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South Florida producer Numonics has joined forces with IM KING, RubyHornet and DJBooth.net to bring listeners his latest release, Being Cool Doesn’t Pay the Bills.

Produced entirely by Numonics and blended by Chicago’s DJ RTC (of RubyHornet & Closed Sessions), the 21-track project finds the up-and-coming beatsmith enlisting a diverse cast of rising stars and established heavyweights to pay testament to the hustle that is required to survive and thrive in today’s music game.

The project contains new and unreleased music from the likes of Donny Goines, Reks, Shawn Chrystopher, Sene, Shawn Jackson, Co$$, BK Cyph, RAtheMC, El Prez, JtheS Wrekonize, QuESt, TreaZon, ThreatZ, Dre Biggity, Saheed, DJulien, Streets Buchanon, Butta Verses, Nero, Lex One and Paul Lewis (of PaulnotPaul).

I hate that I’ve been slacking and not getting things posted in a timely fashion, but I’m trying to catch up. If you don’t already have this album, please download it. Quality hip hop here.

Being Cool Doesn’t Pay The Bills [download]

BONUS: Here’s a Numonics produced track that does not appear on the album.

TreaZon – “The Beginning” [download]

White House to the Crack House, it’s all Politics… why lie?? I felt like leaking a track today as we approach the final stages of God On A Greyhound. We’re putting extra emphasis on perfecting the sound, embracing the creative process rather than rushing through it. I’m hella excited about the songs we’ve completed & can’t wait to reconnect with the people. Here’s something to digest in the meantime. Big shout out to JD Riggz who produced this record, and also has a project dropping soon called Replay Value.

“Jumpstreet” [download]

Phene

From Chi-Ill’s album, Last Chance Lounge.

“Ready For War” w/ Kool G Rap [download]

Chi-Ill

Chemical Food [download] (via Flawless Hustle)

I Was A Fiend Intro
Crown Of Thorns – Reef The Lost Cauze
Mo’ Better – Lefty
Shallow & Hollow – Reef The Lost Cauze
Tear It Down – Reef The Lost Cauze (Army Of The Pharaohs)
Zoner – Lefty
Dead Shall Rise – Reef The Lost Cauze (Army Of The Pharaohs)
Point Blank – Lefty
Let’s Get Ill – Reef The Lost Cauze (BurntMD)
Dance With The Devil – Lefty
Never Knew Me – Uzi Scott aka Lefty
Brain Tumors Remix – Reef The Lost Cauze (Bekay)
Cookin’ Keys – Reef The Lost Cauze (Army Of The Pharaohs)
Misery – Lefty
World Still Burnz – Lefty
Give It Up – Reef The Lost Cauze
Definition – Lefty
Live As It Gets – Reef The Lost Cauze
I Do This – Piseas f. Mistah Fab (BONUS CUT)

Lefty and Reef are teamed up with DJ Concept to drop a tight mixtape in support of their tour. There’s a handful of Northern Cali shows left  (see below) so catch one if you can.

Mic Fiends Tour Mixtape [download]

Show remaining on tour:
Wed 5/19: Next Bar: 4231 East Shields Avenue Fresno, CA 93726 8pm
Thur 5/20: Blue Lamp: 1400 Alhambra Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95816 9pm
Fri 5/21: KSJS San Jose 90.5 FM: Live ON AIR w/ DJ Lucidal 6pm–7pm
Fri 5/21: KPOO San Francisco 89.5 FM: Live ON AIR w/ Ghetto Gumbo 10pm–11pm
Fri 5/21: Club Six: 60 6th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 9pm
Sat 5/22: Amoeba Music (in store) 1855 Haight Street, San Francisco CA 3pm
Sat 5/22: Streetlight Music (in store) 939 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 5pm
Sat 5/22: Works Gallery: 451 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113 9pm
Sun 5/23: Jambalaya: 915 H Street, Arcata, CA 95521 21+ 7pm

DJ Concept: website / MySpace
Lefty
Reef The Lost Cauze

Fillmore District’s emcee on-the-rise DaVinci drops a brand new exclusive non-album track, titled “Gettin’ Money In My Sleep”, produced by Big D of D’Naje Entertainment. Included on a brand new RockTheDub.com compilation project, the track is an embodiment of DaVinci’s methods and message – powerful lyrics flow smoothly over the refined yet raw production, while the emcee rhymes about the importance of working hard, earning respect and, ultimately, making money. As the emcee continues to make waves in the hip-hop world, it’s clear DaVinci isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

If you don’t already have it, be sure to download DaVinci’s amazing album, The Day The Turf Stood Still, here. If you want to really support a quality project, you can buy the album at that link too.

“Gettin’ Money In My Sleep” [download]

DaVinci

Landing recent production on projects for Andre Nickatina and Pep Love, Nima Fadavi announces the release of the “Instrumental Files”. The compilation will feature instrumentals from both released and unreleased projects and will showcase Fadavi’s production versatility. The only guest appearance is from Souls of Mischief’s DJ Lex, lending a helping hand adding cuts and laser scratches to the track “Oxygen.”

The Instrumental Files [download]

Nima Fadavi

Hip-Hop duo, NEFEW, have been raising their profile stateside with material from their recent project Homesick. It was tracks such as the poignant Biko featuring G.O.O.D Music signee Consequence that attacked the College Charts and encouraged the attention of some of the most recognized DJs.

Wanting to keep the momentum moving, Polemikk and PA-Double, who featured on the coveted HipHopDX.com’s Next column earlier this month, joined forces with world renowned Hip-Hop blog 2DopeBoyz.com and their premier sponsor PUMA to deliver a new chapter of their ongoing musical biography for fans old and new.

The ANTIHERO BEGINS is a project that simply enhances the brand the duo have diligently worked hard to establish over the past few years. Prolific lyrics and odes to things that matter are complemented by string heavy, soulful musical soundscapes crafted intentionally for this album.

“With artists giving out music for free, and the industry demanding it, we thought it was time for us to walk on that same path, but at the same time we felt that releasing a mixtape using other artist’s production was just not enough. Instead we decided to produce a whole album from scratch.” – Polemikk

Their ability to create Hip-Hop, reminiscent of that which saturated the Hip-Hop timeline in its infancy, is what puts NEFEW in pole position. Their attitude to the culture, their undeniable talent and the content they are comfortable to address is what allows them to transcend boundaries with their music and their interpretation of the issues we face in our daily lives.

“This album is about us, our production, our lyrics, our story. You won’t encounter any big features with A-list artists, nor will you hear feature productions from celebrity producers. It’s just us,” the duo confirmed confidently. “What people will get from this project is great music and great inspiration. Lyrics that I feel everyone can relate to. We all have dreams, and we’re always looking for ways to make them come true. This project might serve as the blueprint for that. It is definitely not something you want to vibe to in the club, but you might want to listen to it when you plan to do big things.”

Antihero Begins [download] (via 2dopeboyz)

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