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Chicago, Illinois emcee Words is back with a new track titled “VEXXED”. We find Words paying tribute to the late great Puerto Rican salsa legend Cheo Feliciano by which he samples one of Cheo’s tracks and mixes it with a vintage hip hop sound.

Nicholas May releases a new single titled “Sonja Pearson” featuring producer/ emcee ILL Brown and is produced by Trumaine Travis. “Sonja Pearson” was named after a close friend of Nicholas May, as a metaphor and reflection of knowing what you want in life but the struggle & distance between finding it.

VISUAL maintains his consistency in 2014 as he blesses “YOU” with his newest soundscape. Over this hardcore boom bap track reminiscent of the old Wu days, “YOU” puts VISUAL in his braggadocio zone as he points out to any doubters and haters that they are irrelevant to his movement. “Alright so this is what’s happening. I love music. I write …

Portland, Oregon’s Devin “Gatsby” James teams up once again with Aurora, Illinois’ JCA Beats Productions for “#ButtonIt” where we find Gatsby delivering rapid fire flows over an instrumental reminiscent of Busta Rhymes “Break Your Neck”. Gatsby also compiled a lyrical video for the track to help in bringing the fast placed bars to life. The song is also available as …

Chicago, Illinois emcee Denace is set to drop his latest project “New Beginnings” on April 15th and has been leaking tracks from the project to build anticipation for the release. The latest of those leaks is “What I Am”. It’s no secret if you know who Denace is, there’s been a continued debate between him and a certain other emcee, …

Orange County, California emcee Shane Willz gets an assist with production from Chicago’s C Sick & Logic for his soulful song “One Take”. Borrowing from this title, the video is also actually shot in one entire take.

Ottawa, Illinois rapper Marty P is back with a new video where we find him linking up with Alabama’s Richboy for the go getta anthem “Neva Had Nothing”. Producer Trap Life comes very correct on the production side providing both fellas the perfect environment to go in on. With an infectious hook provided by P, this is definitely a must …

Chicago, Illinois recording artist Emcee Fare is back with his latest release titled “Smoke Sumn”, a jazz infused, melodic contemplation record from his upcoming “Goodbye” project. Here’s what Fare had to say about “Smoke Sumn”. The term “Smoke Sumn” is not intended by the way it sounds but by the way the message is given out. My experience with a …

Aurora, Illinois’ Trilogy Mafia teams up with the homey Peign to deliver “Lyrical Narcotic”, the trio’s video/song submission for Funk Volume’s “Don’t Funk Up Our Beats Contest 6” going on now. The fellas deliver massive rapid bars while weaving in and out of one another’s flow. Representing for Latinos nationwide, these guys deserve as many votes as possible. Trilogy is …

Chicago, Illinois hip hop artist Nicholas May combines forces with fellow Windy City producer Trumaine Travis for the soulful track “Drowning”. The meaning behind the song is letting past experiences with bad relationships drown out and be let go. The first verse talks about a past relationship and the second verse deals with Nick’s father. The song will be featured …