New Music| Sir Michael Rocks “The Rocks Report”| Audio Download

Straight from the City of Wind comes Sir Michael Rocks with his solo project, The Rocks Report.  In association with DJBooth.net, the Cool Kids member has put together a mixtape with a generous 25 tracks of  original music and skits, featuring artists such as Like and Mibbs of Pac Div, Trademark Da Skydiver and Phil … Continue reading

FUZE The MC|”High Yellow Presidents”| Video

I stumbled across this artist on Twitter the other day.  After watching the video for “High Yellow Presidents” (a freestyle where he attacks the tracks to “Black and Yellow” and “Dead Presidents”) I did the knowledge.  Who knew that in 2010, Big Boi from Outkast labeled him, “The dopest n*gga I heard all year and … Continue reading

New Music| Leo Simone| Audio

Leo Simone’s (@Leo_Simone) music is a return to an earlier time.  “Made in Queens,” this hip-hop vocalist’s flow is reminiscent of Ladybug from Digable Planets and her singing voice shouldn’t be slept on.  She makes the transition easily on “More Than Friends,” a relationship rap over chords you’ll recognize from Drake’s “Fancy.” Hip-hop lifers might … Continue reading

New Music|Sha Stimuli “Wake Up & Go”| Video

From the mixtape The Break-Up Part 2: The Proposal, comes Sha Stimuli’s new single and video “Wake Up & Go.” Directed by RH Bless, this joint is for all the ladies who feel like a lot of preparation is needed to look good.  We think you’re beautiful anyway, baby. Look for The Break-Up Part 2: … Continue reading

New Music| Big K.R.I.T. “Dreamin”| Audio

Mississippi rapper/beatmaker Big K.R.I.T. is back at it again.  On his new song “Dreamin,” K.R.I.T. is right at home, doing what I think he has mastered: being himself.  Sometimes it’s hard for artists to talk about themselves on tracks without sounding boastful or worse, corny.  Big K.R.I.T. just talks honestly to you about his life … Continue reading

Casey Veggies|”Ridin’ Roun Town| Video

This vid is about a month old, but good music is supposed to be timeless.  My homeboy Jason Logan Graves put me on to Casey Veggies a while back.  The youngster from the Left Coast has been steadily climbing into rap relevancy.  Here’s his visual for “Ridin Roun Town.” via JeromeD.com’s Vimeo

June Summers| Hookman For Hire Mixtape| Audio| Download

Vocalist June Summers dropped his long-awaited mixtape, titled “Hookman For Hire.” The mixtape is a compilation of the NYC native’s projects with artists such as Jay Rock, Asher Roth & Curren$y among others.  I’ve been checking for June ever since hearing his voice on Nipsy Hussle‘s “Bigger Than Life,” a bonus track to The Marathon.  … Continue reading