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Shoestring is a 48 year old MC from Flint, Michigan who came up in the mid-90’s as a member of the trio The Dayton Family. However, it wasn’t until 1999 when he put out his solo debut Representin’ Till the World Ends under Tommy Boy Records & then followed it up 2 years later with the Reel Life Productions-backed Cross Addicted . Shortly after, Shoestring focused on DF for the next 15 years & eventually returned on his own in 2016 by dropping Fix My City . But as the 2 year anniversary of The Bake Up Boy came & went last month, he’s enlisting MonStar Entertainment in-house producer Lennon Smiley for his 5th full-length album. The album begins with “Da Bomb Weed”, which works in some piano embellishments saying that’s what he chokes on. “Fuck Pop” is a grimy yet vibrant ode to stacking bread whereas “Get Rich” continues the themes of the previous cut except it takes a more hyphy direction. “Kill You” needs no further explanation with it’s combative lyrics or it’s baleful ...

DC rhymesmith Devin the Ripper recently dropped new visuals for his Jadakiss assisted track “ What A Day .” The soulful boom-bap record is included as a bonus track off of his upcoming project “ No Flights To Waldorf (Based On A True Story)” dropping 7/30. You can click here to pre-order the proj e ct, and be sure to tap into the video above! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Email source https://undergroundhiphopblog.com/videos/devin-the-ripper-feat-jadakiss-what-a-day-video/

The Pacific Northwest’s Boom Bap Project trifecta embody the bravado of one of the greatest athletes of all time in the new video for their slick-talking banger, “Deion Sanders,” produced by longtime collaborator Vitamin D. The visuals are directed by Phillip Haleen, who centers the footage on the group’s two emcees, Karim (aka Nightclubber Lang) and Destro, as they do what they do best. Check out the visuals and head over to your  preferred digital retailer or streaming platform  to support. Boom Back Project’s comeback album,  Return Flight , is due out on  vinyl ,  CD  and DSPs on August 13 via Fat Beats. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Email source https://undergroundhiphopblog.com/videos/boom-bap-project-deion-sanders-video/

Alius Pnukkl of the Almighty Dreadnaughtz reminds listeners of his place in the culture by dropping his new single/video “I’m Hip Hop” produced by Black Bethoven . Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Email source https://undergroundhiphopblog.com/videos/alius-pnukkl-im-hip-hop-prod-by-black-bethoven-video/

Struggle Mike  is an entrepreneur from Buffalo, NY who is well known in the customized car show scene. He started a clothing store in 2015 and built a top-of-the-line studio into it. Then, with the help of Tony Dinero and City Boy from BSF, he started putting together compilation albums full of buzzing names and up-n-comers alike. In only two short years he has put out four releases featuring names like Fred The Godson (RIP), Eto, 38 Spesh, China Mac, Che Noir, Hus Kingpin, and many more. Mike is once again ready to bless listeners with a stacked comp titled “Ties.” Every track on the album is named after a notorious gangster. Two singles have been pumping in the streets for the last month or so: “Gotti (Dope Boys remix)” featuring Benny The Butcher, Heem and Smoke Bulga, and “Luciano” featuring Flee Lord and Heem. However, that’s just the tip of the iceberg, as the album also includes features from Rick Hyde, Eto, BodyBag Ben, Pounds, MC Eiht, Bubu Th...

East Coast based Hip Hop artist Inf stops by our DTLA HQ and drops an exclusive Mic Session performing “Anything” produced by Mac James . Follow: https://www.instagram.com/_infmusic_ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Email source https://undergroundhiphopblog.com/videos/inf-anything-mic-session/

Coming out of Santa Ana, California, Illness is a bilingual lyricist who dedicates himself to expressing his truth to whoever will listen. This month saw the release of his latest album which is aptly titled “ Straight Outta Quarantine ”. This is a 13 track body of work that delivers some clean boom bap production and features from Hijo De Mata , Cable Vivo, Fred Word, Moha Umo , Alpha Ready, Salvadoreina and Cris The Kid . Let’s get into this! “So Sick” is a stand out track that takes us through how Illness sees the world we live in. A relatable track to many as he delivers clever bars that are a nice mix of grit, depth and frankness. Hijo De Mata provides a clean assist on the hook and bridge, taking us to a nicely executed climax. Production wise, the track is simple. Melodic synths and classic hip hop drums. The slightly robotic sound scape was a nice touch! “Now a Dayz” is the tenth track on the album and features Cris The Kid. Menacing, hard hitting hip hop production gets us st...