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DJ Pain 1 breaks down how he produced the song “God Flow” for Hustle Gang rapper Doe B, who was tragically killed in 2013. Producers: Learn the VSTs and drum kits used in this street classic.

Seattle wordsmith Silas Blak is back with blazing new track, “Cops On My Back” via Cabin Games. The track is part three of Silas’ #BlakFriday series and addressing the very weighty issue of police brutality and savagery. Thanks to the wonder of technology, smartphones across the globe have been capturing the brutal events and the revolution IS now being televised. …

Gods’Illa returns to the forefront with their highly anticipated Believe In Gods’Illa LP. Following up their critically-acclaimed CPR BlendTape hosted by Erykah Badu, the trio resurfaces with a 16-track album that not only picks up where they left off with gritty, in-your-face boom bap beats and thoughtful lyrics but also brings the listener up to speed on what the 3 …

“Let me kiss over your scars and turn them into stars and you can make a wish baby”. Twisted, morphed and dark rhodes piano keys, glazed over with rich, vibrant, gliding synth notes. “Platonia” produced by Moteleola, written and performed by the soulful soft voiced Olivia-Louise from Chester, UK and Wade from London/Milton Keyes.’

Soulful Scandinavian Kriswontwo recruits Cali MC MED to bless the drunken drums on the first track of his forthcoming full-length ‘CEREMONI’ on Somothaship imprint. As the title has it, the combination is an “Epiphany Of Emcees.”

Amerikas Addiction is getting ready to embark on their second single promo & contest venture. This time around they are running it in conjunction with a release off of their forthcoming project 13. 13 will see the duo working with some of today’s leading names in the world of production including: Paul White, DJ Pain 1, Cardo, AO, and Taz …

William Cooper celebrates the release of his new album “God’s Will” by liberating the Rah Digga featured gem, “Closer To God”, making the song available for stream. The Black Market Militia MC and the Queen of New Jersey team up to send rappers to the afterlife, in turn bringing them “Closer To God”. This high energy instrumental is produced and …

This Is 50’s Jack Thriller catches up with platinum producer DJ Pain 1 at SXSW and asks about producing for major artists, the music industry and tour life. Watch for the video-bomb by Kia Shine and the story about the incident that occurred when Pain 1 and Jack Thriller shared a hotel room on tour.

Madison based hiphop/reggae fusion group Dumate understands all too well the Hip-Hop tradition of social commentary. They naturally address the epidemic of police getting away with murdering unarmed black citizens in their emotionally-charged song “Brutality.” Check out the visuals to the song in this Get Your Buzz Up exclusive.

Tefman and Killa Bane have been one of the staples for Hip Hop in Madison Wisconsin as founding members of “The Lost Souls” but just like everything else in life, everything must come to an end. For these two though it didn’t mean the end of writing rhymes and performing, no it just meant it was time for a change …