Oddisee – Slow It Down

Mello Music Group

Each year Mello Music Group releases a family album to highlight the coming year. This year the MMG Squad got a little bigger. The new album Self Sacrifice hit iTunes a week early today and happened to debut just as MMG founder Michael Tolle’s first son Bodhi was born! To celebrate MMG is giving away [...]

Beats At Will Records – Support Your Local BAW Mixtape Vol.1

BAW

Beats At Will Records, one of Detroit’s mainstay underground hip-hop labels, recently dropped its anticipated mixtape, anchored by BAW president, Paradime, and featuring all original beats and Beats At Will‘s eclectic label line up including DJ AMF, Street Justice‘s Ketchphraze and Jypsy, and Detroit emcee Chief, featuring guest appearances from eLZhi, Trick Trick, Marvwon, production [...]

REKS – Chasin (prod. Statik Selektah)

REKS

April 24th, REKS releases his new album Straight, No Chaser – entirely produced by Statik Selektah. REKS is one of my favorite emcees out right now. Dude is criminally slept on. Check out the first joint from the album, “Chasin,” below. Download: REKS – Chasin (prod. Statik Selektah)

Mello Music Group x Crickett Mobile – Mello Muve Compilation

Mello Muve

Mello Music Group teamed up with Cricket Mobile for the Mello Muve Compilation featuring music from Apollo Brown, Oddisee, Guilty Simpson, DJ Soko, Red Pill, and more! CHECK IT!

Sene – Backboards feat. Blu

Sene

“Backboards,” featuring Blu, is taken from New York emcee Sene‘s upcoming album brooklynknight. Album drops April 24th on Plug Research. Download: Sene – Backboards feat. Blu

June Haze – Hurt

June Haze

“Hurt,” is the new single from June Haze‘s upcoming project Back To The Boom Bap. The dude is dope, don’t sleep! Download: June Haze – Hurt

Mister Bibal – Monsterous feat. Nametag

Mister Bibal

Paris-based producer Mister Bibal teamed up with Detroit emcee Nametag for, “Monsterous,” taken from his recently released album F A I L U R E. Take a listen! Download: Mister Bibal – Monsterous feat. Nametag

JYoung The General – Ride Tonight (prod. StewRAT)

JYoung The General

In the latest installment of JYoung The General’s #TheMicCheck, he reunites with producer StewRAT for, “Ride Tonight.” Over a lean, carefree soundbed perfect for late-night cruising, the Detroit native showcases his stylish, dame-snatching wordplay. Download: JYoung The General – Ride Tonight (prod. StewRAT)

Torae – For The Record (video)

Torae

Check the video for Torae‘s, “For The Record,” taken from his recently released album For The Record. Torae is one of those slept on cats in hip-hop.

P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. – Stressed Out

P.H.I.L.T.H.Y.

Michigan and BLAT! Pack songwriter/emcee P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. contributes his on interpretation of the A Tribe Called Quest classic, “Stressed Out.” The song is the perspective of a person recognizing and confronting the daily stress in his life. So when listening to this song think about all that stresses you  and just let it go. Because you [...]