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121 December 2 n d , 2019

A Serious Discussion About Music Streaming Services

Meet Hip Hop Musician "Bobby Barz" from Virginia Beach, VA Universal Language drops

Sound Shape Color album

Winter 2019 Black Water

D Prime Fabio Scaletta

Coach Joey Lewis Capaldi August Brodie Vickson Santos

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Night Train 357 – “Cosmic Cruise” Ft. Cecily Roc Marciano – “Marcielago” (Album Review) Mill Bill Breaks Out By Jhantu Randall Sphinx II8 – “The Journey” (Video) Bulldogg – “Back in Boston” (Video) Rashad & Confidence – “Desires” BriGuel – “The Difference” Ft. Andres Gonzalez DieLayt – “The Last Time” Notes82 "Church Wild" Freestyle Regal Club – “Flow” (Video) Regal Club (Album) Novatore Performing Live w/ Merkules On “Special O...

Novatore – “War Master” Prod. By C-Lance Base AuraGammi Ft. Freeway "Whoodie Whoo the Remix...

PODCAST: Why Ar tist Development Isn't Dead PODCAST: Mistah Wilson lists 3 Hip Hop Producers w...

Universal Language Speaks Sound Into Existence By ...

HoodStarz Ft. Sharky Montana & Yung Skrew – “Homic ...

R8TED$R Ft. FOr ty38 – “Rodeo Drive” D Prime 215 "Reasons Why" Video Eggroll – “Wiskey Veins” | MIC SESSION Big Flock – “No Introduction” (Video) pre kai ro – “Ten Outa Ten” (Video) Black Water – Sable (LP) August Brodie – “The Days” Griselda – “W.W.C .D.” (Album Review) Rittz – “Put a Crown On It” (Album Review) Lex the Hex Master – “Chill Mode” Coach Joey – Call Me When You Get This (Mixtape) BIA & Kayo Genesis – “Edible” (Video) Deathlab – “Wardens” (Album) Mike Malachi – “M.A.L.A.C .H.I.” (Album) Ariano & Jade River – ” The Break Up” (Lyric Video...

Fatt Father – “Papa Free” Prod. By Foul Mouth (Vid...

Swer v Ft. Peedi Crakk "Keep Acting" Video Day Parkay – “Leave Me Alone” | MIC SESSION Mars – “Locked Up a Broad” (Album Review) Shameless Plug Drops "Bar Mitvah 1" Project Meet Hip Hop Musician "Bobby Barz" from Virginia B...

Mistah Wilson reviews "Someone You Loved" song by ...

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Big Flock – “No Introduction” (Video)

Best known for his critically -acclaimed project The Great Depression. Mar yland recording ar tist Big Flock unveils his potentially biggest hit yet in the new video, “No Introduction”. The first song since his release from prison, “No Introduction” is where the King of the Ab -libs makes his presence felt with brash lyrics melting in smoothly with trap drum production.

In the visual, the rising star takes us through a night in the studio where he repor ts his new work ethic and what fans can expect in the new music. “No Introduction” recently premiered on Fader and is quickly becoming his biggest hit to -date .

August Brodie – “The Days” Today, Canada’s rising star August Brodie unveils his breakout debut called “The Days”. An emotion-driven song highlighting his cadence , vocal caliber, and songwriting, August Brodie creates a sonically pleasing record with some heavy production to glide across . “The Days” tells the stor y of August Brodie’s recent ascension in the music industr y while crooning over emotions associated with his rise . The Dutch Revz-produced single is inspired by the sounds of The Weeknd.

Mill Bill Breaks Out Written by Jhantu Randall With so many regions in hip hop, it’s easy for some towns , or entire states for that matter to get lost in the shuffle .

A prime example of this is the ar tist Mill Bill, based out of Boise , Idaho.

I know it may be hard to imagine hip hop having a hold on rural folks in predominantly red states but if you subscribe to the idea of the genre being a voice for the voiceless , you have to listen to the stories of those who really may reside on the outskir ts . Towns where in the dark, the life of the rebel is not only celebrated, it becomes mythical.

I admit that I was vaguely familiar with Mill Bill about a year or 2 ago but I never gave him too much attention.

Not to say he wasn’t good, I always liked his deliver y and his songs definitely appealed to my ear but I guess I naively wanted something more that I couldn’t quite put into words . In actuality, maybe it was I who wasn’t ready to look at his work objectively at that point. Growing up in Pocatello, Idaho Mill Bill had been writing and putting music together for near ly a decade . His song “Crazy” featuring Mark Battles has at this point, become his biggest single he’s released pulling in 17 thousand views on Youtube as well as 65k on Twitter and 100k on Facebook. Say what you want, social media has given many ar tists the ability to create their own platforms and make countless oppor tunities for themselves while allowing them to control their own narrative .

As an upcoming rapper, you’d think that Mill Bill would be all about hoarding the ear nings from his work and using it to propel himself only, but on the contrar y, during the holidays last year, Ill Bill stepped out into the community that shows him so much love and gave back. He put together a clothing drive which was able to successfully hand out over 800 coats to the homeless . It’s this grassroots connection and hardline drive to constantly stay moving that lead to him performing to a crowd of 20,000 people in Spokane , Washington in August of this year.

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Rashad & Confidence – “Desires” “Desires” is the long -awaited comeback single from the critically lauded duo of Ra shad & C on fidence, who eight years ago dropped a moder n underground rap classic with The Element of Surprise . Out now via Ill Adrenaline Records , the 7-inch 45s are also available in limited quantities b/w instrumental, and can be purchased direct through the label’s website , HHV or Fat Beats Online .

pre kai ro – “Ten Outa Ten” (Video) With Par tyNextDoor and Drake dropping some new music , pre kai ro decides he wanted to join in on the fun as well. Today the rising star from Egypt officially delivers his powerful debut video & single “ Ten Outa Ten“.

BriGuel – “The Difference” Ft. Andres Gonzalez Underground Hip Hop duo Br i Guel drops their new hard hitting single titled “The Difference ” featuring A n d res G on zalez. Make sure to follow BriGuel on Instagram @wearebriguel.

Regal Club (Album) Rising St. Louis based Hip Hop duo Reg al C lu b (Alvo and J. Cruz) release their highly anticipated debut Self-Titled album! With a unique sound over booming 808’s Regal Club’s new album was intended to stand out amongst the heavy hitters in the game .

R8TED$R Ft. FOrty38 – “Rodeo Drive” Hailing from East Oakland, meet the next big thing to come out of the Yay Area in new ar tist R8TED$R. Known for his high energy, stylish wordplay and trending lingo, today, the promising new star prepares us for his star studded for thcoming project with the unveiling of new song, “Rodeo Drive ”.

Base AuraGammi Ft. Freeway "Whoodie Whoo the Remix" The unlikely duo hit heavy with a fresh ‘streets meet the club’ track. Come sunrise the infamous kingpins push their craft and boost their blocks , then chase midnight shadows popping bottles from club to club.

D Prime 215 "Reasons Why" Video D Prime 215 returns for the 2nd video release of his “Sacred Mantra” EP. “Reasons Why” produced by Has-Lo, is a tell-all into Prime’s world of emceeing, dating back to 93’.

Universal Language Speaks Sound Into Existence It’s the day after Thanksgiving and as the itis, (food induced drowsiness for those who don’t know) begins to wear off, there’s a particular calm that accompanies the chaotic mood that tends to take over the season. It’s that exact feeling that lead me to give the album Sound Shape Color by Universal Language a listen.

Still currently in the days of ignorance promoted and mumble rap being the expression, Universal Language’s album is the antithesis of it. Sonically pleasing and lyrically complex without being too verbose, their album “Sound Shape Color” possess’s a trackless that allows you as the listener to not only catch their vibe, but allows you to join in on riding the wave that they have created. With production that harkens back to the day of Digable Planets mixed with a sound that makes a group like Cunninlynguists stand out, Universal language has managed to merge the 2 while still taking it in their own direction without sounding like a knockoff.

While not for everyone, this 24 track album allows the listener to just sit back and get lost in their thoughts as the music itself triggers memories and allows space to get lost in deep thought. The second track of the project entitled “Rhyme of the Ancients” solidifies this as each artist goes in with stanzas that just give off energy while it preps the listeners mind for what’s to come. “Writing on Trains,” “Star Searching,” “Eyes Wide Open,” and “The Sweet Life” are personal standouts, but the whole album gives off a positive feeling as there doesn’t seem to be any filler tracks. Each song conveys a clear message as the truth they spit in their lyrics resonates with an uplifting frequency.

Coach Joey – Call Me When You Get This (Mixtape) A follow up to his latest release , “This For You,” Coach Joey decided to take another shot at doing a project for the ladies . Call Me When You Get This is inspired by Joey wanting to get his ex back. Initially, just the name of a song he wrote about her, instead, decided to make it the name of the project.

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