FREE DOWNLOAD: Styles P ft. Rell - "I'm a G" (prod. Supastylez)

Beautiful.



Styles P ft. Rell - "I'm a G" (prod. Supastylez) by GYMRblog

NEW FREE DOWNLOAD: Bambu - Something (In Honor of Women's History Month)

A MUST-LISTEN for EVERY Hip Hop fan... In honor of Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Grandmothers, Girlfriends, Wives and ALL STRONG WOMEN... For Women's History Month, produced by DJ Phatrick, sampling Adele's "Someone Like You", from Los Angeles's Bambu. As of today, consider us fans.



Click below to stream or download free via soundcloud.

Bambu - Something by GYMRblog

NEW FREE DOWNLOAD: Asher Roth ft. Chip tha Ripper & Whatzisface - Back Home (prod. Blended Babies)

[Whatzisface]

The Chicago-based production duo known as Blended Babies (formerly of the national Hip Hop collective Sub-Way Stiles) links up with Asher Roth, Chip tha Ripper and Whatzisface (1/2 of The Artasins) for a nice new cut. And let us say, Hip Hop is better off now that Whatzisface is back recording verses.

** UPDATE: WHILE SOUNDCLOUD IS WORKING ON GETTNIG ITS MIND RIGHT, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD (if you haven't already). **

Click BELOW to STREAM or DOWNLOAD FREE via soundcloud.

Asher Roth - Back Home ft. Chip tha Ripper & Whatzisface by GYMRblog

AWKWORD - The Dating Game: HD Video Trailer, Video Stills & Free Song Download (HD Video Premiers February 2011)

As world-premiered by the United Kingdom's leading Hip Hop site The Hip Hop Chronicle and featured by RapGodFathers, Definition of Fresh, FlyDefinition, 808 Crate, Hip Hop Rec, Underground Fuzion, 1134 Mix Show, Real Hip Hop Forever, Ungovernable Resistance, etc....

FULL HD VIDEO DROPS THIS VALENTINES DAY 2011!







FREE STREAMING/DOWNLOAD

The Dating Game by AWKWORD

VIDEO STILLS

LISTEN & LEARN: Fokis x Olu Dara (FREE MUSIC [ft. Punchline of eMC]!)

To date, only three rappers have recorded and released music with Olu Dara (Nas's father): Nas, Afrika Bambatta and now our homie Fokis. See below for:

1. A FREE download of the new song Fokis ft. Olu Dara - "I Wanna Live Good"
2. FREE BONUS CUTS from Fokis
3. A Behind-The-Scenes look at Fokis recording with Olu Dara
4. A two-part interview with Fokis and Olu Dara

Fokis Interviews Olu Dara









Behind-The-Scenes: Fokis, Olu Dara & (Producer) Dahoud Darien



FREE DOWNLOADS

I Wanna Live Good ft. Olu Dara by GYMRblog

**FREE BONUS CUTS**

Fokis - Juicy Fruit ft. Crosby, Mausy & Pabey by GYMRblog

Fokis - Threshold ft. Punchline (eMC) & Spoke In Wordz by GYMRblog

Fokis - Time For Change ft. Punchline (eMC) by GYMRblog

Fokis - We Goin In ft. Punchline (eMC) by GYMRblog

FIRE: Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare - Tell Me You're Crazy x On A Lonely Start x Shades of Honeydew

This guy The Incomparable Shakespeare is doing some amazing to-the-left hip hop stuff with singer/songwriter/produder Jon Solo. Together, they're known as Mix Mssg. (Three free joints below, one or more of which may appear on the forthcoming #BASTERDS3 mixtape.)



1.) Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare - Tell Me You're Crazy

1.) Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare - On A Lonely Start

2.) Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare - Shades of Honeydew


PREVIOUS:

- GYMR CO-SIGN: The Incomparable Shakespeare
- ON WATCH: Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare (Mix Mssg)

#MusicMonday Leak: AWKWORD ft. C-Rayz Walz & Chief Kamachi - "Imperialism" #MM

"Imperialism", the new single they are calling "hot" and a "masterpiece", dropped on Saturday, October 30, 2010, as Track 8 on The White Shadow album "Destiny", which also features Kool G Rap, Joell Ortiz, Ras Kass, KRS-One, ILL BILL, Reef the Lost Cauze, Planet Asia, Thirstin Howl III, M-Dot, and more. The album can be purchased now on iTunes for $9.99. The song can be purchased for 99 cents. "Imperialism" will also appear as an INTERNET BONUS Track on AWKWORD's forthcoming 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project World View. For more information on this one-of-a-kind philanthropic effort, go here (link): http://AWKWORDrap.com



**DIRECT-DOWNLOAD LINK**

Imperialism ft. C-Rayz Walz & Chief Kamachi (AOTP) by AWKWORD



IMPORTANT NOTE: The 2dopeboyz.com-sponsored original version of "Imperialism" is also available now for purchase on iTunes. Produced by Jonny Lupo (of Moldova) and featuring AWKWORD, C-Rayz Walz and Reks, this song is the FIRST SINGLE off World View, which means that 100% of your $0.99 purchase is donated to Guns 4 Cameras (a.k.a. Aim to Live), a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to combating gun violence by educating and empowering our innercity youth. To help us combat street violence and support indie hip hop, purchase NOW here (link): http://bit.ly/Imperialism_iTunes

The White Shadow – "Underground" ft. KRS-One, Ras Kass, Joell Ortiz & Kool G Rap -- "Destiny" Album Drops Tomorrow (10/30/10)

The White Shadow is Co-Executive Producer of World View, the 100% nonprofit global hip hop project coming soon from GYMR resident emcee AWKWORD...



Stream/Download: KRS-One, Ras Kass, Joell Ortiz & Kool G Rap - "Underground" (production/cuts by The White Shadow)



Album Drops tomorrow (10/30/10) at all fine online retailers!

New From R.H. Bless: BASTERD & Recipient of Two 2010 Underground Music Award Nominations

The homie R.H. Bless goes hard. Hustle & Pray.



BONUS:

1. R.H. Bless - "No Love In This Game" ft. Shabazz The Disciple (Sunz of Man) & Duss Smittoo (Block Exchange): Download/Stream
2. R.H. Bless - "INGLORIOUS BASTERD" prod. Def Starz (Exclusive; off AWKWORD Presents: WE ARE THE BASTERDS; Exclusive Remix coming soon!): Download/Stream

#MusicMonday #MM : AWKWORD - "Colors" (Original Version) ft. Werdplay of BLESTeNATION (Presented by Ungovernable Resistance)

As a follow-up to its interview with AWKWORD, Ungovernable Resistance unlocks the original version of AWKWORD's track "Colors" (prod. FNTM of Czech Republic). This version appeared on the 26-track free mixtape "AWKWORD Presents: WE ARE THE BASTERDS (The 9/11 Edition)" but has not been made available as a single until now. The final version of "Colors" is slated to appear on AWKWORD's 100% nonprofit global hip hop album World View (2010? 2011?).

Click the image to download — and read AWKWORD's description of the meaning behind the track.

Exclusive AWKWORD Interview with Ungovernable Resistance DIY

The good folks at Ungovernable Resistance — an anarchist/punk rock/DIY site! — dug deep in its interview with AWK. You probably know by now that the revolutionary rapper doesn't hold back, but you might be surprised by some of his answers! Click here to read the AWKWORD take on topics such as:

• Pet-peaves
• Barack Obama
• Revolution
• Sports
• TV
• The Hip Hop industry
• The future of music
• Performing live
• Upcoming songs and collaborations
• Upcoming charitable activities
• The making of the Vlad TV/Monstar Films video for his song "The People's Champ"
• His songs "The World Is Yours" (ft. Sha Stimuli & Viro the Virus), "Imperialism" (ft. C-Rayz Walz & Reks) and "Can't Stop Won't Stop" (ft. Block McCloud & Riles (of Lost Soulz))
• His forthcoming 100% nonprofit global hip hop project World View
• Connecting — or not connecting — with listeners
• Using music to educate and inspire
• Racism, injustice and inequality
• Unemployment, poverty and homelessness
• The death of his friend Ron
• Freedom of expression
• Nazis
• (more)

Nah Right Recap (Filtered): Top-10 GYMR-APPROVED Hip Hop Leaks (Week 1)

This is a new thing that I (Rich, Director, GYMR) will be doing periodically, whereby I'll do all the legwork for you, filtering out the garbage (and other non-favorites) and posting download links to only the Top-10 GYMR-APPROVED (CD-quality) singles that dropped over that week. This is Week 1. Enjoy. And check back frequently so you don't miss Week 2.

Note: We cannot be responsible for dead links. For this we rely on Nah Right(, and fortunately they happen to be pretty good about preventing this).

Top-10 GYMR-APPROVED Singles: 10.16.10 - 10.23.10 (chronological)

1. Kanye West - "Don't Look Down" (The Phoenix Story)" ft. Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco & Big Sean
2. J. Cole - "I'm On It"
3. Armageddon - "Get Yours"
4. Skillz - "The World Needs More Skillz (I Gotchu)"
5. Dawaun Parker - "Lost" (prod. Dawaun Parker & Dr. Dre)
6. Joe Budden – "Remember The Titans" ft. Lloyd Banks, Fabolous & Royce Da 5'9" (prod. J. Cardim)
7. Blaq Poet – "Movie Villains 2" ft. Sha Stimuli & Reef The Lost Cauze (prod. Stu Bangas)
8. Joe Budden – "No Idea" (prod. J. Cardim)
9. 2Pac – "If They Don’t Love Their Kidz" (Unreleased)
10. Kanye West – "Take One For The Team" ft. Pusha T, CyHi Da Prynce & Keri Hilson

And the inaugural RIGHT Song of the Week is... (Click here to find out.)

For the record: We selected 10 out of the 146 total Nah Right posts for the seven-day period from Saturday, October 16, 2010, through Saturday, October 23, 2010.

FIRE: Armageddon x Jeff Chery x ESSO x Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

1. Armageddon - Get Yours

If you aint already know, we can't front on the New York City grimy street ballad. This joint got the honor of being named the first-ever RIGHT Song of the Week.



2. Jeff Chery - Someday (off The Transition mixtape)

This joint just makes you feel good. That is all.



3. ESSO - Blood Money (off A (2)dope Mixtape: Empire State Edition mixtape)

Head-banger melody music. Dope voice, dope flow. Dope beat. And you gotta love a good What if? song.



4. Macklemore - Otherside (Ryan Lewis Remix) ft. Fences

Sounds like Radiohead meets Rhymesayers. Dope Hip Hop you can play for your mom.

GYMR CO-SIGN: The Incomparable Shakespeare

How you market a rapper with a 4.00000000h!?



Congratulations to The Incomparable Shakespeare on receiving the third-ever GYMR CO-SIGN! (This is not a title we award lightly.) Like Homeboy Sandman or GYMR resident emcee AWKWORD, the homie Shake represents a new wave of emcees who are educated — and aint afraid to speak/write/rap like it.

According to Shake

The story behind it is an interesting one. A couple years ago, I was being courted by a bunch of major labels which culminated with a deal on Universal. Before landing the deal, I’d have meetings with A&R’s who would be like, “you’re dope, but we don’t know what to do with you”. All the while I’d be balancing schoolwork and hustling music. Although things didn’t pan out as I wished, I learned that the industry’s business model is built on competition, not innovation. So instead of chasing the status quo, I began to really embrace the things that made me different. Although I’m 2 years removed from it, graduating Summa Cum Laude is one such thing. So while we often hear about drug dealers, grandiose living or rappers dropping out, I’m the proud graduate! (For the record, although I maintained a 4.0 for several consecutive semesters, my final GPA was a 3.85).

** FREE DOWNLOAD ** The Incomparable Shakespeare - "4.0 (Four Point Oh)" (prod. Graphik)

** More from Shake ** Click here for the two songs that put the Brooklyn emcee on GYMR ON WATCH, from his collaborative project with singer/songwriter Jon Solo.

Ungovernable Resistance Feature: AWKWORD

Recently, 'DIY' website Ungovernable Resistance ran a comprehensive feature on GYMR resident emcee AWKWORD, referring to him as an "American Political Hip Hop artist & peace activist... who campaigns through his music for the rights of under privileged and working class people."

Well put.

The article includes the VLAD TV/Monstar Films video for AWKWORD's "The People's Champ", as well as behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot; a brief Q&A; and download-links for the song and the 26-track mixtape ("WE ARE THE BASTERDS (The 9/11 Edition)") on which the song appears.

The piece also hints at an extensive AWKWORD interview forthcoming, so stay tuned here and here.

ON WATCH: Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare (Mix Mssg) - FREE AUDIO

This guy The Incomparable Shakespeare is doing some amazing to-the-left hip hop stuff with singer/songwriter/produder Jon Solo. Together, according to our friends at 2DopeBoyz, they're known as Mix Mssg. (Two free joints below, off the forthcoming #BASTERDS3 mixtape.)



1.) Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare - On A Lonely Start

2.) Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare - Shades of Honeydew