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[Video] West Coast Protege Joey Fatts Is The Real Deal

If your in the know, you would have heard that the West Coast has got an army of next generation rappers on the up, and their packing serious heat in their rhymes and productions. One of these rappers is Joey Fatts from Long Beach, California, former gang banger, and not long ago was homeless, living from crib to crib. How Joey got through those tribulations to record Chipper Jones Volume 1 and Chipper Jones Volume 2, Produce for A$AP Rocky's album Long. Live. A$AP.?, […]

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[News] Nas Soon To Release Documentary “Time Is Illmatic”

Nas will be releasing a feature length documentary sometime this year exploring the influences on the process of making the iconic album illmatic. Illmatic capsulated the social conditions of New York City twenty years ago and depicted the frustration of young black men trying to get their voice heard in America in a social-political context. The documentary will also focus on his family and the influences his jazz musician father Olu Dara had on him, also the sacrifices his mother […]

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Freddie Gibbs And Madlib Collaboration Album Entitled Piñata

Freddie Gibbs and producer Madlib have come together to produce the album "Piñata",  which was released on February 4th. Collaborations on the album are from Raekwon, Earl Sweatshirt, Danny Brown, Domo Genesis, Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul, Mac Miller, to name a few, and 17 songs deep. Madlib stated that Gibbs is one of few rappers who could handle a complete project produced by him. "My stuff, it ain't fully quantized," Madlib says. "It has more of a human feel, so it might slow down […]

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[Video] A$ton Matthew’s “Like This” Visual Produced By Joey Fatts

Another star on the rise out of California is Hispanic A$ton Matthews out of Lake side California to be precise. His Joey Fatts Amigo, and both came together to make this hype track titled "Like This". With the racial violence in L.A. between Blacks and Hispanics, A$ton Matthews and Joey Fatts is showing the world the fruition of unity. A$ton Matthews brings it to you real gritty and grimy, no holding back . These two amongst many others are the […]

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Bugzy Malone – Childhood Memories (Video)

Bugzy Malone gives us the third visual instalment from his The Journal Of An Evil Genius: Volume 1 mixtape. [leadplayer_vid id="52FAA7879C84C"] Video Directed By MuteandMatte & Bugzy Malone The Journal Of An Evil Genius: Volume 1 was released on 10th February 2014 and is available to download here. Bugzy Malone - Childhood Memories (Video)

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TROY AVE freestyle on The Hot Box (Video)

Check out, Brooklyn, New York rapper Troy Ave freestyle in the booth with Hot 97's DJ Enuff. [leadplayer_vid id="52FAA0C4EB4B4"] TROY AVE freestyle on The Hot Box (Video)

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DDark – All Day Everyday (Video)

Independent UK rapper DDark is back with the official video to his trap influenced track entitled 'All Day Everyday'.  [leadplayer_vid id="52FA9D993788D"] Directed By Chas Appeti  The single drops on iTunes on Mach 3rd 2014 Follow DDark on Twitter

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BVA – Be Very Aware (Album) Out 14th Feb

High Focus Records is proud to present Brand new 17 track debut album from BVA, one part of The Four Owls and one third of Brothers Of The Stone! [leadplayer_vid id="52DEFE4181A11"] 'Be Very Aware' is out Feb 14th and is produced by Leaf Dog, Illinformed & Amdek  .... with features from Fliptrix, Leaf Dog, Verb T, Dirty Dike, Rag N Bone Man, Kashmere, Cracker Jon, Smellington Piff & DJ Sammy B-Side. The album comes shrink wrapped in a Digi pack with […]

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Ghetts – Rebel (Video)

[leadplayer_vid id="52F9709EE2A79"] Newham, East London, rapper Ghetts has released the official music video to his Rock inspired single Rebel. Rebel is the lead track from his highly anticipated forthcoming album entitled Rebel with a Cause out March 9th. Pre-order Ghetts "Rebel with a Cause" You can download Rebel free when you Pre-order Rebel With a Cause and catch him performing at the O2 Academy Islington on 14th March. Follow Ghetts: http://twitter.com/jclarke_ghetts - https://www.facebook.com/officialghetts

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