Rude Paper (Koonta and RD) dropped the video for their new single titled, You Are Not Loser. The single is meant to inspire “all the souls who [are] wounded inside”. Even if you cannot understand Korean, you can feel the intensity and passion behind this song. Very inspiring indeed.

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Meet Enzo Tiano. He began life in the Philippines, then moved to Los Angeles when he was 15-years-old. He was influenced by artists such as John Lennon, David Bowie, and Thom Yorke, and soon began to grow a true love for music and songwriting. Shortly after starting his first band, Paraventure, he put music on the backburner and focused on fashion design for a year. After the switch between the two, he realized that his heart was in music — he wrote solo music and joined the band Twin Falcons. In January, Enzo released his first free solo EP, “Suspicious Characters” under the name Poster Child. The 5-track album dives into the mysterious mind and world of George Orwell’s “1984″.
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Apollo Brown and Hassaan Mackey have collaborated again to record a new, bonus track called “Night Time”. It’s something to keep your head nodding while Apollo Brown hits the European roads with The Left and Oddisee. Listen and download.
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Los Angeles emcee Poetic Death and San Jose emcee Vida Killz are both solo artists (be sure to check their sites below). They are also part of a movement called Organized Threat; a collective of like-minded individuals that’s made up of poets, artists, and skaters. Not too long ago, Poetic and Vida started writing together under the name DeathKillz.

They’re working hard to release their first EP as a duo, so be on the look out for that on Halloween through Bandcamp and iTunes. Get familiar with their music below by listening to a single called “Page 4″, and then watch their very first music video for “Chapter One”.
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New single from Shinobi Stalin (Vets of Kin member) called “Yes Yes Yall”. Included on the song are Illustrate (of Grey Matter) and Sean Boog (of The Away Team). Production handled by Illastrate aka Henny Loggins. The song comes from Shinobi’s upcoming album “Invisible Man“. Blahzay blah, listen to and download this track!

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Daaaang, alright… Koncept‘s in the kitchen baking some chocolate goodies in the new video for “High” (also directed by Brian Robinson of Hyer Ground). Go download that free EP, “More Than Meets The Eye“, from Koncept & producer Tranzformer. Real dope release — for real, what’s stopping you from getting your hands on some free music? Go already.
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The Brown Bag AllStars‘ “Got It All (DJ Brace remix)” song, from “Brown Bag Season Vol. 1“, now has a video (directed by Brian Robinson of Hyer Ground). Dope footage and video with the split screens.
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If you’re already in-the-know, you should know that Has-Lo dropped his “In Case I Don’t Make It” album earlier this year. The producer/emcee is getting ready to release a new project, titled “Conversation B“, due November 15th. But until then, he has collaborated with Illegal Promo to put together a free 5-track EP called “Illegally Yours“. Listen and download.
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