Expect a slew of smooth, buttery boom-bap goodness and stylish wordplay as the Pro Era crew team up with the Brown Bag AllStars, led by a cooperative effort between PE's A La $ole and BBAS's J57.

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Brooklyn-based Indie Hip-Hop label Coalmine Records celebrates ten years of independence with their heavy hitting compilation album, Unearthed.

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The Incomparable Shakespeare drops By Any Dreams Necessary, a 10-track offering, as mentioned as a Pick of the Week on Episode 076 of The NY Hip Hop Report.

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Brooklyn's Troy Ave. releases the ambitiously titled New York City: The Album, led by a video for the title track, "New York City," which features fellow Big Apple journeymen Raekwon and N.O.R.E.

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Queens represetative Kon Boogie drops musically and lyrically well-rounded, 12-track album "Believe or Never Grow," a mix of clever brag raps, introspective joints and sraight head-nodders well worthy of eartime.

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Jesse Abraham drops "I Am Water," a 14-track cornucopia of uniquely-styled and flavorful hip hop nutrients, topped off with a healthy serving of good karma, as all proceeds from the album go to benefit Charity: Water. !llmind, Chino XL top the features list on this entertaining release with a good cause attached.

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This is the video for the second single from P.SO's album The Gateway to Greatness, currently available for sale.

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Jean Grae drops her latest tease, Dust Ruffle, a 10-track "lost tape" of sorts, a compendium of unreleased JeanGraedness spanning the last eight years or so.

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50 Cent drops 5 (Murder By Numbers,) a 10-track free album that follows up his recent mixtape releases The Big Ten and The Lost Tape, a DJ Drama hosted, Gangsta Grillz project.

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Poetic and smoothly eclectic Fresh Daily dropped a free album back in March, so we'll need a late pass on this one. Nevertheless, better late than never, and it's never too late for some smooth grooves and smart wordplay from a Brooklyn good guy.

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