Torae and Marco Polo, Midnight Run

Torae and Marco Polo return with Midnight Run, their first joint project in 14 years. Torae told Rock The Bells the album won't stray from the sound they established on their first project, Double Barrel. "What we do is very straightforward, you know, hard beats, aggressive, in-your-face energy as far as delivery and lyricism," he said. "So for us, that chemistry is always like, we know what type of pot we cook in when we get together. I'm not going to do the most introspective songs and he's not gonna come with the flutes... We know exactly what this brand of Hip-Hop is and so when we get together it's pretty much right to the streets."

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Little Brother, "Glory Glory" and "Wish Me Well"

Little Brother is gearing up for the 20th anniversary celebration of their 2003 debut, The Listening. They'll be hosting a celebratory block party in Durham, NC next month, Made In Durham: A Little Brother Block Party. In the meantime, Phonte and Pooh have released two new tracks, "Wish Me Well" and "Glory Glory." "Wish Me Well" comes with a video directed by Will Stroud as they expertly tag team over a mid-tempo groove produced by Deonis "Pumah" Cook.

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Elcamino’s “Victory” featuring Inspectah Deck

Buffalo rapper Elcamino has dropped a new track, "Victory," produced by III Tone Beats and featuring Inspectah Deck. “I probably won’t get all the flowers that I deserve / It don’t surprise me at all when people go back on the word / I ain’t really notice much until I sat back and observed,” Elcamino rhymes on the track. “Victory” is the first single from Elcamino’s B$F debut album,They Spit On Jesus dropping October 6.

DJ Premier, Beats That Collected Dust, Volume 3

Preemo returns with the third volume of Beats That Collected Dust, the first volume of which was released back in 2008. Beats That Collected Dust, Vol. 2 was released in 2011, and more than 10 years later, DJ Premier has decided it's time to let the world inside his production mind once more.

“I like unique releases and Beats That Collected Dust is so unique.  I also love the process of titling a project," he said in a release. "I’ve always been responsible for titling all the projects I produce, and Beats That Collected Dust is so fitting” DJ Premier reveals.  “The format is an original tool, just like talk beds, freestyles, writing verses, and just plain listening.  I decide when to release these instrumental volumes when they reach the stage of collecting dust.  So here we are; Beats That Collected Dust, Vol. 3 is here and vinyl has arrived.”

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RBX, "Let's Ride" featuring Sccit & Klientel

West coast legend RBX is gearing up to release his first project in 15 years, Hibernation, and has dropped a single in support of the album, "Let's Ride" featuring Sccit & Klientel. RBX recently spoke to Rock The Bells about the process leading up to the project and his motivation for releasing new music.

“At this point in the game, if we don’t each one, teach one, what are we doing?” he says. “Everything we do gotta make sense. We too grown to be mythical. I don’t have time for that. I went back in and did my research, and I was like we gonna call itHibernation Shiversbecause we representing that Grizzly bear, that Cali bear. And I’ve kinda been hibernating in my den, but when I come out—I might be a little small and thin—however, my teeth are going to be real sharp and everybody can get it. I’m gonna cook everybody.”

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