Download: Kemizt-TheVigil

Track Listing

1. Welcome.
2. R2,R2,L1,R2,L,D,R,U,L,D,R,U
3. F*** A Title (Sumn Light)
4. Untitled (Just Life)
5. Love Sweet Misery/Player
6. So Far From Home
7. Your Tears
8. You (feat. Grafh)
9. $.homage
10. Impeccable (feat. E. Louis)
11. Sinner
12. Tea Leaf Breakdancers
13. Just Shine… (feat. Feeohnix Eve)
14. Sine Nomine (feat. Boomie Bugatti, Kaleber & E. Louis)

Sab the Artist, at it again. Some artists let life take over, and expect the fans to wait until they’re ready to come through with whatever is next, Sab gets busy and makes sure he makes up for any moment you may feel like you missed.

Coming moments after the killer track with Abstract Rude The Awful Truth Sab’s back, dropping Oh Oh Oh.

Look for SabTheArtist just about anywhere and you’ll find him – like on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook & SabTheArtist.com.

Download/Stream: Sab – Oh Oh Oh

DJ Absolute of Soulcrate Music, Black Clover Records and aboveGround Magazine are proud to present the Blood in the Heartland Tour Mix.

As a kick off to the Black Clover Records Blood in the Heartland Tour featuring Mac Lethal, Soulcrate Music, Prof and Akream, DJ Absolute put together a mix of tracks from each artist.

Download: DJ Absolute x aboveGround Magazine x Black Clover – Blood in the Heartland Tour Mix

Giveaway

In addition to the mix, there will also be an exclusive chance for aboveGround readers to win Black Clover merchandise. Readers can be entered to win by following these easy steps:

1. Follow both @aboveGroundMag and @Black_Clover on Twitter.

2. Tweet the following message:

” @aboveGroundMag and @Black_Clover are giving away some dope prizes and a BCR tour mix! Check it out http://bit.ly/cgOWIr  ”

3. That’s all! You’re automatically entered to win. You must be following both aboveGround and BCR at the time of the drawing to be eligible to win.

Prize packs include:

1. Black Clover Hand Towel

2. Black Clover Apron

3. Digital Download card for Mac Lethal’s Blood in the Water

Winners will be chosen on Monday, March 29 at 12:00 AM (Midnight).

Check out the full tour date list below, and good luck to all participants!

3/20 – Eureka, CA – Red Fox Tavern
3/23 – The Nectar – Seattle, WA
3/26 – Portland, OR – Backspace
3/27 – Boise, ID – The Reef
3/29 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City (ALL AGES)
3/29 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City (Late Night 21+)
3/30 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
3/31 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
4/1 – Manhattan, KS – Kathouse Lounge
4/2 – Omaha, NE – The Slowdown
4/3 – Sioux City, IA – The Chesterfield (NO MAC LETHAL OR DJ SKU)
4/3 – MAC LETHAL AND DJ SKU JOIN THE PAID DUES FESTIVAL – San Bernadino, CA
4/5 – Rock Island, IL – Rock Island Brewery
4/6 – The Warehouse – Lacrosse, WI
4/7 – Oshkosh, WI – The Reptile Palace
4/8 – Milwaukee, WI – Mad Planet
4/9 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fine Line
4/10 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room

Unique Assassin from Civil Mics (who you’re sure to start hearing a lot of & about soon) drops the Reeplay produced single Money On The Grind from his upcoming EP Spelling Bee Champ.

Keep up with Unique Assassin via Twitter & the whole Civil Mics crew via CivilMics.com

Download/Stream: Unique Assassin – Money On The Grind

Berkeley, California’s own Dig Dug is a producer currently signed to the New York City indie label, Uncommon Records. While he goes by Dig Dug, he also uses the moniker Agartha Audio which doubles as a collective composed of musicians and artists in San Francisco’s Bay Area. Inspired by anything sci-fi, Dug’s been described as “Herbie Hancock meets The Swamp Thing”, amalgamating keyboard prowess with bottomless samples and nasty drums.

The list of artists that Dug has worked with is too long to list. He’s produced soundtracks for videos by Energy Skateboards and AllOut Productions, as well as supplying instrumentals for Element Skateboards and Texaco. Better yet, he recently produced the soundtrack to the Emmy-nominated documentary, “Fruits of War”.

Dig Dug’s latest project, The Hollow Earth, is dropping under Agartha Audio on March 23^rd. Go to the Uncommon Records website for more information on purchasing the upcoming album.

1. Tell us something no one knows about you.

I can’t let loose with the real juicy sh*t, but here’s a little minor league tidbit: Every day I conduct little mental experiments, kind of like controlled imaginations. I’ll try imagining strangers as old friends, and notice how their vibe responds. Imagine colors around people, or peep plants and try to mentally imitate their way of reaching up to the sun. I do all kinds of weird sh*t like that.

2. What do you want people to take away from your music?

I want cats to get into the groove first, and once the groove opens ‘em up, I want to brainwash ‘em with all types of sh*t. I’m halfway playing, but I do feel strongly that music is fundamentally therapeutic and spiritual. I want you to be a better person, probably a weirder person, and would like to imagine my music as a force for making that happen. The groove comes first though.

3. What is one of your biggest regrets?

That I didn’t continue f*cking with music after my DX7 got dipped in 1991. Had like a 10-year hiatus (big up to FSC crew and my twin brother Theo for getting shit rolling again). And on that note, my other biggest regret is not still having our weekly jam sessions at T’s crib.

4. What’s one of your greatest hip-hop memories?

My first tape, a Dangerous Music Too Short tape with Freaky Tales A side, Dope Fiend beat B side. I Xeroxed a skull on the cover on some orange construction paper. Also, seeing BDP and Jungle Brothers at the Berkeley Community Theater in ‘88 or ‘89, those dudes rocked the most live sets, and the vibe was supernatural.

5. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

In outer space, touring the muhf*ckin’ star system. I wanna be in a spaceship bumping a walkman with unraveled tape coming out my pocket.

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Paid Bills is the first single from Reason’s upcoming album Landlords & Lullabies. The single features production efforts from fellow Poorly Drawn People crew member Falside.

Download/Stream: Reason – Paid Bills

Dominique Larue is an emcee out of Columbus, Ohio. She’s been writing rhymes since the age of 7 & is about to come through with a new EP via DJBooth.net, HerStory. Batter Up, featuring emcee/producer Idasa Tariq is the first single from this.

Look for HerStory March 25th.

Download/Stream: Dominique Larue – Batter Up ft Idasa Tariq

The video for Awol One & Ecid’s Staring Death In The Bulls Eye may have you trying to adjust your screen but once you get your eyes to catch up with it it’s worth a look/listen.

Their album Awol One & Ecid Are… dropped in January, with Access Hip Hop having this to say about it:

While touring the Midwest years ago Awol One and Minneapolis MC/Producer and Fill In The Breaks label owner Ecid began building the foundation for a classic collaboration. Two years and many L.A./ Minneapolis flights later they have constructed a cohesive album built on Ecid’s trademark production and balanced by Awol and Ecid’s knack for witty sarcasm and melodic hooks. Unlike so many forced and ill planned collaborations before them, this new duo had no intentions of just running through the motions, they wanted to make an unapologetic, raw and focused record. Hard beats, dark atmosphere…the kind of stuff I like to hear Awol One rhymin’ on! Featuring guest appearances by Gel Roc, Sector7G, Capaciti, and Jordan Miche!

Purchase (via AccessHipHop.com): Awol One & Ecid – Awol One & Ecid Are…

Purchase (via iTunes): Awol One & Ecid  – Awol One & Ecid Are…

J.Capri Da’Vinci comes out of Raleigh, North Carolina with his tracks REMStage2 & Dreams To Plans. He’s got an album Numbers coming out next Monday, the 22nd of March & a mixtape planned for the summer.

If you like what you hear, you can find J.Capri Da’Vinci on Twitter & MySpace.

Download/Stream: J.Capri Da’Vinci – REMStage2

Download/Stream: J.Capri Da’Vinci – Dreams To Plans

Canadian hip-hop artist Saukrates enlisted fellow Torontonian D-Sisive for the official remix of his track Wednesday. The original version is the first single from his much anticipated, yet very delayed second studio album Season One, which still has no confirmed release date. Mellenius from the Toronto-based Grammy-nominated production team Tone Mason handled production.

Download/Stream: Saukrates – Wednesday featuring D-Sisive (Remix)