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This week the Red Bull Music Academy released their Various Assets NYC 2013. This is a compilation album that you can stream or download via SoundCloud which highlights artists that have recorded tracks at the music academy in New York City. To celebrate this release and the launch of the 2014 application process, RBMA gave FACT Magazine the green light…

Holy hell. The features on this joint are pretty dope. Off Kay Slay’s upcoming album Rhyme or Die. Here’s the list of features: Fat Joe, Ghostface, Raekwon, Sheek Louch, McGruff, N.O.R.E., Lil Fame of M.O.P., Prodigy and Rell. Sounds like prison did Fat Joe some good, his flow is on point. Ghostface spits “put ya ear to speakers, this is rap easter, snatch n*ggas eggs and shit, bone ya…

When’s the last time you heard it like this? Cappadonna recently linked up with a skateboard design company Outbreak Boards, in an effort to release limited edition boards that contain Cap’s lyrics. The Winter Warz collection boards are available for purchase here. Peep Cap’s video below. kshfkhkhr

Nipsey Hussle drops this unfinished track (“beat ain’t even mixed, but its fucking perfect”) and fills us in on his latest money making venture. Check out Crenshaw if you haven’t already. Peep the joint below.     kshfkhkhr

Check out the new visuals for Diplo’s track Revolution featuring Faustix & Imanos and Kai. This is the title track off his latest effort. We fuxwithit. kshfkhkhr

I stumbled onto Sydney, Australia’s Wave Racer at the end of last year and was instantly impressed. His music is upbeat, bouncy and has just the right amount of heavy bass. It’s so upbeat that it’s hard to listen to one of his tracks without a smile your face. The way he combines beautiful synths with distorted vocal samples and heavy…

Justin Credible and DJ Sourmilk compile their 2014 Draft Picks for your listening pleasure. Stream and Download options below. Download kshfkhkhr

It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Sir Michael Rocks and Chuck Inglish. Peep the new track “Computer School” below. kshfkhkhr

Toronto Trap Djs THUGLI  just uploaded their recent Diplo & Friends mix to Soundcloud. The mix originally premiered January 5th on BBC. It features a wide range of music from rap, trap, house, twerk and future. It has some THUGLI original tracks/edits, a ton of bangers and even some hip-hop classics (Trick Daddy’s – Shut-up). Full track list, stream and…

Fabolous is back with the third installment of his Soul Tape series, and this is an impressive body of work. Fab has always had pretty slick bars and punches. This tape is packed with pretty fantastic bars and Fab does a good job displaying his skill over original and jacked beats. One of my favourite tracks off this tape is…