Typ iLL feat. Termanology – No Surrender [Stream]

After previously releasing The Turning Point EP in July, Long Island’s Typ-iLL joins forces with Termanology for his latest single, “No Surrender,” produced by The Snowgoons. If you like what you hear, stay tuned for Typ’s forthcoming project (currently untitled), produced entirely by Statik Selektah. “No Surrender” is now available for download, via iTunes, and all major digital retailers.

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SmCity – Empire Falls [Free LP]

Washington DC’s SmCity is set to release his third album, “Empire Falls” on December 3rd. Mixing highly political content with a new age sound provided by some of hip hop’s most exciting producers including Dj Toomp, Harry Fraud, Statik Selektah, !llmind, Cookin Soul, Tone P, Numonics, Block Beattaz and newcomers Nave & Klimatic. The project also features guest appearances by Bj The Chicago Kid, Emanny and Grammy-Nominated vocalist Maimouna Youssef. A special edition of “Empire Falls” will feature bonus tracks and exclusive content available on iTunes.

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Astro Speaks On Ferguson, Being The Jay-Z of Blue Ivy’s Generation & Recording Music In His Room [Video]

Brooklyn native Astro may be young but his words and rhymes are far beyond his time. Joining the Sway In The Morning studios on the release day of his new album “Computer Era” we hear the 18-year-old discuss the incidents in Ferguson, recording his album in his room and living in the social media era. After the jump, Astro transitions seamlessly through The 5 Fingers Of Death.

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Kane Mayfield – Lemonheads [Stream]

I have been a “non-fan” of Don Lemon for quite some time now. I enjoy perspectives that are different than mine, and while I can find the silver lining in people like a Mark Levin, or Michael Savage… for some reason Don Lemon bothers me. I finally put my finger on it when he released his list of “Things Black People Should Do To Stop Being Niggers All The Time” list or whatever it was called. He is suburban smug, basted in apathy, and lacking any consideration to the causes of some of these “black problems”. His views on stop and frisk.. just… yeah.. i dislike this particular talking head. If you are unfamiliar… here you go…. – Kane

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