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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)

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Camp Lo unveils the single "Black Jesus" off their new album "Ragtime Hightimes", entirely produced by Ski Beatz.

Ragtime Hightimes

Camp Lo - Black Jesus

Cooking Main (feat. Royce Da5'9  and Pharoahe Monch)

Lucky 7

Hood Boogers (feat. Your Old Droog & Chauncy Sherod)

off the Term Brady EP on Showoff/ST.
out 10.9.15
 

Termanology "Grade A" (prod. by 9th Wonder, scratches by Statik Selektah)

Just dropped a new track off my upcoming #TheFallTape EP. 

Produced by The Audible Doctor
Davenport Grimes on the hook

Cop This Shyt

Incarcerated Stargazers Feat. Davenport Grimes (Prod. Audible Doctor)

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The Final Adventure in Stores November 13. Pre order on itunes today http://smarturl.it/TFAPreOrder

Murs & 9th Wonder - Tale of Two Cities (Original)

Pre-Order 'Blue Money'🔊💵 smarturl.it/bigcousin

With Nottz on the boards and Evidence on the guest feature, rising emcee Big Cousin holds his own among underground rap royalty on his latest single, “Bleed Respect.” 

The raw, no-frills track stems from the London-based, New York-born rapper’s upcoming EP, 'Blue Money,' and it sets the tone for what you can expect from the entire project. Ev kicks things off with the kind of slick talk we’ve all come to love from Mr. Slow Flow as he spits a clever “My Name Is…” nod—”Hi kids, do you like vinyl?”—and then goes in over the VA producer’s snarling instrumental. 

And as BC picks up the mic, he puts his whole foot into the beat with sharp lyricism tied to the track’s theme of demanding respect. He also sounds right at home over the Nottz instrumental, which makes sense given that he used to drive from New York down to Virginia just to work with the legendary producer. 

That passion bleeds through the track, which is available now through all major digital retailers and streaming platforms. Keep an eye out for the 'Blue Money' EP, which is available now for pre-order and due out Oct 11 via BC’s own label, Global Not Local Records.

Tracklist: 
01. Intro (prod. by Nottz)
02. Blue Money (feat. Stalley) [prod. by Khrysis]
03. Say It Ain’t So (feat. Shateish) [prod. by Eric G]
04. That’s Why Baby (prod. by Eric G)
05. Love Games (prod. by Jansport J) 
06. Bleed Respect (feat. Evidence) [prod. by Nottz]

Twitter: 
• Big Cousin: https://twitter.com/realbigcous1n
• Evidence: https://twitter.com/evidence
• Nottz: https://twitter.com/nottzraw

Elsewhere... 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realbigcousin
• Spotify: http://bit.ly/BigCousinSpotify

Blue Money (EP)

Bleed Respect (feat. Evidence) [prod. by Nottz] 'Blue Money' EP is Available Now for Pre-Order!

From Black Milk and Danny Brown's Black and Brown EP
Beats by Black Milk. Raps by Danny Brown.

CD and Vinyl: blackmilk.bandcamp.com/album/black-and-brown
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-a…rown/id473823389
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/4PSKvsYLUJf5cmWRDMzGlF

Black Milk and Danny Brown - Black & Brown

REKS ASSEMBLES A DREAM TEAM CAST OF PLATINUM PRODUCERS INCLUDING DJ PREMIER, PETE ROCK, HI-TEK, SEAN C & LV, THE ALCHEMIST, NOTTZ, SHA MONEY XL, STATIK SELEKTAH & FIZZY WOMACK FOR FORTHCOMING LP

R.E.K.S. (RHYTHMATIC ETERNAL KING SUPREME) WILL BE RELEASED ON MARCH 8th, 2011 ON BRICK RECORDS

Before the Grey Hairs, REKS was just a teenager who fell in love with the Hip-Hop movement. Little did he know, one day he would experience working with and alongside some of those legendary hip-hop icons. Born Corey Isiah Christie in Lawrence, Massachusetts, August 24th, 1977, REKS practically grew up with Hip-Hop. He first embraced the culture by becoming a break-dancer with Funk Town Connection (FTC), competing all over the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts. The legendary Rap styles of KRS-One, Slick Rick, and Ice Cube inspired him to pick up the mic and he started writing rhymes at a very young age. Soon thereafter, REKS began gaining notoriety in his hometown through cipher battles and memorable stage performances. After high school, REKS enrolled at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. With a “Kanye West” drive and mentality, REKS decided to drop out of college after one year to pursue his dream and music career full-time. 

REKS took the underground scene by storm with his debut LP, Along Came The Chosen (2001). The album featured production from his ex-classmates Soul Searchers, Fakts One, and a then 18-year old Statik Selektah. The album also featured collaborations with underground stalwarts including Pace-Won & Young Zee of the Outsiderz, 7L & Esoteric, J-Live and MSC group members Lucky Dice and Chi Knox. The critically acclaimed LP was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Album & Artist of the Year at The Boston Music Awards and was featured in the Source, XXL, Vibe, and URB Magazine’s “Next 100”. The album’s single “Skills 101” reached #45 on the Billboard Singles chart, putting him on shows and tours with The Clipse, Ghostface Killah, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Redman, De La Soul, Method Man, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Boot Camp Click, JR Writer and one of his idols KRS-One.

After releasing several mixtapes in the interim, REKS finally released his highly anticipated sophomore LP, Grey Hairs, in 2008 and it saw him once again team up with his former DJ, longtime friend, Statik Selektah who served as the projects Executive Producer and the momentous album featured production from DJ Premier, Large Professor, DC The Midi Alien and ten-tracks from Statik and featured collaborations with Lil Fame of MOP, Consequence, Skyzoo, Termanology, Jon Hope and Big Shug. Grey Hairs firmly established REKS as one of the top rising Indy artists as it is considered an underground classic and it lead to REKS being profiled by XXL Magazine in their “Show & Prove” section.  In early 2009, REKS released the companion piece More Grey Hairs, appeared on Statik Selektah’s Spell My Name Right: The Album and released two more mixtapes (This In Between The Lines Series Vol’s 1&2 which were hosted by Statik Selektah/DJ Green Lantern and DJ Ill Will respectively) and both mixtapes garnered thousands of downloads and widespread praise. 

REKS now sets out to take the next step in his progression with what promises to be an instant classic, with his third LP, R.E.K.S (Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme), which is scheduled to be released on March 8th, 2011 on Brick Records.


The LP lists such notable legends as DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Hi Tek, Alchemist, Nottz, Sha Money XL, Sean C & LV, Fizzy Womack and the ever present Statik Selektah contributing production; and newcomers Blaze P and Mike Frey join in for this classic as well.  Throw in highlight tracks with Styles P, Freeway, Termanology, Lil Fame, Attica Bars and DJ Corbet and you have the recipe for another instant classic!

REKS has already set things in motion for R.E.K.S. with the recent leak of a radio-rip of the LP’s buzz-single, “25th Hour,” (produced by DJ Premier) which has found its way to every corner of the Internet.

Included is REKS first single, “25th Hour” (produced by DJ Premier) from R.E.K.S. (Rhythmatic Etenal King Supreme): 

 The Year of the Showoff continues…..

Tracklisting and credits for REKS “Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme”:

1.	“25th Hour” (produced by DJ Premier)  
2.	 “Thin Line” (produced by Pete Rock)  
3.	 “Limelight” (produced by Nottz)  
4.	 “Kill Em” (produced by Sean C & LV)  
5.	 “This Or That” (produced by Statik Selektah)  
6.	 “Why Cry” f/ Styles P (produced by The Alchemist)  
7.	 “Face Off” f/ Termanology (produced by Sha Money XL)  
8.	 “The Wonder Years” (produced by Hi Tek)  
9.	 “This Is Me” f/ DJ Corbet (produced by Mike Frey)  
10.	 “Mr. Nobody” (produced by Statik Selektah)  
11.	 “The Underdog” (produced by Blaze P)  
12.	 “U Know” f/ Freeway (produced by Hi Tek)  
13.	 “Cigarettes” f/ Lil Fame of M.O.P. & Attica Bars (produced by Fizzy Womack)  
14.	 “Mascara” (The Ugly Truth) (produced by Statik Selektah)  
15.	 “Like A Star” (produced by Statik Selektah)
16.	“Self Titled (produced by Statik Selektah) –bonus track
17.	“Got My Own” (produced by Finatik & Zac)—bonus track


REKS- The 25th Hour (produced by DJ Premier)

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