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Roman Flowrs, a young MC/ Producer from the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, has been recently building a local buzz and even gaining some recognition outside of the state as well as in the UK. After releasing a few loose joints through a stint called #FLOWRFridays and a beat tape, Roman teamed up with Ruby Hornet and smacks us with a …

Trayce delievers his first song from his upcoming mixtape, “Gone With The Wind”, titled “Do That”. http://youtu.be/c3ZfywpiNGs

The West Side and South Side of Chicago collide in the new video from Saba and Mick Jenkins, “Heaux”. The video features Sab and Mick trading verses while parkour practitioners in Lincoln masks terrorize the streets of Chicago. Yes, you read that right. Hailing from the Westside of Chicago, Saba is a part of the rising Hip Hop collective Pivot …

Jebadiah James Darling better known by his stage name MaNIH, is an American hip-hop artist, producer, lyricist and self described lyrical artist from Southern Wisconsin. MaNIH endeavors to take the art of music to the next level. His unique way of bending words and phrases are fueled by an internal anguish, generated by a painful past. MaNIH had many damaging …

Do producers clear samples before shopping and/or selling beats to major labels? Do unsigned artists have to clear samples before releasing their projects? In this inaugural episode of Painspectives, I share my experiences with and opinions on both questions.

New music from Cleveland hip hop artists OGcase and Dayne Gretzky, titled “Respect Us” produced by D Wade Beats. OGcase and Dayne Gretzky are independent artists looking to make a lot noise in 2013 so be sure to stay current on their projects. Also, be on the look out for D Wade Beats as he plans to produce 100 tracks …

Don Kody & Block Starz Music artist Throwback bring you an uptempo track to hold you off until the completion of their untitled project… this may NOT be the final edit but it’ll do the job. The duo recently won “Hate It or Love It” with this track on Shade 45’s All Out Show. You can peep the phone interview …

Well J Staffz followed me on twitter and I seen he was verified so I figured since I never heard of him I would check out his music. I very impressed with the vocal skills he showcased along with the production of each song. Most of the tracks I can see myself listening to on the radio or seeing music …

Brand new music from the ultra talented Baiyu, dive into “Surface”. As people, we navigate through life the best way that we can but there’s a lot of times when we get caught up in conventions, biases and subjective heresy. “Surface,” the March #TeamBaiyu release, brings color to the chaos that we’re often forced to face with little guidance towards …

Decap & Brady Watt have been composing music together since January of 2008. The two grew up in the small but surprisingly dope city of Nashua, NH. They heard about each other throughout Junior High and High School, but did not begin collaborations until after both had moved away from home. Brady Watt’s music career started around age 14, playing …