[Interview] Roman Flowrs Speaks on Yung $eed$ EP
Roman Flowrs hit our radar in the fall of 2012, and finished the year strong with his #FlowrsFriday weekly series. Flowrs seized the momentum created in 2012 to start 2013 by unleashing a quality EP titled YUNG $eed$. The latest release serves as a warm up for his forthcoming full length, #OneHellOfAPromo Mixtape, and today Roman gives the listeners an update on what's to come and the inside on the recently released YUNG $eed$.
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[Mixtape] Tree: Tree feat The City
After a lot of anticipation, we finally get Tree's community-driven opus, Tree Feat The City. The mixtape is 25 tracks, all produced by Tree and featuring some of Chicago's top Hip Hop talent. Rashid Hadee, Vic Mensa, Residue Reed, and Chance The Rapper are just a few names on the tape. Download this joint for free and let this be the soundtrack to your NYE preparations.
Download Tree Feat The City here.
[RH Video Premiere] Murph Watkins: "Gangway" Freestyle
Murph Watkins was one of our favorite emcees to emerge in 2012. Today he ends the year with this new video for his "Gangway" freestyle. The record originally comes from Lil' Herb and DJ L, Murph uses it to his advantage, spitting plenty of bars. The video also features some cameos from his 2008ighties fam. Watch it below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7kTx1zNlkE&feature=youtu.be
YP: "Let'em Know"
"We gone be rich one day."
YP had a tremendous 2012, inking a record deal with Universal Republic, seeing success with Still Awake and No Doz, and announcing an early 2013 release in Wide Awake. He ends the year by giving us a taste of his newest project in this new joint, "Let'em Know". This is YP in classic form. Listen and download below.
Wide Awake drops 1/29/13.
Jean Deaux: "Delilah"
"If I got a skill, I flaunt it."
Here's a new record from The Village's Jean Deaux. The new cut is called "Delilah" and is a follow-up to her previous release, "Samson". Deaux brings the biblical narrative into 2012 as part of her forthcoming release Soular System. Listen and download it below.
Ibn Inglor: "Cold Winter"
Although here in Chicago it seemed as if winter arrived a little later than usual, Ibn Inglor was still inspired by the freezing temperatures that hit the city every year and spits some captivating rhymes on life and his surroundings over a dark spaced-out instrumental produced by PGMW. Expect Inglor's Gawdspeed project to impact on January 13th via DJBooth.
[Mixtape] Wonda: The Pretty Girl from The Magazine
After releasing his The Naked Girl From The Internet mixtape, the quiet, but ultimately undeniable artist Wonda is here with a follow-up The Pretty Girl from The Magazine. The project comes across downtempo at times, soulful around some corners and innovative each step of the way. Lookout for Wonda to make some major noise in 2013. Stream and download below. Shouts to Brain Bandits & Gianni Lee
Roman Flowrs: "Penthouse Pt. II"
Yesterday was the 3rd installment of #FlowrFridays, as Roman links up with the songstress Ameerah Vania on his self produced follow up to Penthouse, "Penthouse Pt. II". Roman adds an Aaliyah sample to the back drop of this one, gearing this one more towards the ladies. Listen below.