Tufawon x Mixie x Lady Midnight -"Cambia La Tema" (prod. by TZ1)-mp3

Minneapolis keeps it coming, with three artist linking up Tufawon, Mixie & Lady Midnight to collaborate on "Cambia La Tema". A nice nugget of a track utilizing all three talents lovely.

Tufawon x Mixie x Lady Midnight -"Cambia La Tema"-mp3

IMAME -'Helena Hearse Fights the Big Bad Wolf of Badlands' EP -stream

A new voice from Minneapolis the young homie Jibra'il aka IMAME has released Helena Hearse Fights the Big Bad Wolf of Badlands', a 3 track, thoughtful narrative exploring metal health. From the artist.

"This is a mental health care awareness project. This project is designed for people to go about that journey of mental health care to. Making this music has been an exploration of my own mental health care journey that I have had so far. The story of this music is the story of myself, as the character IMAME, going the path of a spiritual "walkabout" to cleanse my spirit of inner demons. Which is portrayed within the title of the project. The title is explaining that I have set out on this journey of a "spirit walk" to find my spirit guide that will fight the inner demons that have formed together and called themselves The Big Bad Wolf. This is an elaborate testimony on the very unconventional experiences that many with mental illness have, stories that can be abstract when received by a listener. The aim of this project is to make those connections between the unconventional and abstract experiences of a person or persons with mental illness with the art of storytelling. My own story is one I am willing to share publicly in the art of music.

Helena Hearse fights the Big Bad Wolf of Badlands is specifically a western about a young black male with a nation-worth of oppression upon him and how he triumphs through that adversity while the conflicts of his personal challenges are complicated by the conflicts in his environment. It is also about breaking apart stereotypes and stigmas that surround the world of and those with mental illness".


IMAME -Helena Hearse Fights the Big Bad Wolf of Badlands'-mp3

Metasota + Muja Messiah + TEK -"Hullabaloo"-mp3

Yup three of the finest, Muja Messiah, TEK and Metasota give us another missile with "Hullabaloo", produced by Metasota.

Metasota + Muja Messiah + TEK -"Hullabaloo"-mp3

Yon Legend - TwentySix EP stream

Producer/DJ Yon Legend celebrates his 27th Born Day by making his debut with the beautiful TwentySix EP, a 3 song suite featuring assist from ZULUZULUU's Proper-T & MMYYKK and IMAME. Wavy.

Yon Legend -TwentySix EP-mp3

Greg Grease - Down So Long - stream

Minneapolis artist and member of ZULUZULUU Greg Grease releases his third solo record Down So Long. On Down So Long he shows a new growth musically and lyrically, its a smart, honest and funky record. Speaking to Bandcamp Greg Grease On Eschewing Escapism on “Down So Long” "When did you feel like the musical style you wanted for Down So Long was established?

I had two phases. I produced about 80 or 90% of the record, so I made a bunch of beats and recorded to them. Once I had all my demos done, I brought it into another studio with fancy microphones, musical instruments, and stuff. I brought musicians in to replay or interpret a lot of samples and give it a much more musical vibe. I wanted to show my growth as a producer and as a musician, because in ZULUZULUU, we’re pushing each other to get to the next level. I wanted to try to make [the album] more musical than anything in the past, where it was more rap.

How was that experience for you? Was it fun? Tedious?

It was an incredible experience. It was definitely a learning experience, too. Normally when you’re a producer, you make a beat while being all by yourself or on the computer. I brought in a few friends of mine who are talented jazz musicians. These guys are professionals. So I wanted to challenge myself and make sure they were impressed with what they were doing. Javier Santiago is an amazing composer and musician. I had Miguel Hurtado [of Solflower Collective] come in and lay drums on a couple of tracks. I had my ZULUZULUU fam come in and lay stuff down; Proper-T played some keys and Trelly Mo played some keyboard. My bro ∆RT P∆RTÉ came in with a lot of funky guitars.

What effect do you hope that Down So Long will have on listeners?

My goal is to challenge listeners to feel uncomfortable with the music. Not in a bad way, but uncomfortable with the unfamiliarity of it and excited about that as well. My goal is to challenge people’s own thoughts on what we find acceptable when it comes to music and content. I think that’s what makes my listeners, my listeners. They do enjoy a challenge.

Oddisee said something to the effect of, ‘If somebody found my music, that means they really dug for it and are going to enjoy it, because my music isn’t something that you come across easily.’ I identified with that, since my music isn’t something that you come across on a national platform. The type of person who is going to find my music is somebody who does want to be challenged." —Christina Lee

Izell Pyramid - Priestcraft -stream

Izell Pyramid makes a fantastic impression with his impressive debut Priestcraft EP. One to watch.

Izell Pyramid -Priestcraft-mp3

WestsideDoom -"Gorilla Monsoon"-mp3

Shadyvile new signee Westside Gun & Doom collaborate as WestsideDoom on "Gorilla Monsoon". This comes a day after Adult Swim & Dooom dissolve their working arrangement Adult Swim Ends Relationship With DOOM, Cancels The Missing Notebook Rhymes Series.

WestsideDoom -"Gorilla Monsoon"-mp3