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UK Boom Bap rep Configa and NYC rhymesayer HaStyle just released a surprise free EP aptly titled A Good Combination. The 8-song extended play is a mix of Acid jazz, rare Soul grooves, piano loops, distinctive drum breaks, and hard hitting basslines. Tracklist 1. A Good Combination 02:25 2. The Moment I Feared 04:14 3. Jedi Mind Tricks 03:25 4. 12 Monkeys 03:12 5. Paved the Way 02:47 6. Rap CPR 03:49 7. Shaka Zulu 03:37 8. World War Rap 02:41 Download Configa & HaStyle's free EP on their Bandcamp Page.
Artist: Tony Mason Featuring Larry June Song: "Mayor" Album: Hustle Is The Root Of All Success (Arriving in stores in September) Label: Yung 'N Rich Entertainment
Featuring Husalah, B.A., Pretty Black and Kobra Abysmal
Song: Ridin' Sidin' (Remix) Album: Yayo: Turf Monstaz Vol. 1by Various Artists Label: County Line Records
From County Line Records comes the album "Yayo Turf Monstaz". This album contains explosive material featuring some of the hottest underground and major label artist in the game such as: Yukmouth, Mac Dre, UGK, Lil Flip, Ya Boy Rich Rocka, Young Dru, KOB, J.Tripper, Shill Macc & many others. "Yayo Turf Monstaz" is street certified and industry official. So get ready to hear a raw underground classic with radio friendly hits also. Old Bay mixed with new hyphy & pure gangster on another level.Featuring the late great Mac Dre, Yukmouth, C-Bo, Ya Boy Rich Rocka, Lil' Flip, Messy Marv, UGK, Daz Dillinger, PSD Tha Drivah & many more.
Tracklist 1. Yukmouth - Illegal 2. Mac Dre - Be About Yo Doe (Remix) 3. The Circle featuring Richie Rich - Game Of Dope 4. Big Hollis - Screwed Up 5. Krypto - How Ever You Want It 6. PSD - Just Like U 7. Lil' Flip - U Already Know 8. T-Nutty - Down Ass B.G.'s 9. C-Bo - M.O.B. 10. Sean T featuring Daz Dillinger and J.T. The Bigga Figga - Snitches 11. The Cowboyz featuring Cellski & AP9 - I Used To 12. UGK -I Don't Owe U 13. Young Dru -Turf Monstaz 14. AP9 - In My Life 15. KOB - Catch Me In The Wind 16. Shill Mac - Up Before Sunrise 17. J Tripper - Doors Open 18. J Tripper - Aye! 19. Ya Boy Rich Rocka - Soldier 20. Lee Majors featuring Husalah, B.A., Pretty Black and Kobra Abysmal - Ridin' Sidin' (Remix)
Artist: Yukmouth Featuring: Richie Rich, Beeda Weeda, London, Ager Man, Kafani, Shady Nate, Lee Majors, and G Stack Song: "Da Town" (Remix) (Purchase this song on the iTunes Store)
Berner Bio/Berner Career Early life The San Francisco native/Entrepreneur Gilbert Milam Jr. (better known by his rap moniker Berne) grew up in San Francisco and lived there for awhile before moving out to Arizona when he was 16 to live with his father. Berner’s dad was planning on starting a restaurant a Mexican Restaurant in Arizona but things didn’t work out and Gilbert eventually ended going back to San Fran. He never graduated high school or attending college. He started running a Cannibis and bartending at a night club when he was 18.
Music Career He actually learned how to rap while living in Arizona. A classmate named Wicked Wizard was trying to sell him a worn karaoke machine. He bought the karaoke equipment and used it to making mixtapes of himself rapping over different beats. Over the years he honed his craft and released several street albums that began to generate some buzz in the local underground scene. In 2007, Berner released his debut album, Dirty Sneakers... Plenty Ways To Get It (with Equipto). He soon followed up the well-received strret album with Track Money And Pack Money. In 2008, he released the first installment of his Drought Season with Bay Area legend The Jacka.
In 2009, he released five studio albums on his own indie imprint Bern One Entertainment: Drought Season 2 (with The Jacka), Duffle Bag Money (with Equipto), Blow (with Messy Marv), Traffic (with Ampichino), and the compilation-esque album Weekend At Bernie's with production by Cozmo, Gennesse, Stinj-E and features by Bun B, BG, Slim Thug, B-Legit, San Quinn, Dru Down, Kazkyzah, Noble (Outlawz), Jacka, Sean Paul (Young Bloodz), Lee Majors, Matt Blaque, Keak Da Sneak and many more. In 2010, Berner released the second installment of the highly sucessful Blow series, Blow: Blocks And Boat Docks (with Messy Marv). In 2010, He recorded his long-awaited second solo album The White Album and it was released in 2011. In 2012, Berner joined the Taylor Gang family and signed to Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang Records. Urban Farmer, Berner’s Taylor Gang debut was released on October 2, 2012 and was an instant hit. In 2014, he released his first collaboration album with Cypress Hill’s frontman B-Real entitled Prohibition. In 2015, he released his third solo album 20 Lights, his second collaboration album with B-Real, Prohibition Part 2, and Drought Season 3 with The Jacka on his Bern One Entertainment label.
Berner also operates the Freshko clothing company with Wiz Khalifa and Al Freshko and cultivated his own Girl Scouts Cookies strainand. He also has his own line of hemp water aptly titled HEMP2o (hemp seed oil vitamin water).
Real-life Philadelphia gangster turned rapper AR-AB (nee’ Abdul West) is the man who protected Philadelphia rapper Cassidy from 2005 to 2007. Working as a bodyguard/hired gun for Cassidy he was involved in the shooting death of Cassidy’s former friend Desmond Hawkins. AR-AB has spent most of his adult life behind bars and is one of the most feared men in North Philadelphia. Early Career At 17, he quit his mundane job and began selling crack cocaine as well as maintained a drug house. Over the years, AR-Ab had many run-ins with law. In several video interviews, he admitted to participating in drug dealing, extortion, and the frequent use of violence.
Career But in 2005, AR-Ab quit selling drugs to pursue a rap career when he was hired as a bodyguard by "I'm A Hustla" rapper Cassidy. According AR-AB, Cassidy’s former friend Desmond Hawkins was trying to extort money from him. On April 15, 2005, Hawkins along with Bobby Hoyle and another man, Daniel Irvin had gone to Cassidy's home in the West Oak Lane neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia to settle a score. While sitting in a van that was parked in an alleyway behind Cassidy's home in Philadelphia's Hackensack neighborhood three men, including AR-Ab, armed with .45 caliber handguns, .40 caliber handguns and 9MM caliber handguns, and an AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifle, fired on Desmond Hawkins, Bobby Hoyle, and Daniel Irvin. Hawkins was shot in the back.
During his short stint as a member of Cassidy's Larsiny Family, AR-AB appeared as a featured artist on many of Cassidy’s mixtapes throughout 2007, especially 07-07-07 (Happy Birthday) and Put Ya L In The Sky.
He continued on his mixtape grind and in 2008 he released his debut mixtape Welcome to Trap Streeton online mixtape distribution platform DatPiff. In 2009, he released his second mixtape entitled I See Dead People on DatPiff and in 2010 he follwed it up with his third mixtape Allegheny AB.
Ab began building a buzz directly after the release of his fourth mixtape Who Harder Than Me in 2011. A sequel, Who Harder Than Me II, was released in 2012.The street album featured guest appearances from fellow Philadelphia rapper Freeway and rapper/producer Swizz Beatz.
The resulting year AR-AB released his sixth mixtape Mud Musik in 2013 and in 2015 he released the follow up, Mud Musik II. Discography
Welcome to Trapstreet (2008) I See Dead People (2009) Allegheny AB (2010) Who Harder Than Me (2011) Who Harder than Me II (2012) Mud Musik (2013) Mud Musik II (2015)
Artist: Raven Felix Featuring: Ashley Jones Song: "Little Less Hard" Producer: Tekneek Label: Taylor Gang Director: Jathan D for 10,000 Takes Productions
Artist: Prodi Reign Song: "Free Fall" Album: Thronecoming Label: Independent Music Video Credits: Video Directors: Mr. Steele and Prodi Reign Editor: Mr. Steele Producer: Prodi Reign
Will Smith stars in the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player. Director: Peter Landesman Writer: Peter Landesman
Artist: Talib Kweli Featuring Cassper Nyovest Song: "Fuck The Money" (Available now on iTunes for purchase via Javotti Media) Album: Fuck The Money (Available now for free at http://kweliclub.com/products/talib-k...) Label: Javotti Media
Emergenceis the first posthumous album of never-before-released songs by aspiring emcee John "Vietnam" Nguyen who passed away three years ago at 19. Production of the album is handled by his close friendConfiga. "What's Your Story" is the first leak from the upcoming album.
Artists: Spoonie Gee and the Treacherous Three Song: "Love Rap" Producer: Bobby Robinson Backing Band: Errol "Pumpkin" Bedward and Friends Conga player: Pooche Costello Label: Enjoy! Records
Artist: Choco Taco Featuring: Mac Dre, J-Diggs, and Nef the Pharaoh Song: "Money In The Streets"
Label: Moneys Island Records Santa Rose’s own Choco Taco teams up with his Vallejo rap cohorts J-Diggs and Nef The Pharaoh for his debut single “Money In The Streets” featuring Mac Dre on the hook.
Recently, DJ PF Cuttin recorded a tribute song for his late friend alongside and longtime fan and collaborator Vic Spencer and Sean Price understudies Da Villins of Brownsville.
Kurt Diggler grew up in East Oakland, California during the 1980’s. In his mid-teens Kurt attended Castlemont Public High School (formerly known as East Oakland High School). Later he was sentenced to two years in prison for criminal possession of a weapon.
Following his release from prison he quickly focused on making music. In 2010, he released his first studio album, “One Man Army,” on his own label Triangle of Sin. Since then, he has released several albums including 2012’s My Bottom Bitch, Hoe Money King 2 (released on April 07, 2012), 2013’s Made Man, 2014’s Ghetto Stories, East Oakland To Chiraq (released on November 15, 2014), and 2015’s One Man Army 2 along with eight official mixtapes: I'm From East Oakland, Two The Hard Way, Triangle Of Success, Family First, Boogie Nights, Love Me or Hate Me, Most Watched, and Brothers In Arms. On the night of his twenty-seventh birthday, Kurt was shot three times in front of a Oakland night spot. Sometime after the shooting Kurt returned to making music.
On September 25, 2013, he released a diss track entitled "Swear to God" featuring Kurt Diggler and set off a firestorm on social media due to taking shots at Bay Area rappers Kafani, Messy Marv (on September 08, 2013 footage of Messy Marv getting robbed at gunpoint surfaced on World Star Hip-Hop) and DB Tha General. During a rare interview with Coop DVill (Siccness.net), Kurt Diggler accused DB Tha General sneak dissed him in one of his previous songs.In 2013, Philthy Rich was included on and then dropped from Kafani’s hit song "Slide Thru" featuring Rayven Justice which had received considerable radio airplay.
In early 2015, Kurt returned with a new project entitled "One Man Army 2." With cameo appearances from Ronald Mack, Mitchy Slick, Prince Dre, JB Bin Laden, Pablo Skywalkin, and RS Greedy. The retail mixtape is availble now on iTunes
Discography Studio Albums My Bottom Bitch (2012) Hoe Money King 2 (2012) Made Man (2013) Ghetto Stories (2014) East Oakland To Chiraq (2014) One Man Army 2 (2015)
Mixtapes I'm From East Oakland Two The Hard Way Triangle Of Success Family First Boogie Nights Love Me or Hate Me Most Watched Brothers In Arms
Artist: A Tribe Called Quest Featuring: Busta Rhymes Song: "One Two Shit" (Purchase this song on the iTunes Stores) Album: Hits, Rarities & Remixes Label: Jive Records
Artist: Stevie Joe Featuring: J. Stalin and Shady Nate Song: “Look Into My Eyes” (Purchase this song on the iTunes Store) Producers: The Mekanix Album: J. Stalin & the Mekanix Present: Live on the Wire Label: Zoowire/Rapbay/Urbanlife Distribution Director: Sure Shot Media Gunny
Artist: Jay Tee Featuring: Baby Bash and B-Legit Song: "I Don't Know No Algebra" (Purchase this song on the iTunes Store) Producers: Stix In The Mix and Lil' Bonez Scratching: The Insane Mixxaken Mixing Engineer: Ken Franklin Album: Vallejo Mentality Label: 40 Ounce Records Director: Danell "D-Shot" Stevens Editor: Jay Tee
Innovative producer/emcee Ill Legit recently released an impressive sample-heavy instrumental hip-hop album which draws greatly from jazz fusion, psychedelic Funk, disco Funk, Classic Soul, and rare drum breaks.
Rodeo is Travis Scott’s debut solo album and after several pushbacks will finally be released on September 4, 2015 via T.I.’s imprint Grand Hustle Records and Epic Records. The album is backed by two singles: 3500 (produced by Metro Boomin, Zaytoven, Mike Dean, Million $ Mano and Allen Ritter) and surprise hit Antidote. Rodeo is now available on iTunes. Get your copy today.
#WhoAintGotNoBitches #HyphyAintDead i still know how to rap a lil bit #HavingFun #LoveSomething hatred ruins everybody day..... #mrugly #papifeo #HalfwayHandsome #TeamGoGo #1ManArmy #federation4life
Posted by Federation Gang on Saturday, August 29, 2015
Below are snippets from Goldie Gold's new album Hyphy Ain't Dead!
#HyphyAintDead bringin it back like cooked crack #Onetime this "HyphyAintDead" project is comin together very nice they finna love me lonetime for this one..... #federation4life #1manArmy
Posted by Goldie Gold on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
#HyphyAintDead bringin it back like cooked crack #Onetime this "HyphyAintDead" project is comin together very nice they finna love me lonetime for this one..... #federation4life #1manArmy
Posted by Goldie Gold on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Artist: Stalley Song:"Glass Garage" Album: The Laughing Introvert EP Label: Maybach Music Group Several days ago, MMG's Stalley suprise-dropped his new EP The Laughing Introvert with aid from New Jack PJK, crooner Chris Turner, frequent collaborator Black Diamond and Chi City beatsmith Thelonious Martin.
Artist: Lil' Reese Featuring: Benji Glo Single: "You Know How We Play" (Download the single here) Producer: OTWGBEATS and Chris Surreal Album: Supa Savage 2 Labels: GBE 300/Glo Gang Records
The Lost Demos is a compilation made up of unreleased songs from A Tribe Called Quest
Tracklist 0:01 Practice Session 4:20 Rock n' Roll 7:15 Get the Money 10:19 Riot 13:37 Put It Down 16:38 Girls 20:08 Waiting on You 23:02 Weak Endz 26:07 Get It Up 29:41 Wifey Material
