The newest rap phenom out of Philly, Japhia Life drops off an unconventional and impromptu new joint to please rabid fans entitled “Freestyle No.1”, produced by up and coming hit maker J!Rodgers. If this is any indication of what’s in store, It’s no surprise that he’s already being embraced by hip hop legends as the next artist to raise the …

Coming back from performing at the SXSW Music Festival, Ransom Note has released his second visual off his December mixtape, “Return Of The Boss Playa Vol. 1”, which was executive produced by Lil Champ FWAY of the Raider Klan, in the form of “RNDF”.

Shadyville DJ’s affiliate DJ Young Cee unleashes another of his “Turf Warz” mixtapes. This time, it’s hosted by Aurora, Illinois’ own, JCA Beats Productions. Tracking in at 13 songs, the mixtape offers original production from the dynamic duo and includes songs such as “Taking Me There”, “What What”, “Surprise”, “Warning” and “Randall Gunningham” and the fellas good friends Maintain, DJ …

iStandardProducers.com x Monster Energy x XXL bring you ‘Behind The Rhymes’ LIVE Interview w/ !llmind from Beat Camp Launch Party. !llmind talks about his production origins, placing ‘The Morning’ record on G.O.O.D. Music’s “Cruel Summer” Album and how producers can get their music heard. !llmind was also presented and honored with the iStandard iNfluence Award. http://youtu.be/5atx4A5fJYg

In celebration of Nowruz (Iranian New Year), Toronto artist Crossword has released his long-awaited EP, Different Light. After touring with his band Vibonics over the past few years, Different Light marks his first solo project in a while; one of which is filled with hunger, passion and the heart of his music. The 9-track project, which carries an up-front positive …

Memphis rap artist Nif Monroe leaks a new song, “Good Living”, featuring Quite Nyce and ChrisCo with production by Harvey Boys Beats off of his upcoming project, “My Last Box of Swishers”.

TwoineyLo is a 16 Year old lyricist from Baltimore City that mixes and masters his own tracks, is working non stop to becoming the best and accomplish his dream. In a recent interview, TwoineyLo stated “To me, rap is more than music. I believe that it is an artform but most artists do not paint vivid pictures for their audience …

Chicago mega producer Symbolyc One aka S1 is set to drop his second installment of his “Still Underrated” mixtape series via Datpiff.com for free on March 26th and bolsters features from artists such as Kanye, Jay Z, Beyonce, 50 Cent, Xzibit, The Game and Eminem. Here’s S1’s trailer to tide you over until the 26th.

Here is the warm up track leading up to the release of Flip Major’s official single “Work” featuring IAMSU! dropping in April through Indie-Pop Music. “DEAN” ( produced by K.Y Piffa ) is off Flip Major’s next project, “Roll Up TWO”, hosted by Power 106’s DJ Carisma.

Ivory Gates is an independent Belgian hip hop project consisting of beat conductor Hypnoise and emcee deejoohcee (Dreamz Of Creationz) and they recently unleashed their first official video titled, “Enter The Gates”.