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Torii Wolf, the enigmatic singer-songwriter backed by the legendary DJ Premier, is back with her third single, which features production  work from Joe Budden producer araabMUZIK.

"Body" is the third single from Wolf, who is currently working on her debut album,Flow Riiot. Her first two singles were the DJ Premier produced "Shadows Crawl" and "1st," which were released earlier this year. "1st" also received a remix from LA-based hip hop trio Dilated Peoples. "Body" sees Wolf channeling the sound and feeling of New York City on a rainy summer day. In an interview with Complex, Wolf delved into feelings behind the moody, complex track."There is nothing like the hot summer rain in New York.  It has always felt so se

Chance the Rapper is a busy man these days; in addition to touring and hosting his own music festival, the Coloring Book rapper is also working with Kanye West on his long rumored Good Ass Job album. In an interview with a Los Angeles' Power 106FM today, Chance detailed his work with West.

"The Good Ass Job, that’s something that’s just been a dream for me," Chance told the Power 106 crew. "I’m a Chicago kid, so I’m a super 'Ye fan, and I used to watch all the YouTube videos and him speaking. And I remember just watching a video a long time ago where he would go on, he was explaining, you know, how you have your College Dropout, and then you go back you have your La

The Manorail -- a NYC emcee trio with a love for music and a boom bap-influenced style inspired by New York in the 90's -- have released their new single, "Habitat," which features bars by hip hop icons Punchline and Brand Nubian's Sadat X.

The Manorail is comprised of three emcees from New York City -- Shish, Atrane, and Sed -- who manage to perfectly epitomize the boom bap subgenre of hip hop with their new single, "Habitat." Best known for scoring the long running hip hop theater production "Platanos and Collard Greens," The Manorail have now teamed up the Loyalty Digital Corp label to release their extensive back catalog of material (as well as some brand new, original tracks, such as "Habitat,) to a wider audience.

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In the 70 though the 90’s, Hip-hop gained massive recognition as an underground movement rallying thousands against societal issues through means of ground-shaking beats and cutting-edge rhymes. In modern times, many have critiqued it under commercial persuasion to the point of “losing its agenda”.

There are, however, a remarkable few who have remained within the movement, and there stands no artist as radical as Monsta Kodi.

Born in Harlem, raised in the Bronx, Monsta Kodi ranked prominence with his distinct activist-induced artistry, much significantly through his hit-single “No More Killin”, a song tracing its roots off the tragic Mike Brown shooting gunned by Ferguson, Missouri police forces.

Since then, the young rapper to

Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo, a.k.a. Carlos Walker, lost his life tragically last night at the age of 40 after a devastating hit and run car accident early this morning.

Shawty Lo was best known as one of the founding members of hip hop group DL4, who scored a number one hit with their 2005 single "Laffy Taffy."   In addition to his work with DL4, Shawty Lo scored a solo gold-selling single with "Dey Know." In 2008, he was named "Rookie of the Year" at the BET Hip Hop Awards. He appeared on the Billboard charts again with Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy in 2009 on the hit single "Gucci Bandanna." His second solo album, entitled Still Got Units, was scheduled to come out sometime later this year. 

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With Apollo Brown’s rapid-fire instrumentals and Skyzoo’s sharp wordplay, fans are slowly envisioning one of Hip-hop’s finest tandems. After two years of speculative appearances along tours, collaborations, tours, and styles, the duo finally announced their much-anticipated collaborative album.

Scheduled for release on September 30, The Easy Truth, features Joell Ortiz, Westside Gunn, Stalley, Conway and Patty Crash. Recorded and produced in Detroit, the album presents numerous possibilities even in its pre-release.

Skyzoo attests to the album’s content as “seeing the world through their eyes”, and within their understanding of things: “It felt like every