From their recent self-titled release, this is Deep Rooted – “Closer,” produced by Exile.

Universal Love – Sonar Kollektiv Orchester by 4hero
4hero will release Extensions on October 26, 2009. The album is “a compilation of original previously unreleased cover versions of their music, reinterpreted by a selection of hand picked artists.”
More information on 4hero’s Extensions here.

Jern Eye’s sophomore solo LP, Vision, drops October 13th, and features production from Jake One, !llmind, and Keelay & Zaire, and collaborations with Guilty Simpson, Mistah F.A.B., Zion I, Cali Agents, and NightClubber Lang.
The first track from the album is called “So And So” and features Guilty Simpson, with production by Keelay & Zaire.

New from the Blue Scholars forthcoming Hawaiian influenced EP, Oof!, this track is called “Hi-808.”
The album is all about “the Hawaii that you don’t see on TV: fish-fry BBQs in Waianae, native Hawaiians struggling for sovereignty, house parties on the Leeward side, uncles playing mah-jong on a lanai in Waipahu, a thriving independent hip-hop and [...]

The inimitable Domu is giving away a load of free music: “Since my hard drive crash I have lost the parts to all of these, so I just thought I would give them away, I can’t work on them anymore.” His loss is our gain.

The new album from Dudley Perkins, called Holy Smokes, is a sizable endeavor at over an hour long with 26 tracks, all of them inspired and thought-provoking. I asked Perkins (also known as Declaime) where he found his inspiration. He responded that, “a record titled Umsindo inspired me to reach further and embrace [...]