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On a Saturday morning at the start of November 2013, First Word Records took 3 of their favourite producers out of London to spend the day browsing through the vinyl shelves of the biggest record nerd we know – the incomparable Mr Thing. This was the culmination of an idea that first manifested itself on …

Formerly known as Mick Boogie, Mick drops a retrospective of Outkast featuring hard to find remixes, demos, rarities and collaborations.

Free download of “Prayers Of A Non-Believer” featuring D.Ablo produced by Eric Lau taken from Essa’s new album “The Misadventures Of A Middle Man” coming out in May. The Misadventures Of A Middle Man by Essa

New visuals from Mr. Clean for “Diamond Thrust” taken from his new album “With A Vengeance” coming soon.

The Entertainment Lawyer / Rapper Essa (Formerly known as Yungun) is set to release his first album since 2006 “The Misadventures Of A Middle Man”. An album exploring social and cultural issues it delves into topics of religion, race and perception. Although Essa engages in these heavy topics, this album never feels weighed down by …

Two weeks from today Detroit producer Apollo Brown will be releasing his newest instrumental soundtrack “Thirty Eight”. The sound falls somewhere between the end of 70’s heroin and the beginning of 80’s crack, with all the cigarette burns and scratches intact. The technicolor journey begins today with a three track collection of instrumentals from the …

“Rapid Eye Movement” is the first leak from Pharoahe Monch’s new album “PTSD” coming soon.

Gappy Ranks drops “One Man Too She Hole” over Chris Brown’s “Loyal” beat.

Sydney’s Mike Champion drops visuals for “I.L.O.V.E.Y.O.U” off his debut album “Young Boy Old Soul” out now.

Bharu — B Haru, not like the last syllable of Subaru, but B. Haru of @Peace is a gentleman. You can read how eloquently he expresses (between the lines of course) for any hater on their debut album, Plutonian Noise Symphony, to go fuck themselves. We must vote because we live in a genius invention …