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We’ve been anticipating Oakland rapper Gita‘s EP since we interviewed her last month and it’s finally here. Titled Escaping the Dream World, the EP compiles some of her older material with brand new tracks produced by Brandun Deshay, Gabe Niles and more. As expected, the EP is a journey through a zany soundscape characterized by experimentation, bass and dark boasts.

What’s really interesting is Gita‘s voice: she wields it like a whip, expanding it and contracting it at will . Stream Escaping the Dream World below and look out for Gita‘s mixtape, which is due out later this summer.

Incidentally, this project was executively produced by Gita herself.

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Most folks first caught wind of Maryland native Uno Hype following a standout guest appearance on “HYPE/Beast” by the late Capital STEEZ. Around that time he also released his stellar but underrated Fxck the Hype tape with features from the likes of Smoke Dza and Pro Era emcees Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly. Still, though, folks continued to sleep. Now the DMV representative brings us his commanding second offering, Be Good, a compact 11 tracks that whets your appetite for more. While he was a solid rapper before, he has an even greater mastery of his robust voice now, rolling syllables on top of one another with extreme finesse. The project has features from only previous collaborators Smoke Dza and Hassani Kwess. Production is handled by DJ Dahi, BrandUn DeShay, DJ Black Diamond, and Kenny Keys among others. Steam and download below.

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After the release of her visual for  “Country”, SZA has recieved some promising accolades. If you enjoyed the music, she’s keeping it going with her debut EP, See SZA Run. Check it out below and get into the positive vibrations. The soulful, yet eclectic project features great production from Brandun Deshay and AP Super Producer and more.

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The Caviart squad brings you the latest visuals from Producer MC Dannie Phantom and teammates Brandun Deshay & Latif. Shot and edited by RVD Films the video speaks to all the college hustlers who are struggling to finish out the rest of their degree. Enjoy as the trio takes us on a tour of Philly.

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