JOEY BADA$$ & JIM JONES – LOST ONES
Jim Jones and Joey Bada$$ make an unlikely pairing on the Don Cannon-produced “Lost Ones” where the two get introspective about life.
DE LA SOUL – ACTION
The brothers De La get a little lighthearted with this song from the Angry Birds pinball game titled “Action.”
RAS KASS – PROMISED LAND (PRODUCED BY STATIK SELEKTAH)
Backed by a Statik Selektah production, Ras Kass drops his response to the recent deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille with “Promised Land.”
SADAT X FEAT. A-F-R-O & RAHZEL – MURDER SOUNDTRACK [VIDEO]
Sadat X connects with rising talent A-F-R-O and the human beatbox machine Rahzel for “Murder Soundtrack.”
ROYCE DA 5’9″ PERFORMS STARTER COAT ON THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW
Who would have thought that we would see Royce Da 5’9″ on The Wendy Williams Show? The Detroit emcee slides through and performs “Starter Coat” in front of a bunch of people who probably don’t understand the significance of the Starter Jacket in the 90s.
BOOGIE – HYPOCRITE
Add Boogie to the swelling list of emcees who are vocalizing their concern regarding police brutality in the United States. The product of California drops “Hypocrite” and explains his concern with not doing his part to help end this lingering issue.
DAVE EAST – I GOT THE KEYS #EASTMIX
Not much more needs to be said but Dave East finds his way to the Jay Z, Future and DJ Khaled song “I Got The Keys” and proceeds to do what Dave East always does.
MISTAH F.A.B. – SIX SHOTS
Mistah F.A.B. is often forgotten by the masses for being an activist and socially conscious emcee. The Bay Area representative sends a swift reminder with his ode to Alton Sterling on “6 Shots.”
SCHOOLBOY Q FEAT. JAY ROCK, KENDRICK LAMAR & AB SOUL – THAT PART (BLACK HIPPY REMIX)
With ScHoolBoy Q’s Blank Face out now, the TDE emcee grabs his Black Hippy collective to replace Kanye West on the remix to “THat Part.”
JAY Z – SPIRITUAL
Jay Z has often been criticized for not making his voice felt in the face of social injustice. With all the tragedy surrounding us, Hov drops “Spiritual.” The emcee originally recorded this song during the Mike Brown tragedy but it went unreleased. Unfortunately, he always knew it would be relevant and held it until it needed to drop. That time is now.