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Rising American Swiss Rap-Duo Nefew will release their sophomore album Rise Of The Antihero on 11-28-14. With a few projects already behind them, the group is looking forward to their biggest release to date. The album's main theme is conquering fear, doubt and the limitations put on us by others, a musical crusade against society's affection with normality and obedience. It breaches sonic boundaries and crosses safety lines, leaving the comfort zone behind while embarking on a journey to an uncertain future; with the typical full-bodied Nefew sound and storytelling lyrics. Rise Of The Antihero includes guest appearances from BJ The Chicago Kid, Jared Evan, STS Gold, Jason Caesar, John Turrell and many more. Their new video Revenge Of Dolo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN7ghi7Oq

Atmosphere, comprised Sean Daley (Slug) and producer Anthony Davis (Ant) have dropped a new video for "Arthur's Song" on October 31, 2014. The song comes off of the Minnesota duo's critically acclaimed new studio album, Southsiders, which dropped this spring. Please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Kyw7qVEH8 to check out the video now. In conjunction with the video announcement, Atmosphere is ready to take off on the November leg of their North of Hell Tour. This outing comes on the heels of a series of sold out U.S dates this past summer and most recently, a successful European leg that concluded last week. The sizeable tour wraps up in the duo's hometown of Minneapolis on November 23rd. Check out www.rhymesayers.com for more information and you can find the officia

Kyle Rapps, based out of Harlem, has teamed up with East Palo Alto emcee Hefna Gwap for the release of their debut effort, European Tic Tacs. Guest appearances on the EP include Vulkan the Krusader, Fudge, Aaron Cohen, Spaceman, Abgohard, Lord Plawz and the Inner City Kids. The production on the project ranges from punchy snares and jazzy horns, to a bevy of lush and atmospheric soundscapes. In terms of lyrical aptitude, the duo cease to fall flat; their emphasis of implanting obscure images in your head, makes this project worth repeating again and again. Please visit https://soundcloud.com/kyle-rapps/sets/european-tic-tacs-kyle-rapps-x to download now and the official track list can be found below: 01. Blue Pork (Who Ridin) [prod. by Vulkan the Krusader] 02. Hold Tyte (prod.

The Real Story: Why Brother Ali Is On The Home Away From Home Tour By Kyle Eustice As the Home Away From Home Tour comes to a close (last show is November 14 in Chicago), Brother Ali is still thoroughly enjoying his time on the road with his partners in crime, MaLLy and Bambu. After all, this is the first time he's been on his own in quite awhile. The last tour he did was with Immortal Technique and he had a few Rock the Bells dates sprinkled in between. He hasn't toured on his own since his last album, 2012's Mourning in America Dreaming in Color was dropped on Rhymesayers Entertainment, the Minnesota native's musical home since 2000. As Ali criss-crosses his way across the country, he took some time to talk to RAPstation about the tour, meeting Bambu and the value of small,

Red Apples 45 brings you yet another artistic EP, this time combining Ray West's production and lyricist John Robinson from Science Of Life. Together they bring you "Sample & Percussion" - a limited edition cassette tape produced entirely on an EMU SP12 Turbo. The project comes complete with fold out double sided panel art and liner notes, plus a special guest appearance by J-Zone and 4 bonus instrumentals on the b side. Please visit https://soundcloud.com/ray-west-45/classic-vibes to check out a sample from the project and consider the EP a prequel to more music coming soon from Red Apples & John Robinson. Please visit http://www.fatbeats.com/products/ray-west-john-robinson-sample-percussion-cassette to order "Sample & Percussion" now. Also check out http://shop.madina.co.uk/coll

New York based hip-hop producer Blockhead aka Tony Simon has been active since 1999 and is well known for his celebrated work with Aesop Rock and solo releases on Ninja Tune. On November 18th, 2014 he will self-release his sixth studio album, Bells and Whistles. The album continues his proven techniques of exquisite beat making with methodically arranged samples, all the while being fluid and experimenting with new tempos and genre flavors. The offerings on Bells and Whistles lay somewhere between a 70's horror movie soundtrack ("Sacrificial Santa") and what you might hear in a Turkish café ("Kaput!"), with boom bap roots front and center ("Desirebulation"). Shuffling rhythms play off of often ominous and emotionally nostalgic samples. Composed using not much more the