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Punchline to release new mixtape & album this year

For Punchline & Loyalty Digital Corp. 2013 has started off on a very good note. After releasing a successful album last summer called "Underground Superstar" Punchline is back at it with a new venture in place. Punchline has teamed up with Loyalty Digital Corp. and is gearing up to release a new mixtape in the first quarter and a new album later in the year. "Punchline is one of the nicest emcee's in the game and he has a very rich history," says Fokis. "His grind is impeccable; we are truly excited about him joining the team." Please visit http://loyaltydigitalcorp.bandcamp.com/track/bread-ft-tony-ozier to check out the brand new Nother'n Lights produced single from Punchline called "Bread" which features Tony Ozier.

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New studio album from Freeway is available now

Arguably the most revered lyricist to ever come out of Philadelphia, Freeway, returns to his roots, once again using his powerful voice to drop gems on listeners with his highly-anticipated solo album, Diamond In The Ruff. Serving as his first official full-length album since teaming up with Jake One for the critically acclaimed 2010 project, The Stimulus Package, Diamond In The Ruff has been years in the making and is truly Freeway's most illustrious album yet. During a visit to Shade 45's "Sway in the Morning," the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rapper premiered his new collaboration with Just Blaze, "Early," marking the first time the two have worked together since Just helmed the bulk of Free's 2003 debut Philadelphia Freeway. During the visit Freeway also performed a verse from

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DJ Nu-Mark releases his debut solo album

DJ Nu-Mark has just released his debut album "Broken Sunlight" which is available in a variety of formats. Here's more from the man himself... I've spent the last 3 years working really hard on my debut album "BROKEN SUNLIGHT" and it's finally here! I had a lot of bumps and distractions along the way but the response from the 10" series has truly kept me focused on the importance of staying focused with meaningful music. I couldn't have created this album without all these extremely talented featured guests; Aloe Blacc, Charles Bradley, Large Professor, Quantic, J-Live, Bumpy Knuckles, Ernie Hines, Tiron & Ayomari, Haas, A-Skillz, Laudir de Oliveira, The Gospel Queens, Todd Simon, Erica Dee and M3! I appreciate all of you. This album means a lot to me because of all the Broken p

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Gummy Soul releases a special Christmas mix

To celebrate this holiday season, Gummy Soul has put together a 30 minute mix of some of their favorite Christmas songs from past and present. Featuring original tracks from Amerigo Gazaway, Gummy Soul, Magic in Threes, Creative Control, Oddisee, Kev Brown, and many more, this playlist is sure to get you into the holiday spirit.  Please listen here http://www.mixcloud.com/gummysoul/gummy-soul-christmas/ and check out the official tracklisting below. 1. Amerigo Gazaway - Beenie Weather 2. Creative Control - Coming Down The Chimney 3. Paul Mccartney - Wonderful Christmas Time 4. Kev Brown - We're Caroling 5. Gummy Soul - Christmas Day 6. Oddisee - Kissin Clause 7. Yu - We Three Kings 8. Magic In Threes - We Three Kings 9. Augie Rios - Donde Esta Santa Claus 10. Amerig

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Sir Michael Rocks releases revamped Lap Of Lux 1.5

Coming on the heels of a prolific 2012, which included a 45-city tour with Mac Miller in the first half of 2012 and a recently completed West Coast run with Pac Div in the fall of 2012 and becoming a full-fledged member of Curren$y's Jet Life crew, Sir Michael Rocks took the music world by storm with the advanced and mature sound found on his stellar Lap of Lux mixtape as he continues to show why he is one of Hip-Hop's top emerging talents. Lap Of Lux has been featured in XXL Magazine, Wall Street Journal, MTV, Playboy and a virtual who's who of A-List Print magazine, net sites and blogs and even became a "Trending Topic" on Twitter. With over 150K downloads alone on Datpiff.com (where it was also the top download performer for the month of August 2012) Mikey also premiered videos from

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Rah Digga releases new EP produced by M-Phazes

New Jeru rap veteran Rah Digga joins forces with Australia's go-to producer M-Phazes for the maxi-single "Never Back Down." Consisting of two versions, the original mix featuring Fresno's Fashawn and Beantown's REKS, in addition to the previously leaked remix featuring the Michigan born, Florida raised and now NYC transplant Nitty Scott, MC, "Never Back Down" showcases top notch lyricism and wordplay over M-Phazes fusion of glitched-out dubstep and gritty guitar riffs. "Never Back Down" is now available via Coalmine Records and is bundled for sale with both the main and clean edit passes of both versions, along with the instrumental and acapella of the original version, all for just $2.99. Please visit https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/never-back-down-remixes-ep/id575436586 to support

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