Qvali (look at that man spinning!) No word at the moment if this is going to be an upcoming drop or not.

March 24, 2011 // Comments: 0
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From Free and Statik’s Statik Free EP, which dropped near the top of the year. Video looks like it was shot at the SXSW. Cop the whole disc album from iTunes.

March 24, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Illmaculate, Al-One, Gold and OnlyOne of the upper-left group, Sandpeople, flip some footage of their studio shenanigans.

March 24, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Reks dropping some fire for Toca Tuesdays. Grab his album, R.E.K.S., from iTunes.

March 24, 2011 // Comments: 0
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A little love ballad from Laws about women that appreciate good hip hop. The Official Music Video to Laws ode to women who Love Hip-Hop Music titled “Lady Hip Hop” Directed by DWayne Lafleur

March 24, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Some spoken-word, a capella bars from Cons. Word to Live By — brought to you by KarmaLoopTV.com — will showcase artists giving performances just like this.

March 23, 2011 // Comments: 0
Mac Lethal is a highly-regarded underground MC and battle rapper from Kansas City, MO. He is currently hearing up to embark on a 27-plus show tour, the Keep It Irish Fall 2010 Tour.

“I’ma never let you do me like you do Lupe.” Get ‘em Mac. From the mixtape, North Korean BBQ, which drops on April 1.

March 23, 2011 // Comments: 1
Has-Lo

Has-Lo’s new album, In Case I Don’t Make It, is available now. Check it out on BandCamp.

March 23, 2011 // Comments: 0
9 Reasons Southern Rap Doesn't Suck: Kooley High

http://www.franksunfilms.com Something Outta Nothin ft. Median Directed/Shot/Cut by Frank Sun

March 23, 2011 // Comments: 0
Classified

From Class’ upcoming album Handshakes & Middle Fingers. In stores March 22, available for preview and download on iTunes.

March 23, 2011 // Comments: 0
9 Reasons Southern Rap Doesn't Suck: Big K.R.I.T.

From KRIT’s new release, which just got pushed back. Returnof4eva, drops for free on March 28. http://Returnof4eva.com

March 23, 2011 // Comments: 0
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‘Def works on his track, “Fly Away”, off his March 23 release, The Celestine Prophecy.

March 23, 2011 // Comments: 0
Donwill and Von Pea Confirm Next Tanya Morgan Album Will Be Without Ilyas

Tanya Morgan’s Ilyas just released this cut, from his forth-coming solo effort, Angels & Demons, produced by Sal Dali.

March 23, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Third installment of Atmosphere’s heart-to-heart discussion with Dr. Ralph Borka. If you missed the first two:

March 18, 2011 // Comments: 0
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QuESt – In My Defense from UnkleLuc on Vimeo. QuESt blesses us with a video for “In My Defense” off his mixtape The Reason: A Defense Mechanism.

March 17, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Here we have Wax’s second video off of Scrublife called “Dispensary Girl” It’s a song about falling in love with the girl down at the weed store. It’s got a pretty funny intro too, check it.

March 17, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Foreign Exchange brings you the official video for “Greater Than The Sun” by Zo! and Phonte.

March 16, 2011 // Comments: 0
Donwill ft. Nicky Guiland - Breathe

From Don’s solo release, Don Cusack In High Fidelity.

March 16, 2011 // Comments: 0
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prelude to a freestyle. from Jay Electronica on Vimeo. Jay Electronica spits some real shit over a piece from Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Check it out.

March 11, 2011 // Comments: 0
ATMOSPHERE

As the Twin Cities superstars gear up for their Family Sign Tour with DJ Abilities, Blueprint, Grieves and Budo they released a video for Just For Show off their soon to be sixth official studio album The Family Sign

March 10, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Cambridge rapper Millyz released a preview of his track Out All Nite featuring Roc Dukati (R.I.P.) not too long ago. The video shows Millyz going in in the studio recording the track then announcing his upcoming mixtape White Boy Like Me Part 2. Take a listen to Part 1 here DatPiff. Millyz is one of [...]

March 10, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Seattle bred Rhymesayers rapper and personal favorite Grieves released a new track off his upcoming CD Together/Apart. This track is as always, produced by Budo. Lightspeed paints a brief portrait of Grieves’ life and how quickly it has been moving. I was trying stay positive even though I pretended it helped cause at home I [...]

March 3, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Late pass on this video from Maxilla, but it’s too dope to pass up. The video is currently up for an award in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Track’s from Maxilla’s Volume Two. Cop that from the Central Standard Records store. “shovel kid“ [shuhv-uhl kid] – an individual carrying a seemingly inherent desire to obtain (also known [...]

March 2, 2011 // Comments: 2
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Just over a decade ago, I instantly became a fan of Classified after hearing his breakthrough track “Unpredictable” on MuchMusic (Canada’s version of MTV, when they played music videos). Eleven years and seven albums later, Class is gearing up for the release of his latest project titled Handshakes and Middle Fingers. And what better way [...]

March 2, 2011 // Comments: 1
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Originally from Korea, LA rapper Dumbfoundead maintains a very strong YouTube presence while diligently working on an official release. This is a taste of what he does if you don’t already know.

February 28, 2011 // Comments: 0
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From Hezekiah’s Conscious Porn, which dropped last October. Read: Hezekiah Breaks Down ‘Conscious Porn’ (Interview)

February 28, 2011 // Comments: 0
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Rhymesayers artist Grieves and his producer Budo release a Valentine’s Day ballad. Grieves – Pack It Up [Prod. Budo]

February 21, 2011 // Comments: 0

Trebles and Blues – 808′s and Quintets Beat Video from Nam Bui on Vimeo. The sounds of the Roland 808 drum machine have remained a vital part of musical history for over 20 years, but in the last few, it has mainly been utilized to emphasize a pounding kick that blasts in the rooms of [...]

February 4, 2011 // Comments: 0

[youtube]QWKFSK-AiR8[/youtube] Meet Trebles and Blues, a producer housed under The Soul Dojo Music group. he is currently “unknown” but his talent and beats speak loudly. His debut album “The Blue Note” drops March 1, 2011 and you can look for us to be posting more from him up until the album is released, and if [...]

January 7, 2011 // Comments: 0

[youtube]rBbVGT8Qqz8[/youtube] Open Mike Eagle gets pissy with his transmissions. Would you stop taking me seriously if I (once again) said this is one of my favs from his (really, really good) album Unapologetic Art Rap? See how well he transmits other emotions on Twitter, Tumblr & mikeeagle.net and by investing in Unapologetic Art Rap.

January 3, 2011 // Comments: 0

The official video for Jansport J’s Forever single off of his upcoming Instrumental LP entitled Save My Soul. Feel free to download Forever here and follow @JansportJ on twitter too.

December 17, 2010 // Comments: 0

[youtube]2HlCownBTfc[/youtube] From HiPNOTT Records: For the third official single from his solo debut, The Recipe, Amiri releases the Vinyl Ritchie-directed video for “Like They Used Ta!”.  Spend the next 3 minutes and 14 seconds with Amiri as he takes you crate diggin’ at one of his favorite spots. Those of you who like diggin’ and [...]

December 2, 2010 // Comments: 1

[youtube]UZnt5hRk3To[/youtube] Fresh from Chali 2na‘s Fishmarket Pt. 2 come the visuals for “Step Yo Game Up”. The “Step Yo Game Up” single is available via iTunes. Get the album, Fishmarket Pt. 2,  via Amazon.

November 30, 2010 // Comments: 2

[youtube]SY8VQO02K9U[/youtube] Angerville’s “The Statement” featuring Alex Dimez is produced by Fresh Kils with cuts by Uncle Fester. Find “The Statement” on Angerville’s album Uprising, available via iTunes.

November 30, 2010 // Comments: 0

[youtube]t0kp7PI4s1A[/youtube] Stik Figa Gives Fans An In-Depth Look At His Hometown Of Topeka, Kansas: Coming off the heels of “From The Top,” both the first single from the Mello Music Group compilation, Helpless Dreamer, as well as Stik’s own Oddisee produced EP, From The Top, fans are treated to an in depth look at the [...]

November 30, 2010 // Comments: 0

[youtube]GJUmuS0OCDo[/youtube] From Blue Scholars: It snowed again. So we filmed something… again. But wait! There’s more… Go here, pay $1, get the Yellow & White versions (“Play the Yellow Snow version in your car, play the White Snow version on the radio”) plus “Bărf Riddim”! Bargain.

November 29, 2010 // Comments: 1

[youtube]m4BczQwUWgI[/youtube] CunninLynguists’ Kno enlisted Matt Hobbs of Vital Films to direct the striking visuals for “La Petite Mort (Come Die With Me)”. The video features Mia Rose, an “adult film starlet and long-time CunninLynguists and QN5 fan”. Find “La Petite Mort (Come Die With Me)” on Kno’s solo debut Death Is Silent, available now via [...]

November 24, 2010 // Comments: 0

[youtube]_55X4e99s64[/youtube] From Legendary Music: With exactly one week to go before this year’s “How The Grouch Stole Christmas” Tour kicks off, The Grouch and DJ Fresh get ready and let folks know they are hitting their cities and bringing along Brother Ali & DJ Snuggles, Eligh, and Los Rakas w/ Nima Fadavi. How The Grouch [...]

November 24, 2010 // Comments: 0

Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae are currently touring my homeland and, with this video being quite entertaining & the crowd looking so quintessentially Aussie, I had to share. What they want you to know: Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae watch footage of Simon Says and discuss how wild the crowd in Melbourne was for the [...]

November 22, 2010 // Comments: 0

Watch the full “About The Record” series from Eligh’s GreyCrow above and cop the album now via iTunes, Bandcamp or ElighMusic.com. From Ubiquitous Media / Legendary Music: Prior to the release of his latest album, “GreyCrow”, Eligh sat down with our friends over at Vital Films and recorded a series of videos breaking down each [...]

November 17, 2010 // Comments: 0

[youtube]nYNmf3wpWlk[/youtube] BP & ODDS with the visuals to the title track from their EP Vacancy, watch the video, buy the EP, check out BPandODDS.com.

November 16, 2010 // Comments: 0

[youtube]NbfH_SPaw9U[/youtube] Chicago’s Visual with “Never Sold Crack” (“If I’m in the kitchen, I’m cooking for my kids, I ain’t cooking no crack f*ck’in up your kids!”) featuring Cap D, from Visual’s upcoming album Working Class Legend:OVERTIME. Cop Working Class Legend:OVERTIME November 23rd & find Visual at iseeitall.com.

November 16, 2010 // Comments: 0

[youtube]RtJFXy95L1Y[/youtube] Copywrite‘s newest cut from his Life and Times of Peter Nelson LP, which is out today.

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