Homeboy Sandman ~ Dag, Philly Too

To help celebrate the born day of hip hop’s originator DJ Kool Herc, Homeboy Sandman (with Herc’s blessing) released a new eight-track album, Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent. 

Also check out a special bonus cut below Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent OUT NOW

Illogic & Blockhead ~ Capture The Sun ((Album Stream))

"The title, Capture The Sun, comes from something my grandmother always told me: 'Things delayed are not things denied,'" said Illogic in a press statement. "Things happen how and when they're supposed to; the point is to go after your dreams no matter how out of reach they may seem, no matter what road blocks may get in your way. Keep going; keep moving."

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Napoleon Da Legend ~ Dancing in the Rain (Video) (@TeamNDL )

Napoleon Da Legend speaks the truth about past, present and future relationships. Even in the heat of a New York minute, your subject to a cold lonely night waiting for someone who just might not show up. Is it all fair in love and war? "Why we gotta go through that!?"

#Awakening out Now

Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge ~ Rise of the Ghostface Killah (Video)

"Rise of the Ghostface Killah"
from the album Twelve Reasons To Die
by Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge. In Stores Now!

Mary Williams Speaks on the Black Panther Movement on Sway in the Morning

She has a memoir called, The Lost Daughter, and stopped by Sway in the Morning to talk about it. Mary Williams also weight in on the Black Panthers and elaborates on the young movement. Did you know the Black Panthers are responsible for free breakfast programs, as well as free clinics?

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Statik Selektah Ft. Raekwon, Joey Bada$$ & Black Thought ~ Birds Eye View

1st leak off Statik Selektah’s upcoming “Extended Play” album. Features will include Action Bronson, Sean Price, Hit-Boy, Prodigy, Mac Miller, N.O.R.E., Styles P, Freddie Gibbs, Bun B, Joell Ortiz, Talib Kweli and more.

Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge ~ Twelve Reasons To Die ((Album))

A brutal tale of gangsters, betrayal and one vengeful soul hunting the 12 most powerful crime lords in the World.

Young Guru On CNN Radio

CNN's Gavin Godfrey sits down with Jay-Z's personal engineer, Young Guru, to talk about how he got his start in the music business.

Trek Life ~ Hometown Heroes ((Mixtape)) Mixed By DJ Rhettmatic of The Beat Junkies

Trek Life's new album with Duke Westlake "Hometown Foreigner" is out everywhere now, but we wanted to take a moment for people to hear the mixtape DJ Rhettmatic of the world famous Beat Junkies put together featuring some of Trek's greatest moments.  The mixtape (playing off the album title Hometown Foriegner) is called "Hometown Heroes" and was originally released only as an actual mixTAPE.  We pressed it on limited edition cassette, then Rhettmatic himself promoted the tape at SXSW this year.  The original tape version is also available for free when you pick up the new album on CD.  But for people today, we wanted everyone to have a chance to hear the magic with a free download.  The mixtape featuresOddisee and Exile among others, as well as production from Evidence, DJ Babu, Duke Westlake, and more, and of course cuts and mixing by DJ Rhettmatic.