Dunson "Count On It"

Serving as one of my favorite hip-hop artists over the last year with his impressive and lively sophomore album Creative Destruction 2, Dunson is back with his freshest cut, "Count On It" off the fittingly titled upcoming project The Investment. I remember when I first heard one of Dunson's songs, and all I could think was, "who is this guy?" I was taken aback because it has become so extremely rare that an artist puts together such a solid body of work where not one song can be skipped. My hat is off to him, and I'm looking forward to keeping up with his rapidly blooming career.

Just in case you're not familiar with his story, it's pretty cool. So, check it out and enjoy the song:

"Dunson resigned from his career as an investment advisor to become a full-time artist in 2010. After spending a multitude of years playing in bands of different genres, the Maryland native took the chance to become a solo artist focusing on lyrics and production. He has since amassed a receptive, global fan-base, proven through hundreds of thousands of downloads of his self-produced Creative Destruction series, among other projects and collaborations."

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Pharoh "Jungle Fever"

"Pharoh's Palestinian lineage combined with his Atlanta and Chicago swagger create an world sound that reflects itself in his rapid-fire flow, and Middle Eastern inspired production. "

ATL by way of Chicago emcee Pharoh is working on his new solo project, Jungle Fever and unleashes a look at the project with the title track. I dig it and look forward to hearing more. Shouts to SUBMiT for shooting this my way. Enjoy.


Jungle Fever from Abijeet Achar on Vimeo.



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What I'm Watching: Childish Gambino - "Heartbeat"

Childish Gambino releases a video for my favorite track off his album "Camp". Q and I definitely dig the album and respect dude's work, especially after the "Childish Gambino EP".



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What I'm Watching: Signif "Soul Clap"

“One goal that many artist have in common is the lust for the limelight, whether working a 9-5 or different hustles on the side we all have dreams of traveling the world performing, while living off our music comfortably. The trick is making that dream a reality” –Signif

Sig links up with long time collaborator Darren Cole again to bring to life the video for Soul Clap, the second video off of the Hip Hop is Cool Again, Kevin Nottingham and TMB presented Embracing Rejection. Enjoy another solid visual offering from our homegirl. Chea!

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Chase Moore "Too Many People" feat. C Plus & illmaculate

Sac emcee and producer Chase Moore links up with long time collaborator C Plus and illmaculate on the Chase Moore and Hippie Sabotage produced cut Too Many People. This one is definitely a banger. Enjoy. Chea!



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Special Sundays x TMB Presents: "Love H.E.R."

Our sister from another Mister, Miss Special pulled together a pretty damn dope project (she explains more below). We contributed a few cuts to the track list and she so graciously allowed us to co-present the project. It's a dope one. Gotta love Hip-Hop. Enjoy!

Special Sundays Radio Show and The Mad Bloggers present: "Love H.E.R.", a compilation of artists using Common's extended metaphor of a woman to describe his relationship with hip hop. The songs selected incorporate hip-hop artists from all over the country, from mainstream to underground and female to male. Whether you used to love her, still love her, love her again or she's the love of your life, this is for you...

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What I'm Watching: ScienZe & King I Divine "Enjoy Tonight"

Perfect video to drop going into the weekend. Shouts to aaronisnotcool behind the lens. And look out for Divine ScienZe EP due out March 13th. In the meantime, Enjoy Tonight. Chea!

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Emperess "Sing Your Heart Out" feat. Niko

It's been a long while since Emperess has be on the site. Well, she's back with new music featuring Niko (of T.I.M.E.), off her upcoming StreetLights & BeatTapes project due out in March. Solid track with production from Task. Hit play and enjoy. Chea!


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Interview: Miss Special x Idle Warship

Nothing but jokes here. Ha! Enjoy the interview.

On Saturday night after their show at The Pagoda Lounge in San Jose, I had the great opportunity to interview Idle Warship. In the fun interview we spoke about their newest album "Habits Of The Heart", as far as the concept, the role playing they had to do, the video for "Laser Beams" and the upcoming video for "Beautifully Bad". We also spoke about Res' follow up album "Reset" and her good friend Santogold. We also spoke about Talib Kweli's new album "Prisoner Of Conscious", including the features, when to expect it and where to find details on the anticipated Black Star album. We also spoke about his community mixtape, the idea of Res putting one out for singers, his "Liberation 2" project with Madlib and Res' upcoming "Refried Mac" project.

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Hip-Hop Breakfast Ep 106

Some weeks I'm going through tons of tracks to pull the playlist together. Some weeks the tracks just put themselves together. This is one of those weeks. With bangers from Brother Ali, Dice Raw, plus new music from up and coming artist like Moe Green and OnCue, EP 106 provides you with another dose of quality Hip-Hop. You're welcome. Ha! As with every Friday, this episode is compiled of dope tracks featured over at RefinedHype and DJBooth throughout the week. Hit play and enjoy. And as always, I hope this EP helps kick off your weekend. Chea!

01. Ed Sheeran & Yelawolf - London Bridge
02. Brother Ali feat. Nikki Jean - Shine On
03. Dice Raw x Statik Selektah - Bloody Mary
04. Moe Green - Welcome to the Trap House
05. Killer Mike feat. Bun B, Trouble & T.I. - Big Beast
06. Nipsey Hussle - Sound of Ceremony
07. OnCue - Rich Kid
08.  Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons and Cereal

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Redman - "I Just Don't Give A Fuck" (Freestyle)

Redman spits over one of my favorite Em tracks and kills it. I hope this is a hint of what's to come for Redman's album. I need that old Red back. Dude is one of my all time favorite emcees. Check it.



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What I'm Watching: Copywrite - "Love" feat Tage Future (Of MHz)

This is what I'm talking about. "Dope beats, dope rhymes. This Hip-Hop ain't really that hard, man" © Phonte. Copywrite blazes through this track with the help of Tage Future on a track that will be on Copywrite's "God Save the King" LP. Make sure you check for that at the end of February.



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