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Tanya Morgan have a new EP due out November 22 entitled You And What Army. If you haven’t heard, it’s just Von Pea and Donwill now. “Whatever That’s Mine” is about getting yours — in a blue collar way, not the Birdman way.
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Download: Tanya Morgan – Whatever That’s Mine

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Has-Lo demonstrates an impeccable taste in beats on his new album, but his subdued flow takes some getting used to. He raps about personal problems and black strife with the aid of dramatic, vivid production from Audible Doctor, Exile, Kev Brown, and Oddisee. Small Pro is responsible for the album’s apex; “Deaden the Pain” is a march through a post-apocalyptic ghost town with death lurking around every corner.

Seductive Spanish beat. Ladykiller rap.

[Hip-hop] is the greatest gay market in the world. The hip-hop community is most likely owned by gay, to be honest with you. I happen to think there’s a gay mafia in hip-hop. Not rappers. The editorial presidents of magazines, the PDs at radio stations, the people who give you award at award shows. This is a fucking gay mafia, my man. They are in power. So why wouldn’t a guy come out and say, ‘Yo, I’m gay,’ and get that type of love. I mean, Lady Gaga, I don’t know if she’s gay, but she running with that gay shit for real and she is winning.

–Fat Joe

The Brown Bag AllStars continue to seep throughout hip-hop. Cosigns and collaborations are the measure of influence in rap and BBAS members’ names pop up on indie rap releases with increasing frequency now. Koncept’s new single boasts one of the better Royce da 5’9 appearances of late and a reliable appearance from Marco Polo. Koncept’s Awaken drops December 13.

Who drops eponymous singles? Gangsta Boo does. And she’ll do it with a particularly apocalyptic Lex Luger beat.

Download: Gangsta Boo – Gangsta Boo (ft. Shawty Lo) (produced by Lex Luger)

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Starlito chases Ultimate Warrior with a nine song supplement. Separation Anxiety is a lot like Ultimate Warrior, but with an inclination toward slow jams inflamed by hi-hats, Lito’s laid back jeering, and cries of “bitch!”

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Production credits are the main draw on albums like For The Record. As in, “It’s got a Premo joint, a Pete Rock joint, and some Illmind/Khrysis shit.” Torae’s new album is better than that. He’s consistent enough that the beats serve him and not the other way around.

Torae is a no nonsense rapper from Coney Island with a strong voice and a vintage flow. He’s a logical poster boy for rap revivalists and owns whatever DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Marco Polo throw at him with aggressive battle raps. He avoids the darker stuff in favor of ever elaborate boasts. For The Record has a loose narrative about the delusions of rap stardom, but it never becomes a concept album. Sonically, it’s all over the place. There’s the expected boom bap, but also plenty of shiny studio finish and R&B hooks. “You Ready” is rumbling and gritty while “What It Sound Like” is just as hard but more futuristic. “Over You” finds Torae in a crossover moment, albeit comfortably so.

For The Record has something for all kinds of rap fans without stretching itself too thin. More than a stolid Illmatic clone

Listen to the whole album here and grab the title track below.

Download: Torae – For The Record (produced by DJ Premier)

If it were up to me, Lil Wayne would only rap over these Bangladeshi 808 beats.

Teebs has a new batch of tunes on the way called Collections 01. Below you can find two shimmering beats for the soundtrack to your next grand adventure.
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Download: Teebs – Pretty Polly

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Download: Teebs – Cook, Clean, Pay the Rent (New House Version)

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