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SKYZOO – ST. JAMES LIQUORS

On what would have been The Notorious B.I.G.’s 49th birthday, Skyzoo releases “St. James Liquors” from his forthcoming album All The Brilliant Things that drops on June 11th.

“With ‘St. James Liquors,’ it’s a story of what my neighborhood used to be like, and it uses 13 year old me as a catalyst of these two types of individuals that my friends and I were in awe of: the guys outside and the musicians who represented them,” Skyzoo says of the song. “As a young kid writing rhymes and growing up a block away from the late great Notorious BIG, inspiration was easy to get, as it was literally footsteps away. The tug of war of the guys on the block who were stars and the guys who represented them who were stars, and the irony of them going hand in hand, was something that had my head on a swivel as a teenager. This song breaks down the dichotomy of the two.”

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RANSOM & LLOYD BANKS – GLUTTONY

Did somebody say they wanted bars from a pair of streetwise emcees? Lloyd Banks and Ransom team up to give you just that with “Gluttony.” No word on whether we’ll get more from these two but Lloyd Banks appears to have a new project on the way.

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EVIDENCE – PARDON ME [VIDEO]

Evidence is tuning up for the release of Unlearning Vol. 1 on June 25 with another song from the project. The smooth “Pardon Me” finds Ev getting introspective as the West Coast emcee continues to impress each and every single time out.

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DJ ECLIPSE – RAP IS OUTTA CONTROL PLAYLIST FOR WEEK OF MAY 16, 2021

DJ Eclipse
Rap Is Outta Control
5/16/21 Playlist
Sirius XM
Hip Hop Nation (Ch. 44)
Sunday Nights @ 10pm-12am (EST)

“Rap Is Outta Control” 5/16/21 Playlist
1. Fatt Father “Raging Angel (Intro)” (prod. by Foul Mouth)
2. Pete Twist feat. M.A.V., Jay Royale & Eto “Multiply The Wealth” (prod. by Pete Twist, cuts by DJ TMB)
3. BigBob & Raf Almighty feat. Skanks The Rap Martyr “From Here” (prod. by BigBob, cuts by LDontheCut)
4. Vinnie Paz feat. Jay Royale “Affairs in Order” (prod. by Stu Bangas & CAMEone)
5. Cedar Hill “Game Face (Remix)” (prod. & cuts by Lancecape)
6. Minnesota “Variables” (prod. by Preservation)
7. Nivek Boogeezi X Craig G feat. Zagnif Nori “The Shutdown” (prod. & cuts by Tone Spliff)
8. Vinnie Paz feat. Chino XL “Warhead” (prod. by Stu Bangas, cuts by 7L)
9. Xcel x CLOAQxDAGGER feat. Ransom “Cloth Talk” (prod. by CLOAQxDAGGER)
10. Beneficence & Confidence “Traveling Man” (prod. by Confidence)
11. Singapore Kane “Doomsday Kids (The Apocalypse)” (prod. by D.R.U.G.S. Beats)
12. Napoleon Da Legend “Natural Game” (prod. by Akhenaton)
13. Ghost of the Machine “Burkina” (prod. by Babayaga)
14. The Quarter Inch Kings feat. J Scienide “Swiss Army Knife (Remix)” (prod. by The Quarter Inch Kings)
15. KINGMIGHTY feat. Guilty Simpson “Hot Out Here” (prod. by MIGHTYHEALTHY)
16. Gotham (Talib Kweli & Diamond D) feat. Skyzoo “Attention Span” (prod. by Diamond D)
17. Bronze Nazareth & Recognize Ali “Season Of The Seven” (prod. by Bronze Nazareth)
18. Prop Dylan feat. Fashawn “Stuck” (prod. by Apollo Brown)
19. Supreme Cerebral x Eloh Kush feat. Napoleon The Legend “Sashimi Color” (prod. by Juelz White)
20. BigBob & Raf Almighty feat. Raggamag, ILL Conscious & Guy Grams “B More Zoo” (prod. by BigBob, cuts by LDontheCut)
21. Cousin Feo x Bohemia Lynch “Honda” (prod. by Bohemia Lynch, cuts by DJ Dubplates)
22. Agallah Don Bishop “Streets Dont Love You Part 3” (prod. by Agallah)
23. Papoose “Internet Is Gone” (prod. by Statik Selektah)
24. Napoleon Da Legend feat. NapsNDreds “Invincible” (prod. by Akhenaton)
25. Evidence “Pardon Me” (prod. by Animoss)
26. Crimeapple “Cheers” (prod. by Buck Dudley)
27. Weapon E.S.P feat. Ghost of the Machine & Johnny Press “Mine For Diamonds” (prod. by DJ Proof)
28. Don Def “Tectonic” (prod. by Chairman Chow)
29. Da Inphamus Amadeuz “Hold The Mic” (prod. by P Tyler, cuts by DJ Cruz)
30. Terror Van Poo “Terror Like It Is” (prod. by Vinny Idol)
31. Czarface & MF DOOM feat. Kendra Morris “Czarwyn’s Theory Of People Getting Loose” (prod. by The Czar-Keys, cuts by DJ 7L)
32. Ramson Badbonez feat. Recognize Ali, Skyzoo & Juxx Diamondz “Lead by Example” (prod. by Ramson Badbonez, cuts by DJ Jazz T)
33. DJ Enyoutee & Carlton Fisk “ILL MF” (prod. by Martello Sousa, cuts by DJ Enyoutee)
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J. COLE – APPLYING PRESSURE: THE OFF-SEASON DOCUMENTARY [VIDEO]

J. Cole will drop The Off-Season on May 14 and gave us a taste of what’s to come with “Interlude.” With the album right around the corner, Cole releases a short documentary on the process of making the album titled “Applying Pressure.” It’s a unique look into the creative process and life of J. Cole and a perfect appetizer before the album drops.

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DJ ECLIPSE – RAP IS OUTTA CONTROL PLAYLIST FOR WEEK OF MAY 9, 2021

DJ Eclipse
Rap Is Outta Control
5/9/21 Playlist
Sirius XM
Hip Hop Nation (Ch. 44)
Sunday Nights @ 10pm-12am (EST)

“Rap Is Outta Control” 5/9/21 Playlist
1. Tone Chop & Frost Gamble “No Way Out” (prod. by Frost Gamble)
2. Maylay Sparks, Clever 1 & K Sluggah “Strong Arm Blizzard” (prod. by K-Sluggah, cuts by D.J. PH)
3. Skanks The Rap Martyr feat. Ruste Juxx & Ren Thomas “Double Cross Ranch” (prod. by DJ Kanzer, cuts by Tone Spliff)
4. Vinnie Paz “Torchbearer” (prod. by Vic Grimes, cuts by DJ Eclipse)
5. Alpha_Betic & Castle Money Beats “Respect It” (prod. by Castle Money Beats, cuts by Tone Spliff)
6. Ty Farris “Last Place You Wanna Be” (prod. by Machacha)
7. John Creasy feat. Snotty “Unholy” (prod. by K-Sluggah)
8. Agallah Don Bishop feat. Terror Van Poo “Made Me A Animal” (prod. by Agallah)
9. Evidence “Better You” (prod. by Alchemist)
10. Twistello “Hoody Magic” (prod. by Abraham Lilson)
11. William Bostick “CliCC ClaCC” (prod. by William Bostick)
12. OC From NC feat. Goodz The Carolina Boy “No Name” (prod. by D.R.U.G.S. BEATS)
13. Kool Taj The Gr8 feat. Joey Sands “Buffalo Blitz” (prod. by Dope Boy Roy)
14. Minnesota feat. Eddie Cheeba & Trey Bag “Yeah” (prod. by Minnesota)
15. The Bad Seed “Cartridges” (prod. by Freakshow)
16. Onyx “We Got Chu” (prod. by DJ Audas)
17. Gotham (Talib Kweli & Diamond D) “Olympic” (prod. by Diamond D)
18. Shabaam Sahdeeq “A New Beginning” (prod. by Cuth)
19. Napoleon Da Legend feat. NapsNDreds “Invincible” (prod. by Akhenaton)
20. The Uglee Trooth feat. Tha Soloist “Midlife Christ” (prod. by L.O.B, cuts by DJ TMB)
21. KINGMIGHTY “Winning Streak” (prod. by MIGHTYHEALTHY)
22. B Young & Haz Solo “No Difference” (prod. by Haz Solo)
23. Subtex feat. Wish Master & Skanks The Rap Martyr “Life, Art, Pain” (prod. by Hozay)
24. Gotham (Talib Kweli & Diamond D) “Chillin While Black” (prod. by Diamond D)
25. Rasheed Chappell “95BIG” (prod. by Little Vic)
26. nAvi the NORTH feat. Ruste Juxx & Thrust OG “Lights Out” (prod. by nAvi the NORTH, cuts by Die Empty)
27. Vinnie Paz “Danger Is My Business” (prod. by Oh No, cuts by 7L)
28. Papoose “Play With Somthin Safe” (prod. by The Stick)
29. Beneficence & Confidence “Higher Degree” (prod. by Confidence, cuts by 12 Finger Dan)
30. Bronze Nazareth & Recognize Ali feat. Dom Pachino “Camouflage Dons” (prod. by Bronze Nazareth)
31. Jay-Ef feat. Torae “Night Time” (prod. by J.Depina, cuts by Jay-Ef)
32. Frankenstein “Honey Dip” (prod. by Frankenstein)
33. 2nd Generation Wu “From The Isles Of Staten” (prod. & cuts by Rec Riddles)
34. Sicknature “A Nonfiction Story” (prod. by Sicknature, cuts by DJ KCL)