"Special Jim" is the second single off of Polo Sporting Goods, and shows a more sentimental side to RetcH but don’t get it twisted, PSG looks to be a return to that classic grimey street storytelling we’ve come to know from the "Brick City."

Polo Sporting Goods drops Dec. 17th.

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PREMIERE: RetcH "Special Jim" (prod. by Thelonious Martin)

Nowhere Island (Prod. By V Don)

All I Care About (Prod. By Chase N Cashe)

Malverde's Prayer (Prod. By Gods Children)

Kings Only (Prod. By Crystal Caines)

Jay Worthy teams up with Sean House for the track "Uza Trikk" off their collaborative album, "LNDN DRGS."

Premiere: LNDN DRGS (Jay Worthy & Sean House) "Uza Trikk"

To say that the past year has been a big one for Young Thug is a little bit of an understatement. While it’s hard to attribute the Atlanta emcee’s rapid success to one factor, we can say that his catchy hooks, unintelligible flow and shrill ad-libs definitely leave an impression. Those traits are nowhere more apparent than on Thugger’s 2013 hit “Stoner,” which received a remix today courtesy of UK producer @EvianChrist.

Young Thug "Stoner" (Evian Christ Remix)

Produced by Mulatto Beats & @SupaBwe
From "Hurt Everybody EP"

Premiere: Mick Jenkins & Supa Bwe "Treat Me" (prod. by Supa Bwe and Mulatto Beats)

Raps by Isaiah Toothtaker
All production by Meaty Ogre
Artwork by Taylor Johnson


Everyday Hustle

& It's Like That

Produced by @Jonwayne
Watch the making of the beat here: http://massappeal.com/rhythm-roulette-with-jonwayne/

Jonwayne "Rhythm Roulette (Beat 1)"

Jonwayne "Rhythm Roulette (Beat 2)"

The Christmas spirit may be difficult for some to get into, but not Chicago rapper/explorer Frank Leone. Today, Mass Appeal presents the premiere of his new Thelonious Martin-produced track, “Chrimbus.” Don’t let the hilarious cover art fool you, “Chrimbus” addresses issues like the alarming increase in police brutality, as well as the lack of compassion from the new generation of youth. Think of it as a year-end observation from the 19-year-old rapper.

PREMIERE: Frank Leone "Chrimbus" (prod. Thelonious Martin)

Regardless of whether or not you're a hip hop head, @DJQBert needs no introduction. (But for you young bucks unfamiliar with the living legend, simply type DJ into the search bar on YouTube and hit enter. We guarantee you'll find at least one video of him showcasing his mind-blowing skills, within the first page of results.)

Today, Mass Appeal brings you the premiere of DJ QBert's 'JELLYFISH LAZER FACE,' a recap of his "Extraterrestrium: The Guided Space Tour," which ripped through the U.S. this past fall.

The mixtape has been described to us as "an odyssey of future bass music," and features tracks from Mr. Carmack, El-P, LOUDPVCK. QBert also delivers a few surprises from his upcoming instrumental release, Extramentals Vol. 1.

Stream and download 'JELLYFISH LAZER FACE' below, and keep your ears locked in for the SXPXLZ snippet QBert teases at the end of the insane set.
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DJ QBert’s 'Extraterrestria / GalaXXXian' is available on iTunes now: http://itunes.com/djqbert

PREMIERE: DJ QBert 'JELLYFISH LAZER FACE' Mixtape

PREMIERE: Damian Simmons ft. Lucki Eck$ "Clover"(Professor Fox Remix)

Hard Boiled Scrambled Egg Mixed By The Eggsecutioner! (Quadrant 1)

PREMIERE: DJ QBert Presents: "Hard Boiled Scrambled" ft. DJ "The Eggsecutioner"

@DJQBert isn't one of those dudes who has to talk over every damn record he spins; he prefers to let his hands do the talking. And trust—they speak volumes. Today, Mass Appeal premieres DJ QBert's latest mix with DJ Rockit Rooster (winner of DJ QBert's "Corn Turd Sandwich Battle” 2015), HARD BOILED SCRAMBLED EGG Break Mix Part 2.

PREMIERE: DJ QBert "Hard Boiled Scrambled Egg Break Mix Part 2" ft. DJ Rockit Rooster

Nickelus F, aka Sweet Petey, sent over his new Triflin' project to us, so we asked if we could leak a track.

Be on the lookout for the full project dropping soon.

Track produced by Nickelus F & Namebrand.

TWEET PETEY

LEAK: Sweet Petey "WALLS OF JERICHO"

Mixed by @Lakim of @Soulection

Tracklist:

Sam Gelliatry - "Aeroplane"
Young Dro - "FDB (LAKIM Remix)"
Rihanna - "BBHMM (Starro Remix)"
Michael Jackson - "Off The Wall (Jasper Staal Remix)"
Lean Quatifah - "Hair Game On Fleek"
KRS. - "Gwan Bad"
LAKIM - "Variations"
Rambow - "Wut U Want"
BCTOB - "404"
Daddy AOL - "Fall Off"
D.R.A.M - "Cha Cha (Lehvi Remix)"
Marvel Alexander - "Babe, Please Don’t Curve Me"
LAKIM - "Superb"
Kush Jones - "Howard"
Tony Yayo - "Pimpin (LAKIM Remix)"
LAKIM - "Maga Body"
Sango - "Espero Que Si"
Hwood - "No Good Without You (LAKIM’s Thuggish Edit)"
BI5CUT - "Stakes Is Deep"

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Mass Appeal Presents: Soulection's LAKIM (Mix)

This past summer, young creatives were invited to The Sprite Corner in New York City to watch Wale, Metro Boomin, and the Highbridge Voices choir create a track from scratch.

From the jump, Wale let everyone know they were being treated to an exclusive experience, as he’d never opened up his creative process to such a large group before. However, once Wale and Metro Boomin settled on the direction of the song, it was almost as if they completely forgot about the crowd, experimenting without reservation. The Highbridge Voices choir brought an additional layer to the experience, adding haunting harmonizations to Metro’s production.

WATCH THE VIDEO

Wale ft. Highbridge Voices - "Voices In My Head" (prod. Metro Boomin)

@ButterAndSalmon

https://butterandsalmon.bandcamp.com/

PREMIERE: Something Very Special (Prod. Butter And Salmon)

Hailing from Los Angeles and currently based out of Santiago, Chile, producer Brian Gibbs writes tracks under a number of aliases spanning a myriad of genres, including techno, dubstep, and drum and bass. His work under the moniker Gunjack (@gunjackofficial) focuses on the realm of juke and footwork. (Gibbs is also the head of Chilean juke record label Repotrax, and has previously worked with footwork originator Traxman, and shared bills with Teklife’s DJ Spinn.)

Today, we're premiering Gunjack's "Is It A Crime," a cut of the forthcoming third volume of Moveltraxx's Street Bangers Factory series. Gunjack previously appeared on the first edition of the series with "Dangerous," and now he returns with a collaboration featuring producer DIRT. The two first met on tour in California a couple years back. Gunjack tell us over email that "DIRT traveled specifically to Santiago to finish the track." Gunjack and DIRT flip Sade's "Is It A Crime," looping the original's hook and add footwork flavored percussion under.

PREMIERE: Gunjack "Is It A Crime?" ft. DIRT

Raps by Isaiah Toothtaker
Beats by Kaytranada
Art by Taylor Johnson

Polo Stadium

How U Value

It’s a cold jungle out there. Instead of the tropical air hanging over Jamaica, stinging winds gust through the streets of Brooklyn. This is the setting that @Uninamise brings to mind with “The Jungle,” a track he’s premiering here from his new mixtape, Fate Of The Wolves.

Heavily thudding kicks bang out a dancehall pattern while a melody trickles out, echoing off icy walls, and chopped Bounty Killa samples are caught off the radio waves and trapped in empty streets. The record, like the whole Wolves tape, is a flex tune—a local style of music that came up within Brooklyn’s flexing dance culture. But some of the producers from the scene have recently started eyeing wider audiences beyond the dancers and now use the acronym FDM, short for flex dance music, to represent this new stage.

PREMIERE: Uninamise "The Jungle" Riddim

While Drake’s opening restaurants and setting jump balls, Rob GF (@CallMeRobGF) brews in his engineer’s basement in Hillcrest, writing violent epistles aimed at his detractors. “Statue,” produced by DRO, jams a razor blade into the main vein of Toronto hip hop and watches the blood spew. Imagine a somber piano playing while you’re being lowered into the ground, a priest in Stüssy rattling off razor-sharp bars for your eulogy.

“I wrote ‘Statue’ to quiet the hype of what's currently being praised in Toronto,” says Rob GF. “Music is easily manufactured today and most of it sounds the same. There aren't enough people applying their own unique styles to what they create. 'Statue' is also a reminder that I am still out to say, ‘Fuck you and fuck the industry.’

“I also want to add in that Toronto is a hotbed for talent, but not too often does the true unique talent have light shed on it as well.”

PREMIERE: Rob GF "Statue" (Produced DRO)

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PREMIERE: Hann "Triangle Offense" (Litefeet Track)

The people have spoken and we have heard them. After we presented the last Rhythm Roulette with Big K.R.I.T. we've seen many of you on social media asking for the full version of the song he crafted in his studio. Ask no more.

Rhythm Roulette

Rhythm Roulette Video

Big K.R.I.T. "Sticks & Stones" (From Rhythm Roulette)

Project: TMR II (Loosies)

Artist: BBRC 

Song: "Just Step Remix" with Evidence & The Alchemist (Step Brothers)

Produced by The Alchemist and Bronze

Cuts by DJ Dopey

Artwork by Ruffmercy x Bronze (RUFFNOTES)

(Photography by Krystina Pucci | Model: Kali'i Dixon)

PREMIERE: Notes to Self BBRC "Just Step Remix" ft. Evidence & The Alchemist (Step Brothers)

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