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Ab-Soul Live In New York

Much like Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q before him, TDE’s Ab-Soul is set to take the stage for his SOBs debut on June 21st, and once again yours truly and LowKey will provide the energy throughout the night. You can cop tickets here, or you can check in to the dopehouse to win a pair.

Ab-Soul’s Control System is out now.

PREVIOUS: Ab-Soul – Terrorist Threats f. Danny Brown & Jhené Aiko (Video)

Jill Scott: VH1 Storytellers (Video)

Jill’s VH1 showcase was very different compared to the other episodes, as she actually acted out her own narratives complete with different characters, hair styles and more. Check it out.

House Shoes – Sweet f. Danny Brown

House Shoes dropped his quickstrike album, The Time, today. You can cop the EP here now, and wait for his full-length Let It Go on June 19th.

DOWNLOAD: House Shoes – Sweet f. Danny Brown | Alt
PREVIOUS: House Shoes – Last Breath f. Nottz, Oh No & MED

2 Chainz – Undastatement (Video)


Directed by Decatur Dan

Speaking of Breast Man, here’s a new set of visuals from his T.R.U. REALigion tape as a part of his #2ChainzTuesday campaign.

I anticipate a shitload of ratchets to be doing the 2 Chainz jig in parties and concerts this summer.

tabi Bonney – The Endless Summer (Mixape)

The deluxe edition to 2011′s The Summer Years is here, produced in its entirety by Ski Beatz. Tracklist and link down bottom.

Rilgood – Who Should I Be? f. Maffew Ragazino

It’s a “Brooklyn thing” today as two of arguably the best spitters coming out of Brooklyn join up for this feature track entitled “Who Should I Be.” Produced by Woodrow Skillson, his compadre Maffew Ragazino also provided an impressive assist on the record with fearless wordplay as the two exchanged rhymes. This song will be featured on Rilgood’s upcoming Great Expectations mixtape due out in July, stay tuned.

DOWNLOAD: Rilgood – Who Should I Be? f. Maffew Ragazino

A.Chal – Paid In Full

It’s been quite sometime since we’ve heard from this musical maestro known as A.Chal. The purveyor of mind-blowing visuals and genre bending mixes shares with us an impressive new ensemble today titled “Paid in Full.” It opens up with the infamous Killa Cam quote from his acting debut on “Paid in Full” with a Trina sample that got the screw treatment quite nicely. In the meantime, it also appears his debut project Ballroom Riots is in its final stages so expect that soon and check out the latest mix to hold you down for now.

PREVIOUS: A.Chal – Gotham Mix1 (Video)

50 Cent – Riot (rmx) (Video)

Gotta love the fact he took to DailyMotion to premiere this. I can’t even remember the last time I watched a music video over there prior to now. Anyways, here’s Curtis’ The Lost Tape visual to warm you up to the mixtape that will drop later today is available now.

PREVIOUS: 50 Cent Talks Street King, Floyd Mayweather & More (Video)

1982 (Statik Selektah x Termanology) – Lights Down

Stat and Term’s 2012 is out today (May 22nd); you can order it right here or here.

PREVIOUS: 1982 (Statik Selektah x Termanology) – Happy Days f. Mac Miller, Bun B, & Shawn Stockman (of Boyz 2 Men)

.38 Special – Support (rmx) f. Styles P (prod. Pete Rock) (Video)


Directed by Dawud Gaston

38 Spesh’s Time Served, presented by the Evil Genius Dj Green Lantern, is coming soon. All kinds of cameos in this one…

DOWNLOAD: .38 Special – Support (rmx) f. Styles P (prod. Pete Rock)

Troy Ave – COKeAMANiA f. Avon Blocksdale (Video)


#PowderToThePeople

Shot in Texas, this the first video off Troy’s upcoming Bricks In My Backpack 3: The Got Damn Harry Powder Trilogy set to drop June 12th.

DOWNLOAD: Troy Ave – COKeAMANiA f. Avon Blocksdale

Oddisee – People Hear What They See: The People’s Verdict (Video)

A couple of weeks ago some of Oddisee’s friends decided to test his forthcoming album People Hear What They See on some random people on the streets of DC and London as an experiment… without telling him. These were the results.

Odd’s People Hear What They See drops June 5th on iTunes, June 12th everywhere else.

PREVIOUS: Oddisee – Odd Renditions (FreEP)

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