What I'm Listening To: Kirby Lauryen "The Introduction"

An amazing addition was made to the world of music with the release of her much anticipated EP The Introduction. And after easily falling in love with this project, I'm already looking forward to her next release scheduled to drop in March. As said before about great artists a million times over, this talented songstress could sing the phone book and make it sound incredible.

Kirby Lauryen, you are a gem. Thank you.

Tell your mom and all of your friends that this young lady is a star. Check out her EP below.




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Interview: Special Sundays x Kay Cola

Miss Special strikes again! Enjoy.

Friday night I got to speak with Grammy nominated song writer and singer Kay Cola before her show with her father, Hurbert Laws at Yoshi's in San Francisco. We spoke about her background in music, including her degree from Loyola Marymount University and if she will continue songwriting. We also spoke about her project "Love & Music", working with Skyzoo & Christian Rich and her vision for the hopefully upcoming "Home" video. We also spoke about working on the new K. Roosevelt project, I pitched the idea of her doing a duet with BJ The Chicago Kid and she talked about what's next for her.

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PremRock & Willie Green "Radio Dial" (Blockhead Remix) feat. Has-Lo

The homies PremRock and Willie Green are back with the first single off of the upcoming remix album PremRock & Willie Green: Reassembled, due out March 12. Radio Dial was remixed by Blockhead and features Has-Lo. The upcoming remix project will feature remixes from NASA, A.M. Breakups, Lex Boogie, Talpas (CZ. Rep), Taj (Grey Sky Appeal), ManMantis and more. Sounds dope. In the meantime, enjoy Radio Dial. Chea!

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Monster House "Clips"

Straight out of Wisconsin comes Monster House, made up of producer/engineer AudioPilot and emcees SPEAK Easy and Panic. Clips is the first cut off of their upcoming Raiders Of The Lost Art project presented by The Mad Bloggers with a tentative April release date. Solid joint. Hit play and enjoy! Chea!



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Intalek "Plenty Love" (Prod. Ritchcraft)

New Intalek joint produced by the homie Ritchcraft. Dope. TURN IT UP! Chea.



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Cassow "Red Carpets" (Prod. Hippie Sabotage)

Dope cut from Portland's Cassow over a Hippie Sabotage produced beat. Solid. I dig it. Cassow is currently working on his upcoming project Future Classic. In the meantime, enjoy Red Carpets. Chea!


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e.d.g.e. "The First 48" (Prod. by The Jake)

Our Vancouver homie e.d.g.e. is linking up with TMB, the9elements.com and FlyDefinition.com for his upcoming Destroy & Rebuild project as a lead up to his album with Danny Diggs. e.d.g.e. is like fam and it's no surprise he delivers again over The Jake production on The First 48. Hit play and enjoy. Chea!



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What I'm Watching: ForteBowie "Impala"

Fresh track from ForteBowie with a set of cool visuals to match. But one thing, why is there a Chevy  Camaro in a video for a track named Impala? Here's OC Supreme chilling in Connecticut just itching for an opportunity to get Knight Rider (his all black everything Impala) into a video and yet ForteBowie opts for a Camaro to be the central figure with his beautiful co-star. That's cool because this Camaro is dope as shit too. Ha! I'm sure there's a reason why the Camaro is in the vid and perhaps the quote at the end explains it all. Either way, dope track. I dig it. Enjoy. Chea!

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FreshNerd "True Beats" (The Madge Beat Tape)

I've been sitting on this one in the inbox for a few days. Shame on me. Ha! I finally got around to vibing out to the latest from the homie FreshNerd, True Beats (The Madge Beat Tape). I dig it. Plus Lafayette of Soulstice lets loose on Bonita B*!ch. Enjoy.



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Hip-Hop Breakfast Ep 108

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. G-Eazy feat. Dominique LeJeune - Marilyn
02. M.I. feat. ScienZe - Bubble
03. Audimatic (maticulous x Audible Doctor) - Broken Cup
04. STS - Out of Control
05. Rittz - Walking On Air
06. J. Cole - Grew Up Fast
07. BJ The Chicago Kid feat. Kendrick Lamar - The World Is A Ghetto

Download via RefinedHype

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Jinesis "Oh Please"

In addition to launching a fresh website, Jinesis unleashes Oh Please into the universe. Enjoy. And don't forget to check out www.iamjinesis.com. Chea!



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What I'm Watching: Prometheus Brown & Bambu (The Bar) "Lookin' Up"

Solid video for Lookin Up off of the Prometheus Brown and Bambu Walk Into A Bar project. Dope!

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