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After numerous delays on his previously announced Boys Don't Cry, Frank Ocean surprised fans with a new visual album, Endless, and the promise of even more new songs to be released this weekend.

Endless, which Ocean says is different from his oft-delayed new album, is a visual album in the vein of Beyonce'sLemonade. Besides new tracks like "Device Control," the album also features a cover of The Isley Brother's "At Your Best (You Are In Love,)" where Ocean shows off his multi-layer, smooth vocals. Endless also features collaborations with Radiohead's  Johnny Greenwood, English singer/songwriter James Blake, R&B singer Sampha, and more. Ocean debuted Endless on a 3AM&nb

De La Soul continues their gradual roll-out of tracks from their upcoming, star studded And The Anonymous Nobodyalbum with "Greyhounds," a new, slower paced track that features Usher.

The two MCs of De La Soul, Posdnous and Dave, deliver two narratives on "Greyhounds" -- the first about a small town girl whose life takes a tragic turn after she moves to New York City, and the second story is about a pair of hustlers trying to make it on the road -- while DJ Maseo provides a deliberately paced, driving beat. Matching the tone of the track, Usher delivers a somber, seductive hook that ties the song together.

"Greyhounds" is the latest track off of And The Anonymous Nobody to be released. De La Soul has slowly b

Brooklyn emcee Joey Bada$$ took to New York City streets atop a double decker bus last week to premiere a new video for the single, “Devastated." This week, he headed to SoHo alongside Pro Era's Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, and CJ Fly to take over the new Adidas Originals store on Spring Street for its opening, then made his way to the old store on Wooster Street for a performance to celebrate the location's closing. 

At the new store, Joey made time to talk to his fans while his fellow Pro Era members juggled questions on a panel. Later that night, Joey and Pro Era took the stage at the old Adidas Originals store to perform a medley of fan favorites and ended the set with a memorable rendition of "Devastated."

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Comprised of Prince Paul (Stetsasonic, Gravediggaz), Ladybug Mecca (Digable Planets), Rodrigo Brandão (aka Gorila Urbano), and Don Newkirk (The Dix), BROOKZILL! is set to drop its debut album Throwback To The Future on October 7 via Tommy Boy Entertainment, which includes lead single “Saudade Songbook” ft. Count Bass D.

In anticipation of the album release and the quartet’s inaugural live show in New York City, Prince Paul has dropped the second of three mixtapes, BROOKZILL! Mixtape #2 The Ladybug Mecca Mix, which is available on Soundcloud. With a cameo from Erykah Badu, the nearly 13-minute mix is a non-stop journey into not only the minds Prince Paul and Ladybug Mecca, but also Brazilian culture. 

Chance the Rapper is continuing his empowerment of independent artists, this time with a novel way to get his songs played on the radio. He's currently asking fans to help him get his songs heard on the radio by enlisting the help of Twitter and a website he's created called RapperRadio.com. Fans are able to go onto the website, designate their city and then specify whether they want to hear “No Problem” or “Summer Friends” on the radio. The site will then tweet the local radio stations with the song requests.

“I want you to share my music in whatever city you’re in with as many people as possible,” Chance the Rappers recently wrote in an Instagram post. “The

Hip hop veteran and eccentric rapper extraordinaire, Kool Keith, will be releasing his 22^nd studio album on September 16^th. According to a story on Billboard, Keith will handle nearly all the production duties himself, however, the album will be enlisting help from guest rappers such as Edo G, Ras Kass, Slug, Bumpy Knuckles, Sadat X and the enigmatic MF Doom.

Yesterday, the MF Doom-bolstered track, “Super Hero,” was unleashed on the internet, and it's apparent that the former Ultramagnetic MC is still an incredibly formidable presence on the mic. He delivers his trademark tongue-twisting, stream of conscious raps over a spacey yet menacing electronic-influenced beat. Doom is certainly no slouch on the mic eit