Under A Rock

chill out and enjoy.

The first artist off Jay-Z’s “Roc Nation”, J.Cole (NC native) put out The Warm Up a few days ago and its fire. Definately check this kid out, he’ll be making some waves in a few months.

Wale & 9th Wonder

DC native Wale, along with beatmaker 9th Wonder (Little Brother), have finally put out the LRG mixtape Back to the Feature. For those waiting for Wale’s album to drop, this is definitely a nice prelude. Support your locals!

Santigold (the artist formerly known as Santo Gold) has just released her latest track entitled “Your Voice.” With an earthy blend of reggae and calypso, this newest drop has fans eagerly waiting for more. Hear/download the song here.

The Wale-endorsed emcee from South East D.C. collaborates with NIN on this new track. Download it here.

The Cool Kids FINALLY released some new material. It was hard to justify the hype with only 14-15 tracks under their belt..But this ‘tape goes hard. Produced with Don Cannon (DJ Drama’s mugshot partner), the ‘Kids went all out on this release. Make sure to buy the new album in early summer. Support good art

DC’s local MC Wale will be shooting his video “Nike boots” starting today come thru and support this very talented artist.

Wednesday: mirrors
Thursday: all over Dc
Friday: Howard homecoming/yardfest
Saturday:Howard homecoming/parade

Definately something to kick off your weekend.

source: elitaste

by Rob

That’s Right Kanye’s brand new album has been completed and has pushed up to November.

His first single “Love Lockdown” is proving to be a instant smash and debuted at #3 in its first week released.

Here is the new video for “love lockdown”

Kanye also just released a little snippet of his next single “Heartless” with better CD quality, enjoy! Looks like Mr. West will be using alot of Auto tune on this album.

Any thoughts? Cant wait for the full version.

source: youtube, realtalkny

by Rob

Another new single off Commons upcoming album “Invincible Summer”

Source:buzzcuts

by Rob