That Realness Is Now Closed!!!

At a time when chasing money supersedes chasing dreams, Detroit's Finale has proudly done the opposite. A former automotive engineer for the Big Three, the Morehouse drop-out decided that he would devote five years to his passion of hip-hop before deciding what his life's calling would truly be.

"That was seven years ago," jokes Finale. With rich histories in both the auto industry and music, he opted for the latter, perhaps a bit more stable in these times. "I wanted things to happen naturally," says the emcee. In his community, open microphones, showcases and emcee battles prompted Finale to mingle with local talents like One.Be.Lo and Guilty Simpson, while winning the respect of producers including Black Milk, Nottz and the immortal J Dilla. The career and personal sacrifice of Finale is captured on A Pipedream And A Promise, featuring the producers mentioned.

01. Arrival & Departure feat. Awesome Dre (Prod. By V-Tech and Apollo Brown)
02. Style (Prod. By Kev Brown)
03. Pay Attention (Prod. By Slimkat); Interlude - Beat The Drums (Prod. By Shamus O’Flannigan)
04. The Waiting Game feat. Invincible (Prod. By Khrysis); Interlude - feat. Prince Whippa Whip (Cold Crush)
05. One Man Show (Prod. By Black Milk) (Scratches By DJ Presyce)
06. Jumper Cables (Prod. By Nottz)
07. A Reason (Prod. By Ta'Raach)
08. Motor Music (Prod. By Black Milk)
09. Heat (Prod. By J Dilla) (Scratches By DJ Sicari)
10. Issues (Prod. By Dimlite); Interlude - feat. Prince Whippa Whip (Cold Crush)
11. Brother’s Keeper (Prod. By Nottz)
12. The Senator (Prod. By Waajeed)
13. What You Mean To Me (Prod. By M-Phazes)
14. A Pipe Dream And A Promise feat. Monica Blaire & Allan Barnes (The Blackbrds) (Prod. By Oddisee)
15. BONUS TRACK - Paid Homage (R.I.P. J Dilla) (Prod. By Flying Lotus)

GZA/GENIUS is one of the most renowned hip-hop emcees of all time. An original member of the legendary Wu-Tang-Clan, GZA has established himself as a perennial force in hip-hop having amassed sales of over 1.5 million units in his 13+year solo career. Recently, GZAs contributions have driven the success of the 2008 Wu-Tang-Clan reunion album 8 Diagrams as well as two of independent hip-hop's flagship releases (Think Differently music: Wu-Tang Meets the indie culture, and Dj Muggz/GZA collaboration Grandmasters) both scanning 60,000+ units to date. Pro Tools was critically acclaimed as GZAs best work in years and was one of the top selling independent hip-hop albums of 2008. Now, GZAs fifth solo album Pro Tools is finally in an instrumental only configuration.

01. Intromental (Produced By: Dreddy Kruger)
02. Pencil (Produced By: Mathematics)
03. Alphabets (Produced By: True Master)
04. Groundbreaking (Produced By: Bronze Nazareth)
05. 7 Pounds (Produced By: Black Milk; Preservation)
06. 0 % Finance (Produced By: Jose 'Choco' Reynoso)
07. Short Race (Produced By: Arabian Knight)
08. Paper Plate (Produced By: Rza)
09. Columbian Ties (Produced By: Bronze Nazareth)
10. Firehouse (Produced By: Rock Marcy)
11. Path Of Destruction (Produced By: Jay Waxx Garfield)
12. Cinema (Produced By: Arabian Knight)
13. Intermission (Drive In Movie)
14. Life Is A Movie (Produced By: Rza)

Video for Black Milk "Losing Out" featuring Royce Da 5'9" off of the new album Tronic available everywhere now.

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You should remember Colin Munroe from that "I Want Those Flashing Lights" video he did, and now he's back with more. Dallas Austin presents his artist Colin Munroe with this mixtape, Colin Munroe Is The Unsung Hero. The tape features Wale, Black Milk, Drake, Joell Ortiz, Mickey Factz, Skyzoo and more.

01. The Unsung Hero feat. Everybody
02. Piano Lessons feat. Joell Ortiz (Prod. by Black Milk)
03. Will I Stay (Remix) feat. Wale & Dallas Austin
04. One More Chance feat. Mickey Factz
05. As Much As You feat. Blaqstarr
06. Fever (Remix)
07. Cannon Ball feat. Drake
08. Who Killed Davey Moore (Bob Dylan REVOX)
09. Last Cause
10. Brick In The Wall feat. Skyzoo
11. To Find A Hero feat. Novel
12. Break Off feat. Saukrates & Black Milk
13. Sunday Bloody Sunday
14. What The Young Man Says feat. Izza Kizza & Mims



"Will I Stay"

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Ruste Juxx is the newest sensation coming out of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. After several years of collaborating on Boot Camp Clik projects, such as Sean Price's "Monkey Bars," and "Jesus Price Superstar," albums, along with being featured on Boot Camp Clik's "Casualties Of War" album. Juxx is preparing to release his first solo project, entitled "Indestructible." "Vic Flair" is the lead single off "Indestructible," one of Ruste Juxx's biggest singles to date, getting spins on New York's Hot 97 FM and the accompanying video becoming an underground favorite online. Touring extensively within the Unitede States and Europe with Sean Price he has continually built a steady fan base.

"Indestructible" is Executive-Produced by Sean Price and spearheaded by the menacing lead tracks "Rock On," and "Get Up," the album features guest appearances by Heltah Skeltah, Smif-N-Wessun and Buckshot, as well as production from PF Cuttin, NOTTZ, Dan The Man, and Black Milk. After years of grinding, Ruste Juxx is finally seeing his hard work and dedication to what he loves paying off. With this project he proves that success is the only option. The album title means he's too strong to be destroyed.

01. Wipe Off Ya Smile (Feat. Blaze) (Prod By Black Milk) 03:50
02. System On Blast (Feat. Reek) (Prod By PF Cuttin) 04:12
03. Get Up (Feat. Lil Vic) (Prod By PF Cuttin) 03:14
04. Machine Gun Skunk (Feat. Jahdan) (Prod By Masse Salazar) 04:16
05. Grave Digga (Prod By Masse Salazar) 03:36
06. Morgue Truck (Prod By Masse Salazar) 03:34
07. Let Me In (Prod By Dan The Man) 03:28
08. Pimpin Ya Wife (Prod By M-Nasty) 04:02
09. To All My Enemies (Prod By Dan The Man) 04:05
10. Duck Down! (Prod By Black Milk) 03:12
11. Homicide Niggas (Feat. Reek) (Prod By DJ Large) 04:56
12. Love Is Worth Waiting For (Prod By Blastah Beatz) 03:47
13. Blaze Freestyle Interlude (R.I.P.) 01:02
14. Blaze My Fire (Feat. L.A.W.) (Prod By DJ Large) 04:00
15. Optimistic (Prod By Blastah Beatz) 03:47

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In only a few years, producer/emcee Black Milk has quickly developed into one of the few hip hop artists who both carries an accomplished resume and is followed with widely-held optimism about what he can bring as one of the leaders of the modern hip hop movement.

Now 25 years old, Black (born Curtis Cross) earned his stripes both locally in his native Detroit and on a national level from his associations with Slum Village. After getting his first production credit for "What is This" on SV's sophomore album "Trinity" in 2002, he produced much of the popular group's next two albums both individually and as part of the production team BR Gunna, with whom he also released the album "Dirty District, Vol. 2." It wasn't until his self-released debut solo album "Sound of the City" in 2005 did he begin to achieve some notoriety as an emcee, and it was off the strength of the album that he signed his first record deal with Fat Beats Records in 2006.

Upon the release of his "Popular Demand" album in March 2007, Black Milk instantly became one of underground hip hop ambassadors. In addition to becoming a go-to producer for commissioned beats on an independent level (he's placed beats on projects by Kidz in the Hall, Guilty Simpson, Strange Fruit Project, Genius/GZA, and many more), he's also worked with major label artists like Pharoahe Monch, Kardinal Offishall, and Busta Rhymes. He's also since released two albums on his own Music House imprint (Fat Ray's "The Set Up" and "Black Milk presents Caltroit"), produced nearly an entire album for Elzhi from Slum Village ("The Preface"), and produces and rhymes as a member of the group Random Axe (with Sean Price and Guilty Simpson) who have a full length album dropping in first quarter 2009.

His new album "Tronic" shows that Black has grown tremendously as a producer, as he's adopted more live instrumentation and is introducing more complex arrangement than his previous sample-heavy work. He also shows marked improvement as an emcee, and carries most of the album himself with only 3 guest verses on the entire album (from emcee royalty Pharoahe Monch, Royce Da 5'9", and Sean Price). Not even two years removed from his breakthrough release, Black Milk proves on "Tronic" that not only is he growing as an artist, but hip hop music as a genre still has room to grow.

01. Long Story Short feat. Dwele
02. Bounce
03. Give The Drummer Sum
04. Without U feat. Colin Munroe
05. Hold It Down
06. Losing Out feat. Royce da 5′9"
07. Hell Yeah feat. Fat Ray
08. Overdose
09. Reppin For U feat. AB
10. The Matrix feat. Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price, & DJ Premier
11. Try
12. Tronic Summer
13. Bond 4 Life feat. Melanie Rutherford
14. Elec (Outro)



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01. DJ Premier & Biggest G - Time 4 Change
02. Nygz - Policy
03. Big Shug - When I Strike
04. House Of Reps - U Gotta Love Us
05. Termanology - Hold That
06. Blaq Poet - Ain’t Nuttin Changed
07. Prodigy - Veterans Memorial Pt. 2
08. Statik Selektah Ft. MOP, Jadakiss - For The City
09. Young Maylay - I Showed You
10. D-Flow (DITC) - Like Dat
11. Scarface - Emeritus
12. Jake One Ft. Little Brother - Bless The Child
13. Ludacris Ft. Floyd Mayweather - Undisputed
14. LL Cool J - Dear Hip Hop
15. DJ Revolution Ft. Planet Asia - School
16. Bumpy Knuckles - The OG Pt. 3
17. Royce Tha 5′9″ - I Gotta Shake This
18. DJ Revolution Ft. KRS-One, DJ Premier - The DJ
19. Black Milk Ft. Pharoahe Monch, DJ Premier, SeanPrice - The Matrix

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01. Promise Land (prod. by Nottz) 03:21
02. Heat To The Streets (feat. Kid Vishis) (prod. by Green Lantern) 02:35
03. Give Up Your Guns (feat. Talib Kweli) (prod. by DJ Wich) 04:57
04. J Ro vs. Mike B (Skit) 00:55
05. We Deep (feat. Trick Trick) (prod. by Denaun Porter) 03:45
06. Rewind (prod. by Carlos Broady) 03:26
07. Gun Music (prod. by Green Lantern) 04:33
08. Bad Guy (prod. by Green Lantern) 03:01
09. Let’s Talk (feat. & prod. by Black Milk) 04:55
10. We Everywhere (feat. Kid Vishis) (prod. by Pip) 03:24
11. Been Shotown (prod. by Green Lantern) 03:23
12. Angel (prod. by Carlos Broady) 03:59
13. On The Low (prod. by 9th Wonder) 04:16

Says it's mixed but it's not, some tracks you'll find are from Bar Exam 2, enjoy!

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Disclaimer: This is not an album, not a mixtape, just good fucking music. Don't label it, just listen. Thanks to all who participated. (as said on the back of the cd)

01. Picture That Intro 02:54
02. Vanquish (feat. Royce Da 5′9″) 02:41
03. The Gambler 03:06
04. Coastal Office (feat. Murs, Aloe Blacc) 03:18
05. Get Money 03:46
06. Wake Up (prod. by DJ Rhettmatic) 02:55
07. Ghetto 03:15
08. Of The Same Air (feat. Talib Kweli) 04:21
09. Relax Remix (feat. J Davey) 04:18
10. Stupid People (feat. Jean Grae) 03:42
11. Hands High (feat. Torae) 02:19
12. Hip Hop Dead (feat. Del The Funkee Homosapien) 03:14
13. Underground Massacre (feat. Sha Stimuli & Tools) 03:45
14. Welcome To Rosewood 03:36
15. Fiyakrakaz (prod. by Black Milk) 02:32
16. Lords Of War (feat. Archrival) 04:15

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After feeling a little let down with the Brooklyn Academy album this is a much better offering. This is sort of a follow up to the classic 2005 release "Orange Moon Over Brooklyn" even thought it's not officially classed as an album. either way, this is a must have. This surprised me very much. I've always liked Pumpkinhead but you just never really heard too much of him. give this a listen and you'll see that this dude is a straight up underground legend... BK stand up!!!

As a prelude to the release of Black Milk's upcoming LP, Tronic, on October 28; Fat Beats Records and HipHopDX present ELEC.

This free mixtape highlights 25 of Black Milk's finest works since the release of Popular Demand in March 2007. Featuring an all-star lineup of emcees and producers that include Busta Rhymes, Jake One, Pharoahe Monch, Kardinal Offishall, DJ Khalil, Bishop Lamont, as well as Detroit reps like Elzhi, Royce Da 5'9", Guilty Simpson and more.

01. Fat Ray & Black Milk - Take Control
02. Black Milk - Give the Drummer Sum
03. Caltroit - Go Hard (feat. Ras Kass & Royce Da 5'9")
04. Elzhi - Motown 25 (feat. Royce Da 5'9")
05. Elzhi - D.E.M.O.N.S.
06. Caltroit - Goatit (feat. Elzhi & Bishop Lamont)
07. Black Milk - Dub Rock
08. Fat Ray & Black Milk - Nothing to Hide
09. Jake One - I’m Comin (feat. Black Milk & Nottz)
10. Dabrye - Special (Black Milk Remix) (feat. Guilty Simpson)
11. T3 - Yawl (feat. Elzhi)
12. Caltroit - Mouth Music (feat. Guilty Simpson)
13. Slum Village- Call Me (feat. Dwele)
14. Pharoahe Monch - Bar Tap
15. Young RJ - Welcome to the District (feat. Black Milk)
16. Black Milk - The Matrix (feat. DJ Premier, Pharoahe Monch, & Sean Price)
17. Slum Village - Bootleggin
18. GZA/Genius - 7 Pounds
19. Caltroit - Bang That Shit Out (feat. Bishop Lamont & DJ Rhetttmatic)
20. Guilty Simpson - My Moment
21. Marv Won - Talk About
22. Caltroit - Everything (feat. Kardinal Offishall)
23. Fat Ray & Black Milk - Get Focus (feat. Phat Kat)
24. Fat Ray & Black Milk - When it Goes Down
25. Caltroit - Inconvenient Truth

Duck Down Records teams up wit The New Music Cartel to present to you Ruste Juxx's mixtape "The Prelude". His album "Sean Price Presents Ruste Juxx-Indestructable" will be dropping Oct 28.The album features production from Black Milk, Dan The Man, and PF Cuttin and is executive produced by Sean Price, Dru Ha & Buckshot.





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This hour long mixtape honors CMJ's year round commitment to supporting authentic hip-hop music.
This project contains current singles and exclusives by artists that are relevant to the college market and beyond, such as Slug, Dilated Peoples, Skyzoo, Emilio Rojas, Diamond D, Torae, Mobb Deep, U-N-I, Royce Da 5'9", Heltah Skeltah, A. Pinks, Sha Stimuli,The KnuX, Pharoahe Monch, Wale & More. Producers featured include DJ Premier, The Alchemist, DJ Scratch, 9th Wonder, Jake One, Illmind, Black Milk, M-Phazes, Khrysis, Analgoic & more.

01. Intro – Torae & A. Pinks
02. Evidence – “The Layover” (prod. by Khrysis)
03. Dilated Peoples – “The Last Is First” (prod. by The Alchemist)
04. Kel Spencer – “Lord, Give ‘Em Some Help” (prod. by M-Phazes)
05. Emilio Rojas – “Young, Fresh & Fly” (prod. by Illmind)
06. Butta Verses – “A New World” Freestyle (prod. by M-Phazes)
07. Shabaam Sahdeeq – “Freaky Flow” (prod. by Nick Wiz)
08. Skyzoo – “Braggin Rights (Remix) (prod. by Analogic)
09. Wale feat. Skyzoo – 5 Minutes (prod. by 9th Wonder)
10. Chaundon – “Politically Incorrect” (prod. by Eric G.)
11. Sha Stimuli – “Gotta Get Money” (prod. by Soundsmith)
12. The Knux – “Fire”
13. Diamond D – “U Can’t Be Me” (prod. by DJ Scratch)
14. D-Black – “Black on Black Crime” (prod. by Black Milk)
15. U-N-I – “Yesterday”
16. Royce Da 5’9” – “Shake This” (prod. by DJ Premier)
17. Posdnuos & Slug – “Oh Really” (prod. by Jake One)
18. El Da Sensei feat. Doujah Raze – “Got Fire” (prod. by The Returners)
19. Heltah Skeltah feat. Smif N Wessun – W.M.D. (prod. by M-Phazes)
20. Wais P the Pimp feat. Mobb Deep – Stop Chasin (prod. by KY)
21. Black Milk, Pharaohe Monch, Sean Price – “The Matrix” (prod. by Black Milk)

Black Milk's album "Tronic" is one of the most highly anticipated releases of the 4th Quarter, and this lead 12" features two tracks that have brought interest in his work as both a producer and emcee to new heights. "Give the Drummer Sum" features live instrumentation and polished flows, while the b-side features the all-star guest lineup of DJ Premier, Pharoahe Monch, and Sean Price on one of the best posse cuts in recent memory. "Tronic" hits stores on October 28.

01. 03:58 Give The Drummer Sum (LP Version)
02. 04:01 Give The Drummer Sum (Clean)
03. 04:01 Give The Drummer Sum (Instrumental)
04. 03:50 The Matrix feat. DJ Premier, Pharoahe Monch & Sean Price (LP Version)
05. 03:50 The Matrix feat. DJ Premier, Pharoahe Monch & Sean Price (Clean)
06. 03:50 The Matrix feat. DJ Premier, Pharoahe Monch & Sean Price (Instrumental)

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Seattle super producer steps from behind the boards to present his own debut. Polishing his production chops over the last decade, Jake One has crafted musical soundscapes for everyone from De La Soul to 50 Cent. Featuring an engaging cast of emerging underground artists, as well as some of hip-hop's most respected mainstream acts, Jake One's release will blur the line between underground and hip-hop, just as his stellar production career has. Appearances by MF Doom, Brother Ali, Young Buck, Busta Rhymes, Alchemist, Prodigy, Keak Da Sneak, and more.

1. I'm Coming feat. Black Milk & Nottz
2. Gangsta Boy feat. M.O.P.
3. The Truth feat. Freeway & Brother Ali
4. Turn It Down (Interlude)
5. God Like feat. D. Black
6. Bless The Child feat. Little Brother
7. Oh Really feat. Posdnuos (of De La Soul)
8. Hi (Interlude)
9. Trap Door feat. MF DOOM
10. Dead Wrong feat. Young Buck
11. Kissin The Curb feat. Bishop Lamont & Busta Rhymes
12. How We Ride feat. Freeway
13. White Van feat. Alchemist, Evidence (of Dilated Peoples), Prodigy
14. Big Homie Style feat. J. Pinder, GMK & Spaceman
15. Scared feat. Blueprint
16. Great Sound (Interlude)
17. Get 'Er Done feat. MF DOOM
18. Feeling My Shit feat. Casual
19. Soil Raps feat. Keak Da Sneak
20. Glow feat. Elzhi & Royce da 5'9
21. R.I.P. (Interlude)
22. Home feat. Vitamin D, C Note, Maine & Ish

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This album if pure fire, he's probably one of the only producers right now along with Illmind who are making waves in both the underground and mainstream scene. The beats on this album are sometimes amazing, peep the first track with Black Milk, bangin or what!!! But I have to say that even thought he has that balance between mainstream and underground, he definitely saves his best beats for the underground artists. Nearly all of those artists come correct over some tight Jake production but the same can't be said when he's dropping a beat for say Young Buck or Keak Da Sneak, don't even get me started on these doo doo MC's. Basically if you hear it all the way through and skip past the tracks that feature Keak Da Sneak, Young Buck, Busta Rhymes, Bishop Lamont and D. Black then you got yourself a classic. As it stands, it's a clear indication of Jake One's undeniable talent and his knack for calling on the underground and mainstreams biggest hitters and that ain't too much of a bad thing, you gotta respect the man's hustle and I'm sure he's gettin' well paid, just ask Illmind.

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Exclusive new prelude mixtape from Detroit emcee Nametag and Dub MD entitled "Classic Cadence Vol. 1" for exclusive free download. The new mixtape features some brand new exclusive tracks, new freestyles, some classics and joints off his upcoming new project "Courtesy Of Ambition EP" including the lead single called "Stylin On 'Em" produced by Black Milk.

Lookout for his new official EP "Courtesy Of Ambition" dropping November 2008. The new EP features collaborations with the likes of Marv Won, Quest M.C.C.O.D.Y., Buff1 and songstress Journey. Along with production from cousin Black Milk holding down the boards on around 5 tracks and the rest of the beats will be provided by Black Bethoven, check for it at all good online retailers such as itunes via Voume Up Entertainment.

Also keep your eyes out for Dub MD's exclusive new mixtape project for the purest called "Hip Hop Renatus" which features the whos-who of underground hip hop emcees (44 MC's / 34 Tracks) doin what they do best over the greatest hip hop producers of all-times instrumentals, out next month for exclusive free download!

01. Intro Speech
02. The Campaign (Produced By Magnif)
03. Champagne Bottle Flow (Produced By Ski Beatz)
04. Stylin On 'Em (Produced By Black Milk)
05. Grammy Family (Freestyle) (Produced By Kanye West)
06. Back To It (Produced By Magnif)
07. Pipe Down (Produced By Black Milk)
08. Forfeit (feat. Marv Won & Quest M.C.O.D.Y) (Produced By Black Milk)
09. American (Freestyle) (Produced By Will-i-am)
10. Bang Dis Shit (feat. Black Milk) (Produced By Black Milk)
11. Neva Heard Neva Seen (feat. ONPoint) (Produced By ONPoint)
12. The Beaten (Produced By Black Bethoven)
13. The Lookout (feat. Black Milk & Fat Ray) (Produced By Black Milk)
14. Rambo Rap (feat. B.Stormz) (Produced By B.Stromz)
15. Say Somethin' (feat. Black Milk & Slim S.D.H) (Produced By Black Milk)
16. Red Alert (Produced By Black Milk)
17. Hollywood Divorce (Freestyle) (Produced By Andre 3000)
18. Outro Speech

*WORLD PREMIERE*

Video To The Critically Acclaimed "Switch" Produced By Black Milk From Torae's Debut "Daily Conversation". Directed By Science Projects.

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You can cop the album HERE if you ain't already!

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The New Jersey native known as DJ K.O. (Keenan Ormsby) has teamed up with Shaman Work Recordings to release the best hip-hop compilation to come out in years.

Picture This... matches a seemingly endless roster of hip-hop's hottest MC's with an equally impressive group of producers. The result is a tribute to hip-hop's past, present, and future.

Veterans like Diamond D, OC, Masta Ace, and Edo G bring back the past, while lyricists like Talib Kweli, Elzhi (Slum Village), Phonte (Little Brother) and Royce da 5'9" represent today's hottest performers, and newbies like Skyzoo, Kaze, Supastition, Silent Knight and Tiffany Paige set the bar for what's to come. Featuring tracks produced by Black Milk, Buckwild Analogic, 9th Wonder and M-Phazes (to name a few) the album definitely has something for everyone.

The man behind this masterpiece is DJ K.O., who kept one thing on his mind when creating the line up: "I approached this as a hip-hop a fan, he says. "I thought about my own ideal collaborations and took it from there."

K.O. used his connections from the college radio show he hosted at Rutgers, along with spinning and promoting parties in NYC to get the ball rolling. In 2004, he formed Elementality Productions. It wasn't long until K.O. shared his vision with John Robinson, (member of What's The Science? and President of Shaman Work Recordings). Three years later, the finished product exceeds even K.O.'s expectations.

"Most of the songs are good, old-fashioned hip-hop," he explains. "There's a raw, angry gutter sound mixed with more smooth, soulful tracks."

With Picture This... hitting stores in September, KO's eyes are already set on the future. "I'm a lot more focused on the behind-the-scenes stuff than dee-jaying", he says. "The aspects of A&R, management, and executive producing are most appealing to me."

He also hopes to continue to provide a platform for new performers to be heard on a large scale.

"Nowadays, it's so hard to break an artist", he says. "I knew there were so many dope artists who just needed a chance to be heard."

1. Here We Go feat. East & Silent Knight (Produced by 9th Wonder)
2. Best To Do It feat. Royce Da 5'9", Elzhi & Supastition (Produced by M-Phazes)
3. Get 'Em feat. Silent Knight, Skyzoo & Emilio Rojas (Produced by ILLmind)
4. Someday feat. Torae, John Robinson, Talib Kweli & Tiffany Paige (Produced by Analogic)
5. Ladder of Success feat. Phonte, Wordsworth, K-Hill & Masta Ace (Produced by Analogic)
6. It's Time feat. SoulStice, Eternia, Kenn Starr & Tiffany Paige (Produced by M-Phazes)
7. Nobody Like Me feat. Edo G, Diamond D, Kaze & Mr. Mohalyn (Produced by Buckwild)
8. Mind of a Genius feat. Chaundon, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Finale & Sean Boog (Produced by Analogic)
9. 3 In The Chamber feat. O.C., Torae & Kaze (Produced by Ayatollah)
10. This Land feat. Silent Knight, J. Siinastah & Archrival (Produced by Analogic)
11. That Knack feat. Wordsworth, Stricklin & Torae (Produced by M-Phazes)
12. Start It All Over feat. Skyzoo, Emilio Rojas & Median (Produced by Black Milk) - Someday (Remix) feat. Torae, John Robinson, Talib Kweli & Tiffany Paige (Produced by Khrysis) - Best To Do It (Remix) feat. Royce Da 5'9", Elzhi & Supastition (Produced by Marco Polo)

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One of the best compilations released this decade!!! You can't help but jump out your seat when you peep the guests and producers... probably one of the best lineups ever. You got the current crop of some of the undergrounds biggest stars and some of the best up coming artists, From Elzhi to Silent Knight and from Ayatollah to Analogic... mix in some Black Milk, M-Phazes, Buckwild, 9th Wonder, Talib Kweli, Royce Da 5'9"... the list is endless, I probably only mentioned about half! It's so refreshing to hear all this on one solid album and solid it is, from lyrics to beats, it will defnitely have you nodding in appreciating to how well this project came together. A special thanks has to go to DJ K.O., producer/A&R of Elementality Records and definitely has a bright future with his label if this is anything to go by. The only tiny little thing that got to me was that it only has 12 tracks and with all the talent on the album you can't help but wish there was more. If this was maybe stretched to 16-17 tracks, this would've been an unstoppable album, an instant classic, it still might just become that in a couple of years. For now, enjoy what is a superb release and solidifies the fact the real hip hop is here to stay!

1. Purple Track 1
2. Purple Track 2
3. Purple Track 3
4. Purple Track 4
5. Purple Track 5
6. Purple Track 6
7. Purple Track 7
8. Purple Track 8
9. Purple Track 9
10. Purple Track 10
11. Purple Track 11

Words from the MPC master himself:

PUT THE TRACKS IN ORDER FROM 1-11 BEFORE LISTNING!!!! just so the whole batch will flow together… zip file took all the tracks out of order, alright check it out before the link expires. Listen to the end of each track to find out what the chop is (shhhhh keep this on the low) TRONIC OCT 28.

"STYLIN' ON 'EM"
[PRODUCED BY BLACK MILK]
"NEW EXCLUSIVE"

Brand new single from Detroit emcee Nametag entitled "Stylin On Em" produced by his cousin Black Milk from his upcoming new project "Courtesy Of Ambition EP". DJ's, clubs and radio stations show this track some love and leave your drop requests!

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Nametag will be flooding the streets and online in 2008 with a bunch of new projects including the new digitally distributed EP "Courtesy Of Ambition" along with the follow up mixtape to "Rhyme Royal" called "Classic Cadence Vol. 1", stay tuned!