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While on his quest from Elgin, Illinois to Cali, Fly Live$ member Kris Leshaun has been meeting and performing with a multitude of artists. “My Zone” is a loosy that showcases Kris’s lyrical abilities quite well.

In good spirits of his project “Planet Xmas” Elgin, Illinois’ Angrous links together with Young Sleepless for a little video diddy for their collab effort, “Gif Raps”. http://youtu.be/7vI493Sp7tc

With the recent release of his “23” project, Elgin, Illinois’ Moore delivers The Lava Lab visual treatment to his “Peace & Love” single produced by OneTwoKno. Featuring members of Watch City & Resolute, the Emcee dives deep into two of life’s greatest treasures, something we all should cherish more.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin emcee Taiyamo Denku and go to Australian Producer Dcypha are back swinging swords on the infectious “Why U Mad”. The track features Arizona’s Syck Syllables, one half of the Milwaukee Monstaz Maximus Da Mantis and The Genius with a show stealing hook which brings the track to life.

South Carolina emcee C. KHiD has been performing all over the states and just recently linked together with producer Dresmore for the radio friendly “Tredsetter”, a catchy, feel good record. For Eddie Murphy fans, check for the “Bommerang” reference in the second verse http://youtu.be/GsJ4FxBQ5-g

Portland, Oregon artist Chris Lee delivers his brand new concept project, “Under The Influence”. Consisting of ten tracks, Lee has managed to sum up the view of today’s young adult mentality of living under the influence and partying it up. The Northwesterner also manages to mix this all in with a love story that leaves one to think if this …

Dogs Of War is a five member band based out of Wisconsin consisting of Anthony Salas (guitar/ lead vocalist), David Payne (drums), Dustin Harmon aka “D”  (bass/engineer) and Dexter “Tefman” Patterson & Samhain Bane (emcees).  The group is set to drop their debut, self titled EP first locally at The Frequency on January 3rd and then online via Bandcamp & Soundcloud the 5th. …

Elgin, Illinois emcee Angrous drops a concept project titled “Planet X-Mas” that finds the Watch City memeber spitting over the Khrysis Beat tape “Merry Khrysmas”. The songs were kept in their original length with the idea in mind that there’s no time for filler, condensing the content to a point of extreme potency. Stream, download and/or purchase from the link …

Fresh off the release of his “MCMXCVII” mixtape, Aurora’s JayQuan drops a visual treatment on one of the cuts from the project, “Day Ones”, produced by K@R£FUL. http://youtu.be/UGwcSQT14bQ

Aurora, Illinois emcee JayQuan drops his “MCMXCVII” mixtape via Datpiff that features nine tracks with no guest features, ensuring Jay’s talents are properly showcased. Bolstering production from Roca Beats, Nova, StonedZoo & others, the project is available to for streaming and free download now. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com