DON’T SLEEP: Gensu Dean “Lo-Fi Fingahz Instrumentals” [INSTRUMENTALS]
Mello Music Group came out of left field this afternoon & released the instrumentals from Gensu Dean’s “Lo-Fi Fingahz” LP. Don’t sleep on the “Lo-Fi Fingahz Instrumentals”…
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DON’T SLEEP: The Find Mag x DJ Soko “Stand Up” [MIX]
The homie DJ Soko of The Left teamed up with The Find Mag to make the 40 mix of new standout Hip Hop named after his 12″ single “Stand Up”. “Stand Up” consists of tracks by and featuring Houseshoes, Guilty Simpson, Apollo Brown, Hassaan Mackey, Kaimbr, The Purist, Sean Born, Gensu Dean, Rashid Hadee, Show & AG, Slaughterhouse and more. Go directly to Mixcloud to hear “Stand Up” since Mixcloud won’t embed on PIK. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: 14KT “Blessed” (prod. by 14KT) [VIDEO]
The homie 14KT made a video for the track “Blessed” off of his latest instrumental release “A Friendly Game Of KT”. If you don’t have it yet then what you waitin’ on? Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Oddisee “People Hear What They See” (Wide Physical Release) [NEW PROJECT]
Oddisee (“Mental Liberation”, “Odd Seasons”, “Traveling Man” & “Rock Creek Park”) returns with his latest album which is inexplicably yet another sonic step up from his already insane last mostly instrumental effort “Rock Creek Park” titled “People Hear What They See”. The project is now available for wide release both in digital and physical formats on iTunes, Bandcamp, Amazon, Fat Beats (vinyl included) or UGHH (vinyl also available for pre-order). Do me a favor and don’t sleep on it….
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DON’T SLEEP: Oddisee “People Hear What They See” [NEW PROJECT]
Oddisee (“Mental Liberation”, “Odd Seasons”, “Traveling Man” & “Rock Creek Park”) returns with his latest album which is inexplicably yet another sonic step up from his already insane last effort “Rock Creek Park” titled “People Hear What They See”. The project dropped today on iTunes, a full week earlier than it’s wide release on June 12th, 2012. You can also pre-order or purchase “People Hear What They See” from Bandcamp, Amazon, Fat Beats (vinyl included) or UGHH (vinyl also available for pre-order). Don’t sleep on it….
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DON’T SLEEP: The Black Opera “Black Superstar” (prod. by yU) [SINGLE]
The Black Opera’s new jawn “Black Superstar” is performed over yU production from his “Garbage Beat Tape”. I’d tell you to not sleep on it but that’d just be redundant and unnecessary…
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DON’T SLEEP: Oddisee “Odd Renditions” [NEW PROJECT]
Oddisee reinterprets and reworks compositions and songs by Bon Iver, Metronomy, K-Os & Marvin Gaye on his new promotional project “Odd Renditions”. Look for his highly anticipated album “People Hear What They See” to drop on iTunes this June. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Oddisee x Marvin Gaye “Ain’t That Peculiar (Oddisee Remix)” (prod. by Oddisee) [REMIX]
Oddisee will release a project called “Odd Renditions” featuring remixes and refixes of several songs on May 15th, 2012. This video is for a remix of the Marvin Gaye classic “Ain’t That Peculiar”. Look for his album “People Hear What They See” to drop on Mello Music Group to drop on June 5th on iTunes and going into wide release June 12th, 2012. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Sean Born “Lights On” (prod. by Kenn Wood) [VIDEO]
If you haven’t heard or copped Sean Born’s “Behind The Scale” yet? You know you done fucked up right? *Laughs* You know you done fucked up right? YOU said you you were a Hip Hop head, right? Watch this then go here. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Apollo Brown & OC “Trophies” [NEW PROJECT]
Apollo Brown & O.C.’s long awaited collaborative project “Trophies” hits iTunes exclusively a full week early. You can cop it right now from iTunes and Bandcamp. “Trophies” is also available from Amazon, Fat Beats & UGHH on it’s official May 1st, 2012 release date. Don’t sleep on it..
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DON’T SLEEP: DJ Soko x Guilty Simpson x Gensu Dean “Biters” (prod. by Gensu Dean) [SINGLE]
DJ Soko has a 7″ single dropping on Mello Music Group called “Stand Up”/”Biters”. The A side is produced by Apollo Brown with Guilty Simpson & Hassaan Mackey on the rhymes & DJ Soko on the cuts. The B side is “Biters” which features DJ Soko on the cuts, Guilty Simpson on the bars and the homie Gensu Dean behind the boards. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Oddisee “Hustle Off” (prod. by Oddisee) [SINGLE]
Oddisee has just unleashed a single from his upcoming album “People Hear What They See” on Mello Music Group. The single is called “Hustle Off” and it’s dope. I was supposed to post this at 6 PM but I played this through it so I’m posting at 6:06 instead (for the Roland SP 606). “People Hear What They See” will drop in June 2012, I can’t wait to hear it. Don’t sleep on this jawn, Jo…
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DON’T SLEEP: Stik Figa “As Himself” [NEW PROJECT]
Stik Figa’s collaborative album with Michael “Seven” Summers “As Himself” has been given international distribution by Mello Music Group today. You can preview and purchase it either directly from the Mello Music Group Bandcamp from iTunes or UGHH. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Gensu Dean f/Large Professor “Forever” (prod. by Gensu Dean) [VIDEO]
This video is dope. It’s for the track “Forever”, lead single from Gensu Dean’s excellent Mello Music Group album “Lo-Fi Fingahz” that features Large Professor spitting some serious bars. The beginning of this video is classic and the little girl cracked me up. Don’t sleep on this or “Lo-Fi Fingahz”.
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DON’T SLEEP: Digital Hustle Films x Kaimbr x Sean Born “Kaimbr Interviews Sean Born: The Beginning Part 1” [INTERVIEW]
The homie Kaimbr interviews Sean Born (“Behind The Scale”) about his beginnings in Hip Hop, his upbringings and his origins. If you haven’t heard “Behind The Scale” then you’re a bad person and Jesus probably doesn’t like you as much as you may think he does. I’m totally not lying. He told me so in a dream a couple of months ago.
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DON’T SLEEP: Mello Music Group x Muve Music “Mello Muve Compilation (Exclusive)” [COMPILATION]
I have no clue whom or what either Cricket or Muve Music is so here’s the description per the Mello Music Group’s Bandcamp where this compilation was posted:
“Indie artists Oddisee, Apollo Brown, Gensu Dean, yU and label Mello Music are working together with Cricket to launch our latest inspiration on Muve Music. The new Muve Music Compilation features new songs, commentary and classic tracks.
Celebrating our recent collaboration and launch at the SXSW tradeshow in Austin, Oddisee will be at Cricket’s Muve Music SXSW Tradeshow booth #1138 on Wednesday, March 14th at 12:00pm CT. Additionally Muve Music will feature exclusive tracks from Oddisee on a Muve Sessions commentary album in March, as well as access to unique video production designed for Muve Music fans. Tapping into the next wave of music distribution, MMG, Oddisee, Apollo Brown, Gensu Dean, and yU are partnering with Muve Music to provide exclusive content to Muve Music subscribers for 30 days with additional underground amplification from independent artist bloggers, 2dopeboyz (@2dopeboyz.com). ”
There you go. Don’t sleep on it because the music on it is dope….
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DON’T SLEEP: Apollo Brown x OC “Prove Me Wrong” (prod. by Apollo Brown) [SINGLE]
This is the regular version of the lead single from the upcoming Apollo Brown x OC Mello Music Group LP “Trophies”. “Prove Me Wrong” is produced by Apollo Brown and “Trophies” hits iTunes on April 24th, 2012 but goes into wide release on May 1st, 2012. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Apollo Brown & OC “Prove Me Wrong” (prod. by Apollo Brown) [SINGLE]
The legendary DJ Premier decided to debut the 1st track of the upcoming Apollo Brown & OC album “Trophies” (which drops My 1st, 2012 on Mello Music Group) on his Live From HeadQCourterz radio show on Sirius XM Hip Hop Nation. Here’s the radio rip. Enjoy and pre-order the album from iTunes. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Out Da Box TV x Oddisee “Interview Part 2” [INTERVIEW]
Here’s the second part to an excellent interview that Out Da Box TV did with Oddisee. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Gensu Dean “Lo-Fi Fingahz” [NEW PROJECT]
Gensu Dean’s new producer LP on Mello Music Group “Lo-Fi Fingahz” just dropped today a full week early on iTunes and Bandcamp. You can cop “Lo-Fi Fingahz” next Tuesday when it goes into wide release from several reputable music marketplaces like Amazon, Fat Beats and UGHH as well getting physical copies wherever quality Hip Hop is sold. Don’t sleep on this album, it’s 17 tracks of pure ridiculousness, just listen for yourselves…
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DON’T SLEEP: Out Da Box TV x Oddisee “Interview Part 1” [INTERVIEW]
Out Da Box TV interviews the homie Oddisee about his origins, his role as a leader in the DMV Hip Hop scene, whether or not he prefers producing to rhyming and his views on the entire pursuit of music, etc. I can’t wait to hear Oddisee’s new upcoming album on Mello Music Group that he just recently heard the mastered version of. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Sean Born “Behind The Scale” [NEW PROJECT]
The homie Sean Born of Low Budget Crew’s long awaited LP “Behind The Scale” is now available for wide physical release including this Bandcamp link plus purchase on iTunes, Amazon, Fat Beats and UGHH. Cop it now as I’ve had this album since the rough versions missing verses with scrapped songs and all. Even then it was a damb classic. The finished product is straight bananas. Don’t go by my opinion. Judge for yourselves (so you can discover I’m right). Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: DTMD f/Godly MC & Kev Brown “Raw (Oddisee Remix)” (prod. by Oddisee) [REMIX]
On March 27th, 2012 Mello Music Group will drop another gem on your heads. The album “Self Sacrifice” features 17 tracks and this is the lead single, an Oddisee remix of DTMD’s single “Raw”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: DTMD f/Godly MC & Kev Brown “Raw” (prod. by Dunc) [VIDEO]
New video from DTMD’s “Makin’ Dollas” LP for the song “Raw” featuring Godly MC & Kev Brown. The video was also directed by MA’s own Roddy Rod. Low Budget! Don’t sleep on it…
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