In late 2007, Irish producer Danny Diggs would reach out to collaborate with Atlanta based, Cincinnati-bred emcee Jermiside on a song for what was supposed to be a B-side for a vinyl release. While the 12 inch never materialized, the two would continue to work on what gradually snowballed into 2010’s full length LP, “Middle Classic”. Jermiside began carving out …

FrontRo is a talented lyricist hailing out of New York by way of Long Island. He’s been repping his posse S.M.O. (Superior Minds Only) since 2009 with his brother & fellow-rapper Jimmy D. On January 14th of this year, FrontRo released his free debut EP titled “Pre Ro’d” that consists of 6 freestyles, hosted by Chad Law & Mac Vick’s …

Chicago, Illinois recording artist Emcee Fare is back with his latest release titled “Smoke Sumn”, a jazz infused, melodic contemplation record from his upcoming “Goodbye” project. Here’s what Fare had to say about “Smoke Sumn”. The term “Smoke Sumn” is not intended by the way it sounds but by the way the message is given out. My experience with a …

Aurora, Illinois’ Trilogy Mafia teams up with the homey Peign to deliver “Lyrical Narcotic”, the trio’s video/song submission for Funk Volume’s “Don’t Funk Up Our Beats Contest 6” going on now. The fellas deliver massive rapid bars while weaving in and out of one another’s flow. Representing for Latinos nationwide, these guys deserve as many votes as possible. Trilogy is …

New Jersey artist Lewis Allen just released his groundbreaking album “Black Autumn 1993”. The creative process of Black Autumn 1993 was the purest of mine yet. Every record came from a specific situation that was happening in my life and in my mind. It ultimately became somewhat of a diary to me half way through the process. The phrase in …

Here is the latest single & video for “Fleetwood” from independent R&B artist Grace Griffin. “Fleetwood” is the first track from her upcoming EP “Timeless”, which will be released on April 25th. Grace’s brand of R&B is heavy in sampled elements, classic sounds, hip-hop and harmonies. Grace originally hails from outside Detroit, Michigan and currently resides in Queens, New York. …

I.K.P. delivers a “Supper-Trippy” video for one of his standout tracks to his “Executive Realness: Suite Reign” project available via iTunes. The video is very reminiscent to that of Busta Rhymes “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See” and is definitely worth peeping.

Chicago, Illinois hip hop artist Nicholas May combines forces with fellow Windy City producer Trumaine Travis for the soulful track “Drowning”. The meaning behind the song is letting past experiences with bad relationships drown out and be let go. The first verse talks about a past relationship and the second verse deals with Nick’s father. The song will be featured …

“Give Me Life is a promotional single from Kansas City, Missouri artist Watts the Future which features Boston, Massachusetts singer Ballad. It was produced by Da Bandcamp from St. Louis, Missouri. “Give Me Life” is a track which just barely missed the cut on October 2013’s “Broadway Boulevard”. It serves as a narrative on the energy drawn from doing what …

Chicago’s Hugo Tone reaches out to SteveO Stoner to connect on Tone’s latest video for their joint effort “Just Another Day”. With a real mellow instrumental, the fellas lay down some smooth smoker music to the masses.