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JBdaPilot – Hometown Girl

JBdaPilot takes a leaf out of Destiny’s Child’s book, sampling their 1999 hit “Say My Name,” reworking it into his own 2016 version with “Hometown Girl.” The C. Justice and Lex Q-produced track finds the Virginia Beach, VA native narrating a proverbial love story of college romance. The record is inspired by his own personal experiences, with JBdaPilot detailing what-if’s about his girl’s whereabouts all the way to him making a cheating admission. The melodic fifty-fifty sing-rap provides the perfect medium for the college kid to dish on his relationship distresses.

Rich Rillz – Richer Than Your Favorite Rapper (Mixtape)

Straight from 127th Street and 8th Ave of Harlem, Rich Rillz delivers his newest mixtape Richer Than Your Favorite Rapper. Mentored by Harlem’s own Max B, Rich Rillz puts forth a rock-solid effort on the 13-track body of work, produced by Triple A in its entirety.

Like the project’s title, Rich is here to affirm his self-assurance and station in the rap game. A refreshing switch-up from the typical dope-boy narrative, Rich has a different movement, the GMB movement, which is short for “Grown Man Business.” His grind is enthused by getting out there and hustling for your respective grind. The money won’t fall into your lap and Rich’s base-heavy bangers motivate that hustler’s ambition.

Pouya – Suicidal Thoughts In The Back Of The Cadillac (Video)

DIRECTOR: Roberto Mario
PRODUCER: Mikey The Magician

Pouya revisits his 2015 breakout mixtape, South Side Slugs, to deliver a visual for the opening track “Suicidal Thoughts In The Back Of The Cadillac.” Since the tape, Pouya has moved on to selling out shows, performing at huge festivals across the country, and has also released his first for-purchase album, Underground Underdog. The song is produced by Mikey The Magician, a member of the Buffet Boys collective.  Watch the new Roberto Mario-directed clip above.

Raz Fresco ft. Tre Mission – Swervin In BAPE

After teaming up with hip hop icon Nas’ signee Bishop Nehru on “Equinox” and rap don Raekwon on “Influenza”, rising Toronto-based rap sensation Raz Fresco breaks new ground with another imaginative video from his debut album Pablo Frescobar (Black Light Music).

Described as one of the most stimulating single’s from the critically-acclaimed Pablo Frescobar – named among the best Canadian Albums of 2015 via Complex (the only other urban music picks came from Drake, The Weekend and John River) – Raz teams up with grime phenom Tre Mission, one of the first North American artists to be linked with the predominantly United Kingdom-based rap genre, for the world-wide premiere of “Swervin in Bape” which debuted on The FADER today.

Directed by Abstrakte for music video production company Mad Ruk (Future’s “Low Life” featuring The Weeknd, Alessia Cara’s “Here”), the video shows Raz riding around Toronto city streets with trick bikes, accompanied by golden apes, A Bathing Ape Japanese clothing brand gear, while a plethora of sharp multi angle camera shots flaunt an assortment of stimulating hip hop artifacts that pay homage to one of rap’s golden era’s. This video arrives as Raz preps his sophomore Time Waits For No Man album slated for a fall 2016 release.

Sean Deez – That’s Dope (Video)

WKI (Wrongkind ingles) presents Sean Deez ” THATS DOPE ” The Official Visual for the 1st Single off the “GOOD WOOD” EP which is set to drop July 4th !! Which features cameos by Big Wy of the Relativez, and the WKi Family. So Peep the video, and then holla at Deez on twitter @Deez_WKI & IG: SeanDeezWKI

Pouya ft. Shakewell & Germ – Energy 2

PRODUCERS: Chevali & Diego Farias

One of our favorite standout cuts from Pouya‘s Underground Underdog album was “Energy.” Earlier this week, Pouya returned with “Energy 2” with guest verses from Shakewell and Germ. You can catch the three on tour this summer across the country for the ‘Underground Underdog’ Tour. See all the dates below. Tickets on sale now.

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