Quan - "I'm Good"

Newport News emcee and Nas affiliate Quan resurfaces with a new joint from his Walking Testimony mixtape.

merkley???'s Photoshop Goodness (NSFW)

Click images to enlarge. This is how you're suppose to enhance photos. I personally find this stuff a lot more appealing than your average Playboy centerfold. To see more work by merkley???, click here.

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Kseniya Simonova's Amazing Sand Drawing

Absolutely nuts. From developing the transitions and arranging the music, I can only imagine the amount of prep work it took to make this.

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Notte Sento: Short film made with 4500+ still photos
Amazing Philips Carousel Commercial
T-Shirt War: Stop Motion Music Video
"Videogioco" by Donato Sansone

Welcome to Virginia (Nottz Tribute)

Nottz Raw is hands down my favorite producer from VA. Known for his signature basslines, Nottz has worked with an assortment of artists which include Busta, Kanye, Snoop, The Game, and many more. Props to DJ Mike Rizzy for putting together such a dope mix. Stream above or click image to download.

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Ced Hughes - What Up Tho!? (Mixtape)
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New Banksy Spotted in London

(via My Modern Met)
Banksy telling taggers to step their game up?

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Who is Rebel E?

Rebel E members, Justin Battle and Gabe Niles, sit down with AltDaily for an interview. Click the image above for the article.

Related links:
Max Mega - Listen to Max Mixtape
Ced Hughes - What Up Tho!? Mixtape
Dante Lewis - Skatewell Beat Tape
Shoot The Moon (Ced Hughes, KiD A, Gabe Niles) - "Graduation"
Rebel-E.com
Init Ignition

CLEAN! presents No Rules Sound Manipulation Vol. 2

Instrumental album from VA producer Clean!. A lot of laid back sample heavy boom bap on this volume. Click image to download album. See comments section for Volume 1.

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Ced Hughes - What Up Tho!?

Ced Hughes - "What Up Tho!?" Produced by EC|DC (Tokyo Joe)

Ced Hughes - "W.O.W. Shampoo" Produced by Dante Lewis

This is probably the best mixtape since Wale's 100 Miles & Running but then again that could be my bias speaking since Ced was a former artist on the now defunct EHR label. With that said, this isn't just a mixtape with 16's about nothing over the latest Pollow Da Don beat; this is basically an album disguised as a mixtape with quality songs over original radio ready production. Peep the samples and click on the image above for the download.

Related links:
Ced Hughes - "Jackers of the Swag" (Claire Hux remix)
Shoot The Moon (Ced Hughes, KiD A, Gabe Niles) - "Graduation"
Who Is Rebel E?
Max Mega - Listen to Max Mixtape
Dante Lewis - Skatewell Beat Tape
Rebel-E.com

Ardamus - When Nothing Goes Right

Quality music from DC's own Ardamus.
Click image to download album.

Clipse x Kaws Complex Cover

Will be picking up this month's issue just for the cover.