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It's been over a decade since Demigodz took the Hip-Hop world by storm with the release of there Godz Must Be Crazy EP in 2002. That EP resulted in the group being courted by a slew of major labels and would eventually result in Apathy inking a solo-deal with Atlantic Records. While signing to Atlantic as a solo artist may have seemed like a bad deal for group, Apathy readily assures it only strengthened the Demigodz' relationship. "I know people would probably assume that's wack, but Celph and I were completely fine with it. We're like Redman and Method Man, or Ghost and Rae, we're partners no matter what. Celph was worked into the contract and was happy, because he didn't really wanna make that jump yet, but we do stuff regardless, so it was a perfect scenario," says Apathy. In the r

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

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.

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.

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

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