Daz-I-Kue recently started a new podcast representing Future Soul Records and some of Daz’s favorite independent music. The show will concentrate on the soulful side of the independent movement. Be it hip-hop, nu-jazz, house, broken, down-tempo or whatever as long as its innovative and has the element of soul. Also you will hear exclusives from [...]

Oddisee of Diamond District is releasing the fourth and final installment of his season-themed series, and it’s called Odd Spring. His first season-themed EP, Odd Summer, dropped in May 2009. Download Odd Spring and the other seasons at Oddisee’s Bandcamp page. Now that Oddisee has offered all four seasons for free download, the producer/emcee will [...]

On May 25th, Stones Throw will release Madlib Medicine Show #5: The History of the Loop Digga on CD, digital and a deluxe 3LP format. Back in the 90s, “beat tapes” were literally that: cassette tapes of beats that a producer made either for himself, friends, or potential collaborators. Madlib made a bunch of them [...]

Kokane will be releasing his new solo LP Gimme All Mine on June 1. In preparation, he’s releasing his first mixtape called On the Back Streets, which is presented by DJ Crazy Toones (Ice Cube’s official DJ) and co-hosted by Snoop, Ice Cube, WC and Above The Law. Track listing and link below:

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