Bliss FM: Gotta Spend

Here's a new song from the very dope DMV based group Bliss FM. ATOM gives us a banging beat as usual and John's rhymes are on point, I'd expect nothing less from these cats. You can hear and download the song after the jump.

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Bliss FM: Burn After Hearing

Bliss FM dropped their new song, Burn After Hearing, today and it's more than a little sick. If you haven't heard their mixtape, The Food, yet you're missing out. Those of you who have heard it though will be familiar with ATOM's dope beats and John Carmichael's ability to drop metaphors that the average joe and hip hop head alike can appreciate without having to water down his lyrics. Not to mention they both hail from the DMV which is always a plus in my book. Enjoy.

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Wale: Chillin' feat. Lady Gaga

After a whole lot of teasers at his live shows Wale has finally dropped Chillin' featuring Lady Gaga. This is the first single off his upcoming album Attention: Deficit which should come out this summer, meanwhile Back To The Feature is due April 29th.

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Nickelus F: Bubble Lip

VA's own Nickelus F has let loose yet another track in anticipation of his upcoming album, Heathen. I really liked this song because, aside from his usual metaphors and punchlines, about half way through the song Nickelus F brings out a very sick flow. It's not the best flow I've ever heard, but I just really really like it for some reason.

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Wale on HHO Pt. 2

Part 2 of Wale on Hip Hop Official

Wale on HHO

The Five One Band: District of Colossus

The Five One Band loves D.C., which is a good quality for a band to have. Plus they make great music, another good quality. This is the latest installment of The Five One's 5109: Remix Album. It samples the Vampire Weekend song “Kids Don’t Stand a Chance." Download it, bump it, peep the video, and keep reppin' the DMV.



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Kid Cudi Feat. Wale: Look Up In The Stars

Kid Cudi and Wale. What more do you want?

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Art Beats+Lyrics hosted by Jack Daniels

Art, Beats and Lyrics is an exhibition of multi-media art and design that explores the recent work of a diverse group of visual artists that have emerged from the subcultures in hip hop throughout the U.S. Check it out in Baltimore on Feb. 20.

The Hippodrome Theatre

12 N Eutaw St

Baltimore, MD 21201

Get Directions

(410) 837-7400

Visit www.jackdaniels.com/abl to register for tickets and for more info.

Chocolate City Burning: The Untold Story of "Dot-Com"

"The first 9 minutes of a documentary chronicling one of the most prominent crews to emerge from Washington DC's graffiti-boom of the 1990's, the film follows an oddly mixed group of three friends; Sime, Demon and Mega, as they gained notoriety throughout the city in the late 90's for doing enormous, elaborate, three dimensional murals"

Nickelus F: Heavy Wrist

I'm always a fan of clever wordplay, especially from a VA native. But not only is this song witty, but it sounds good too

Quotable: "I got the girls going crazy like a missing purse/I'm like a bathroom break, they wanna lift their skirts"

Residing in Richmond, VA Nick got his first big break in 2000 when he was 17 and got a chance to spit in the regional Source Unsigned Hype Emcee Battle. He place second with no formal recordings under his belt.

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Wale: Good Girls (AEON Remix)

You know you got it made when other people start making hits for you. Wale has got it made. First it was DJ M.A.F. with his superb Justice/Wale mash-up. Now up-and-coming producer AEON, the mind behind Got Beats? Vol. 1, has remixed Good Girls and I have to say, he did a damn good job.

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