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BLKHRTS - The Space Between (I’ve Got It All in Here) Artwork

BLKHRTS - The Space Between (I’ve Got It All in Here)

You can search the hip-hop game from top to bottom, and you won’t find anything quite like the BLKHRTS’ grimy, goth/metal-inspired brand of underground hip-hop. As such, after nearly a year with no new features... Read More

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Dornik - Something About You

A buzzmaking singer and producer hailing from London, Dornik makes his grand entrance into The DJBooth with freshly-released promotional single Something About You. Dedicated to a woman he’s been admiring from afar,... Read More

India.Arie - This Love Artwork

India.Arie - This Love

Ever have that kind of love for a song that’s fleeting, to say the least? You know, the kind where you think it’s the greatest song in the world, you tell everyone you’ve ever met about it and you play it on... Read More

T.I. x Trae Tha Truth - Check This, Dig That Artwork

T.I. x Trae Tha Truth - Check This, Dig That

Along with the 16 jams featured on the album proper, the Best Buy edition of T.I.‘s eighth full-length boasted a trio of extra cuts—one of which, paper-stacking anthem Check This, Dig That, has now received the visual... Read More

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Nelly ft. Nicki Minaj & Pharrell - Get Like Me Artwork

Nelly ft. Nicki Minaj & Pharrell - Get Like Me

There are two types of men in this world: Nelly, and those who want to be like Nelly—whether they know it or not. On a freshly-minted single off his seventh studio album, the St. Louis mainstay takes satisfaction in the... Read More

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Tony Touch x Eminem - Symphony in H Artwork

Tony Touch x Eminem - Symphony in H

The forthcoming third entry in Tony Touch‘s The Piece Maker mixtape series will find the NYC DJ joined by a downright awe-inspiring array of rap heavyweights. If one name could be said to overshadow the rest, however,... Read More

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Wordsmith - Living Life Check to Check

I’m honored today to be writing about an artist from my very own DMV, Wordsmith. His new video single Living Life Check to Check gives a big shout out to the backbone of our nation, the hardworking middle-class, and the... Read More

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Jade - Brown Box

To many artists, the word “box” represents something that curtails one’s Freedom. Thus, they strive to create sounds that are “out of the box,” while striving against label execs’ efforts to put them in... Read More

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J. Cole - Born Sinner [Album]

The smartest move of 2013 (thus far) goes to Fayetteville’s native son J. Cole, who he decided to move up the release date for his sophomore album Born Sinner, to directly go up against Kanye West’s Yeezus. What some may... Read Full Review

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Devine Carama - Reflections Artwork

Devine Carama - Reflections

Earlier today, Devine Carama promised fans on Facebook that, in exchange for 50 “likes,” he’d liberate the bonus track off his forthcoming full-length. His devotees made short work of that goal, so the Bluegrass... Read More

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The Kanye West “Yeezus” Review Mega-Podcast

The Kanye West “Yeezus” Review Mega-Podcast [RefinedHype]

RefinedHype plays and discusses every song on Kanye West's "Yeezus" album. Read More on RefinedHype

Deniro Farrar ft. JMSN - Separate Artwork

Deniro Farrar ft. JMSN - Separate

Today, North Carolina rhymesayer Deniro Farrar dropped the sequel to this March’s much-buzzed-about The Patriarch street album. Not wanting his project to get lost in the shuffle amidst today’s myriad high-profile... Read More

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Mayer Hawthorne - The Stars Are Ours Artwork

Mayer Hawthorne - The Stars Are Ours

Having captured listeners’ attention with lead single Her Favorite Song and the Father’s Day-themed Reach Out Richard (which I’ve adopted as my official theme song), Mayer Hawthone continues to build... Read More

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Produktive - ShowMeLove [DJBooth Premiere]

On his latest feature, Produktive admits, “When I show up at the spot, nobody ShowMeLove.” But perhaps, to paraphrase country singer Johnny Lee, he’s been lookin’ for love in the wrong places. Now that... Read More

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