Ensemble Nik Mawooj- WGFYU! 8 cellos & a rapper ft. Kirby Dominant (Video)

Oakland, California's Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) performs the innovative music of composer & Steinway artist JooWan Kim, who blend genres like classical, hip-hop, film music, jazz, & pop into a unique musical hybrid. For the past year they have been working with MC Kirby Dominant & MC Rico in hopes to create a unique mix of hip hop and classical. This new video is their latest collaboration with Kirby and shows how exciting JooWan Kim's hybrid brainchild can be when it's flawlessly executed.

If you like what you see and hear above, catch up with Golden Fetus Records and their past creations with Kirby, which includes Great Integration: The Chamber Hip-Hop Opera Act. 1 (2009) and the 13 minute track, Without Goodbyes (2010).

You can download this track here.

Gel Roc- Why's Are Real (Video)

Here is the third video off of Gel Roc's 2011 Beautiful Tragedy album.

Gel Roc's "Beautiful Tragedy", is an accurate prosopography of his recent works over the past couple of years. A solid collective of ideas, raps, and storied songs with production from Xczircles; cuts and sound selections by DJ Drez. This album features sixteen tracks with additional contributions from Abstract Rude, Aceyalone, Awol One, Ecid, Mestizo, Open Mike Eagle, and many more.

RoQ'y TyRaiD- Windows of Bass

It's been awhile since I've heard new music from Phoenix MC RoQ'y TyRaiD, but here is a new Dn³ laced track that contains three different stories to ride and contemplate to.

RoQ'y TyRaiD- Windows of Bass

Bang, Your Dead- Arizona ft. Dez Hope

DJ/producer Quickie Mart and singer/songwriter/musician Jes Hudak together form Bang You're Dead, presenting their new single, "Arizona", featuring L.A. emcee Dez Hope. New Orleans-raised Los Angeles resident Quickie Mart produced three volumes of the Haze Diaries mixtape series with East Coast emcee Gotham Green, and recently released Space Monkey Radio EP, five artist-approved dubstep remixes of tracks from Freddie Gibbs, Ricky B, Slightly Stoopid and more. Jes was introduced to the world via her stint on Bravo's reality show Platinum Hit, and has been recognized by Billboard, AOL, ISSA and the LA Music Awards for her talent. Her most recent release is last year's National Holiday EP. BYD are set to release the Partymonster remix of their last single "Alive" (watch video here) February 14 exclusively on Beatport.

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Arizona ft. Dez Hope by Bang, You're Dead

Evidence- Falling Down (Video)

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Dr. Dog- Lonesome

Dr. Dog are set to release their new album, Be the Void on Feb. 7 on Anti- Records. The album was recorded live in Meth Beach with two new members, drummer Eric Slick and guitarist/percussionist/electronics operator Dmitri Manos.

The band has said that the upcoming release is more a rough-around-the-edges rock album that’s more in tune with their earlier material, and many of the members found that to be pretty liberating.

“It was reminiscent of when we were starting out and were these fearless weirdoes in a basement, so confident and reckless and bold,” guitarist-vocalist Scott McMicken said.

The approach is clear on “Lonesome,” Be the Void’s opening cut. The track features slide-heavy, tube-warmed guitar tracks that complement McMicken’s bluesy melodies. Take a listen to the Be the Void cut below.

Dr. Dog - Lonesome by antirecords

Homeboy Sandman- The Miracle

Homeboy Sandman's Stones Throw debut EP Subject: Matter has arrived "with songs dealing with content no one has ever rapped about before in the history of rap music. Unfortunately not a difficult thing to do."

The Miracle is the lead off track from the record featuring a wild instrumental virus from the year 3030 that makes Homeboy's verses strong enough to cause blackouts in every single metropolis.

Homeboy Sandman- The Miracle


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Gensu Dean- Jointz (Free Mixtape)

Dallas based SP1200 producer Gensu Dean is preparing to release his debut album "Lo-Fi Fingahz" February 28th on Mello Music Group. To introduce Dean, the razor sharp DJ Chief-One has put together a dope mixtape of Dean's production including work with Sadat X, Crooked Lettaz, and Large Professor.

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Stream/Download & Track list on the flip side.

Dirtybird B- Hard Work in Paradise (Free Instrumental Album Download)

NorCal chop chemist Dirtybird B released his latest album Hard Work in Paradise last week featuring fourteen bugged out compositions bloated with crusty synths, pounding bass lines, and quirky samples.

Here is a taste below, as well as the full album stream/download on the flip side (read more) of this post.

the wind dies at night by dirtybird beats

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Zilla Rocca- Full Spectrum 2 ft. Has-Lo & Open Mike Eagle

Compared to the original, Full Spectrum 2 is much like Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Zilla Rocca and Has-Lo top everything they accomplished on the first output, while newcomer Open Mike Eagle adds the arresting special effects.

This is my favorite song of 2012 so far.

Full Spectrum 2 feat Has-Lo & Open Mike Eagle (prod by Dr. Quandary) by ZillaRoccaNoir

Wings & Wounds- Bleed Easy ft. Open Mike Eagle

Here is another new(ish) Open Mike Eagle feature off of Seattle duo Wings and Wounds' (Sarx and Graves 33) debut self titled EP. You can download the rest of their EP for free below.

Download: Wings & Wounds- Bleed Easy ft. Open Mike Eagle


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