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"embrace the positives and not remorse"

taken from the original version available at: http://marianmereba.bandcamp.com
download: http://www.hulkshare.com/yamins/yamin-semali-marian-mereba-sinking-ships-feat-yamin-semali

for this version plus instrumental and bonus hidden remix:  https://yaminsemali.bandcamp.com/album/marian-mereba-sinking-ships-remix

Marian Mereba - Sinking Ships (¥$ Remix) ft. Yamin Semali

Vocals Dynasty, Production + Cuts DJ Premier. Taken off Dynasty's forthcoming debut album "A Star In Lifes Clothing".

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Dynasty Feat. DJ Premier - Street Music

THA DOGG POUND FEAT.SNOOP DOGG - NICE & SLOW -

Maurice's new LP, Maurice vs Mobetta, is now available and features appearances from Talib Kweli, Consequence, Prodigy, Jean Grae and production from Fyre Dept, DJ Scratch and Maurice himself.

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Maurice "Mobetta" Brown f/ Talib Kweli & Saunders Sermons- Fly By Night

HOT 97 MISTER CEE EMINEM BDAY MIX

Catch Cole on the What Dreams May Come Tour
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Hells Kitchen Feat. J. Cole & Bas

Exclusive track from Sonic Boom Vol. 4 available January 28, 2014
Compiled by Maiya Norton & Giant Step

Download past volumes: http://www.giantstepnyc.bandcamp.com

This is an exclusive mix of "Let Me Out" from Muhsinah's forthcoming album, Amazing.
http://www.muhsinah.com

Muhsinah - L.M.O. (Giant Step Mix)

After bringing you classics like Blu and Exile's "Below the Heavens", Fashawns "Boy Meets world" and more.. Exile Does it again with his latest album teaming up with Dirty Science Rapper Johaz under the name DAG SAVAGE for their debut album E&J. With features from Blu, Fashawn, Aloe Blacc and more, this future classic is a must have.
itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/e-j/id815397010
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1. The Beginning.mp3

J.PERIOD presents "Dear Mama [J.PERIOD Tribute to Afeni Remix]," a re-imagining of Pac's classic tribute to his mother, Afeni Shakur.

For updated J.PERIOD release information: <a href="http://twitter.com/jperiodBK" target="new">Twitter.com/jperiodBK</a>.

Dear Mama [J.PERIOD Tribute to Afeni Remix]

"Speak My Pieace" off the new album "Nobody Smiling" Available Everywhere July 22nd.

Nobody's Smiling

Speak My Piece

Pre-Order on iTunes

Rest in Peace to Michael Brown and to every young black man murdered in America, whether by the hands of white or black. I pray that one day the world will be filled with peace and rid of injustice. Only then will we all Be Free - Cole

J. Cole - Be Free

 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)

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)

Chicago's Verbal Kent (of Ugly Heroes) releases the first single from his upcoming album "Anesthesia."  The new single features the one and only Gangsta Gibbs and is produced by Detroit producer Apollo Brown.  The new album comes out September 11th but you can get the single now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/anesthesia/id1013505938

VERBAL KENT feat. FREDDIE GIBBS - "SUITCASE SWITCH" (prod. Apollo Brown)

BJ The Chicago Kid covers Raphael Saadiq's "Charlie Ray", for E&J Brandy's Generations of Soul.

We’re proud of our roots and we celebrate those who are proud of theirs. E&J is excited to present Generations of Soul, a story of three incredible soul artists, who despite their differences in age and life experience are bound by their love of music and a deep respect for their roots.

Website: generationsofsoul.com/
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BJ The Chicago Kid - Charlie Ray (Raphael Saadiq Cover)

BJ The Chicago Kid #InMyMind new album coming soon. 

"Nothin But Love" feat Joey Badass & Hannibal Buress

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With the third single from his highly anticipated album The Meth Lab, Method Man joined forces with lifelong cohorts Inspectah Deck and Raekwon.  “The Purple Tape” is laced with dramatic piano and menacing beats, all coming together to support rhymes that bring the confident swagger of classic hip hop to the next generation.  The track asserts “Wu Tang is for the children,” and the supremacy of Staten Island’s finest remains absolute.

The Meth Lab

The Purple Tape (feat. Raekwon, Inspectah Deck) 

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Method Man - The Purple Tape (feat. Raekwon, Inspectah Deck)

Pay Ya Dues - Problem, Bad Lucc & Talib Kweli, prod. Eric G

After debuting "Maine On Fire" during a few shows last year, the recorded audio of the song has now hit the web, as an addition to Funkmaster Flex’s Who You Mad At Me Or Yourself? mixtape. Cole rocks over some smooth keys and horns, as Raphael Saadiq adlibs fill in the background. 

Maine On Fire

Friday April 19th marks the three-year anniversary of the passing of Guru and this track, “G.U.R.U.” f/ Talib Kweli & DJ Premier is dedicated to his memory and a celebration of his life, legacy and all of the vast accomplishments and great music he and DJ Premier gave us. “G.U.R.U.” also serves as the lead-single from Marco Polo’s forthcoming LP, PA2: The Director’s Cut, which will be released in July 2013 on SoulSpazm Records.

“Tomorrow marks the three-year anniversary of the passing of the legendary G.U.R.U. of Gang Starr. I decided to this leak this record one day early to ensure DJ's and everyone can have it ready for his anniversary and it can be played tomorrow.  This is one of the most important records I've ever been a part of” states Marco Polo. “Thank you to Talib Kweli and DJ Premier for being a part of this incredible record! We will also be premiering the "G.U.R.U." video very soon (which is directed by Todd Angkasuwan) so stay tuned. Please help share this record and celebrate the life of an artist who influenced myself and so many others in Hip-Hop and music period! R.I.P. Keith Edward Elam aka G.U.R.U. (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)!”

Please tweet #GURU in honor of him!

Marco Polo’s PA2: The Director’s Cut features appearances from Organized Konfusion, Gangrene, Talib Kweli, DJ Premier, Masta Ace, Posdnuos (De La Soul), Kardinal Offishal, Styles P, Nature, Rah Digga, Slaine, Celph Titled, Ill Bill, Large Professor, Inspectah Deck, O.C. & many many more.

iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/g.u.r.u.-feat.-dj-premier/id637265221

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