The latest in a series of themed releases by ManKind (!LLumiN@TE + SciryL) is full of vivid storytelling told from the perspective of black life during and after the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Latest video from Kemba, "Caesar's Rise," from his 2016 release, "Negus," is a gritty, storytelling gem

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ScienZe is back with a new LP, Kind of Dessert and a smoothed out video from the project, Juice & Gin

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New releases including the gritty "Don't Run" from Brooklyn's Casanova, the energetically musical "Monster" from Far Rock's Heron Demarco and Cymarshall Law's inspiring "Malcolm, Martin & Madiba"

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Here are three noteworthy releases from some of New York's hometown hip-hop heroes that all revolve around the idea of creating extraterrestrial dopeness.

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KRS-One, Redman, Jadakiss, Method Man and Public Enemy among rap's OGs with new project

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