Rapper Kil Ripkin leaks a new track off his upcoming album.

The Coalescence emcee’s song, titled “Aftermath Pt. 1,” features Eric G on the beat and is a leak from his album, The Balancing Act.

Download the track here.

Check out his current single, “Mind Free,” here.

Donnis drops his first single, “OD.”

Atlantic Record signee and XXL Freshman of 2010 has released his first single off his upcoming project, Fashionably Late. This track is a  celebratory track about his growing success and the need to just let loose and bask in the glory of his youth and accomplishments.

Via his Twitter, Wale leaks the song “Who Don’t” featuring Fat Trel & Black Cobain. The track samples a part of Lil Wayne’s “Let’s Do It.”

Download it here!

West Coast rapper Shawn “I Wear Glasses” Chrystopher has released another track off his upcoming project, The Audition. Artwork after the jump!

Shawn Chrystopher proposes an easy going track that takes you back to your childhood; lyrics reminiscent of one’s youth that “make you feel like a kid again”.

Decide for yourself. Download the track here and give it a listen.

Tracklisting:

1. Doogie Howser
2. Out The Hood
3. Can’t Take That From Me
4. All For You (Feat. ESSO)
5. Shawn Chrys and Terry pt. 1
6. Like a Kid Again
7. Breath of Fresh Air (Feat. Tone P)
8. Shawn Chrys and Terry pt. 2
9. I’m Over You
10. Sometimes Love II (Feat. Tone P)
11. Put Your Glasses Up

Inspectah Deck prepares to drop album March 23. Tracklist and download link after the jump!

Inspectah Deck preps to release his fourth solo album, “Manifesto” on March 23.

Download one of the songs, “Serious Rappin” ft. Termanology & Planet Asia, for free here.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Tombstone Intro (Prod. by J.Glaze)
2. The Champion (Prod. by Alchemist)
3. Born Survivor ft Cormega (Prod. by Moss)
4. This Is It (Prod. by Dtox)
5. Luv Letter ft Ms. Whitney (Prod. by INS)
6. P.S.A (Prod. by Lee Bannon)
7. T.R.U.E ft. MeShel (Prod. by INS)
8. We Get Down (Prod. by INS)
9. The Big Game ft Raekwon & AC (Prod. by Mental Instruments)
10. Tombstone Interlude (Prod. by J.Glaze)
11. 9th Chamber (Prod. by INS and Khino)
12. Really Real ft. Carlton Fisk & Fes Taylor (Prod. by INS)
13. Serious Rappin ft Termanology & Planet Asia (Prod. by Mike Cash)
14. Do What U Gotta (Prod. by Flip)
15. Crazy (Prod. by J.Glaze)
16. Gotta Bang ft Kurupt and Billy Danze (Prod. by Shorty 140)
17. The Bad Apple (Prod. by K.Slack)
18. Brothaz Respect ft Cappadonna and Fes Taylor (Prod. by Cee the Architech)
19. 5 Star G (Prod. by Moss)
20. The Neverending Story ft Pleasant (Prod. by Agallah)

New song leaks from Basic Vocab’s upcoming album.

“Like A Star” featuring Jesse Boykins III is the third leak from Miami based Basic Vocab’s new album A Better Way, which drops in April.

Download it here.

Jabari Johnson shot and edited an in-studio video for Neako’s “Three Fingers To The Sun” off of his latest mixtape, Junk Food.

Expect more of Jabari’s videos in the future!

New track from Quest! “Swear I’m Putting On,” produced by Numonics, is featured on Numonics debut album Being Cool Doesnt Pay The Bills and QuEST’s upcoming mixtape How Thoughtful which drops Feb 11. Stream and download after the jump!

Quest - Swear I'm Putting On (prod. Numonics)

Rapper Digga drops new song, “So Emotional.”

Digga teams up with Emilio Rojas, J-Live, and Donny Goines on “So Emotional,” where he direct his words at the rap game.

Shouts to OnSmash!

Download here.

Rapper Wiz Khalifa releases new track, “Smokerface.”

Wiz Khalifa let this track out via his Twitter. Coated with drifty, melodic oohs and ahhs, Khalifa makes this addition to the growing collection of “Pokerface” covers worth listening to.

Shouts to 2DopeBoyz!

Fuze the MC remixes Drake’s “Scriptures.” Download/stream after the jump!

Scriptures – Drake Ft. Fuze | Download here

NPR has released their list of the 50 Most Important Recordings of The Decade. Rap and R&B only accounted for about a dozen and included albums from the usual suspects, Jay-Z and Beyonce as well as the less expected, Little Brother. See the complete list after the jump.

The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade

01. John Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
02. Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion
03. The Arcade Fire: Funeral
04. The Bad Plus: These Are The Vistas
05. Beyonce: Dangerously In Love
06. Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago
07. Bright Eyes: I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
08. Burial: Untrue
09. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: S/T
10. Kelly Clarkson: Breakaway
11. Coldplay: A Rush Of Blood To The Head
12. Danger Mouse: The Grey Album
13. Death Cab For Cutie: Transatlanticism
14. The Decemberists: The Crane Wife
15. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP
16. The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
17. Osvaldo Golijov: La Pasión Segun San Marcos (Saint Mark’s Passion)
18. Green Day: American Idiot
19. Iron And Wine: Our Endless Numbered Days
20. Jay-Z: The Blueprint
21. Norah Jones: Come Away With Me
22. Juanes: Fijate Bien
23. LCD Soundsystem: Sound Of Silver
24. Lil’ Wayne: Tha Carter III
25. Little Brother: The Listening
26. M.I.A.: Kala
27. Yo-Yo Ma: Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
28. Mastodon: Black Stars
29. Jason Moran: Black Stars
30. OutKast: Stankonia
31. Brad Paisley: 5th Gear
32. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
33. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: The Rising
34. The Postal Service: Give Up
35. Radiohead: In Rainbows
36. Radiohead: Kid A
37. Shakira: Fijación Oral, Vol. 1
38. Sigur Ros: ( )
39. Britney Spears: In The Zone
40. Sufjan Stevens: Illinois
41. The Strokes: Is This It
42. The Swell Season: Once Soundtrack
43. Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate: In The Heart of the Moon
44. TV On The Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain
45. Various: Garden State Soundtrack
46. Various: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack
47. Kanye West: The College Dropout
48. The White Stripes: White Blood Cells
49. Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
50. Amy Winehouse: Back To Black

We think some notables are missing from the list, what do you think?

We’re a little late with this one (darn spam!) but check out a track from  S-Preme’s The Sicktape: Volume 2.  Stream and download after the jump!

“V.I.P.”  Ft. Roisan Murphy | Download Here

New Quest track/cover of A Tribe Called Quest classic, “Lyrics to Go” (Prod. by M. Will The Shogun), stream and download after the jump!

Download Here

“Lyrics to Go” is a track off of Quest and M. Will The Shogun’s upcoming project, The Reason, expected to drop in the first quarter of 2010.

25 reviews Mario’s “Thinkin’ About You”

Mario introduces “Thinkin’ About You”, the second single off his fourth studio album, D.N.A. It has a percussive, yet smooth vibe that will be sure make it a club hit. Intrigued by one particular female, Mario just cannot seem pull his thoughts away from her and makes it clear that he wants her to stay with him. Though not lyrically complex, “Thinkin’ About You” is still a solid song that will draw listeners to experience the rest of his new album.

–Letese` Clark

Rappers are hit hard by the economic times, “a lot less video hoes.”

Trey Songz, the king of remixes, teamed up with Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy for the song “LOL.” Ironically, the song fails to produce even a smirk. Songz usually paints his charm on any song with his vocal talent, but working with a teeny bop jingle prevents him from doing so. Honestly, going on about frequent interactions with ‘thirsty’ females through Myspace, texting, and Twitter isn’t the best way to impress the fans that ‘follow’ you.

Listen here:

-Stacy-Ann Ellis

25 Mag – Jabari Video Exclusive from 25 Magazine on Vimeo.

25 Magazine catches up with Jabari @ the premiere of his track “Dopeman” Ft. Nicki Minaj & Pusha T off the upcoming compilation album Famous on the Internet. Read more for download and cover art.

Famous on the Internet will drop in late 2009 and  feature Pusha-T, Wale, Nicki Minaj, Raheem Devaughn, Max B, Young Chris, Curren$y, and Charles Hamilton among others.

“Dopeman” Ft. Nicki Minaj & Pusha T (prod. Cookin Soul) – Jabari | Download here

Props to the NMC supporting a student from HU [the real HU that is]