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The second video from Tef Poe's latest magna carta Cheer For The Villain was just released. Titled "Hog in the Lane," the video features Rockwell Knuckles and is clearly a classic Saint Louis street video. Tef and Rocky didn't even put out that much notice. It was kind of like, ‘Yo, "Hog In The Lane video," be here, boom,' and this is the organic result. It really shows the city's flair and the love for its artists. Shot entirely on the North Side streets, it has cars, chips, drinking in cars, Pitbull puppies, mannequins, OG's in suits, a snake, and a John Deer golf cart on Daytons. Any Questions? I've definitely seen videos that cost way more, but have way less character than this one. The track itself is super solid. It's a stand out in an album full of incredible tracks beautiful

SA Martinez (vocalist / DJ of 311) and musician/producer Ryan Siegel have joined forces as Los Stellarians. Los Stellarians' debut album Cholo Soul (out 8/26) is a collection of covers of soul songs from the '70s - and a tribute to some unheralded masters of classic soul and funk. Martinez curated the project and is lead vocalist. Siegel handled recording and production along with rhythm guitar, bass, keys and backing vocals. "In many ways, this has been a dream album," Martinez admits. "I've always wanted to do a covers record of songs that inspire me on a soul-enriching level. There was a definite focus in mind, which was to cover some of the more underplayed sides of the American Soul canon."          "I've been an avid vinyl collector for

After Ugly Heroes' 2013 classic self titled LP, Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent and Red Pill are back again with a new EP coming out August 19th. The new EP features five new songs (including a Murs feature) and 4 bonus track b-sides. Ugly Heroes will also be touring Europe for a few weeks this August, starting with the legendary Hip-Hop Kemp Festival before hitting London and a number of other spots (all the dates will soon be up on the MMG Event Calendar). The new EP will first be available digitally with a vinyl edition to follow late in the year. Please visit https://soundcloud.com/mellomusicgroup/ugly-heroes-naysayers-playmakers to check out the new single by Ugly Heroes now.

Blueprint just finished his final leg of his Respect The Architect Tour in Albany, New York on July 11, 2014, but he's making sure the party doesn't stop and continues to drop stellar videos from the new album, which is still resonating through the music community. The official video for Perspective was just released by Weightless Recordings and has Printmatic rapping humbly on a cityscape rooftop under some awe inspiring storm clouds. As Blueprint raps, he's backed by his own production as always, and this time he's armed himself with harmony featuring a gospel inspired choir and some soulful keys. The message is quite simple and clear: we are all equal on this earth and should act accordingly. Please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dx1gMTn7DQ&feature=youtu.be

Longtime Brooklynite lyricist Illa Ghee is getting ready to release his third solo full length LP, Social Graffiti, which is set to drop through the Brooklyn emcee's IMOR Entertainment imprint on July 8th. The album features guest appearances from industry veterans Sean Price, O.C., Fame (of M.O.P.), Guilty Simpson, JuJu (of The Beatnuts), Royal Flush, General Steele (of Smif-n-Wessun), and boasts production from legendary beatsmiths such as Large Professor (Nas, Busta Rhymes), Ayatollah (Mos Def, Ghostface Killah) and Team Demo (50 Cent) among others. Check out the official track list below. 01. Social Graffiti (Intro) (prod. by William Giovanni) 02. Salute The General (feat. Fame) (prod. by DJ Skizz) 03. Speak To 'Em (feat. Sean Price) (prod. by Crummie Beats) 04. Murda B

The Last American B-Boy's "Hot 97" is a commentary on the debate surrounding the New York radio station as well as Hip-Hop in general. Like the principled foundation of Public Enemy's Chuck D twitter responses to Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg and Program Director Ebro Darden surrounding Summer Jam and the myriad of issues that Chuck has with the state of radio, The Last American B-Boy has remained presently consistent in his stance on these issues. Fueled by the Chuck D debate as well as Damon Dash and Funkmaster Flex's war of words during the same week, The Last American again raises his own voice on these issues and was prompted by the timing of events to release the track. The Last American B-Boy is here to remind us that "everybody needs a hero…" Please visit https://soundcl