DJBooth.net: [Listen] Allan Rayman - LA/NY/CHI (Monopoly)

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1. [Listen] Allan Rayman - LA/NY/CHI (Monopoly)
2. [Download] Yo Dot - Never Shines
3. [Download] Verbal Kent (of Ugly Heroes) - Raponomics
4. [Download] True 2 Life Music - Mackin’ + Hangin’
5. [Download] Dillan Ponders - HIVE
6. [Listen] Jered Sanders - Boys on the Radio
7. [Download] Fundament - Distilled
8. [Download] Dane Lawrence ft. Skyzoo - TSIH
9. [Listen] The Palmer Squares ft. Street Light - It’s Cold

[Listen] Allan Rayman - LA/NY/CHI (Monopoly) Posted: 09 Jan 2014 01:30 PM PST Allan Rayman may hail from North of the Border, but it’s only a matter of time before he has America’s three biggest hip-hop cities on lock. On EP standout LA/NY/CHI (Monopoly), making its world premiere on our front page, the unsigned T-Dot repper wonders where he’ll be when he finally gets the big break that catapults him to superstardom. As …   Click the link for the stream.

[Download] Yo Dot - Never Shines Posted: 09 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST Thanks to the short winter days, Yo Dot‘s hometown has been looking a little gloomy lately. But the Milwaukee rhymesayer isn’t tripping—after all, he came up in the streets where the sun Never Shines. On this newly-released loosie, an outtake from his forthcoming EP, the artist reminisces about a childhood on the wrong side of the tracks. With Regular Joe …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Download] Verbal Kent (of Ugly Heroes) - Raponomics Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:30 AM PST In economics, everything proceeds according to the laws of supply and demand. As a practitioner of Raponomics Verbal Kent does things a bit differently; the Chi-town rhymesayer supplies the kind of music he wants to supply, and "if you ain’t feelin’ [him], then too bad!" Though it may limit his potential for mainstream success, the uncompromising attitude the    Click the link for the stream and download.

[Download] True 2 Life Music - Mackin’ + Hangin’ Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST As the name indicates, True 2 Life Music prioritize keeping it real, and that often means rhyming about the ugly, violent side of their urban environment. But life in the B.K. isn’t all dope fiends and popped glocks—there’s also ample opportunity for Mackin’ + Hangin’. On their latest LP single, a DJBooth-exclusive world premiere, Slangston Hughes, …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Download] Dillan Ponders - HIVE Posted: 08 Jan 2014 01:30 PM PST Rappers without the dough to visit a shrink often compensate by working through their issues in the recording booth. On Dillan Ponders‘s latest single, HIVE, the T-Dot rhymesayer does something similar, turning to music in lieu of rehab. Those who were feeling the nightmarish sound of Booth debut Gotham are sure to appreciate DMNDBCK‘s beat here, a claustrophobic …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Listen] Jered Sanders - Boys on the Radio Posted: 08 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST I have to admit, I’d be a little shocked if I heard Jared Sanders‘s voice the next time I was browsing the FM band. But the surprise would be a pleasant one; amid the mass-produced hits that dominate the mainstream airwaves, the Elementality artist’s latest effort would sound downright refreshing. On new LP single Boys on the Radio, Talen Ted‘s …   Click the link for the stream.

[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] 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.

[Listen] The Palmer Squares ft. Street Light - It’s Cold Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:30 AM PST If you live in the Midwest or on the East Coast, you have been thinking one thing and one thing only lately: “F**k, It’s Cold!” Since listening to Bob Marley or the Beach Boys will only make you want to punch California in the face, may I suggest wallowing in your misery with The Palmer Squares? On their new single, …   Click the link for the stream.