I’m not sure if I have featured Emperess on here before or not but she just released her mixtape and I got to throw it up here. I actually got to meet and see Emeperess perform in the cypher at the end of the Deadstock Sneaker Convention this year in NYC and she tore it up on the mic. I will definitely be giving this new material a close listen to see what clever punch lines she has cooked up. I will be in a car this weekend headed down to Ocean City, MD, so I hope to catch up on all this quality music that has just been piling up on my computer. Catch the download after the break.

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The beat in this song is crazy, there are a bunch of sounds that normally you wouldn’t picture together in the same song and it sounds very unique. It also doesn’t hurt that Cons get G.O.O.D. Music labelmates Kanye and John Legend to help him out on the track either. This single is off of his upcoming album Cons TV and I have never listened to a Consequence album before but this just might have to be the one. Props to Statik and ShowoffHipHop for the song.

Download: Consequence ft. Kanye West & John Legend – “Whatever U Want”

Again late pass due to technical difficulties at the new crib but the good music has to be heard. Hear is what Daytona said in the email he shot over to me:

On Come Fly With Me, The Kid Daytona shares airspace with musical superstars such as Bun B (UGK), Kardinal Offishall, and seasoned newcomers such as Mickey Factz, Amanda Diva, Harlem’s Cash, Outasight, and more. Production credits for the album include 6th Sense, Double 0 (Kidz In The Hall), Cook Classics, Jet Audio, Ill Bomb, The Government, and Deputy.

Both Come Fly With Me and its single, “Contact” featuring Kardinal Offishall, will be distributed digitally by Community JUICE beginning Tuesday, June 30, 2009.

See the download and tracklist after the break.

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Finally we get this full video, this song has been stuck in my head for days and I have been listening to it since the MP3 dropped a while back. Sorry for the late pass on this but I am having “technical difficulties” with my new place I just moved into but I hope to have things smoothed out soon and be back to my normal posting schedule. In the meantime check out this first video off of Mr. Hudson’s album out in August called Straight No Chaser and it is a quality first single. After listening lots of times now I think Kanye brings the song slightly down but I completely understand why Mr. Hudson would have him as feature on his first single, it is a cosign without even having to say it and gives him a much easier shot of taking over the American market too. Enjoy the video and try not to get too addicted to the song like I am *goes back to playing it again*.

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Another DMV joint to keep everyone satisfied for the next 10 minutes or so lol. Not only are do we get three DMV rappers who posted new joints at the same time but they are also some of my favorites doing it down there right now. I am not sure if this is part of a bigger project or just a single for the people but it is good and a legit track. I hadn’t heard of G-Way until this song but I was digging the beat too with the horn loop and the extremely fast hi hat hits on the drum loop. Maybe another song from the DMV for the fourth post of the day? You will have to check back and see.

Download: Lyriciss – “They Told Me” (Prod. G-Way)

We are going to keep it all DMV today, or at least for the most part. XO releases his newest mixtape and his first with his new label home of Studio 43. AB the Prodoucer gets all the production credits and the song I have heard so far (“Crabs In A Barrel”,  “Go Hard” (Remix), “F.R.N.O.” ) have been great songs. I know I have said before but I am really excited for this mixtape because he has already released one of my favorite (possibly my favorite) albums of ‘09 as one third of the group Diamond District. Check below the break for the tracklist and download.

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Straight from Nando’s mouth (or fingertips):

Now I know you guys wanna know the reason behind making this record…well…it’s simple. Alot of fuckery is going on in this area and I want NO parts of it. So I’m removing myself. I don’t like the politics in this area you have to be a certian type of person to be accepted. Well I’m not one of THEM I’m me. And apologize if I’m human from time to time but that’s just me other wise I wouldn’t use my music to express myself. That’s the WHOLE purpose of music anyways, right? I’m not just in this to be the best at what I do. I’m not in this to win the love and support of my area because really if that were the case, I’d do the type of music EVERYONE else does…I do this because alot of people feel this way deep down inside but don’t wanna say it….

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