One of the greatest works from Portland's own Cool Nutz. "Failure Is The Feeling" is a mature work filled with socially conscious, urban, street cultured Hip-Hop that real fans of Urban culture can only appreciate.  

This is music that must be heard, digested, processed, passed along, shared, and shown plenty of love.  Not many albums are complete and concise pieces of work that are inspired by genuine and classic Hip-Hop works.  

Take sometime to enjoy this canvas that has been crafted with the finest oil based paints.

Failure Is The Feeling

Dear PPD feat. Swiggle Mandela, Jasey Cordeta, Anael Jeannis, and Kool Chief Rocks

"GODZ" by The D.O.K. & Eboni Essenz is an ode to our divinity!  As Pan Afrikan Universalists, we believe that we must see ourselves as divinity in order to achieve unity.  Not only that, we believe that our people's endurance, perseverance, cultural dominance, historical greatness, and physiological connection to the universe affirms our divinity!  When we see ourselves as divinity, we will protect and treat ourselves as divinity!  What will we do when we know that our people are GODZ??? 

GODZ

Being awake and aware will have a brother on edge. Always.
PSL produced this banger. Enjoy it and share it.

Don't Push

As the media and public attention begins to wane, Samples for Change is our contribution to try and keep the conversation moving around truly remedying the systemic racism and inequality rooted in our society. Progress has been made, but there is still much to be done. As outlined last month, Kingsway Music Library is committed to helping accelerate the emergence of a better and more equal future we can all be proud of. All proceeds from Samples for Change will be donated to organizations committed to racial equality and justice. We want to thank our contributing producers and loyal customers, who make things like this possible.

26 samples by 13 of our contributing producers, over 35 minutes of music to keep even the most seasoned creators busy and inspired.

SomethingElse

SLAUGHTER AT ALPHA CENTAURI

Something new, something different. Show some love!

PLAYBOY

Die For Ya

- Black Matter

Lessons featuring Moe Pesci produced by Vybe Beats

Lessons

Lessons feat. Moe Pesci

Color Of The Tone Challenge
King Kyle Lee ft. JayTone

Color of tha Tone JayTone Challenge.wav

L O N E L Y   R O A D S (feat. Joey Jester, Prod. Joshu)

Just a taste of your favorite MC KNOWITALL’s upcoming project Riddilin riddles !!! Produced by the young legend Sypooda!!!!

- Butterface ( prod by sypooda)

MIC CRENSHAW 
Cultural Activist

Chicago-born poet and emcee Michael (Mic) Crenshaw fell in love with music at a young age while living in Minneapolis. His teenage years were challenging as he actively confronted white supremacist gangs that were a growing part of the hard-core music scene. He eventually chose to escape the violence and moved to Portland, where he quickly became one of the most respected artists in the Northwest, and his community efforts have had both local and international impact.

In addition to his highly-acclaimed work in spoken work and Hip Hop, Mic co-founded GlobalFam, a non-profit (EducationWithOut Borders 501c3) project to create and maintain a computer center for disadvantaged youth in Burundi, Central Africa. Over 400 people have received free training, and it is now expanding, generating revenue and creating jobs. Mic also partnered with Education WithOut Borders (EWOB), which supports education, music and art initiatives in Portland and beyond and serves as an umbrella for the local Books For Prisoners chapter and GlobalFam itself. GlobalFam has blossomed into a music label, production, promotion, artist management, and education company providing mainstream entertainment that supports Social Justice Activism.

Mic has released numerous solo albums and been part of various Hip Hop projects. To his credit he has opened for Public Enemy, Immortal Technique, KRS-1, Mos Def and The Roots to name a few. Mic played the Bibo Festival in Halle Germany and the SWAG Jam in Berlin in 2015 and recently toured multiple cities including LA, (http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/dead-prez-mic-crenshaw-echoplex-6476682) Oakland and Seattle 2016 with Dead Prez. Crenshaw just returned from Trinity International Hip Hop Festival in Hartford Connecticut U.S. where he was helping to establish a U.S. college touring network for African artists who participate in the Afrikan Hiphop Caravan.

  Mic is Currently the Lead U.S. Organizer for the Afrikan Hiphop Caravan and tours annually throughout Africa with African Hip Hop collectives.

Don't Push

Mic Crenshaw