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Portland director Seena Haddad is back with Part II of his refreshingly unique Web Series, X-RAY. Starring an all star cast of Portland Hip Hop artists and community members including Fountaine, Wes Guy, Koncept, Mac Smiff of We Out Here Magazine and more. Examining the struggle between urban music and local authorities that many small towns face, Seena has taken …

After a career packed with a rollercoaster of highs and lows, The Great & The Magnificent are in the mood for reflection. A journey of over five years together, has consisted of performing on some of the UK’s biggest festival stages, touring Europe and more. Those five years have also consisted of hardships and unfortunate circumstances including failed label deals …

“Kali Ma: The Heart Eater” is CyphaDenMusic artist’s Maximus Da Mantis‘ debut label release featuring a plethora of influences deriving from Kung-Fu movies, Wu-Tang albums and immensely detailed lyricism as exercised by the Milwaukee emcee. Nineteen songs with features from fellow labelmates Taiyamo Denku, D-Cypha and Urban Legend as well as Thirstin Howl III, Shogun Assason and Menes The Pharoah. …

Bronx bully Haddy Racks has got a bullet with your name on it in his latest release, “Fully Loaded Clip”. If you didn’t already know by now, Haddy has gone and put New York on his back and has been effortlessly putting in booth work as found on the recently released “Rackateering” mixtape. Putting his strong East Coast demeanor over …

With all of the luv and support Philly artist Trel Mack as been receiving for his “Night Before The Dawn” project, is was only a matter of time before the fan favorite “Luv Is Life” was put to video. Created from an assortment of fan videos and with Stephanie Loves Alan, the visual depicts luv in all forms. Check it …

Seven Oddities Records presents the next installment in their Out For Blood mixtape series with the eleven track hardcore sounds of “Out For Blood Vol. 3 (Chapter 2)”. This particular release showcases the alpha male approach the crew exemplifies when it comes to demolishing emcees and anything that looks at them the wrong way. Again, the album is produced solely …

On his sophomore album, Queens emcee Eff Yoo lays it all on the table as he welcomes listeners into his life through a clever combination of innate technical skills and brilliantly weaved narratives. On “The Eff Word”, those elements help shape the entirety of the album, a fully realized and engaging listening experience produced by rising Chicago producer, Rediculus. Full …

Lyricist Gil Thompson unleashes the Kraken on his eleven track LP, “Gods At War”, which utilizes lyrical content and beats sampling the classic Playstation game franchise, “God of War”. Assuming the role of Kratos via emceeing, GT smashes thru tracks like a modern day Hercules on songs such as the lead off single “I Thought You Knew Better”, the thrilling battle …

With all of the injustices going on in America, mainly among the back community, Baltimore’s Lee Mitty attacks issues like these head on in the explosive audio release of “Mississippis All Over”. Noting the inspiration behind the track as being none other than Nina Simone, she picks apart other topics such as the violence in Chicago and Ferguson over a …

Hip Hop artist The Last Wordbender releases “So Fresh (Back Looks Like an Apple)”, a collaborative effort with producer DJ BrickRock. The producer draws from his background in House music production to create a Daft Punk-inspired sound bed for Wordbender to wax poetics about the opposite sex. The result is a danceable track with lyricism reminiscent of early 2000 summertime …