Zion I is emcee Zumbi and producer extraordinaire Amp Live. Coming at you from Oakland, California, the duo has been putting out bass heavy bangers since 2000 when they released the critically acclaimed Mind Over Matter. Since then, they've been on a tireless mission to get their music to the masses...… Read more

For those of you that are fans of MF Doom's Mmm...Food (Rhymesayers, 2004), the third track on that album featured production work from the Tennessee-based artist, Count Bass D. Layers of short MPC samples and film snippets characterize his production style, which is complemented by live instrumenta...… Read more

Fake Four Records founder Ceschi Ramos called Factor "the Prince Paul of Canada" and Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship won’t work with anyone else lately. The Canadian producer has been at the helm of Myka's projects since 2008. Their first song together was "Smokey" for Factor's album, Chandelier. Tha...… Read more

Rising New York emcee, Josiah The Gift teams up with producer Sassoon to release a new video, "Legend," to celebrate the debut of their collaborative mixtape entitled The Mandelbrot Set which was just released. The video can be viewed here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCn6v6ZC_po and please vis...… Read more

Next up on RAPstation’s SXSW coverage is Canadian hip-hop collective, Sweatshop Union. Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, the group formed in 2000 through a mutual love of musical expression. Comprised of Mos Eisley, Metty the Dertmerchant, Conscience, Dusty Melo, Marmalade, and Ray Black, Sw...… Read more

SP1200 producer Gensu Dean and Cali-Microphone legend Planet Asia have just released their new album Abrasions. The hard hitting album is 17 tracks deep with no filler. Featuring Grammy Award Winner David Banner as well as the Gold Chain Military, Tristate, Killa Kali, Shawn Pen, Twin Gambino,...… Read more