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Hip Hop DX had the opportunity to link up with Rhymesayers member Brother Ali during his stint on the Rock The Bells Tour. Listen in as Ali touches on topics like meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger, the brutal honesty in his lyrics and being active within the homeless community.

California rhymers Krondon and Casey Veggies link up for “K F C”. “The song is about chicks or chickens depending on the attitude”, says Krondon.

The pride of Wichita, Kansas, XV goes in over Nas’ “Ether” instrumental on “Canned Laughter”. Spitting with a bit of a chip on his shoulder XV’s menacing rhymes perfectly marry the beat for a song almost as good as the original.

Connecticut emcee Duzzo Dave cracks a 40 for his video “My Bitch Think That I’m Cold”. Duzzo is working on an untitled mixtape that should be out sometime next spring/summer. This song isn’t a part of any project, it’s just a song he decided to put out. Dave credits early 2k hip hop as his aspiration when creating music. http://youtu.be/pxt50Xl0oks

South Florida artist Audyo Sound & DeFame have teamed up to form the Hip-Hop/Soul duo, Sound Famous. A clever play on both monikers, Audyo Sound & DeFame are using Sound Famous to pose the question: “What does fame sound like?” The Turnaround stands apart from your everyday mixtape, delivering a thought provoking message underlined throughout the entire project. It boasts …

Wax Society member, Kollateral, is dropped his “Phoenix” project back on 9/24/2013 and brings you a piece of it with his  single and music video “Elevated Nights.”  The EP  showcases the young 20 year old’s talent and flow wise beyond his years.  “Elevated Nights” is a pristine example that his style as an emcee and songwriter are undeniably great for …

The Midwest has long been a hotbed for hip hop and of recent Springfield, IL has been on fire. Springfield’s Xtortion the Don continues to bring the heat on the Bone Thugs in Harmony sampled “Chevy”. After placing in the Midwest Blog Tour’s showcase Xtortion uses his speedy flow and a sick backdrop from producer Young Airez to explain what …

Fresh from dropping his latest project “Live & Direct”, Madison, Wisconsin’s beast lyricist Michael Medall unleashes a video to the track that shares the same name. In “Live & Direct”, Down 2 Earth Films provides colorful kaleidoscopics for Medall’s vivid verbiage. With a very catchy hook, Micheal will have true hip hop heads nodding from beginning to end. You can …

Long Beach veteran emcee Crooked I drops his new single “Beautiful Murder”. Going the solo route the Slaughterhouse rapper laces intricately layered bars over an instrumental from King Dave.

Two of the biggest names on the independent grind Hopsin and Tech N9ne come together for “Rip Your Heart Out”. Found on Hopsin’s upcoming “Knock Madness” album, the Strange Music general assisted single is available online now.