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Sugar Tongue Slim, or STS, is as smooth as they come. The Atlanta-bred emcee/writer got his start with poetry and participated in several Def Jam Poetry events. He moved to Philly to pursue his dream of working with The Roots, but instead crossed paths with all sorts of industry "peeps" who are among the upper echelons of rap. He's had meetings with L.A. Reid and Jay Z, which lead to a short stint on Def Jam, and also landed a meeting with Paul Rosenberg of Shady Records about a deal there. He got a co-sign from KRS-One and recorded music with Nas while Kanye once asked him for poetry advice. He eventually did end up collaborating with The Roots when he became part of Black Thought's collective, the Money Making Jam Boys.  Slim's flow is often lightning speed, but is clearly understandabl

The work of a block boy is never complete. From keeping your clientele stocked, to watching your back, days turn to night, nights turn to years. As a saint up to his neck in sinners, Nutso knows the ebb and flow of the game, and how it's to be played. The Queens-based spitter has been entrenched in his craft as of late, keeping both the streets and the net in step to his next move. In joining forces with Divided Souls Ent. & DJ Pain 1, "Make It Hot," takes various Biggie samples, courtesy of DJ Supa Dave, for a throwback banger to the days when that NYC sound could be heard in every system from the FDR to the PCH. The visuals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bo5YvvrOfY&feature=youtu.be - directed by Jay Large of Low Profile Media, opt for a day-to-day affair of the rapper's hustle

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Albert Shepard adopted his stage name, Blueprint, in 1996. "I wanted a name that implied that was I was doing musically was paying tribute to the original rules and attributes of the art form, so to speak," he explains. "My style was created from hip-hop's blueprint. It was all good before Google search and until Jay Z named his album The Blueprint [laughs]. It's not a good name for Google search, but I still roll with it!" As one of half of Soul Position, along with producer RJD2, and the rap group Greenhouse with fellow emcee Illogic, Blueprint's career has been on the upswing since the early Scribble Jam days. He appeared on RJD2's 2002 seminal album, Deadringer and around the same time released his solo debut, The Weightroom.

Last week, DJ Shadow and G Jones revealed their brand new duo Nite School Kilk in an exclusive interview with Billboard. Now having introduced listeners to two original singles, "Posse" and "Nice Nightmares," the duo have released their debut guest mix and interview for Nest HQ. This is Shadow's first guest mix in years, and really showcases the direction of the sound of NSK: "Most of the tracks are way underground, but theres a couple of more recognizable names in there as well. There's so much great stuff out there, these are the glory days for beats. New languages are being invented on a daily basis." -DJ Shadow   Please visit http://nesthq.com/interview-mix-nite-school-klik/ to check out the mix and interview.   The NestHQ guest mix is a culmination of the meeting o

Brooklyn's own Ferris Wheel Jay has just released a high-tech, glossy new video for "Soho," the new single from his forthcoming EP, House Of Hearts. The video is directed by New York’s Bravo Media and features several of Jay's affiliates as he takes a leisurely stroll through the eclectic Soho streets. Emceeing is just one faction of Jay's passion for the entertainment industry. He is also one-third of the production team Trakformaz, who produced "Soho" and also the new French Montana single "Off The Rip," among others. Never one to limit himself, Jay has an ever-growing list of television credits on MTV, FOX 5 News, "Ridiculousness," "Silent Library," and is currently working with the Oxygen Network. Check out what Jay had to tell us about all of his recent ventures. Please visit

Less than a week following the release of Alchemist's 20 track, Israeli music inspired, instrumental LP, Israeli Salad, Brooklyn's own, Saga, is pleased to present his artistic interpretation of the legendary producer's offering, with Saga Ghanoush. Comprised of seven hand picked instrumentals taken from, Israeli Salad, Saga showcases his silver tongued lyricism over ALC's use of middle-eastern sampled source material. By keeping Israeli themed delicacies as the focal point of the artwork, originally designed by the Haifa-based graf artist, Unga, of the Broken Fingaz crew, Saga swaps the avocado for an eggplant, to represent the key ingredient found in Baba Ghanoush…or in this case, Saga Ghanoush. *Please note that this project is available for stream on