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Harlem artist Joe Craze is hard out work turning out “Craemixes”, his promo line of remixes. The rising New York artist covers Bryson Tiller’s “Set You Free” this time on top of some entirely new production laced by Craze himself. Take a listen to the redesigned track down low.

In this third installment of his Resumé vlog series, “The Experience”, Haddy Racks shares his thoughts on what music fans can expect to hear on his debut album. Follow along as the Bronx native discusses the vibe reflected in the soulful moods of the Resumé LP. Racks also shares some visuals from his recent NYC listening event at Gibson Guitar …

Bronx rhymer Kemba ponders who will be Moses when sea levels rise, one of many thoughts the New Yorker expresses on “Already”, the second single from his upcoming “Negus” project. Frank Drake implements a low octave church bell, a sampled piano segment and a super saucy synth bass line that is turned into a warrior’s chant thanks to Kemba‘s raspy …

Brooklyn musical duo Cool Company premieres the visual treatment for the riveting sounds of “Howling”. Producer Fat Matt orchestrates an emotional instrumental consisting of live guitar melodies, a rusty Rhodes and handclap that helps the song hit listeners in the heart. Cool Yan then uses his vocals to deliver moving lyrics in a very chill tone, finishing up the third …

Brownsville connects with Newark as St. Laz combines minds with The Outsidaz’ Pacewon for the compelling lyricism behind “Spheres Beyond”. Full of intensive wordplay, Big Bob Pattison provides a mind stimulating beat and heartdropping sample flips. The single is featured on Laz’ latest project, “Reagan Had Us Buggin”, available to stream and download via Datpiff. http://piff.me/510f5bc

After releasing the legendary album “Silent Weapons From Quite Wars” and holding their own alongside the best crew in Hip Hop history, Wu-Tang, Killarmy blasts back onto the scene like a secret drone missile strike with the Cappadonna assisted, “Saturday Night Heat”. With fellow group member Killa Sin currently incarcerated, the guys enlist newcomer Rev Burk to take up his …

Bronx spitter Francheyez presents his two-for-one visual entitled “Wishful Cheexe”, a combination of the songs “Wishful Thinking” and “ILL Cheexe”. With a neon blue backlight, Franch lights up and spills his guts over the first half of the video, using a verse from “Wishful Thinking”. The slow tempo of the beat adds to the songs depth, sure to invoke deep …

Queens emcee Lucky is on a mission to bring back the legendary artform of New York storytelling records. In doing so, he presents his latest effort, “Chanel”. In the song, Lucky utilizes his voice as two characters, his self and that of a prissy female counterpart. Listen from start to finish as the story line has a climax twist and …

DotMob members Murda Mook, T-Rex and Dutch Brown continue to stick to the thief theme in their latest optical treatment for “Shooter For Hire”. Featuring production from CMS, who does a spectacular job of meshing a James Bond like theme with a seventies funk sound. The video serves as a mini movie as we follow the mob trio as we …

Fettuccine P is proving himself to be a powerful young voice for New York. As the son of legendary lyricist Nikki D, the first female rapper ever signed to Def Jam, Fetti has a streak of royalty in him that is already shining through as found on his dual release of “Package Rolling” and “That’s The Way We Roll”. “That’s …