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Anti-Lilly & Phoniks: Stories From The Brass Section

Portland, ME-based producer Phoniks teams up with Houston rapper Anti-Lilly to drop their collaboration project Stories From The Brass Section. The deadly combination of these two talents brought up an 11-track album that features heavy jazz influence and remixes of ‘90s hip-hop classics. The album also includes the talents of Scolla, Devin Miles, and Awon.

Amerigo Gazaway: Fela Soul

Fela Soul is a flawless fusion of the vocals of the hip-hop group, De La Soul and the music of the Nigerian jazz artist, Fela Kuti. Assembled by Amerigo Gazaway, this mixtape via Gummy Soul is composed of nine tracks. The talent of the artists are showcased well that each track is composed impeccably. Get ready to lose yourself in the vivid, cascading rhythms and cracking rhymes.

JekK: One Day

What happens when you put an electronic twist to your run-of-the-mill love songs? JekK‘s debut One Day is the answer, and is the only thing you’ll ever need. Not much is known about the artist himself (except that he’s French), but he sure told a lot about the EP in an interview to Jamendo.

Spose: DANKONIA

Rap hero, Spose, has released another mind-blowing tape titled Dankonia, which features Ryan Peters himself rapping over beats from now-defunct rap duo Outkast. With Spose’s critical and sardonic style, he succeeds to bring out the farce of modern American life with comicalness and suave wordplay.

Antidote and Harvy Dent: The Formula

With a kick for slow beats, rhythmic, and low soulful sounds, Antidote and Harvy Dent‘s The Formula, is a mixtape that invites casual to in-depth soul and hip-hop listeners. The two artists from Black Cell Entertainment have compiled all original and exclusive tracks from up-and-coming artists such as Glasses Malone, Demrick, Annimeanz, Quiz, Shye, Iceman, Bad Habbit, Casanova Brown, Young Miss, Yahdee Tye, Tommy Nello, Kree, Brooke Taylor, and DJ Research.
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Kellee Maize: The 5th Element

‘The 5th Element’ is Kellee Maize’s 5th studio album released for Valentine’s Day 2014, perfectly co-relating to the albums main theme. The 5th and missing element is Love – which in its unconditional form could help humanity evolve its consciousness from the “love of power to the power of love”, says Kellee Maize on her website quoting Jimi Hendrix.

Sole: Dispatches From The American Fall

When it comes to expressing thoughts and views into music, Sole is one emcee that delivers his mind loud and clear through his tracks. Dispatches from the American Fall is the latest compilation from the outspoken musician whose real name is Tim Holland. Based in Portland, Maine, he founded and managedthe label, Anticon. He has also been a part of groups like Live Poets, So Called Artists and Deep Puddle Dynamics to name a few. This 23-track mixtape contains cuts filled with scathing thoughts and diatribes about the system. Whether it's about economy, society and the perils of living in an "evil" empire. The tracks feature soliloquies gathered over a decade and layered over catchy beats. It's an interesting record that should feed your political and revolutionary inclinations.

Raw Tapes: Puzzles

Expect nothing but well-tailored beats and impressive arrangements. Puzzles, an 11-track album by the 11 beat makers and producers of Raw Tapes, was released last January 2013. Owned and operated by Osbourne “Ease” Green, Raw Tapes Records have been releasing outstanding records since 2010.