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HOOD Illustrated Profiles 3D Na'Tee New Visual "Maria" off her  project titled "The Regime". With the new project "Songs That Didn't Make The Tape" dropping on March 31st she made sure that the HOOD got the re-up on some quality street music.  Make sure you check out her Exclusive HOOD Illustrated interview right here -> …

St.Louis native Kevo Proves that his next project is worth waiting for with the release of his impressive 5 song Ep "Worth the Wait." The project carries that St.Louis sound with high energy & bounce that made Future, & Metro Booming blow, with features from Miistro Freeyo, Samone Sherrell, & Lil Mone, each song is a potentially successful single, including my favorite from the playlist…

Manganelli is a new young artist from New Jersey that is someone to lookout for. Between his rockstar image and his hard hitting single Sauce he is definitely a person to pay attention to. The music video's simplicity really helps you capture the imagery of the New Jersey natives hometown along with getting a glimpse at an appearance you will be able to recognize from a…

My name is Kenson O'reilly, also known as Charmz. I was born January 3rd, 1992 in Georgetown Guyana and raised in South Jamaica Queens, the home for some of the world's biggest music artists such as Ll Cool J, Run DMC, The Lost Boyz and my idol 50 cent. I've been writing my own music and recording for 5 years now. I've been very passionate about music since I can…

After taking off on a one man tour across the country, performing and DJing, making a major name for himself as a noteworthy indie artist, making a splash in this music industry, DJ Earn Money has returned to the studio and delivered something we all can enjoy. Fresh off the road, focusing on the DJ life, Earn Money took some time to hone in and deliver his fans a…

With fast growing momentum behind her, 17 year old Ebhoni releases her debut EP Mood Ring. Largely produced by fellow Toronto-based producer SOS, with additional production from Xeralain and Croisade.…

From the south side of Chicago, Boi fLOYD, the rising rap artist has been going hard, grinding in the studio and on stages across the country recently performing at SXSW 2017 Music Festival, creating and sharing some of the dopest music of this era in hip-hop. Known for his single “Maserati Dreams,”  Boi fLoyd has been featured on notable hip hop sites…

Deezy Da Paperboy has established himself as one of Illinois premier artists. After hitting stages across the Midwest, he shifted the focus on his latest single to help…

DJ Scream hosts Lil Mikey TMB's "Eastside Nino" mixtape. The tape features 21 Savage, Trouble, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, and many more.

Download: Lil Mikey TMB - Eastside Nino

VL Deck aka The Section 8 boss  is back again but this time he brings Atlanta 367 CEO Eastside Jody for the new video "Pressure". Known as one the next one to blow with the comparison of an up to date back in the day Young Jeezy, the two artists together…

New single from Cincinnati's Exquisite off their up and coming EP "Never Landing."

Download: Exquisite - OMG

D Ali coming thru with another banger #Compton is a one of those tracks that get you hyped as he pays homage to The originators of this gangsta sh!t "Rest in peace to Eazy; b!tch we Ruthless". Follow him online at  @D_Ali700 and keep watch for the debut "ALPHA"   -  Powered by…

Once again it's on ... Follow the smoke to Denver, Colorado on 420 and check out what Dough From Da Go [Published as one of HOOD Illustrated 17 Midwest Faces You Should know / Issue No.10] got growing in the Mountain West.  From Wed 4/19 - Sat 4/22 it's gonna be a movie played out in real time as the…

Flipp recently burst on the scene with his catchy single "I Do", premiered via Complex. The contagious track has received major accolades from blogs such as Complex and Blurred Culture, and has reached 365,000+plays. The standout video features Flipp in his neighborhood…

Mack 10's son District 21 releases a new video for "Rider" from his upcoming debut project.

Atlanta native Mookie Mardi Gra is back with his new mixtape entitled I Remember When. The 13-track project has features from the likes of Blac Youngsta, Jazze Pha, and Brinx. Stream below via Spotify.…