Hallway J over at IllRoots sent this one over.  The Remix Project did their thing up and down on this mixtape, and IR teamed up with Okayplayer to present the goodness.  More info and download link below.Read more

Fashawn is the s**t, straight up.  I've been a fan since I first heard his work last fall and featured him in our First Look column.  The kid continues to climb as he preps for the release of Boy Meets World.  To celebrate the album, he hosted a listening party at Turntable LA (which we featured in our shop L.A. article) that featured a performance and appearances from Evidence and Rakka of…

Q-Tip is one of the best emcees, and THE BEST emcee to use the phrase "give it here".  Seriously, every time...It's not even a complicated or brilliant phrase, but Tip...Tip's nailed it!  Last week he hit the House of Blues for a free show with Bacardi's B-Live.  Him and Z-Trip sold out (or free'd out I guess) the storied Chicago venue.  They performed on time and nobody got shot, so maybe HOB…

Last year we ran a Roots Tribute article in connection to the release of Rising Down.  The article, "Feeling Your Roots" was a three day feature and included artists/writers/hip hoppers such as Bun B, Mickey Factz, Naledge, Jake Paine of HipHopDx and others recounting their favorite Roots song, memory, or just vibe.  We did it again, this time honoring Mos Def and the release of his new LP, The…

 Georgia Anne Muldrow became the first female signed to Stones Throw Records and released a gem in her solo debut, Olesi: Fragments of An Earth.  She followed it up with collaborations in and out of the studio with Dudley Perkins, showcasing her vocals, as well as her beats.  Earlier this spring Muldrow made the party even bigger with the release of Ms. One, a true posse records featuring Dudley…

Germany's Ancient Astronauts are readying their debut album, We Are To Answer for a June 9th release, and break us off with a little something to set the pace. Grab their new mixtape, Heart of The Future below.  The mix includes tracks from Bob Marley, KRS-ONE, and many more.  Grab it below. Read more

Here's Donny Goines' sophomore LP, The Breakfast Club.  This is a follow up to Minute After Midnight, and presents a sunnier side of things.  Features galore, including our homie Naledge, Tanya Morgan, Skyzoo, Termanology and more...Tracklist and DL after the jump.Read more