Maryland trio, Gods’Illa drop another single off their newly released album, Believe In God’sIlla. The earthy, percussion-led, Joe.D produced “Valleys & Peaks” features acclaimed performance poet, J. Ivy, who won a Grammy for his collaboration on Kanye West track, “Never Let Me Down” (which also featured Jay Z).

Believe In God’Illa features appearances by Stic Man of Dead Prez, Laz of Fats Beats hip hop crew, Clear Soul Forces, Mello Music Group’s yU and more. You can check out the entire project by clicking here.

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This April Fool’s day marks the scheduled release date for Smoke DZA‘s newest compilation, Dream.ZONE.Achieve. Like its title, the album is structured in three acts, each with seven cuts apiece. Of the 21 songs confirmed on the album, one joint is a relic from the past–last spring’s “Ghosts of Dipset.” But this week, two new anthems have emerged on the web to get fans excited for Dream.Zone.Achieve‘s spring unveiling. Yesterday we dropped DZA‘s collaboration with Ab-Soul and DJ Dahi, “Hearses”. Today, we’re blessed with a fresh new video for “City of Dreams,” directed by none other than New York’s own Damon Dash. Check it out below.

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The project includes 12 tracks, original beats from notable producers Sean C & LV (credits to Jay-Z, Wale, Fabolous), as well as reinterpretations of tracks by Kanye West (e.g., “OnPoint”), Daft Punk, Pharrell, and J Dilla. In addition, Grammy award-winning poet J. Ivy lends his spoken word talent to the tape as well.

 Stream it or download it below.

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