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1. [Download] Taylor Thrash - B4
2. [Listen] Ty Dolla $ign ft. Wiz Khalifa - Or Nah
3. [Download] Chris Faust ft. Donwill - Black Manta
4. [Listen] Clinton Sparks ft. Riff Raff - Stay With You Tonight
5. [Download] Common - War
6. [Download] Fundament - Distilled
7. [Download] Sonny - Noah the African
8. [Listen] Sebastian Mikael - Forever
9. [Download] Dane Lawrence ft. Skyzoo - TSIH
10. [Album Review] June Summers - Cuffing Season (The EP)

[Download] Taylor Thrash - B4 Posted: 07 Jan 2014 01:30 PM PST Every enterprising artist has to prove him or herself upon first picking up the mic, and that goes double when you’re a "white boy from the burbs" trying to make it in urban music. On freshly-minted mixtape single B4, Dallas buzzmaker Taylor Thrash goes above and beyond the call of duty, showcasing his skills as a singer and lyricist as …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Listen] Ty Dolla $ign ft. Wiz Khalifa - Or Nah Posted: 07 Jan 2014 12:59 PM PST As a rising star in the rap game, Ty Dolla $ign doesn’t have a whole lot of time to spare on seduction. That’s why, on his latest promotional single, the Atlantic Records signee cuts straight to the chase: "Is you really with somebody Or Nah? Can you really take d**k or nah?" But he’s not just interested in what’s going …   Click the link for the stream.

[Download] Chris Faust ft. Donwill - Black Manta Posted: 07 Jan 2014 12:30 PM PST Since the 2012 lauch of his VILLAIN trilogy, Chris Faust has been keeping listeners entertained with tales of his diabolical schemes. According to narrative conventions, Issue Three of Three should feature the NYC rhymesayer’s most fiendish plot yet, but on inaugural promo single Black Manta he’s more concerned with his travel plans than conquest of the globe. Here, the overarching …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Listen] Clinton Sparks ft. Riff Raff - Stay With You Tonight Posted: 07 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST Featuring 2 Chainz, Macklemore and Chester French‘s D.A. Wallach going in over stomp-clap percussion and fuzzed-out guitar, Clinton Sparks‘s Gold Rush was one of the most unconventional hits of 2013. Follow-up single Stay With You Tonight is lighter on the guest features, but shares its predecessor’s unpredictable, …   Click the link for the stream.

[Download] Common - War Posted: 07 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST As the tongue-in-cheek nickname "Chiraq" implies, much of the Windy City is currently in a state of War. On a freshly-minted promotional single, local mainstay Common sets out to make the tragic consequences of socioeconomic strife as vivid to listeners as it is to him, a Southside native. After offering an up-close and personal look at the effects of gang …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Download] Fundament - Distilled Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:31 AM PST Oft imitated but never equaled, the DJBooth Freestyle Series ran from February 2009 through June 2011. Its 250 total entries came courtesy of a veritable who’s-who of underground and emerging emcees, including rising stars like Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller. Now, it’s back for a second round. The fifth entry in …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Download] Sonny - Noah the African Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:30 AM PST Contrary to what FOX News would have you believe, Santa Claus and Jesus didn’t have the lily-white complexions with which they’re depicted in popular culture. While the Book of Genesis doesn’t specify where Noah lived before the flood, it’s a safe assumption that he, too, would have been far from "white." Sonny Shotz emphasizes that point on new single Noah …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Listen] Sebastian Mikael - Forever Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST Some people, when they realize a relationship is falling apart, will prudently quit while they’re ahead. Rising R&B star Sebastian Mikael, on the other hand, ain’t about to let love go without fighting to the very end of his strength. On Forever, his first promotional single of the New Year, the Slip-N-Slide signee lets his girl know just how committed …   Click the link for the stream.

[Download] Dane Lawrence ft. Skyzoo - TSIH Posted: 07 Jan 2014 09:30 AM PST Take it from someone who knows his anagrams: Dane Lawrence‘s latest feature is the f**king TSIH. On his first single of the new year, coming on the heels of late 2013’s First Five series, the Long Island representative shares one of the top items on his holiday wish list: "Wish n**gas stopped frontin’ and started being real." A wholesale abandonment …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Album Review] June Summers - Cuffing Season (The EP) Posted: 07 Jan 2014 09:15 AM PST    Hit the link to read the full review.