from the  Kenn Starr album  "Square One" on Mello Music Group.

About The Album:
Kenn Starr sees his career at square one, despite being regarded among the elite of the DMV scene, and being in the inner circle of producers Oddisee and Kev Brown, and having his newest album signed to Mello Music Group. Eight years since his debut, Starr Status, Kenn Starr is baggage free on his sophomore album, Square One.

Largely produced by Kev Brown with a nice block of production by Black Milk, and additional work by 14KT, Roddy Rod, and Kaimbr, Square One is Kenn Starr getting back to his foundation to begin anew. The laid back flow remains intact—complementary to the Kev Brown’s vintage soul-crate production—but the perspective is written with a wisdom earned through seeing opportunities that overpassed his doorstep. On “Cigarettes & Whiskey“ he addresses his history with passing fancy and a buried hatchet, “please pardon my view points / Starr Status wasn’t a classic but had a few joints,” and makes no qualms about his hiatus. Square One is the only album Kenn Starr could write in order to bid farewell to days past and move forward.

With the firmest of grips on reality, Kenn Starr has kept his Low Budget Crew ties in toe, including Sean Born who makes appearances on “Product Of The Basement” and album closer, “Farewell”. Kenn also enlists Mello Music standout yU, and long time compatriot Wordsworth, as well as the lush voice of singing star Melanie Rutherford. Square One is built from the underground-up as Starr still writes from the mindset of being a product of the basement. 

Kenn Starr - The Movement II (prod. Kev Brown)

Thrash Flow and F5 Records are happy to announce the release of DJ Crucial’s "Retro Active" on double cassette.

With new and unreleased material from 1997-2014, all tracks are straight from the original 4 track tapes, disks and sessions. Classic heavy-hitting pioneers fill the roster, including MF Grimm, Count Bass D, Grand Puba and Sadat X, alongside artists like the Alps Cru (The Holy Grail of Indie Hip-Hop), Black Spade, Jia Davis and Deep Six.  All of the beats have DJ Crucial’s consistent homage to the boom bap 90s using the SP 1200 and MPC 2000. 

This is a limited edition of 200 double cassettes.  Tape one is the full "Retro Active" album on a black cassette and tape two includes all instrumentals on a white cassette.  Each order includes a digital download to both tapes. 

SIDE A:

01 Alps Cru - No Question (SP Remix)
02 MF Grimm (feat. Large Professor) - United (SP Remix) 
03 Casual - Essence of Freshness 
04 Capo (feat. Jia Davis & Sadat X) - Struggle 
05 Edo. G (feat. Jia Davis, cuts by DJ Alejan) - Firepower 
06 Tha Grimm Teachaz - I Getz (Summer '93 Remix) 
07 Black Spade - Sweetest Revenge (SP 1200 Remix)

SIDE B:

08 Alps Cru - Too Steep 
09 Count Bass D (feat. Black Spade) - Move Blocks 
10 MF Grimm - Streets (Ruff Demo Mix) 
11 Grand Puba (feat. Sadat X) - Top Shelf (SP 1200 Mix) 
12 Jia Davis (feat. Gotta Be Karim) - The Suffer 
13 Deep Six - Verb Burglar (Lost 4 Track Tape Mix 1997)

Featured song: Large Pro. & MF Grimm - United (SP Remix | Prod. DJ Crucial)

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Large Professor & MF Grimm - United (SP Remix | Prod. DJ Crucial)

Bad Neighbor Tour MIXTAPE Pt.1

The SOURCE Premiere: http://bit.ly/1BYq42O (FREE DOWNLOAD)

The "City Streets" are both a blessing and a curse: the former for birthing some of Hip-Hop's most notable figures and giving us an insight into what it takes to get by, while the latter has unfortunately trapped those who have become addicted to the fast life. Meet Brooklyn upstart emcee, Saga, an artist that has managed to seamlessly blend both worlds. Influenced by Brooklyn's finest, the up and comer makes use of his rhyming fundamentals and lyrical dexterity to elevate himself to become one of the borough's formidable acts of the contemporary era. For the haters and biters out there, let "City Streets" be proof of Saga's dedication to self mastery. Trading verses with Roc Marciano, over a criminally minded Marco Polo backdrop, only adds to the allure as to what he has to offer. "City Streets" is the first track taken from Saga's forthcoming EP, 'From Out of the Shadows,' which is produced entirely by Marco Polo. Stay tuned for more leaks and visuals to follow from this upcoming collaborative effort!

Main & Clean (Free Download): https://www.sendspace.com/file/5ao0l9

Saga Online:
• Web: www.saga718.com
• Twitter: twitter.com/Saga718
• Instagram: instagram.com/saga718
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/saga718music

City Streets ft. Roc Marciano (prod. by Marco Polo)

Release Date: Jul 1, 2015

1. Dress Code ft. Fev (Produced by Duke Simms of Shinobi Ninja)
2. Better Recognize ft. Roc Marciano (Produced by Frank The Butcher x Paul Mighty)
3. FBG$ (Produced by Ecks)
4. Summer Nine Five (Produced by Jimmy Dukes)
5. Me x Earl & Cornbread (Produced by Quincey Tones)
6. Motherless Child (Produced by Ecks)
7. Invidia Boyce (Produced by Nickelus F)
8. Eight Million Stories ft. Willie The Kid (Produced by AP)
9. *Bonus* Dress Code (Tommy vs. Ralph) ft. Thirstin Howl The 3rd (Produced by Duke Simms of Shinobi Ninja)

Executive Producer: Maffew Ragazino l Music For Lit'l MAF & Isis (ASCAP)
All Songs Recorded and Arranged by Maffew Ragazino
All Songs mixed and Mastered by Nato Down

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Better Recognize ft. Roc Marciano (Produced By Frank The Butcher x Paul Mighty)

SmooVth on the rhymes
Confidence on the beat
DJ Technic on the cuts

Twitter - @SmooVth @Confidencebeats

SmooVth & Confidence - Rap Science (cuts by D.J Technic)

Marvelous Mag drops another joint on his #MarvelousMusicMondays campaign featuring Seasoned Vet Shabaam Sahdeeq and his #TheWinners brother SmooVth on this Boot Camp tribute. This is a follow up to his recent Tribute to the late great Sean Price to be found on Bandcamp exclusively at https://midnightmaradamusic7.bandcamp.com/album/ode-to-sean-price So Sit back relax and listen to the sounds of Mr Marvelous. 

3 Man Weave feat Shabaam Sahdeeq & SmooVth

Godfather Don - Burn(original demo)

New Music from Washington DC based Emcee/ Producer J Scienide feat. LowBudget crew member Hassaan Mackey. Produced by Dom Sicily (Formerly known as Def Dee Mello Music Group/ Redefinition Records)

Stick Up Kids Feat. Hassaan Mackey

Stick Up Kids Feat Hassaan Mackey prod. Dom Sicily

Fuck Your Loopz

F@*k Your Loopz Album

http://www.kingunderground.com/product/shabaam-shadeeq-seasons-change-b-w-relax-12

Written by Shabaam Sahdeeq
Produced, recorded, mixed & mastered by Lewis Parker for the ever-expanding World of Dusty Vinyl/KingUnderground

"Keepers of the Lost Art" - full length album coming soon.   

Stick Up Kids Feat Hassaan Mackey prod. Dom Sicily

J-Scienide