Brooklyn’s Chelsea Reject is quickly making her rounds in the New York region and her new freestyle on Shade45’s Showoff Radio further stakes her claim. The Duck Down MC is fresh off the release of her project CMPLX and continues to promote its debut with these recent bars. Stay tuned to her future moves and come out to her free show alongside Kirk Knight, CJ Fly, Buckshot, and more at the Duck Down BBQ, June 11th.

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The Duck Down Records latest signee Chelsea Reject has had a lot of changes in her life in the past couple of months. Fresh from inking with Buckshot’s independent label, Reject has been busy opening up for Jay Electronica at the A3C Festival and opening on a couple of dates of the The Smokers Club Tour alongside Method Man & Redman, B-Real (of Cypress Hill), Berner and Mick Jenkins.

It’s been a long way coming for Chelsea Reject’s career. I first caught wind of the Brooklyn-bred MC in early 2011 at a Lyve Life showcase Dyme-a-Duzin used to put together, and she’s been bubbling ever since.

Three years later, her latest video “Everything’s Change” is setting up the release of her full-length project “CMPLX” due sometime this year. The video itself has a real spacey vibe to its aesthetic, the smooth jazz instrumental blends well with Chelsea’s laid-back flow as she spits about all the changes going around her including friends, passion, and the desire for artistic growth. Here’s what Reject had to say about the video:

“Everything’s Change” is about life and seasons and how “change” is the only consistent thing I know. Somehow it’s still the same shit.

Check out the latest visual and let us know what you think!

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Bonus: Read our ranking of Eminem’s first six albums here and check out the bonus track from the COD: Ghosts edition of MMLP2, “Don’t Front,” below.

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9th Wonder & Buckshot let us know how “Crazy” life is in their new video. The track is featured on their latest LP The Solution which is out now. The Calvan Fowler directed video features Buckshot and several of his alter egos plus a life-size creepy rabbit, Donnie Darko style. Check out the craziness below.

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Leading into the weekend 9th Wonder and Buckshot released the first cut off their upcoming joint LP, The Solution. This joint features soulful production courtesy of 9thmatic and some heartfelt bars to match from the Brooklyn, N.Y.-bred BDI Thug, but hip-hop heads should expect nothing less from this duo’s third collaborative project. “Stop Rapping” might not necessarily be the lead track off the album, but it definitely sets the bar quite high for the Nov. 13 drop. There’s still a couple weeks before the due date, so be sure to check out their offering below.

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01. Get Together f. Rapsody
02. Dance With Me
03. Whatuptho
04. Holding Hands
05. Walk Like A Woman
06. Tale of Two Cities
07. Funeral For A Killer
08. Better Way
09. Wherever You Are
10. It’s Over
11. Wait For Someone [iTunes Bonus]
12. Tale of Two Cities (rmx) [iTunes Bonus]

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