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“Set the Scene” is the second single from Nujabes inspired beatmaker P.R’s album “Moment in Time”. The single features New York wordsmith Skyzoo and Mello Music representative Substantial. P.R sets the scene with a jazz inspired backdrop for Skyzoo and Substantial. Skyzoo and Substantial trade introspective stories about their upbringing. “Set the Scene” is the first song on the Australian …

Does hip-hop have a problem? Are we selling the right messages in our music? Are we being socially responsible in those messages? On “Problem”, R-Swift shares about what’s problematic in hip-hop today. The track is featured on Swift’s latest project “Apply Pressure”.

EMP rhymesayer Jered Sanders brings to his fans his debut EP, “While You Were Waiting”. Serving as the official prelude to his debut full-length, Gorgeous., which is set to drop this winter via iTunes, the project packs five original records from the buzzmaking singer and emcee. Included are DJ Booth reader-approved singles “Closed Caption” and “Black.” Sanders handles all vocals …

The Kid Daytona paints a picture of the New York City party scene on his latest “Savoir Faire” mixtape leak, “Lavendar Life”. In his words the song, “Lavender Life” expresses some of the many excursions I’ve been involved in NYC nightlife – from staying up so late, to a point where you look up at the sky that it almost …

Washington, D.C.’s Oddisee debuts his new single “Own Appeal”. The song appears on his upcoming “Tangible Dream” mixtape. The upcoming release will feature both rhymes and beats produced by Oddisee.

Hustle Cartel recording artist Fame enlists Dizzy Wright, Marcus Moody, Chase N Cashe and Dayron for his latest single “2 Cold Part 2”. The track is one of the standouts from his debut project “#PhuckYaCosign”. The project also features hip hop heavy hitters Jadakiss, Freeway, Paul Wall, Joe Budden and more, and is available now.

Houston rapper Chamillionaire is back on the scene with poignant lyrics on his politically driven single “Don’t Shoot”. The new single finds the former “Riding Dirty” rapper speaking on everything from the alarming murder rate in Chicago to our impending war in Syria all while maintaining the smooth harmonious delivery that made him famous in the first place.

Long time Detroit producer/rapper Black Milk drops his latest single “Dismal”. The single serves as a preview to his upcoming “No Poision, No Paradise” project which is slated for an October release date.

There’s truth to the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words, and hip-hop artist Damon Lamar is that truth. He learned early on, that regardless of how (painting or rapping), his purpose was to inspire. Damon often says, “I paint raps and I rap paintings”. After moving to attend Art Institute of Chicago, Lamar cut his first demo …

Miami, Florida emcee Jay Abkari drops a single from his recently released project “Ignorance Is Bliss” titled “Metamorphisis”. Not Metamorphosis but Metamorphisis because the track is about a rebirth but also from being “sick” of stresses, therefore the change of the end of the word.