On this episode of Lockdown Radio our hosts interviewed Patrica Alexander, an English teacher at Winchester Thruston High School. Patrica is currently developing a course titled “Memes, Music, & Language” w/ Hip Hop On L.O.C.K., an English course centered around the poetic structure of hip hop. Kellee Maize, a pittsburgh artist and entrepreneur also stopped by our studio to discuss her album, blog, and company, Nakturnal, as well as her new partnership with Iron City brewing company (www.ironcitysound.com). And finally, a rising young star, Jimmy Astro, phoned in from Memphis, Tennessee to talk about his music and influences.

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The homie ev4n holt drops some visuals for “Streets Keep Callin”…Keep an eye on this kid! He’s got some big things in the works!

Official video drops on Wednesday Feb 29th

Boldy James – CONSIGNMENT: Favor For A Favor redi-rock mixtape Available for Download 2-27-12

The Kickdrums hook up with Chicago MC Rockie Fresh & Rockers DZ Deathrays for a rap/rock banger off of their up coming project Follow the Leaders coming next month.

Neighborhood Nip sat down with Civilized talks Karen Civil to discuss all the rumors surrounding him including why he chose to sign with DJ Skee over MMG and why chose to name his mixtapes ‘Marathon’

After not putting out an album for almost a decade, R.A. is back with a big announcement.

Over the course of his career, R.A. The Rugged Man has gone from a mysterious cult figure to a full-blown underground rap superstar, touring the globe, producing movies, murdering verses alongside hip-hop’s biggest names, and drawing praise from peers and critics alike. In this exclusive clip, R.A. reveals some details on his new album Legends Never Die, the official follow-up to the classic Die, Rugged Man, Die.

The Punchline king is back with with another banger after releasing his latest mixtape Cold Corner 2 this time with some help from super producer Jahlil Beats

Stalley drops another joint produced by Block Beattazz with whom he has been collaborating with alot lately.

Stalley – Midnight Satori(Prod. by Block Beattaz)

The first single off of Odd Future’s next project has finally been released via Tyler’s twitter account. Unusual but not if your used to OFWGKTA’s style of doing things.