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Audio: yU “If U Down”
After hitting us with A Garbage Beat Tape, yU comes back with the bars today (which like that beat tape, are far from garbage). This new jawn, “If U Down,” will serve as the 1st single from his...
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Audio: yU “Blind (prod. Kev Brown)”
Aside from the obvious (see okayplayer.com) another album to check for today is yU‘s (of Diamond District) sophomore LP, The EARN. For one final leak off the release, we get the Kev Brown produced...
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Audio: yU “Can’t Hide” feat. EyeQ
yU‘s new solo album, The Earn, is in stores now via Mello Music Group. If you haven’t heard it yet, go do that, it definitely is one of the better hip-hop albums I heard this year. Today, we get a...
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For the latest episode of Out Da Box TV, they interview Diamond District member yU. They get up with the DMV emcee in NY to discuss his approach to his music, connecting with the audience, juggling...
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2011 was an especially effective year for independent record label Mello Music Group. With a heavy emphasis on quality and standards, the label kept Hip-Hop fans well-stocked with releases all year...
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Audio: Lee Bannon “PG&E” f/ Del The Funkee Homosapien, S.O.L. & yU
Sacramento producer Lee Bannon will be dropping his new album, Fantastic Plastic, on February 28th (pre-order here). For this latest look at the LP, Lee once again hooks up with Del The Funkee...
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Audio: The Black Opera X yU “Black Superstar”
What we love most about the enigmatic Black Opera collective is that they combine their thorough knowledge of counter-cultural discourse with undeniably dope music. On this joint, they jump on a...
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Audio: yU “Dreams” feat. Danedra Rowell
DMV emcee/producer yU is a problem with the beats and the bars, but he caught me off guard with this sing songy track “Dreams” featuring Danedra Rowell. Not what I’m use to hearing from dude, but this...
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Audio Premiere: L’Orange “The Mad Writer” feat. yU
I haven’t heard the full album yet, but L’Orange couldn’t have picked a better name for his LP than The Mad Writer. Much like his Blu assisted track, once again the NC born producer gets an...
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Diamond District –“First Step” + ‘March On Washington’ LP Pre-Order
Diamond District returns with the new track “First Step” from their forthcoming March On Washington LP, due out October 14th via Mello Music Group. “First Step” is the lead single from the impending...
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Audio Premiere: The 1978ers Announce Forthcoming ‘People Of Today’ LP + “A...
Diamond District MC yU and producer Slimkat return as The 1978ers to announce their forthcoming People Of Today LP, which is due to drop on November 11th via Mello Music Group. News of the 18-track...
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The 1978ers Take It Back To “1-9-7-T-8″
The 1978ers follow a strong showing on “A People’s Intro Act 1″ with the latest single from their forthcoming People Of Today LP entitled “1-9-7-T-8″ – an ode to the year yU and Slimkat first came...
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Diamond District –“First Step” [Official Video]
Diamond District returns with the official video for “First Step” from the forthcoming March On Washington LP, due out October 14th via Mello Music Group. The video directed by Jay Brown features...
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Stream The ‘March On Washington’ LP From Diamond District
Diamond District celebrates the release of their latest project with a full stream of the March On Washington LP, out today via Mello Music Group. The highly-anticipated project follows the singles...
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The 1978ers –‘P.O.T.’ EP (Acts I, II, III) [Stream] + ‘People Of Today’...
The 1978ers continue to ply fans with goodies ahead of the highly-anticipated People Of Today LP, this time dropping the P.O.T. EP (Acts I, II, III) – an expansion of their lead track that takes fans...
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The 1978ers –“OneNine7-T-8″ [Official Video]
The 1978ers take a ride around The District in the official video for “OneNine7-T-8″ from their forthcoming People of Today LP directed by Jay Brown. yU and Slimkat take turns manning a rickshaw in...
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The 1978ers Return w/ ‘People Of Today’ LP [Stream]
The 1978ers celebrate the release of their highly-anticipated People Of Today LP with a full stream of the project, which dropped today via Mello Music Group. The project produced by the pair is a...
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The Black Opera (Obie Iyoha, Magestik Legend & Jamall Bufford) –“DOJO” (prod....
The Black Opera resurfaced this week ahead of their European tour to do a little sparring on the blazing posse cut “DOJO” produced by yU. The unreleased song, which formally introduces fans to the...
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yU The 78er Delivers Dastardly Vibes w/ Nottz-Produced Gem “Homicide”
yU The 78er of the mighty Mello Music Group comes through with a heavy new joint in the Nottz-produced heater “Homicide” off the forthcoming Persona compilation. The fade of a tender vocal hook, yU...
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Walkingshoe & yU Gently Drift On The Soothing New Single “Nora”
Chicago beatmaker and multi-instrumentalist Walkingshoe has a message: The Future Will Kill You. Dark as that message may be, he’s not wrong–eventually time erases everything, and at some point in the...
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