Midwest Kept Secret

SupaNovaLove - 22 (Mixtape)

2012-06-13T13:18:00.003-04:00

22 is A follow up from my first tape "21Love". The theme and title are set in stone. This tape represents my experiences I obtained from being 22. Not all is shared. But whats there. Is there. With this tape you will hear me go though my nostalgia stage, my passion stage, an my "I shouldnt do this stage" I hope you enjoy. An thank you. I appreciate you.

-SupaNovaLove

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Ryan Keyes - NeverSleep (Mixtape)

2012-05-05T22:49:00.002-04:00

This has been a longtime coming for my fam, Ryan Keyes. A self-taught producer since the age of 12, Keyes rarely kept beats for himself, until now. This 19-track freshman mixtape is entirely self-produced, and has features from: Benji, BoBo, DB, Richie Reeves and K. Burns.

Even if his sound isn't your flavor, I was a first hand witness of his work ethic. As he says in the intro:

"...I promise I'm next, maybe right now, maybe next year, maybe five years; anytime but I promise I'm next..."

and its hard to deny the fact Keyes has something special.

So without further adieu, Midwest Kept Secret presents: NeverSleep

Download: Ryan Keyes - NeverSleep

Ryan Keyes - NeverSleep (Cover)

2012-05-04T18:18:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow marks the release date of Ryan Keyes Mixtape: NeverSleep presented by MWKS.
Enjoy the cover in anticipation, and peep the tracklist after the jump!

Tracklist:

1. Intro

2. NeverSleep

3. The Name

4. LoLo

5. Dreamer’s Interlude

6. Can’t Stop Me Now Feat. K. Burns

7. Up, Down

8. Dressed In All Black Feat. BoBo

9. Billion Dollars Feat. BoBo

10. G.M.J.W Feat. BoBo & K. Burns

11. Haters Never Prosper Feat. Richie Reeves

12. HomeRun Feat. BoBo

13. Ballin’ On Yo Azz

14. Never Look Back Feat. Benji

15. We’re Done

16. Memories (I’m Sorry) Feat. Benji

17. Going Through The Motions Feat. DB

18. I Think It’s Gonna Be A Good Day

19. Saved My Life

Logic - Young Sinatra: Undeniable (Mixtape)

2012-05-01T13:31:00.002-04:00

Do yourself a favor and listen to this.

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Ryan Keyes - Up, Down (Single)

2012-04-30T14:47:00.001-04:00

Hometown hero, Ryan Keyes, drops his second single off his debut tape: NeverSleep which drops this friday! Check out his NeverSleep EP if you aren't hip to this kid.

Download

QuESt - Stop The Wackness (Buried Ya) [New Music!]

2012-04-24T15:41:00.001-04:00

QuESt hits the net with an unexpected freestyle as he rips apart the 'Theraflu' beat. If you haven't heard QuESt's latest: Fear Not Failure, cop it here.

Download: QuESt - Stop The Wackness (Buried Ya)

A$AP Rocky - Goldie

2012-04-19T08:49:00.000-04:00

Rocky's highly anticipated first single off LongLiveA$AP. Hit-Boy on the beat.

Download: A$AP Rocky - Goldie

Logic - Tic Tac Toe (New Music!)

2012-04-19T08:41:00.000-04:00

Young Sinatra drops his new single off his upcoming project Young Sinatra Undeniable. Is that a Weeknd - D.D. sample I hear? Genius.

Download: Logic - Tic Tac Toe

Live from Coachella: Hologram Tupac Performs (Video)

2012-04-17T14:05:00.001-04:00

It's been trending on Twitter since it happened, and discussions have arose about touring Holograms that will sell out arenas.... Que George Jetson theme music...

Shouts to DDOT

Palmer Squares- Elements of Music Cypher

2012-04-17T13:44:00.003-04:00

For those on the Mid West underground enjoy.

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Ryan Keyes - NeverSle-EP (A Prelude to NeverSleep) [FreEP]

2012-04-15T19:13:00.000-04:00

Ryan Keyes, an artist from my hometown of Battle Creek, MI, started making beats at age 12. His debut mixtape "NeverSleep" will be dropping May 4th, and is entirely self produced by Keyes. He decided to let loose an EP to give everyone a taste of his upcoming project: "NeverSleep"

Download: Ryan Keyes - NeverSle-EP (A Prelude to NeverSleep) [FreEP]

Giavanni Ruffin - My Ambition (YouTube Documentary)

2012-04-10T12:23:00.000-04:00

Giavanni Ruffin, a former ECU Running back, has become a YouTube sensation of sorts after putting out his "How Bad Do You Want It" Video. He recently put out a documentary explaining his cause and goals titled "My Ambition". Additionally, Ruffin started his own clothing brand called TNDO Apparel. TNDO stands for Take No Days Off, and it's something Giavanni preaches throughout this documentary. In anything you do, take no days off! Hit the jump for the documentary, but first view the original video.

MWKS Recommends: Logic - Young Sinatra

2012-04-07T17:55:00.000-04:00

For those of you who rocked with us way back when, we used to drop throwback mixtapes... well consider this from same vein.

Logic, a Maryland-based spitter, has gained my attention from his feature on Fear Not Failure. After multiple spins, he's managed to make it into my top-5 up-and-coming artists, but don't just take my word for it; peep his sophomore effort Young Sinatra below.

Download: Datpiff

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Drake - Take Care x HYFR (Visuals)

2012-04-07T17:39:00.000-04:00

Drizzy finally drops two videos from Take Care. Check out visuals for 'Take Care' and 'HYFR' below!

G.O.O.D. Friday! Kanye West - Theraflu x Mercy

2012-04-06T17:56:00.001-04:00

Coming off his Throne tour, Mr. West is back to work making new music! Hit the jump for two new tracks from Kanye [and G.O.O.D. Music]

First, Theraflu, which features Kanye talking his sh!t. Shouts to Kris Humphreys.

and finally, Mercy, which is confirmed to be the first single off the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation album. This track features Mr. West, along with Big Sean, 2 Chains & Pusha T.

Stalley - Everything New (Directed by Rik Cordero) [Visuals]

2012-04-04T17:53:00.003-04:00

Stalley lets loose the visuals for 'Everything New' off Savage Journey To The American Dream. Cop his tape here if you haven't.

QuESt - Fear Not Failure (Mixtape)

2012-04-03T13:02:00.003-04:00

After scrapping How Thoughtful 2, QuESt encourages everyone to shed their fears and embrace their failures.

“Don’t be afraid to fail. Failure doesn’t keep us away from what we desire in this world— fear does. Fear is the absence of love, the absence of trust, the absence of belief. It is fear that destroys us. To embrace failure is to embrace growth. It is fear, not failure, that holds us back.”

Download: QuESt - Fear Not Failure

Shouts to HNHH

Seth McFarlane presents: Ted

2012-04-03T12:30:00.000-04:00

This is totally unrelated to music or hip-hop, but if you don't enjoy it-- don't even bother coming back...

Ted is rated-R and in theaters July 13th.

XV - Now Lets Go In (Feat. Freddy High) (New Music!)

2012-04-03T12:26:00.001-04:00

Vizzy dropped off this track in commemoration of his Jay hawks playing in the National Championship.

XV - Now Lets Go In

Black Hippy with Beats TV

2012-04-02T14:28:00.000-04:00

The Black Hippy crew caught up with Beats TV for this interview down at SXSW.

SupaNovaLove and Jynkz - Neon Lightz

2012-04-02T13:47:00.000-04:00

Alright sorry for being MIA for the last few months new job and everything has been keeping me pretty busy, but if you followed us before you may know I like to post a lot of Michigan artists work. My man SuperNovaLove sent me his and Jynkz latest visual "Neon Lightz" off their mixtape Diamondz In Tokyo which you can download from here. SuperNovaLove is currently working on his project 22 which will be dropping this month. Show a Michigan artist some love and check out the video and download the mixtape also keep an eye out for 22 dropping this month.

Childish Gambino - Eat Your Vegetables (New Music!)

2012-04-02T12:20:00.000-04:00

Besides fracturing his foot in Tampa, Childish Gambino has been working on his next project. Eat your vegetables.

Childish Gambino - Eat Your Vegetables

Kendrick Lamar x Dr. Dre - The Recipe (Single)

2012-04-02T12:09:00.001-04:00

Kendrick drops his first single off his debut album. Rumors of the track spoke of it to be produced by Dre, instead this Scoop Deville-produced track has a verse from the Dr. Peep the track below, and cop it on iTunes!

We're Back!

2012-03-30T17:45:00.002-04:00

A year later, we are right back where we started.

Whats new?!

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Artist Advertisement/Featuring/Hosting: For those Hip-Hop/R&B artists that frequent our site, we are now offering advertisement for your movement or latest project. Also MWKS will host your next mixtape. E-Mail here for any further inquiries.

Those are all the changes being announced for now, so sit back and enjoy the music!

Stalley - Savage Journey To The American Dream (Mixtape)

2012-03-30T17:21:00.001-04:00

MMG's own, Stalley, drops his anticipated mixtape. This dude is competing with Wale for my favorite in the MMG clique. Download/Stream Here.