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Currently ringing bells as loud as fire alarms, does anyone really know Logic? Having been recruited as part of XXL Magazine’s Freshman 2013 list, the Maryland emcee with both brains and bite also just signed his first major record deal with Def Jam. [...]

Unleashing the next instalment of his Young Sinatra mixtape series, Logic drops Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever. Now signed to Def Jam, this particular tape holds some serious weight as well as high expectations. Featuring the likes of Kid Ink, Trinidad James, and Dizzy Wright, Logic is finding his feet as far as the majors [...]

Although many may disregard the XXL Freshman cover as not being indicative of which rappers are really hot right now, it looks like record labels are still paying attention to such lists – one of the shortlisted rappers, Logic has recently been signed by Def Jam records since making the cover only late last month. [...]

With the anticipation building for his sophomore album Hall Of Fame, Big Sean drops the Common assisted banger “Switch Up”. With production coming from a trio of producers – Million $ Mano (Kanye West‘s DJ), No I.D., and Rob Kinelski – the track has hit the ground running. Sending the internet in to a frenzy, listeners [...]

Instead of just receiving gifts on her 25th birthday, the beautiful Jhené Aiko decides it’s better to give and give a present to her friends, fans and family in the form of a brand new track produced by the incredible No I.D. “Everything Must Go” is thought provoking, reflective, melancholy and uplifting all the same [...]

Director Kareem Fort‘s new documentary Demos: An Independent Artist’s Guide To Success gives an in-depth look at how much passion, graft and dedication it takes to make it in the music industry. The cameras follow a slew of world-class emcees, producers and industry folk including Black Thought, Talib Kweli, Houseshoes, J-Live, DJ Quik, Rapper Big [...]

Hometown: Florida, USA Label: Artium/Def Jam Age: 22 Even if the name Elijah Blake is alien to you, it’s almost a certainty that you would have heard something the 22 year old RnB singer-songwriter either penned or featured on in 2012. The Florida hailing fast rising RnB star (real name Sean Fenton)has had a stellar [...]

After encouraging our addiction with “Lucid”, “Fly Ass Pisces” and “Higher Self”, the Cocaine 80s collective (Led by producer No I.D. and comprised of exceptional musical talents including James Fauntleroy, Common, Jhené Aiko, Elijah Blake and more) unveil their latest EP release The Flower Of Life. Stream and download it below (and because they are [...]

Kids… this is the only cocaine you need in your lives. Mmmkay! The Cocaine 80s, an impressive singing, producing, rapping entity loosely comprised of talented juggernauts NO I.D, Common, James Fauntleroy, Jhene Aiko, Elijah Blake and more are set to release their latest EP The Flower Of Life soon and the first sniff we get [...]

Despite being named Executive Vice President of Def Jam last year and regularly producing for some of hip hop’s biggest names, veteran Chicago producer No I.D. still has time to craft the occasional instrumental for himself, and yesterday (December 17th), he posted two brand new compositions to his SoundCloud account. [...]