A new form of SICKness has been spreading among young men & women of underground hip hop culture nationwide & overseas. In episode #1 of this new video series, Shoot Da Gift’s SHUX1 reports from Tokyo, Japan determined to expose the ILLness. Strictly ILL beats and rhymes from around the globe.

Kris Kelli, a rising star in the industry and Block Entertainment’s newest signee, partner up with Roc City for their produced track for her new single “I Got UR Man” — an authentic dancehall-inspired record — from her recent mixtape “Warrior.” The Caribbean native has taken the music world by storm with her effortless blend of island pop, soft R&B …

Hard Boiled Records is proud to announce a new partnership with Guerilla Nation to develop a series of new releases from Brooklyn heavyweight rap duo A-Alikes. Kicking things off is the brand new single called ‘Whole Life’ which features M-1 of dead prez, which is available now on iTunes, Spotify, MOG and all other key online outlets. This is the …

London emcee Mr. Lu returns with another cut off his “Slowburn EP”, this time enlisting the talents of his Honour76 family, Mangaliso Asi & Ms. Cherri Prince. The track was produced by long-time collaborator Virtu-oso.

Far Rock, New York emcee KevLite drops visuals to his track “Let The Heart Speak” that will be featured on his second mixtape, “The Taste of Success”, which will be dropping soon. http://youtu.be/0zKifr6qcIQ

Wisconsin based rapper and C.E.O. of Spotlight Music, P-Nice, drops a mega dope track titled “Last Dance”. A dope production for P to spit real life experiences over. Keep an open ear for more from Spotlight ENT. in the near future.

After a nearly four year hiatus, Earatik is now back with “Big Fire”, a genuine Hip Hop banger produced by Phil Absurd and full length video shot and directed by Seth Savoy, that will remind fans what they’ve been missing over the past few years.

Irangeles (Iran/Los Angeles) lyricist Malkovich presents the Hashim Thomas-directed music video for “Lies”, his Evilldewer-produced single from his new album Great Expectations, written and recorded in New York City, New Orleans, Atlanta and Los Angeles after giving up his home and possessions to travel indefinitely. Expectations is the followup to his “Ayatollah Presley” mixtape hosted by deejay/producer House Shoes and …

“Wildout” features collaborations with a slew of carnival/circus performers, ranging from fire-breathers and burlesque dancers to stilt jugglers and a flame-breathing saxophone. The video is shot at what Duk Duk Goose does best: A wild Brooklyn warehouse party, with stunning visuals shot/edited by Eat the Cake NYC (Brooklyn Wildlife) and 95Labs. The song features production by Downtown Music.

The Alpha Male Society (AMSoc) brand is rapidly becoming synonymous with two things: Outstanding NC hip hop, and the many variations of “A” fitted caps used to rep the team during stage performances. With the first single from their upcoming May 20th release “Background Check 2”, AMSoc members, Diablo Archer, H2OKZ, and Mallz enlist the services of fellow NC emcee …