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“Recognize & Realize Part 3” is the piano-laced, haunting new remix of Big Noyd’s classic single featuring the late, great Prodigy. Big Ghost LTD is on production duties here, and he blends the raw energy of the Havoc-produced original with his own chilling, unique take.  The track is available now through all major digital retailers …

This is the brand new collaborative EP between Brooklyn emcees NVY JONEZ LKR & Chop the Father. Both of whom have made names for themselves within the underground for quite some time at this point, most notably NVY whether it be the Chicken Spot collab EP series or his own solo output such as A.L.T.D. …

Aesop Rock has just shared a video for “All City Nerve Map,” yet another fierce standout from his recently released and universally acclaimed new solo album Integrated Tech Solutions. In keeping with his ever-intensifying DIY aesthetic the video for the self-produced song is also self-directed and edited, depicting a blurred out Aesop rhyming in the husk …

Minneapolis Hip-Hop pioneers Atmosphere have released their new Talk Talk EP via Rhymesayers Entertainment. The genesis of the Talk Talk EP was during a recording session for the title track, “Talk Talk”, which originally appeared on their latest album, So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously. On the EP, the Minneapolis legends dart across threads of space-time to grab hold of the one where they …

How do you process pain and loss? How do you show the world that you are healing? For Def-i, one of New Mexico’s inspiring artists, the answer is through music. No stranger to lyrical acrobatics with penetrating content, Def-i’s last album, Blue Hour, showcased his evolution and growth as an artist and human being, delivering the most vulnerable songwriting …

Take a trip to the West Coast on Team Demo’s latest single, “Creep,” a low-key funky banger featuring dope verses from MC Eiht and MONTAGE ØNE. From the sing-song hook to the bass-driven production, the track is essentially theme music for a drive-by, and both emcees deliver that messaging with superbly raw and quotable rhymes. It’s a Demo, is available now for pre-order on vinyl as …

Born in Los Angeles and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Intre weaves hard-hitting street reality raps with motivational get it out the mud business talk. An artist of Mexican, Jamaican and Italian descent, Intre has a unique yet familiar approach to Hip Hop, an aggressively fluid flow and an ear for top tier boom bap …

Fresh off the heels of his seventh studio album, Western Promises, Wildcard returns with a stunning love anthem, “The Scorpio Element,” featuring Justin Cohen who appears on the hook. The track serves as the first of 12 monthly zodiac-themed singles, and it’s a moving look into what it means to really love someone amidst heartache and …

Brooklyn veteran AZ is starting the final month of 2023 by putting out his 10th full-length LP. Most notable for his longtime association with Nas being the only feature on the latter’s iconic debut album illmatic with the song “Life’s a Bitch”, he would later go to signing with EMI Records & drop a full-length of …

Here we have the 12th EP from Buffalo emcee Conway the Machine. Blowing up in late 2015 as part of the 3 OGs of Griselda Records alongside his brother Westside Gunn & their cousin Benny the Butcher, the trio have had hip hop lock ever since their arrival by their constant work ethic balancing quality …