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Mont Brown – Cash Rules (ft. Pace-O, TJ Atoms, & Swiper)

“Cash Rules” comes to us via Mont Brown and features fellow Astronaut Pace-O Beats and two other Philly emcees, TJ Atoms and Swiper. Pace-O’s psychedelic, eerie beat and everyone’s clever delivery/punch-lines scream raw hip-hop. Mont talks like the OG, telling you how it is. Pace might just have everybody saying “Cash Rules Everything Around Me, CREAM” all cover again. TJ Atoms has the wild, what did he just say so quick flow and, “I’m Fresh Prince Y’all Jeffrey.” Philly’s style and substance is definitely different. But don’t we miss unique music? I know I can’t wait for Mont Brown’s forthcoming Helmets On 3. By Teddy Pendergrass

Mont Brown – Cash Rules (ft. Pace-O, TJ Atoms, & Swiper)

Mont Brown (Facebook)

Rating 8.0

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12-24-12

Trinidad James – Gold On My MacBook (Terry Urban Remix)

Our Cleveland brother Terry Urban executes the “nice n’ smooth” on elaborate internet prank Trinidad James’s paean to metal-plated Apple products. Big UP.

Trinidad James – Gold On My MacBook (Terry Urban Remix)

Terry Urban (Official)
Miguel (Facebook)

Rating 8.3

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12-19-12

A-Lyrc – Hip Hop

Anthony Gaskins (also known as A-Lyrc) kicks it lo-fi and gets rhetorical with the righteous and smoothly methodical rhyme “Hip-Hop”. By Erin Feathers

A-Lyrc (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.0

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12-19-12

Troy Ave – Chillin (Feat. Mac Miller) (Prod. Cy Fyre)

Brother Troy Ave. grabs Candy Cane Mac Miller for his newest White Christmas drop. The Cy Fyre produced track sports a soul-sampling beat so fresh, you’re prob gonna need to change yo pants, ’cause the ones you’re wearing right now ain’t gonna get you anywhere on that dance floor. Nice look.

Troy Ave – Chillin ft. Mac Miller (Prod. Cy Fyre)

Troy Ave. (Twitter)

Rating 8.3

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12-18-12

Blu – Soul Provider (Nubbz Remix)

Newcomer beatsman Nubbz continues his recent run of excellent remixes with his latest, the vibed out straight West Coastin’ of Blu’s “Soul Provider”.

Blu – Soul Provider (Nubbz Remix)

Nubbz (Soundcloud)

Rating: 8.4

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12-18-12

A$AP ROCKY – 1TRAIN (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson & Big K.R.I.T.)

Asap Rocky’s debut LongLiveASAP is due to drop on January 15th – and this track wants to make sure everybody knows how important that’s going to be: “1Train” goes in heavy and squeezes a plethora of big names into 6 minutes of triumphant beats, think of this as 2012’s executive summary of hip-hop. By Nathan Hetherington

A$AP ROCKY – 1TRAIN (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson & Big K.R.I.T.)

A$AP Rocky (Official)

Rating 8.3

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12-18-12

Piff Gang – Money Honey

Things are about to get super wavy in your headphones. Piff Gang are the latest hip hop team to emerge from LDN’s labyrinthine scene and the buttery “Money Honey” is your introduction. DIFFERENT.

Piff Gang – Money Honey

Piff Gang (Facebook)

Rating 8.4

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12-17-12

Angel Haze – Galaxy

The much hyped VA rapper delivers maybe her best track to date with the gloomy Aaliyah-esque “Galaxy”.

Angel Haze – Galaxy

Angel Haze (Official)

Rating 8.4

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12-04-12

Rudimental – Hell Could Freeze ft. Angel Haze

Rudimental link up with rising MC queen Angel Haze for if “Hell Could Freeze”, previewed here from the group’s debut album expected early 2013. The track offers up a delictable hook in fine Rudimental fashion with an eclectic mix of RnB, hip hop, and soulful electronic vibes. We’re into it. Check out the track below.

Rudimental england (Official)

Rating 8.3

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11-27-12

The Game – Stripper (Feat. Wale)

The latest in Jayceon’s Sunday Service freebie series finds the Compton journeyman giving airtime to the hardworking women of the strip club industry. “Stripper” couldn’t have telegraphed the cut rate “Bandz a Make Her Dance” knockoff on its face any harder; but the soulful cooled out track is a definite nice surprise. MMG man Wale chips in with a serviceable 16 to ice up “Stripper” as on of Game’s better latter days tracks.

The Game – Stripper (Feat. Wale)

The Game california (Facebook)

Rating 8.3

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11-25-12

Slot-A – Rocking Wit It

Chicago based DJ/Producer Slot-A recently dropped this second single “Rockin Wit It” from his upcoming The Transition EP. Roll it up and check it cause this shit hits. By Erin Feathers

Slot-A – Rocking Wit It

Slot-A (Twitter)

Rating 8.1

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11-24-12

Kami de Chukwu – Savior

Whoa. Where did Kami de Chukwu come from? Spin the heavy, chillingly soulful “Savior” while we try to figure out what the hell universe this guy just beamed down from.

Kami de Chukwu – Savior

Kami de Chukwu (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.4

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11-21-12