Category Archives: D.C.

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FRSHCLSV ALBM PRVW:
Finale – T.I.M.E.
(King Most Megamix)

Alright – now that that‘s outta the way… lets move on to an MC that’s actual worth listening to – with an exclusive first listen to the upcoming project from one of my favorites right now: Finale. The project is … Continue reading

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FRSHCLSV ALBM PRVW:
RODDYROD presents…
Cuba After Market 1.5
(w/ Phonte, Carlitta Durand & Nicholas Ryan Gant)

With the expanded re-release of his Cuba After Market project on the horizon, Low Budget producer, RODDYROD, has blessed us with 4 new tracks as a sneak preview. The original album was Rod’s audio tour guide to/history lesson of Cuba … Continue reading

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FRSH TRCK:
Diamond District
“Who I Be”
b/w mini-documentary

In case you missed it – the very first leak from the DMV all-star project, Diamond District, dropped today. The trio is compromised of MC/producer, Oddisee, and MC’s X.O. and yU. With all three members already being established solo artists … Continue reading

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FRSH TRCKS:
Muhsinah
“From Here” b/w
“That Day” (prod. Oddisee)

New music from Muhsinah off of her upcoming album, The Oscillations: Triangle, dropping this April. The song, “From Here,” shows Muhsinah continuing to come into her own sound with a track that has a little bit more knock to it … Continue reading

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PDCST:
FRSH SLCTS RADIO #1

Today marks the debut of my new podcast, simply titled Fresh Selects Radio. Even though this is the first episode, it feels like the second in a way, because its more or less a follow-up to the Loose Joints mixtape … Continue reading

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FRSHCLSV TRCKS:
Daru featuring
Muhsinah
x Ab & Black Milk
x Joy Jones

If you don’t already know, Fresh Kept Secret vet, Daru has really been doing his thing lately. From both drumming for live acts such as Slum Village, Black Milk, and Kweli’s Idle Warship, as well as producing & remixing acts … Continue reading

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FRSHCLSV SNGL PRVW:
Exile
“Stay Tuned (Stay Here)
(Muhsinah’s Vocal Remix)”
b/w “It’s Coming Down
(Shafiq Husayn Remix)”

(For Part 1 of the exclusive Fresh Selects x Exile – Radio preview, click here) For the second leak off of producer, Exile‘s forthcoming LP, Radio, I have a preview of the album’s first single, including 2 non-album remixes. On … Continue reading

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FRSHCLSV TRCKS:
Finale –
“Jungle Music (All Day)”
b/w “Without You”
(prod. M-Phazes)

For everyone who hit me up about the new Finale tracks from the Loose Joints unmixed-tape and asked for more – I got you. Fresh from Finale himself, we’ve got another pair of new tracks – “Jungle Music (All Day),” … Continue reading

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FRSH EP:
Peter Rosenberg x Oddisee –
A Rosenberg Oddisee

Now, you guys know I’m not usually with the whole “blog syndication” theory of doing things – but I decided to make an exception in this case, since this being a rare example of a blog-created free download EP/mixtape that … Continue reading

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FRSHCLSV RMXS:
Georgia Anne Muldrow x
Oddisee x Oh No

The always otherworldly duo of Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins have returned with some more fOnk for your soul. This time it’s in the form of their new single, “Endure”, from their forthcoming collaboration album, SomeOthaShip. With Georgia providing … Continue reading

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FRSH ALBM PRVW:
The Foreign Exchange -
Leave It All Behind

Brand new sneak preview to the follow-up to Connected, the geography-defying debut from Phonte & Nicolay as The Foreign Exchange. Connected, as misunderstood by certain hip-hop heads as it was, has always been a personal favorite of mine – so … Continue reading