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People Under The Stairs - San Francisco Knights

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Rhymesayers heavyweight Brother Ali returns with the second single from the highly anticipated sophomore full-length The Undisputed Truth. Released April 24th, 2007. 

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Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn

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Us touches on the strengths and flaws of the human condition, exploring drug abuse, divorce, homophobia and many more topics that most people are scared to touch in their own lives, much less on an album for the world to see. 

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Brother Ali - Us

CunninLynguists - 01 - Where Will You Be

CunninLynguists - 02 - Since When

CunninLynguists - 03 - Nothing to Give

CunninLynguists - 04 - Caved In feat. Cee-Lo Green

CunninLynguists - 05 - Hourglass

CunninLynguists - 06 - Beautiful Girl

CunninLynguists - 08 - Brain Cell

CunninLynguists - 12 - Damnation (Interlude)

CunninLynguists - 13 - Hellfire

CunninLynguists - 14 - Remember Me (Abstract Reality)

CunninLynguists - 15 - What'll You Do

CunninLynguists - 16 - The Light feat. Club Dub

Karpe Diem - Kardemommeloven (med Promoe)

Taken from Eastern Sunz forthcoming album Corroded Utopia.

Eastern Sunz feat Promoe - Corroded Utopia

As Brother Ali and Jake One put the finishing touches on his upcoming new album Mourning In America and Dreaming In Color, the two start the year off right with a free new track titled "Writer's Block"...enjoy!

Brother Ali - Writer's Block (prod. Jake One)

Hanouneh feat Promoe - Real gaza me seh!

Cunninlynguists - Lynguistics (Instrumental)

Kendrick Lamar - Blow My High

Cunninlynguists - Lynguistics

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Produced by Jake One. 

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LYRICS: 
Only Life I Know

It’s my life 
Yeah the only one that I’ll ever know 
Feeling extra low 
Please let me go 
Oh… Lord… No…

It’s my life 
Yeah the only one that I’ll ever know 
And it stress me so
God bless my soul
Oh… Lord… No…

Whether it’s the projects or trailer park mess
Raggedy apartment complex
With a stressed out single mom sitting on the steps
Waiting on the mailman looking for a check

Boys on the corner pushing out their chest
Questing for anything that resemble respect
Young girls swing their hip with every step
Looking for affection settling for sex

Bodies decorated with tattoos and chains
Trying to put armor between you and pain
Wood grain steering wheel the bass bang
Loud enough to drown out the hatred in your brain

The only out is smoking out 
Get lean get wet get meth get tore down
Cause who the hell would want to stick around
Put me in a haze I ain’t never coming down

It’s my life 
Yeah the only one that I’ll ever know 
Feeling extra low 
Please let me go 
Oh… Lord… No…

It’s my life 
Yeah the only one that I’ll ever know 
And it stress me so
God bless my soul
Oh… Lord… No…

They just want to get you in the system stick you in a prison 
Enlist you in the military ship you to the desert
Gigs don’t exist for you to make a decent living
But we got three illegal wars that you can pick from 

Keep stressing morals and personal decisions
Tell me what’s moral about these conditions
Who decided you don’t got enough to teach children
Stay spending billions on stadiums and prisons

How many routes can folks really choose
When you’re oppressed only three lead to you
The first one is follow the rules and stay in school
And be the square dude that society approves    

Get a little job or a shitty apartment
A subprime mortgage in a failing house market
And after a life of dedication and hardship
You die just as poor as you was when you started

Fuck that what’s up with the second option 
You can always hit the corner and try to get it popping
Get fast guap when you out robbing and clocking
But chances are that you probably die violent

Best hope that you got it getting knocked 
End up with a job in a prison metal shop
They ain’t paying nothing but 3 hots and a cot 
Don’t you know that’s the biggest hustle they got

Or door three you could get on that welfare
They ain’t trying to help they’ll put you through hell there
Give you just enough so you’re not going to starve
And constantly harass you while you looking for a job 

If you do luck up and someone let you punch a clock
And they find out about then your check is getting docked
Can’t win for losing they dehumanize you 
You never get caught up you caught up in that cycle

It’s my life 
Yeah the only one that I’ll ever know 
Feeling extra low 
Please let me go 
Oh… Lord… No…

It’s my life 
Yeah the only one that I’ll ever know 
And it stress me so
God bless my soul
Oh… Lord… No…

Brother Ali - Only Life I Know

suicidal thoughts BIG

You want a lite beer? Hit the Radisson. This is top shelf liquor. "Stormy Monday", barreled and crafted by Zilla Rocca & The Shadowboxers, aged in oak casks by Has-Lo (Mello Music Group), who produces and guests on the mic, chiseled with ice picks by The Kid Daytona (LRG Clothing's own) before sitting in front of you in this chalice. Dedicated to dark wood paneled speakeasy's and sultry women who are good till the last drop, "Stormy Monday" isn't about a quick buzz -- it's holding something in a glass that lasts all night. 

"Stormy Monday" is now available on iTunes: http://bit.ly/YsbeKf

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• Either as a solo artist, in Wrecking Crew, or with his collective The Shadowboxers (formerly 5 O'Clock Shadowboxers), Zilla Rocca has released a mixtape, an LP, and 4 EP's to much acclaim, since 2008. His releases have checkered Best of the Year lists in the LA Weekly, Scene Magazine (Australia), HipHopDX, Philly Weekly, Passion of the Weiss, WXPN 88.5 FM (World Cafe Live!), and many more. 

• Zilla Rocca's collaborative homage to Wu-Tang Clan, Wu-Tang Pulp, alongside Has-Lo and Curly Castro as the Wrecking Crew, was named the #10 Best Mixtape of 2012 at HipHopDX.com. To boot, the first video "Scallops," was co-signed by Slug (of Atmosphere).

• The Shadowboxers are a continuation of Zilla's self-proclaimed "Noir Hop" style, which consist of hardboiled rhymes entrenched in slang, sex, crime and betrayal, with the city of Philadelphia as the midnight watcher.

• His 2009 LP with the Shadowboxers, The Slow Twilight was featured on the homepage of MySpace Music, and warranted online features from URB.com, 2DopeBoyz, Potholes In My Blog, The Smoking Section, Pop Matters and Metal Lungies, among others, and was named the #45 Best Hip Hop Album of the 2000's by Passion of the Weiss.

• Zilla's latest full length effort with The Shadowboxers, No Vacation for Murder, features Roc Marciano, Geechi Suede (of Camp Lo), Has-Lo (Mello Music Group), Curly Castro (Man Bites Dog Records), and Open Mike Eagle (Fake Four Inc/Hellfyre Club).

• Zilla has previously collaborated with  Starkey (Planet Mu), Reef the Lost Cauze (Army of the Pharoahes), Elucid (Lessondary Crew), Dylan (Freak Recordings/Therapy Sessions), L'Orange (Jakarta Records), Silent Dust (None60 Records), Has-Lo, Curly Castro, and Small Professor (Coalmine Records).

Zilla Rocca & The Shadowboxers (feat. The Kid Daytona & Has-Lo) - "Stormy Monday"

Cunninlynguists - Seasons F. Masta Ace

They Die By Dawn - THE BULLITTS (ft. Yasiin Bey, Jay Electronica & Lucy Liu)

Here's the second bootleg from our 90s mix. Everything you hear in this one is from 1996. This may or may not be the final mashup we ever do, so lets all turn a blind eye just this one last time. To all you brow-raisers, keep that bushy little caterpillar above your right eyeball nice and low. In the spirit of the 90s (and even in the spirit of some classic Soulwax), here's another bootleg to add some nostalgia to your next hip hop soiree.

We weren't very old in '96, but we were certainly listening to to enough music to know what we enjoyed. Even to this day, Jamiroquai remains and inspiration to our productions. Look no further than Foreign Language to catch a few glimpses of Cosmic Girl. The 90s mix was inevitably going to be hip hop, but we wanted to somehow sneak in a few other songs that were instrumental to shaping the decade and our tastes. It worked out as one of the most fortunate coincidences that Hypnotize and Virtual Insanity were in key together. And we know how naff it can be to throw a Biggy acapella over anything, but in tribute to that particular year (and even decade), we had to pay respect to one of the best in the game.

As a fun side note, the drums are taken from The Fugees - Killing Me Softly (also from 1996). This bootleg is so jam-packed with 1996'ness, it's one Slap-band away from turning into a Troll Doll.

Tracks:

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
Notorious BIG - Hypnotize
The Fugees - Killing Me Softly (drums)


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Jamiroquai/Notorious BIG - Notorious Insanity (1996)

Swedish producer/deejay duo Create & Devastate present their single "Most Confident," featuring west coast mic technicians Wildchild and MED, taken from their May 21st extended play project of the same title. The eight track release also includes Mykill Miers and boasts remixes from Swedish producers Freddie Cruger and Max I Million. Original and remix instrumental passes included. This mix will also be featured on Coalmine's forthcoming 'Unearthed' compilation.

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Create & Devastate (feat. Wildchild & MED) - Most Confident

The Glorious Dead present "Palm Trees" an advance from BetterOffDEAD. Produced by Erick Arc Elliott.

Flatbush ZOMBiES - Palm Trees

Police brutality and racial profiling always seem to pop up in local and national news without fail. And it begs the question of how responsible law enforcement officials really are, with all of their power. BURNTmd is here with some friends to get you thinking about more than making it rain in a club over a pop/EDM beat. So take a listen, and learn how the good doctor along with comrades PaceWon and Snoop Dogg watch the watchmen. The "Lock Me Up" remix co-produced by both Mr. Green and Point Blank is now available for free download, and will be available on BURNTmd's The Green Invasion album which drops next Tuesday (7/16). Pre-orders are now available through iTunes. 

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"Lock Me Up" (feat. Snoop Dogg, Pacewon & Mr. Green) [Remix]

If you're like Archie Bang, Summer time means reminiscing like C.L. Smooth about the good times and making new memories. And what better way is there to kick off the official start to Summer than with a BBQ with good people, good food, and good music. So break out all your best dance moves and catch up with family sooner than later while you chill out to "Summer Time" Archie's ode to the season of relaxation.

About Archie Bang:
Flatbush representative Archie Bang is not your typical "started from the bottom" story. Yes, his past caught up with him, putting his rap career on hold. But he knows what it takes to make it in the big leagues; after interning at Rawkus Records while in high school, Archie was eventually signed to J Records. From honing his skills with the group, Dirty Water, in Little Rock, AR, Archie Bang eventually found himself at the same table as Clive Davis to discuss business.

Archie's upbringing in a musical house where his father was a Haitian Jazz musician and his mother constantly played Soul records, helped him appreciate different genres of music and keep his ears attuned to what was simply good. It also showed him the importance of hustling to make something of himself. After collaborating on songs and mixtapes with the likes of Nipsey Hussle and DJ Whoo Kid, Archie maintains his focus while taking his craft to the next level. As he would say, "I am music. I am Hip Hop. I am street. I am Archie Bang."

CunninLynguists - 02 - Since When

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