RapStation

News

Hannibal Stax releases new DJ Premier hosted mixtape

Brooklyn rhymesayer and GangStarr Foundation member Hannibal Stax has come together with The DJBooth to bring listeners his latest street release, The Honorable Mixtape. Hosted by DJ Premier and mixed by PF Cuttin, the project packs 25 tracks worth of original records and freestyles from the underground emcee. Included is previously-featured lead single "Str8 Smashin." The Honorable Mixtape features guest appearances from Afu Ra, H. Stax, NYG'z and Torae and the late, great Guru. In addition to production by DJ Premier, the project features beats by Marco Polo, Mike Rone, PF Cuttin and Si Spex. Please visit http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/hannibal-stax-the-honorable-mixtape to download now and check out the official tracklisting below. 01. DJ Premier - The Honora

Read more

REKS preps upcoming Revolution Cocktail mixtape

Never one to bite his tongue for anyone REKS is starting this new year off with select words for those who extend one hand while holding the dagger in the other. Brought to you by garglegrenades.com, 'Revolution Cocktail' is a warm up for what promises to be another productive year for REKS . With "Judas," produced by California's monster beatsmith Lee Bannon, we have the first leak off of REKS "Revolution Cocktail" mixtape which will be released on iTunes on 1-22-2013. Please visit https://soundcloud.com/macmediapromo/reks-judas-produced-by-lee to check out REKS new single and make sure to follow him on Twitter @therealreks.

Read more

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.

Read more

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

Read more

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

Read more

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

Read more