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Absolute Value is Akrobatik's 2nd Full-length studio album. It was released in February 2008 on Fat Beats Records.

Absolute Value

Old HipHop

My joints

awesome

Here comes that.....

Monochrome is second single from L'Orange & Stik Figa's upcoming project, "The City Under The City"

The new single establishes the setting for the story of "The City Under The City" and shows movement from a monochromatic life into the colorful depths below the surface.

"As I wax poetic over past aesthetics,
craft a legend of a time before the apathetic.
Let’s start a tab. What will you have? Is that cash or credit?
How about a glass of purgatory with a splash of heaven?"

L'Orange & Stik Figa - Monochrome

The introspective track asks "Who's keeping me from the top? It's Me.  What keeps me punching the clock? It's Me... In the end I have to face Me."

Ugly Heroes continue to connect with listeners through their self-titled debut album.  As they begin booking their fall and winter tour schedule, Apollo Brown and company wanted to drop one of their non-album bonus cuts on everyone.  Red Pill & Verbal Kent both deliver heart felt vocal performances, while Apollo Brown mixes things up for a minute giving us some double-time hi-hats to go with his snares.

Ugly Heroes - Me (Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent, Red Pill)

Brand new remix from Michigan producer, 14KT, for Ladi6's song "Ikarus."  The original comes from Ladi6's recently released album "Automatic" out now!

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Ladi6 | Ikarus (14KT Remix)

New Rozewood.  Arch Druids (Roc Marciano) "COGNAC TAPE OUT NOW!!"

Pyramid Points (ARCH DRUIDS RMX)Feat. Hus Kingpin (pro. by Arch druids)

Almost Lost Detroit Again- Mastamind

Mos Def feat Pharoah Monch & Nate Dogg - Oh No

Built To Last (clean)

Rain ft. Brenna Gethers

A To The K ft. B-Real

Step It Up

Put Ya Stamp On It ft. Talib Kweli

Soul Glo

Pharoah Monch - Talkin' to You ft. Mos Def, Talib Kweli & Rah Digga

From: Manifestations EP
Label: Brainfeeder
Release Date: 04/05/11

Manifestations is a funky and diverse sonic collection from Mono/poly, a talented member of the Brainfeeder roster. A well-paced work, the EP’s momentum grows and then contorts into other dimensions, balancing powerful rhythms and a beautiful depth for a holistically moving experience.



Mono/Poly - Forest Dark

My tribute to Biggie. This beat got me 1st place at the One Stop Shop Producers Conference beat battle in 2008. It was judged by Premier, Swizz Beats, No I.D., Hi-Tek, 9th Wonder & Sha Money.

Brooklyn (Inspired by Notorious B.I.G.)

Block McCloud x Vinnie Paz - True Lies (Thomax REMIX)

Ill Bill - World Premier (Produced by DJ Premier)

Wilso mc - Motivation

something light over this Drake "pound cake" beat this beat is crazy dope word up official boom bap shit it was only right i put something together for this joint ENJOY!!!

Born "Pound Cake"

 Produced by Oddisee. From the upcoming return of Diamond District "March On Washington" October 14th.  Diamond District is yU, Oddisee, and Uptown XO. 

When Diamond District dropped In the Ruff on Mello Music Group in 2009, the gritty drums and grimy raps combined as elementally as hydrogen and oxygen. The D.C. Voltron of Oddisee, yU, and X.O. dusted off and revitalized a sound once consigned to the catacombs.

Hailed as an instance classic, its impact reverberated throughout the underground and mainstream. The Washington D.C. City Paper called it the city’s best album in many years. During an era when lyricism was deemed too intellectual and samples too dated,Diamond District overturned conventional logic. They preserved the raw and made it righteous.

A half-decade later, the holy trinity has returned with March on Washington. The truths remain timeless. Wisdom over rhythm. Slang turned into testament.

Diamond District - First Step | (prod. Oddisee)

All music is Name Your Price at http://thepolishambassador.com

Affordably LICENSE all Polish Ambassador and Jumpsuit Records music for Youtube videos and more. Email us at licensing@jumpsuitrecords.com to get some rad music for your videos! 

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Terra Bella

Shine Bright

Download⚡️Stream

Immortal technique - dance with the devil

Watch Official Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1HjPHvw9wU

Order Digital Copy of "Ego and the Enemy" (album drops 1/27!) - https://m-dotboston.bandcamp.com/album/ego-and-the-enemy
Order Physical CD - https://www.undergroundhiphop.com/products/m-dot-ego-and-the-enemy-cd

"Shine" is the lead single taken from underground staple and Beantown's multi-award winning lyricist M-Dot’s two part debut album “Ego and the Enemy” (out Jan.27, 2017). The LP's will feature production by Hi-Tek, Marley Marl, Large Professor, Buckwild, Khrysis, Marco Polo, Snowgoons and MANY more surprise industry respected beat-smiths.

Ego and the Enemy

Shine

Shine ft. Method Man, Dominique Larue & Katy Gunn (prod. Soulplusmind) [OFFICIAL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE]

from the mello music group album "Persona" coming out 3/10.
prod. Oddisee | vocals: Oddisee & Phonte hook: Tamisha Waden | art: Oliver Barrett

If the soul of hip-hop belongs to the culture, the skeleton belongs to the independent label. From Sugar Hill to Def Jam, Tommy Boy to Rawkus, Fondle Em to Def Jux, the genre’s best music has been birthed by imprints that brazenly defy the status quo, those who champion fearless artists and always prize quality over commerce.
 
For the last eight years, Mello Music Group has lived by that ethos. If you’re reading these words, you’re inevitably well aware of its ascendance and growing legacy. But more importantly, you know the artists—those singular voices channeling the spirits of the past and spitting premonitions of the future. Boom-bap at its best: evolving and expanding the art form, capturing stories of the struggle, upholding the tradition, and keeping the crooked honest.
 
Persona unveils the murderer’s row that is the Mello roster of 2015. Oddisee, Apollo Brown, yU, L'Orange, Red Pill, Open Mike Eagle, Rapper Big Pooh, Quelle Chris. The stars of the present teamed with timeless innovators like Phonte (Little Brother), Blockhead, Ras Kass, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), Oh No, Masta Ace, and Bilal Salaam. The result is something that binds current greats with the pioneers who paved the asphalt. It’s both a historical moment and hard as hell.
 
If most compilations are nothing more than a loosely thrown together collection of songs, Persona boasts meticulous focus. These aren’t spare tracks, they’re potent messages and poisonous darts. “Requiem” finds Phonte and Oddisee indicting American racism and Xenophobia with fury and precision. On “Homicide,” yU and Nottz leave blood dripping all over the canvas. There’s “Celebrity Reduction Prayer,” where Open Mike Eagle lampoons fundamentalists and religious zealots over Oddisee’s warm Stevie Wonder keyboards.
 
But there’s ultimately no need to do the track-by-track breakdown. This is an anthology in the most traditional well-curated sense. Turn here if you want to find the best hip-hop artists of their generation in raw and unfiltered form. The bars are brimstone; the beats force your neck to swivel. Through all the discontent, rays of hope begin to emerge. If you remember the feeling you got when you first heard Soundbombing, stop searching. The slang has changed, the style remains indelible, the latest personas have emerged. The new sound is here.



Requiem (feat. Oddisee & Phonte)

Esham is in the studio finalizing tracks for his new album Dichotomy, slated for release Summer 2015.  Esham, Big Proof, Doc Hollywood Hustle, Moe Dirdee... He needs to cut one and wants you to help him decide!

ESHAM - DEATHPROOF ( Dichotomy Cutting Room Floor )

Locked Up Freemix
After 11 years since the original release we decided to go in and remake the Hit Akon's Locked Up
We remade the track from scratch and added 808's, Background Vocals, and lil touches to make it modern and had Up and Coming Artist FreeQa lay his vocals on the track. With Akon in the News for his Charity work in Africa providing 600 Million Africans with Solar Power Energy, we felt this would be a Perfect Time to give tribute to him as a fan and listener.
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Locked Up Freemix (AKON COVER) REPOST!!!!

Glow - Mono/Poly

N.B.S.- Who Are We (The Celtics) (Produced by C-Lance)

from the "Self Titled" Ep.

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Depth Charge

Educated Tug Shit ft English Frank (Pruduced by Shabangle Beatz)

Swarm

Died2Day-NATAS(ESHAM AND MASTAMIND)

Esham - Detroit Stand Up (Lazy Ant Remix)

Mysonne - Ambitionz As a Ridah

Manifest Destiny

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Run The Jewels - Banana Clipper feat. Big Boi

Akrobatik is a Boston-based MC and Hip-Hop Studies professor at UMass Boston. He is also a member of The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif, and voice actor in the gaming industry. Having toured in over 20 countries, his next album is the collaborative project AKLX, the brand new album produced exclusively by Finland's LX Beats.