August 2009

West Coast producer D.C. who hails out of California is constantly putting in work in the independent arena. In his pursuit to build a name for himself, D.C. has gotten placements on a variety of TV Shows: and recently placed in the top 3 for the Dynamic Producer x Common Remix competition. Midwest emcee Penn “The God” has lived all over the Midwest which probably explains his knack for switching flows and timely punch lines. He brings those lyrical ingredients from all his past homes into a stew as he dives in and out of rhythms while trying to capture the essence of a song. “The Come Up” is the lead single from D.C. & Penn Bannekar’s forthcoming album The Point Of Convergence. Peep the new joint and let us know what you think.

Download: D.C. & Penn Bannekar – “The Come Up”

As we continue to support Danny Swain‘s Def Jux campaign leading up to his LP, we release another single, this time with highly acclaimed emcee of Tanya Morgan fame, Von Pea. The prior leaks have been excellent, but this one takes the cake in my opinion. You can tell the Jux influence has been rubbing off on Danny, as this joint holds to be some of his darkest production. Quite an excellent collaboration as well, I didn’t really see this coming to be honest, but it worked out well. Von comes hard and absolutely kills the first verse, and Danny comes as the anchor and finishes strong. Check it out and stay tuned as we figure out when we will be able to get our hands on this LP…

Download: Danny! – “Hoedown Showdown” feat. Von Pea [Mediafire]

Last week we got our first peek at No News Is Good News, a boom-bap collaboration with Blu that had us all on edge to get our hands on the full LP. Well today, with the help of Public Axis and RTD, we get to do just that, free of charge! MAGr is definitely a new name to me, but after giving this a full spin, I am convinced that they will be around for many more moons. Check out the album and share your thoughts in the comments section below…

Download: MAGr – No News Is Good News

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