With a stomping, piano-freaked backdrop laced by producer Solidified, MeRCY returns as Tony Montana with force on “The Basement”. It is the first release off his upcoming project “Montana Live Forever: The Lost Keys” and it proves to be an anthemic classic that the streets and Hip Hop would respect to this day. Flaunting a smooth but menacing flow, MeRCY’s …

Detroit producer/songwriter/singer Dre Butterz plays the bad guy in his soulful single “75” from the upcoming EP “Never The Less”, slated for release on 12/23 via BMB Entertainment. The single is available on iTunes here: https://itun.es/us/B1itgb

Rap Coalition announces that legendary rapper Slick Rick is the voice of the audiobook edition of “How To Get A Record Deal”, Wendy Day‘s sage guidebook for anyone passionate about cracking the hard-to-penetrate music business. The audiobook due for release on Thursday, December 14th is available at www.iwantarecorddeal.com and http://www.ricktheruler.net. Day and Rick have been close friends for more than …

One of Nashville, TN’s most energetic performers, Stevie Does Life delivers the video to his politically charged single “Toasted”. Taking aim at the ills of the power structure that make up America. Taking special onus with racism, classism and drug use, Stevie creates a talking point for those who disagree. After finishing as the runner-up at the inaugural “Midwest Industry …

Indianapolis rapper Shawn Ham of Gringo Gang brings the Midwest to Memphis as Lil Wyte joins in on the official visual for “We Got It”. This song will appear on Shawn’s upcoming project, “Hamaveli” and is available on iTunes here: https://itun.es/i67j67G

Houston’s next up, Dat Boy, just dropped a new DJ Scream-hosted tape called “Too Talented To Be Bullshittin” on LiveMixtapes and the title alone should make you take notice. If that’s not enough though, todays offering from that project has Boosie BadAzz all up in it and the two combined are straight fire. Haters are a running theme in rap …

Atlanta’s Alexis Ayaana taps into her Caribbean roots with smooth vocals over a sunny Reggae vibe on “All My Love”. This song will appear on Alexis’s debut EP “Twenty One”, coming January 2017 via GME / Empire.

G.O.O.D. Music’s own Malik Yusef contracts Mekke’l Carter of The Carter CLLCTV to offer up “Last Call”, a holiday inspired record produced by Travis Kr8ts and his Kr8ts Land team. This serves as Week 6 of Yusef’s “All Saints Project (The Offering)”, listen below.

North Carolina artists Quarter Key and Amaco combine forces to make up BMK. Just recently, they leaked out their latest mixtape on Livemixtapes titled “2AM In Tokyo”. Hosted by DJ Pretty Boy Tank, the project features Bankroll Fresh, Shawty Lo, Jose Guapo, King Lil Jay and more.

“The Wizard Of Oz” was released over 75 years ago and remains one of the most iconic motion pictures of all time. Some individuals say this movie had many deeper political meanings hidden in plain sight. In the 1939 film, Dorothy continues to walk down a yellow (gold) brick road wearing ruby slippers (silver slippers in the original novel) on …