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Dave B - loosies

Loosies – Dave B’s New Tracks

What do you do when your a Northwest hip-hop artist and you want a slightly more commercial sound but want to remain hip-hop? You call up Jake One and Stewart Villain…and that is exactly what Dave B did for Loosies. The series of releases comes in at just 3 tracks (for now) but is dope enough to satisfy listeners who have been waiting on that Doughnuts LP.

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WES GUY – SO GOOD FT. TOPE

Wes Guy – So Good ft. TOPE

Twenty-one year old Portland, Oregon native Wes Guy puts out a sunny day joint called So Good featuring TOPE. You can find Wes Guy on Twitter at @est_93wesguy and Tope at @itsTOPE. While you’re there, be sure to follow us at @RespectMyRegion.

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Goldini Bagwell - Climb Trees

Climb Trees – Goldini Bagwell

Heavens Noise recording artist Goldini Bagwell releases a new Dalton Jay produced track ‘Climb Trees.’
You can find Goldini on Twitter at @GoldiniBagwell and @heavennoiserec. While you’re there, be sure to follow us at @RespectMyRegion

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Damian Lillard Freestyle

Damian Lillard Freestyle – KILLS Sway in the Morning

Portland Trailblazers point guard lets go of some steam in NYC on Sway in The Morning this past All Start Snub Weekend. Over a classic Jay-Z instrumental Damian goes in about the rise to the NBA and the destructive environment, Oakland California, in which he was raised. The Bay area has put out quite a bit of dope rappers and hoopers, is Damian Lillard the bridge for the gap? A dope Damian Lillard freestyle is nothing new as he has been no stranger to professing his love for hip-hop and the freestyle art with his regular trending ‘4-Bar Fridays.’ Check out Damian Lillard’s 4 Bar Friday website or on his Instagram/Twitter

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Lil Ripp -GDSC

Lil Ripp – GDSC (Mixtape)

Tacoma’s own Lil Ripp releases his newest project GDSC (Grind Daily Shine Crazy). Lil Ripp drops another solid mix tape and teams up with All Money In’s Dj VIP. Although he has some real dope tracks there is a little inconsistency within the quality of recordings on a few tracks. If Ripp keeps his grind the same and continually ups the quality and cohesiveness he is going to be trouble and make himself one of the most slept on artist in the NW.

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Oregoon

Mikey Vegaz – January 12th (#OV3 Leak)

Mikey Vegaz (#OV3) goes in over an instrumental off J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive on ‘January 12th.’ It should be widely noted that Mikey is one of my favorite rappers from the Northwest and should never be slept on, but this jam is dope. Mikey combines bars, stunting, and dropping some life jewels all in one. This is a leak off the upcoming Oregoon Vol. 3 (which we will have when it drops!).

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Kevin Lavitt - Night Is Over

Kevin Lavitt – Night Is Over ft. Sam Lachow

Producer and instrumentalist, Kevin Lavitt, releases his first release from his upcoming self-produced debut project ‘Planets’ entitled “Night Is Over” featuring long time friend and collaborator Sam Lachow. This is a nice smooth jam that fans of Lachow and music will dig, check it out!

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Kendrick Lamar - Blacker The Berry

Kendrick Lamar – Blacker The Berry

Kendrick Lamar comes through with a new BANGER with ‘Blacker The Berry’ and leaves it full of nothing but substance. This track should infiltrate your entire skull. Not only should your head be nodding but you should also open your mind to the negative social constructs still in effect. As always Kendrick brings his thoughts full purpose with offering multiple views of the same themes, while rapping his ass off.

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Illmaculate - Hazy Sundaze

Hazy Sundaze Episode 1 – Illmaculate

New weekly YouTube series from Portland’s Illmaculate titled ‘Hazy Sundaze.’ Illmac has made a name for himself as a force to be reckoned with in the battle arena, but dude makes some dope music outside of lyrically ripping heads off in the ring. The track toward the end of the video for example, the one saying ‘roll you up so I can smoke you down’ or whatever…psssh, sounds FIRE!

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Rasheed Jamal

Rasheed Jamal – Dope Tape (VLR)

My inbox is usually crowded, but every time I get something from my homie Ver$ace Van Londen I get a slight tingle. Not only do I love to see people I like further their craft, I like seeing dope things! Ver$ace has been one of the few videographers who has been up’ing his game with each release (the slow motion and speedy clips are CLEAN) and always doing something different, and he has also been working with a ton of different artists. The Northwest has always been known for ‘boom-bap’ and while I love this genre sometimes I want to nod my head to something with a little more bounce and Rasheed Jamal does that with ‘Dope Tape.’ Keeping the track without ignorance but giving you that ignant head nod ‘feel.’

Read More »
Dave B - loosies

Loosies – Dave B’s New Tracks

What do you do when your a Northwest hip-hop artist and you want a slightly more commercial sound but want to remain hip-hop? You call up Jake One and Stewart Villain…and that is exactly what Dave B did for Loosies. The series of releases comes in at just 3 tracks (for now) but is dope enough to satisfy listeners who have been waiting on that Doughnuts LP.

Read More »
WES GUY – SO GOOD FT. TOPE

Wes Guy – So Good ft. TOPE

Twenty-one year old Portland, Oregon native Wes Guy puts out a sunny day joint called So Good featuring TOPE. You can find Wes Guy on Twitter at @est_93wesguy and Tope at @itsTOPE. While you’re there, be sure to follow us at @RespectMyRegion.

Read More »
Goldini Bagwell - Climb Trees

Climb Trees – Goldini Bagwell

Heavens Noise recording artist Goldini Bagwell releases a new Dalton Jay produced track ‘Climb Trees.’
You can find Goldini on Twitter at @GoldiniBagwell and @heavennoiserec. While you’re there, be sure to follow us at @RespectMyRegion

Read More »
Damian Lillard Freestyle

Damian Lillard Freestyle – KILLS Sway in the Morning

Portland Trailblazers point guard lets go of some steam in NYC on Sway in The Morning this past All Start Snub Weekend. Over a classic Jay-Z instrumental Damian goes in about the rise to the NBA and the destructive environment, Oakland California, in which he was raised. The Bay area has put out quite a bit of dope rappers and hoopers, is Damian Lillard the bridge for the gap? A dope Damian Lillard freestyle is nothing new as he has been no stranger to professing his love for hip-hop and the freestyle art with his regular trending ‘4-Bar Fridays.’ Check out Damian Lillard’s 4 Bar Friday website or on his Instagram/Twitter

Read More »
Lil Ripp -GDSC

Lil Ripp – GDSC (Mixtape)

Tacoma’s own Lil Ripp releases his newest project GDSC (Grind Daily Shine Crazy). Lil Ripp drops another solid mix tape and teams up with All Money In’s Dj VIP. Although he has some real dope tracks there is a little inconsistency within the quality of recordings on a few tracks. If Ripp keeps his grind the same and continually ups the quality and cohesiveness he is going to be trouble and make himself one of the most slept on artist in the NW.

Read More »
Oregoon

Mikey Vegaz – January 12th (#OV3 Leak)

Mikey Vegaz (#OV3) goes in over an instrumental off J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive on ‘January 12th.’ It should be widely noted that Mikey is one of my favorite rappers from the Northwest and should never be slept on, but this jam is dope. Mikey combines bars, stunting, and dropping some life jewels all in one. This is a leak off the upcoming Oregoon Vol. 3 (which we will have when it drops!).

Read More »
Kevin Lavitt - Night Is Over

Kevin Lavitt – Night Is Over ft. Sam Lachow

Producer and instrumentalist, Kevin Lavitt, releases his first release from his upcoming self-produced debut project ‘Planets’ entitled “Night Is Over” featuring long time friend and collaborator Sam Lachow. This is a nice smooth jam that fans of Lachow and music will dig, check it out!

Read More »
Kendrick Lamar - Blacker The Berry

Kendrick Lamar – Blacker The Berry

Kendrick Lamar comes through with a new BANGER with ‘Blacker The Berry’ and leaves it full of nothing but substance. This track should infiltrate your entire skull. Not only should your head be nodding but you should also open your mind to the negative social constructs still in effect. As always Kendrick brings his thoughts full purpose with offering multiple views of the same themes, while rapping his ass off.

Read More »
Illmaculate - Hazy Sundaze

Hazy Sundaze Episode 1 – Illmaculate

New weekly YouTube series from Portland’s Illmaculate titled ‘Hazy Sundaze.’ Illmac has made a name for himself as a force to be reckoned with in the battle arena, but dude makes some dope music outside of lyrically ripping heads off in the ring. The track toward the end of the video for example, the one saying ‘roll you up so I can smoke you down’ or whatever…psssh, sounds FIRE!

Read More »
Rasheed Jamal

Rasheed Jamal – Dope Tape (VLR)

My inbox is usually crowded, but every time I get something from my homie Ver$ace Van Londen I get a slight tingle. Not only do I love to see people I like further their craft, I like seeing dope things! Ver$ace has been one of the few videographers who has been up’ing his game with each release (the slow motion and speedy clips are CLEAN) and always doing something different, and he has also been working with a ton of different artists. The Northwest has always been known for ‘boom-bap’ and while I love this genre sometimes I want to nod my head to something with a little more bounce and Rasheed Jamal does that with ‘Dope Tape.’ Keeping the track without ignorance but giving you that ignant head nod ‘feel.’

Read More »

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