Typically when rappers drop a mixtape, it’s filled with songs by themselves or their crew. Going against the grain and perhaps why VA is winning in terms of their scene capitalizing on the exponential effect of collective movement, Virginia rappers Willie WAZE and MacGuyver recently dropped Lumi Nation 1: Da Doubt is Fuel, featuring exclusives from over 25 artists hailing from Virginia, DC, Maryland, New York, New Jersey and Missouri. Lumi Nation is a true street compilation mixtape, hosted by DJ Ras Fyah, in the essence of the late 90’s mixtape scene. The compilation even features a track from Queens legend, Cormega featuring The Outlawz.

Not just a mixtape title and concept, Lumi Nation is an ever-expanding artist culture collective created by Willie WAZE, who teamed up with his fellow G&D crewmate and rapper/songwriter MacGuyver, to bring some of the “hottest and under-appreciated artists of the DMV to the forefront while not excluding artists from all over the world.” According to Willie WAZE, “Lumi Nation prides itself on bringing the exclusive records back to the streets where the true Hip Hop taste makers have always been…something to bump in the whips, barbershops, clothing stores and MP3 Players alike.”

Lumi Nation features artists Willie WAZE, MacGuyver, Born I Music, Cormega, The Outlawz, Digaveli, Fleetwood Deville, Rahiem Supreme, Kingpen Slim, Milli, Big KA$H, Will Po, Dugee F Buller, Sketch McGuiney, and more. Production includes Beats Maravich, Large Professor, Madebyzoe, Soulplusmind, J-Scrilla, Casito Del Fresco, Innerloop Beats, Big KA$H, Imphamous Amadeuz, and Kel and BLVCK.

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