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Gianni Lee (@GianniLee) “BLU” (Audio)

Philadelphia native Visual Designer, Artist and Producer Gianni Lee released a 6-track experimental project  BLU.

Featuring  Marian Mereba, Philadelphia’s newcomer to the singing world, Andrea Valle and popular Jersey Club Producer Fiinesse the album is a fusion of  club music, house, grime, r&b and folk.

Stream his new project below [soundcloud…

  u’re in the city on a Tuesday night and you’re looking to find the next sound, there’s one place you should experience.

First Tuesday of every month at the legendary Apache Cafe, MicxSic and Savage Fam Productions bring #TheFreestyleExperiment A live music experience that brings together all genres and styles to perform with a live band. No one night or set is every the same.

Couple that with…

It Passes The Test: Company Will Offer NY World’s 1st Certified Kosher Pot

The state of New York has been relaxing their rules on medical marijuana. That means that patients in the NY area can get good quality tree without being bothered (that much) but the cops.

Maybe, the thing that has been holding you back from trying marijuana is that it might not fit your religious qualifications. If you practice Judasim and are concerened that the weed you inhale is or isn’t…

Rockie Fresh “Down To Roll” (Audio)

MMG artist Rockie Fresh has been somewhat quiet on the music scene for a while now. That’s a sad things for fans, because Rockie is a talented emcee.

While Rozay puts his time into his own album, Meek Mill’s troubles and what side Wale is on, Rockie keeps it pushing.

Produced by Zaley and SEVNTHOMAS, check out “Down To Roll” below

 [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/240298937"…

A Tale of Two Accidents: Rashad Owens, Ethan Couch And Class Issues

in 2014, a tragic car accident ended the lives of 4 people. The driver in was drunk. Way past the legal limit of alcohol that a person should consume and call themselves driving a vehicle. This person plowed into a crowd of people, leaving four people dead.

The person behind this accident, Rashad Ownes faced judgement this past…

Bon Iver Frontman Justin Vernon Calls Kendrick Lamar “The Most Important Musician Alive” (Video)

via YouTube

TDE artist Kendrick Lamar had a helluva 2015. His sophomore album, To Pimp A Butterfly, was both a critic and commercial hit that landed Lamar 9 Grammy nomination.

That’s great considering he had a hard time keeping Future fans interested in his live performances this summer.

But his legion of fans continues to grow.

Recently, Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon and chef Ashley…

via VICE 

I guess for the last few years it’s safe to say that we all knew that Will Smith’s son Jaden dressed a little different. The “Karate Kid” would often mix mens and womens clothes together in one where it didn’t seem forced. It just came off like kid who tries his dardnest to be different.

Well that different is working in over-time for him. It was announced this past weekend that Jaden…

North London Emcee Crimzon Ink (@CrimzonInk) Raises Support For Refugee Children With His Visual “Achmed” (Video)

London based, Scotland born rapper Crimson Ink lent his voice to assist the children of refugees with his latest visual “Ahmed”.

In the video, Ink shows off his lyrical skill as he tells the story of the perilous journey and demise of a young Syrian refugee and his family who perish before reaching safety.

The powerful video is in support of his Mephistopheles Codex LP.

Check out he visual below…

For Us, By Us: Social Media Torches A Whites-Only Dating Website

Via @NYDailyNews

Blackplanet.com, Latinopeoplemeet.com. Even farmersonly.com specifically targets a certain group of people. Yet, the thought of a website for Whites and Whites only drew laughter from social media.

The website, WhereWhitePeopleMeet.com seems like an innocent attempt to bring White people together with other White people. And it could be. But the reaction from social media after a…

Myke Murda (MykeStalloneGL) Producers Challenge x MICXSIC (@MicSick) Freestyle (Video)

As the year comes to a close, the good people over at Savage Fam Productions are getting ready for a new year of shows. That includes another 12-installments of, The Freestyle Experiment.

The monthly open mic that brings together some of the most eclectic  acts together for a live jam session. Emcees, singers, poets and folk come together every month to rock out with the house band, ATL3 and…

TE dness (@TEdness) x LINK Up TV Behind Barz (Video)

via Grmdaily

One more time, we take a trip to the UK to check out a new artist.

TE dness  is new to music heads in the state, but he’s familiar with fans in London.

Recently, dness linked up with  Link Up TV HQ for a special Christmas Behind Bars! #LUTVXMAS

Check out TE get loose over Pharrell’s “Girls Dem Suga” beat to deliver bars below [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJNRJp3b4r4&w=640&h…

A Year Of Distractions: Obama’s Daughter x Pro Era, LAHH, Donald Trump And His Plan To Make America “Great” And More (Audio)

What a year to be alive man! I say that every year, but serious, 2015 was something special. We saw people stand-up for their rights against police brutality. We’ve seen musicians stand-up for themselves against Internet piracy and streaming companies.

We also saw a bunch of non-sense that should’ve never made the news ticker outside of the fact that it was a slow news day. NFTUTV called those…

All this sounds like a anime movie, so why not.

We all know now that Pharmaceutical exec Martin Shkrelli became of the owner of the rare Wu-Tang album, Once Upon A Time In Shaolin. He was one of many who bid on the project, but his bid of $1.2 million won him the prize.

Not many Wu fans were happy that Martin was the winner. They thought they might get their wish and have the album removed from…

Mixtape: Key! (@Fatmankey) “Martin Luther Key” (Audio)

Not to get lost in the shuffle of music that came out on Christmas, Key! released a new mixtape for fans.

Martin Luther Key hit the ‘net last night. 15-tracks deep, Key! links with Johnny Cinco, Keith Ape and more for the tape.

Download it here 

Finland’s Recluse Crew Link With DisputeOne (@DisputeOne) For “Embrace” (Audio)

In case you ever wondered if hip-hop lives in Finland, the answer is yes.

Finland’s own Recluse Crew is a production collective consisting of Staffro, Bennyben Beats, Jake the Break and Flam. The crew enlists emcee DisputeOne for their single “Embrace“.

If you’re a fan of the boom-bap era, then this is for you.

Stream their collab track below

http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2203838239/s…

Via Black Enterprise 

Remember Boko Harum? At one point, the Nigerian terrorist outfit was the talk of the ‘net after the kidnapped hundreds of girls from Nigerian villiages.

The hashtag #BringBackOurGirls spawned from the incident. Some girls were saved. Four of them went on to creating a new life in the U.S.

Per Black Enterprise:

Before the tragic story of the more than 200 Nigerian girls who…

Flow (@Flow349) “H.O.E. (Having Options Everywhere) (Video)

Queens, NY, Rapper, F.L.O.W. (Freedom Lies Only Within) drops the official video for his popular single H.O.E. (Having Options Everywhere).

Flow walks us thru a typical date where he assumes that he is the only man his date is currently seeing….he finds out otherwise….

Watch Flow break down a H.O.E. below