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Mello Music Group To Release New Label Compilation Project!

“Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows” Includes Contributions From Oddisee, Quelle Chris, Mr. Lif, Blueprint, Has-Lo, Georgia Anne Muldrow, yU & More.

“Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows” will be released on Janaury 28th, 2014!

 

Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows is the fourth Mello Music Group compilation – previous compilations include Mental Liberation, Helpless Dreamer, and Self Sacrifice. It’s also perhaps our best to date! 

The album showcases MMG’s ever-evolving roster of top-tier producers and rappers, many of whom (e.g. Oddisee, Quelle Chris, Has-Lo) fill both roles with equal dexterity. Additionally, it features several artists MMG plans to collaborate with in 2014, a testament to our commitment to working with those who possess singular sonic and lyrical abilities. 

Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows is at once compact and comprehensive. Clocking in at twenty tracks, there is not a minute wasted and not a miss in sight. It is diverse and yet somehow cohesive, tailor made to rock your car speakers and your brain stem. It is MMG’s reminder that hip-hop is alive and well, and a reintroduction to a label that’s tried never to forget what makes music compelling. 

With ten distinctive producers behind the boards, the soundscapes on Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows cover the map and the album is all the better for it. Oddisee of course helms the opener and tracks throughout with a musicality like few in Hip-Hop today. L’Orange brings subtle, jazzy suites to the table, and Quelle Chris provides dusty samples looped over hard-hitting drums as well as anyone else on the record. Jeremiah Jae also makes sure the bass-rattling, electronic bangers coming out of L.A.’s beat scene are well represented. Nothing here is solely run-of-the-mill boom-bap. Each beat is far richer and more inventive, able to play on its own and provide the perfect complement to the raps at hand. 

As far as the rhymes are concerned, the rappers we’ve selected for Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows leave nothing to chance. MMG heavyweights like yU and Has-lo cut with long practiced precision, and newcomers like Castle are in top form. The same can also be said of Hellfyre Club features Open Mike Eagle and Milo. Regardless of who’s on the mic, scores of bare-knuckle battle rap bars are tempered with rhymes both emotionally raw and mentally challenging. The MCs on our comp are intelligent and self-aware, capable of the comic, tragic, and in-between at the sound of a snare. They have an old-school reverence for rhyme with a modern state of mind and modern problems. Come-up or comedown, shine or shadow, friend or foe – they are fearless in confronting all fears.   

Above all, Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows is MMG’s opening salvo for the New Year, a sign of the great and innovative music we plan to release. We’re proud to call it the first 2014 jewel in the crown of our crest. 

Check out the first leak, “Invisible Walls” (featuring and produced by Oddisee) from the project.

Tracklisting and Credits for Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows:

1.) “Invisible Walls” f/ Oddisee (produced by Oddisee)
2.) “The Lost Nova” f/ Mr. Lif & John Robinson) [(produced by L’Orange)
3.) “Hard Writer” f/ Has-Lo (produced by Has-Lo)
4.) “Lost Children” f/ Georgia Anne Muldrow (produced by Duke Westlake)
5.) “Euclidian Geometry” Instrumental (produced by Quelle Chris)
6.) “Supreme Codeine” f/ Miz Korona, Quelle Chris, T. Calmese & Nick Speed (produced by Quelle Chris)
7.) “A History Of Modern Dance” f/ Open Mike Eagle (produced by Jeremiah Jae)
8.) “King O.A.T.” f/ yU, Tim Hicks & Charlie Ross) (produced by yU)
9.) “You Are Safe Now” f/ Milo (produced by L’Orange)
10.) “Family Room” f/ Castle (produced by Castle)
11.) “Nothing Has A Never” f/ Oddisee) (produced by Oddisee)
12.) “Juggernaut” f/ Has-Lo (produced by Has-Lo)
13.) “Crazy High” Instrumental (produced by Oddisee)
14.) “L.I.V.E.” f/ Akil The MC (produced by Duke Westlake)
15.) “Going Swell” f/ Quelle Chris) (produced by Quelle Chris)
16.) “Brick Walls & Blurry Faces” f/ Castle & Blueprint (produced by L’Orange) 
17.) “Problematic” f/ yU (produced by Slimkat 78)
18.) “Bracelets” f/ Has-Lo (produced by Has-Lo)
19.) “Something Good” f/ Georgia Anne Muldrow (produced by Dudley Perkins)
20.) “Polysonic Flows” f/ Quelle Chris (produced by Quelle Chris)

To obtain a press copy of Mello Music Group’s “Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows” for feature or review purposes, please contact: 
Matt Conaway@   	MAC Media
Business #:		410-903-7568
E-Mail:     		Matthewbrn@aol.com / Macmediapromo@gmail.com 
Twitter: 		http://twitter.com/macmediapromo
Website:		www.macmediapromo.com 
AOL IM:     		Matthewbrn

For More Information Please Visit:

http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/
https://twitter.com/MelloMusicGroup
https://www.facebook.com/MelloMusicGroup360
http://mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/mellomusicgroup

 



Oddisee - Invisible Walls

New single "Achievements" | featuring Arinze, Rav.P, Black Thought (of The Roots) and Queen Ella | Recorded, mixed and mastered at Flo Global Studios | Cover art design by Hollis of Golden Goose Graphix

Arinze - Instagram: @iamarinze | Twitter: @itsarinze
Rav.P - Instagram/Twitter: @passportRav
Black Thought - Twitter: @BlackThought
Queen Ella - Instagram/Twitter: @queenElla1

Achievements (Prod. By Rav.P) - Ft. Arinze, Rav.P, Black Thought & Queen Ella

15 Party And B.S

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)

"Something From Me" is Frank Casino's highly anticipated debut project. In the 16 track project- Frank Casino explores facets of his life which make him who he now is. The project features Parley, Priddy Ugly, Simone Soares as guest features and hosts a wide array of producers who add depth to Frank Casino's content and delivery.

Something From Me

Christene's Interlude (Prod. By Be JustFine)

More music! 
New album on the way, had to drop off somethin for you to smoke to. 

Share our soundcloud and keep adding more people to The Good Vibe Tribe. Enjoy!

Smokeout '99 (Prod. By Larry Belafonte)

s/o Julia Lewis and Ian Mckee for helping me get the mix right numerous times!!!

Read my article about the track here http://www.caleborate.co/produced-by-j-cole-essay?utm_campaign=caleborate-prod-by-j-cole-release&utm_source=Instagram&utm_medium=organic

Produced by Cole

Real Person

Caught Up

lonely

feat. @Ivy-Sole
prod. @KamDeLa

Lyrics: https://genius.com/Franky-hill-lies-lyrics

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Lies ft. Ivy Sole (prod. Kam DeLa)

USER

Something I Can Use (feat. Kam DeLa)

Nicholas Caged (feat. Sharrell)

This song was based on my life last year..

Hybrid

No Pressure (prod. by Joe Aste)

I'm Back is the latest and first single from Floric Entertainment 18 year old rapper - Freezy aka Freezy The Realest.

I'm Back

I'm Back (Prod. Josh Petruccio)

Text me +1 (347)753-8488 🤘🏾
https://www.instagram.com/thutmose/

Romeo is Dead

Romeo Is Dead (Prod. Dan Farber)

Download/Stream: https://070Phi.lnk.to/OutsideSo

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Outside

Off The Porch

featuring @blackwavedot
produced by Willem Ardui

instagram.com/blackwavedot

Cover Art by Antony Muse
instagram.com/antonymuse

These Days (feat. Blackwave.)

featuring Kota the Friend
produced by Chonchies & Michael Calvan

Contact (feat. Kota the Friend)

New Jersey has bred a plethora of talent to date, but within recent years there has been signs of what is soon to be a resurgence of artists to bloom from the Garden State. 

Embodying the heart of true MC, Jerome “Franky Hill” Carmichael is is here to prove that lyricism still matters in a sea of “mumble-rap.” At 22 years of age, Franky is influenced by artists by the likes of Jay Z and Lauryn Hill. Though he shys from being labeled a “conscious rapper,” Franky’s passion when rhyming has draw comparisons to Joey Bada$$, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole by critics. 

Raised in Pennsauken, NJ, - a suburb less than 5 miles outside of Camden, Franky Hill began writing poetry at an early age, however he soon needed a better form of expression. In 2010, Franky’s mother, sister, and grandmother all passed due to cancer. During this same time Franky began losing other relatives and friends to violence in the streets. Only 16-years-old, Franky was forced to adjust to these devastating losses, becoming numb to tragedy in the process. 

By senior year of High School, Franky Hill transitioned from poetry to recording music, often recording freestyles to class Hip-Hop instrumentals. In 2014, Franky shared his debut, 10-track mixtape, Blurred Lines via music collective, CommitteeMusic, steer-headed by good friend and producer Theo Robinson. The project also featured long-time friend Ant Clemons on a majority of tracks, who has since received songwriting credit from Kanye West, Teyana Taylor, and more.

Blurred Lines laid the blueprint for the music to come as it displayed Franky Hill’s raw lyrical prowess and ability to tell a story. Since then, Franky Hill has releases a handful of singles, including the Theo Robinson-produced “Full,” which received a music video. 

Franky continues to embrace the flame within, using the fire to guide himself in his search for peace. Executed produced by Kam DeLa, fans can expect a new body of work titled USER, to release Fall 2018.