Casual's new J Rawls-produced album "Respect Game Or Expect Game" is now in stores everywhere. On the title track, Casual joins forces with Del The Funky Homosapien for a 2012 Hieroglyphics anthem. Order "Respect Game Or Expect Game" below.

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id549250970
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008GKZL5U/
Nature Sounds: https://store.nature-sounds.net/store/respect-game/

"FGR (First Generation Rich)" is a cut off Skyzoo's upcoming mixtape, "Theo VS JJ (Dreams vs. Reality)," which drops Wednesday, August 29, as a free stream. It will also be available for download for only $4.99 on iTunes.

Skyzoo's "Theo VS JJ (Dreams vs. Reality)" is a prelude to Skyzoo's upcoming album "A Dream Deferred," out October 2 on The Faculty / Duck Down Music Inc.

""The idea for #FGR came from me watching an Oprah Winfrey special on the Miami Heat's recent title win, and she asked Dwyane Wade about his life now, as opposed to when he was a kid in Chicago. He went on to talk about being the first one in his family to have any type of "real money." In doing so, he used a slogan, "first generation rich." Oprah acknowledged said slogan, thus signaling that she'd known of/used the term as well when describing what that new found life turns into, and just like that it hit me. FGR. First Generation Rich. The idea of being the first one in your family, the first generation on your side, to make it."

"Produced by Roc Nation's Jahlil Beats, the track said everything I needed it to before I even began to write to it. The idea for the "Theo vs JJ" mixtape was to show the vast differences between highs and lows, living to win and winning to live, fortune and misfortune, FGR. So, shout out to #FGR and everyone who's ever felt that feeling within them, this one's for us." -Skyzoo

Dope new song from California's 6Fingers and Topkat, their album Mercury Retrograde is out now and features the likes of Del The Funky Homosapien, Exile and Moe Green, check it out here: http://beatrockmusic.bandcamp.com/album/mercury-retrograde

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"With this summer being one of the hottest summers Chicago has seen in recent time (nationwide for that matter), it is only appropriate that Simeon Viltz of The Primeridian and Mulatto Patriot (collectively named Ray Elementary) drop the first video for their song "Hot Day" off their self titled debut album dropping October 5th on World Teacher Day. 

The collective consists of Simeon Viltz as the emcee and Mulatto Patriot on production while the Ray Elementary album includes features from Uncle Imani of The Pharcyde, Psalm One, Pugs Atomz, Neak, Sincerely Yours, Maggie of Sidewalk Chalk, Squair Blaq of Animate Objects & The Chicago Afrobeat Project, Race of The Primeridian and more... "

Benny raps over MF DOOM's "Next Levels" beat in this video shot in front of some nice Graffiti, Skateboarding and New York scenery

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