In Rotation: Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, AKIR, Raekwon, Bekay, Mac Lethal, Strong Arm Steady & More
Published 09/18/2009
By Anne van de Sande

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It's time to unstress and chill with some new music throughout the weekend. Enjoy new heat from the lovely Alicia Keys, Raekwon and Shafiq Husayn, while Jagged Edge member Wingo goes a new route, The Game hops on a track by Strong Arm Steady and the homie AKIR returns with a new song. Check back on Monday.

Alicia Keys - "Doesn't Mean Anything" - Listen Here
Her new song with Jay-Z, "Empire State Of Mind" just came out, but the multi-talented Miss Keys is back with a solo single too. Check it out!

Bekay ft. DJ Revolution - "I Am" - Listen Here
You might recall peepin a snippet of "I Am" in the beginning of Bekay's video for "Brooklyn Bridge", but here's the full length version. The song is produced by The Alchemist and features DJ Revolution is Bekay's lead single to Hunger Pains, which drops November 10th through Coalmine Records. Keep an eye out for Bekay out of BK.

Raekwon - "Can't Hide" (Shaolin Remix) - Listen Here
Some of you got the new Raekwon track "Can't Hide It" earlier, well there's one more version. Here's the Shaolin mix - also produced by Montreal producer, DJ Twitch.

Snoop Dogg - "Fallin' Asleep On Death Row" - Listen Here
Released from the Death Row volt; Snoop Dogg's Lost Session Vol 1. Check out this song, produced by the D-R-E. What a classic era that was, the Death Row years.

Ester Dean ft. Juvenile - "Drop It Low" (Remix) - Listen Here
Ester Dean is signed to Polow Da Don through his Zone 4 imprint. Check out the remix of the single "Drop It Low" featuring New Orleans rapper Juvenile.

TreaZon - "The Spirit" - Listen Here
After a long wait, TreaZon finally releases the official first leak from his upcoming mixtape Breathe Life 2, presented by IM KING. Breathe Life 2 is now scheduled to be released on November 24th and is executive produced by TreaZon and Numonics. Breathe Life 2 is a true showcase of TreaZon's diverse style and he is assisted by some of the best upcoming talent like XV, QuESt, Nero and ThreatZ.

Mac Lethal - "Heart Of A Pig" - Listen Here
Mac Lethal has had quite a summer. His website was hacked repeatedly, then the well publicized departure from Rhymesayers, and most recently his own artist, Grieves, bounced. This is exactly why he started to build his own label, Black Clover, 5 years ago. Love Potion 5 will be in stores Sept. 29th. 100% independent, 100% black clover.

Mike Schpitz ft. Add-2 & Adullessence - "The Get Up" (Remix) - Listen Here
For the first of two Sunday Drive Remixes, two emcees from The League of Ordinary Gentlemen, Add-2 and Adullessence came together to rework "The Get Up".

Masta Ace & Edo. G ft. Marsha Ambrosious - "A's & E's" - Listen Here
Taken from Masta Ace & Edo. G's new LP Arts & Entertainment, out November 6th.

Balance & Big Rich ft. The Jacka & Jimmy Reign - "Can't Go" - Listen Here
Balance & Big Rich have made names for themselves in the Bay Area, respectively. When they collaborated for their Undadogs mixtape last year, the results were explosive. Here's their latest single.

O.C. & A.G. - "Think About It" - Listen Here
Leak off O.C. and A.G.'s upcoming collaborative effort, OASIS.

C-Murder - "It's So Hard" - Listen Here
Brand new C-Murder, off his upcoming RBC Records album, Calliope Click, due later this month.

Sene - "Impromptu" - Listen Here
Here is another joint from Sene's upcoming Maltas & Music mixtape flavored by Sucio Smash of High Water Music and NYC's Squeeze Radio Show.  The mixtape drops today and features production by Blu, Fonetik Simbol and others and features guest features from Co$$ and Kissey Asplund.

Strong Arm Steady ft. The Game - "Trunk Music" - Listen Here
New music from the west coast super group consisting of Phil Da Agony, Mitchy Slick and Krondon.  Having smashed the mixtape and internet circuit for years the SAS crew is now back preparing for another album and have partnered with one of the west's finest in The Game.

Shafiq Husayn (SA-RA) - "Nirvana" - Listen Here
"Don't matter if you stand or fall, the master of the all got a plan for ya'll!" Here is the 2nd approved leak from Shafiq Husayn's upcoming album, Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka dropping October 6th via Plug Research. This time, he unveils "Nirvana", a spiritual call featuring various live musicians, chanting, and Shafiq's off-kilter drum programming. Look out for the upcoming music video for "Lil Girl" as well as upcoming European SA-RA tour dates in October.

Fly Gypsy ft. Jose Feliciano - "Wildflower" - Listen Here
Fly Gypsy is set to release another track off their newest effort, The Vodka & Rum Mixtape. The song, "Wildflower", featuring samplings of guitar legend Jose Feliciano, fits seamlessly into the formula the Russian and Jamaican producer/MC duo explore throughout the mixtape. Musically, Alexei Jendayi provides a smooth guitar backdrop for Kowboy Kom's precise lyrical delivery, intertwining Jose Feliciano's take on the classic Door's standard, "Light My Fire", into the track in a manner which provides the listener with the feeling, not of samples, but of Alexei, Kom, and Jose in the same room trading verses, vibing, and playing guitars together.

Radioclit & Esau Mwamwaya ft. Ezra Koenig - "Warm Heart Of Africa" - Listen Here
The Very Best's--European production duo Radioclit and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya--debut full-length Warm Heart Of Africa will be released October 6th on Green Owl (available digitally August 25). The album follows the surprising global success of Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit Are The Very Best, a free mixtape made available online late last year. Without promotional assistance or financial support, the collection of well-known pop, dance, afro and indie tracks remixed by Radioclit featuring Mwamwaya's singing in Chichewa, Swahili, Portuguese and English charted more than 200.000 downloads and was hailed by tastemakers including Pitchfork, FADER, and Gorilla vs. Bear, among many others.

J.A.M.E.S. WATTS - "Say You Will" (The Re-Fix) - Listen Here
After wrapping up his work in July and August on the soundtrack for Rik Cordero & Three21Media's feature film Inside A Change, WATTS returned to the Re-Fix campaign trail.

AG ft. Wingo - "Call That" - Listen Here
Jagged Edge member Wingo is back in the studio preparing for a solo release and was recently tapped by Wreckless Ent. artist A.G. for his second single. As the first artist to be released on Wreckless Entertainment, A.G. has already reached the urban mainstream market and has successfully claimed a spot synonymous with certified stability. Coming off the success of his 1st single entitled, "We Fly" ft. Bizzy Bone, which gained ground with local and national markets and reached #9 on the Billboard Charts, A.G. furthers his quest to put Seattle on the map.

AKIR ft. J-Ro (The Alkaholiks) - "Let's Work it Out" - Listen Here
Viper Records recording artist AKIR is getting ready to releasing a new mixtape next week presented by DJ Static & Statik Selektah titled , The Secret. The mixtape features special guests Shabaam Sadeeq, Immortal Technique, Ali Vegas, Pharoahe Monch, Bashir and more. On this track, AKIR travels to Sweden and links up with J-Ro of the Alkaholiks for another banger.

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