Rawkus 50 Presents: Kaze - Block 2 The Basement

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Here it is, the long awaited follow-up to "The Spirit Of '94" which served as a tribute to fellow lyricists Nas, Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep and more who released groundbreaking albums in 1994. Followed up with a remix version by 9th Wonder called "The Spirit of '94 Version 9.0," a mixtape, a few rap battle titles under his belt, and more than 10,000 vinyl and CD sales worldwide, Kaze is ready to release "Block 2the Basement." This time around Kaze is backed by production from D1 from Black Wall Street, K Slack, Analogic and Erv Ford. Already released in the digital realm through an agreement with Rawkus Records as part of their digital-only Rawkus 50 program,"Block 2the Basement" is currently the #3 seller of the 50 releases. Now, through Kaze's own Sound Of The Culture imprint, this album is available in a hard copy, released to a market primed by extensive online coverage and promotion through the likes of Allhiphop.com and Hiphopdx.com. "Block 2the Basement" features a long list of North Cackalacka guest emcees and the ultra-hot cut "Paperwork" featuring Royce Da 5'9".

01. The Grudge (Wolves In The Gutter) (Prod. by Erv Ford)
02. Silent Onez feat. J. Black (Prod. by Jazz B)
03. Immaculate feat. A.M. (Prod. by Skaz Digga)
04. Ride Wit Me feat. K. Slack (Prod. by K. Slack)
05. Paperwork feat. Royce Da 5'9” (Prod. by Erv Ford)
06. I Got Soul (Prod. by D1)
07. Burn It Up (Prod. by D1)
08. You Call That Gangsta? feat. Young Flu (Prod. by D1)
09. You Don't Know (Prod. by K. Slack)
10. Real Life (Prod. by Analogic)
11. The Darkside (Prod. by DJ Scandales)
12. Dynasty (Prod. by Analogic)
13. The Stereotype (Remix) (Prod. by FortyI)
14. I Was Raised On It (The 80s) (Prod. by Erv Ford)
15. So Real feat. Erv Ford, Wordsworth (Prod. by Erv Ford)
16. Black Man Worldwide feat. Supastition, Mr. Mohalyn (Prod. by DJ Forge)
17. Genuine feat. Mr. Mohalyn (Prod. by JahFree)
18. Dear God (Trouble At Home) (Prod. by Erv Ford)
19. The Quickening feat. Empty Pockets (Prod. by Analogic)
20. We Want It All (Prod. by K. Slack)

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Bekay - The Horror Flick LP

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This project is Bekay's album delivered to Rawkus Records as part of his membership into the Rawkus 50. The Rawkus 50 is an artist driven revolution comprised of the 50 next important hip-hop artists. "The Horror Flick LP" delivers an album loaded with complex imagery and clever wordplay over boom-bap style beats and razor sharp cuts. Featuring production from Shuko (Keith Murray, Saigon, Immortal Technique), BeanOne (Supernatural, Jurassic 5), Arythmetic (Doujah Raze) & Analogic. "Horror Flick" also includes guest appearances from El-Gant, Mr. Met, DJ Dutchmaster and more. The Horror Flick LP is the perfect supplement to hold over Bekay fans for the soon to be released Hunger Pains LP.

01. Intro (Prod. by Learnt Grimey)
02. Battlin' Myself (Prod. by Hectic)
03. Ready To Go (Prod. by DJ Krylon)
04. Deadly Potency (Prod. by Arythmetic)
05. I'm The Reason (Prod. by Returners)
06. A Legal Question (Skit)
07. Alphabitch (Prod. by Shuko)
08. Battlefield (Prod. by BeanOne)
09. You Wanna Test? (Prod. Shuko)
10. Don't Feel Good (Prod. DJ Krylon)
11. Dead End (Prod. by Analogic)

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Kaimbr - Why Be Somebody Else?

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01. Intro
02. Shotgun
03. No One Can Tell feat. Alison Carney
04. Multiply feat. Kev Brown
05. Voicemail
06. The Truth feat. Kenn Starr
07. Breakin Em Off feat. Roddy Rod
08. Shark Food feat. Cy Young
09. Krylon Kraft
10. Closed Court
11. Better Days feat. Raw Awthentic
12. Writing On The Wall feat. Kronkite, Cy Young & IQ
13. Changes feat. Kev Brown
14. What Happened feat. Bilal Salaam

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Rawkus 50 Presents: 3rd Brillyance - Grass Roots

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The group 3rd Brillyance was formed in Germany in 2006 by members Alex Chadwick and Madd Astronoma. The producer/MC duo met through a mutual friend. After low expectations of each others’ music they were blown away on the first listen and instantly knew they needed to work together. This chemistry is part of what makes their music so significant.

In February 2007 Rawkus announced the “Rawkus 50” competition where 50 independent rap artists would be chosen to release an album on Rawkus and given the opportunity to take their career from rapping on the corner to being supported by one of Hip Hops most trusted brands. 3rd Brillyance was one of the selected as their debut album “Grass Roots” was released around September 2007 on Rawkus Records. On their future releases the duo will keep representing honest Hip Hop. Not striving for a commercialized sound, they will continue to give true music from their hearts, wanting for people to respect them and recognize that they really do it for the love of the music.

01. Music is Real
02. Don't Be Ashamed
03. Feel This
04. For Sale feat. Bryna Sigurdardottir
05. Not A Product
06. Then Ya Gone
07. Gave U My Love
08. It's Hip Hop feat. DJ K-Krunk Da Drunk Azzazzin
09. Just 4 You
10. One Time
11. Not Suppose to Be Here
12. The N Word
13. Speak on it
14. Credit Due

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One of my personal favorites from the Rawkus 50 collection... soulful, jazzy and a real throwback to the boom bap era. Definitely worth a look.

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Rawkus 50 Presents: Spit Supreme - Whole Life For This

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Dope Rawkus 50 release by up-and-coming MC, Spit Supreme. All tracks are produced by Cosmos. Don't sleep!

01. New Breed (Intro)
02. Let's Get It
03. Five Zero Eight
04. Playing For Keeps
05. Do You Really Know Me
06. Authentic
07. Bringing It Back
08. The Big Hit
09. You Hear Me
10. Who Am I (Outro)

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Rawkus 50 Presents: L.E.G.A.C.Y. (of Justus League) - L.E.G.A.C.Y.

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01. Fear feat. Edgar Allen Flow & Sean Boog (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
02. 30/30 (Prod. by Khrysis)
03. It's All Real (Prod. by Khrysis)
04. Bang (Prod. by Khrysis)
05. I Betcha (Remix) (Prod. by Gyphted)
06. 110th Street feat. Dasan Ahanu
07. Still Standing feat. Chaundon (Prod. by Khrysis)
08. Take One feat. Jozeemo (Prod. by Khrysis)
09. The Deathlist feat. Sean Boog (Prod. by Khrysis)
10. Too Far (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
11. Wildlife Pt. 3 (Prod. by 9th Wonder)

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Another Rawkus 50 banger for your collection! For those who've been following the Rawkus 50 movement, all 50 dropped digitally on November 2007. I have 28 of the albums and will be posting the best of the bunch over the coming weeks... stay tuned!

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