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EP: Nando – #OctoberTenth | @WhyNotNando

Whoa, the only Nando until 2012? Okay, as if you needed any more reason to cop this, there you. From Nando: “October Tenth is a special project to me because [it] shows how much I’ve changed as a person due to the recent personal problems in my life that started last May. I wanted to vent the best way I could and that was through my music. With that being said I would GREATLY appreciate you taking 16 min to listen to these 4 songs I poured my heart and soul into over a few instrumentals you may be familiar with…” Continue Reading →

Album: Yinka Diz – New Art, New Money | @YinkaDiz

With all the rain and shitty weather going on, this should definitely lighten things up. Yinka Diz’s free album “New Art, New Money” is finally here! Rest assured to hear some of the best material coming out of the DMV at the moment. The overall Basquiat theme to the album coupled with some dominant production from Swiff D puts together a very strong project right here. After the jump but sure to preview some of the title tracks that have dropped in “40 Acres“, “Hold Me Down” featuring Nando, ” and “Wind in My Caesar” featuring Marky. So please, stop sleeping and get hip to a gem right here in “New Art, New Money.” Tracklisting after the jump!

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Album: Matt McGhee – The Graduation | @MattMcGhee

For some odd reason, this cover reminds me of the Kendrick line, “I lived my 20s at two-years-old, the wiser man”. I’ve got to know Matt through his work with Nando and have been impressed by this 17-year-old. His latest, an album entitled The Graduation, is below, with features from Dread, Grande Marshall, MarQuis Collins, Maya Mitchell and Nando, and is a project that reflects a lot of his own production. Continue Reading →

Yinka Diz ft. Nando – Hold Me Down (Prod. Swiff D) | @YinkaDiz @WhyNotNando

Whenever stress bears its ugly head you definitely need somebody that’s gonna hold you down. Musically, that’s what you go here with Yinka Diz latest single “Hold Me Down” featuring one of the DMV’s best in Nando. These dope MCs exchange some fresh verses and how can you be mad at that soulful Swiff D production? Plain and simple… you can’t! Watch out for Yinka Diz’s album “New Art, New Money” presented by iLL Vibes dropping on September 8th. Oh yeah and I had to give a smirk at the end of the track as Yinka Diz says, “This aint a girl’s song.” LOL. Definitely add this one to your collection

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Nando – Violette (Prod. Tall Black Guy) | @WhyNotNando

A few weeks have passed since the release of TheCarryOut3, and it’s safe to say that Nando has a thing for Vashtie, perhaps most noticeable on “Violette”, an ode-of-sorts to the New-York native. Continue Reading →

Mixtape: Nando – TheCarryOut3 | @WhyNotNando

Yep, I know I posted his “Passport” video pretty late (like, within the past hour), but you know we have to follow-up with his mixtape TheCarryOut3, which just dropped. The tracklisting is after the jump, which details that the project features his DMG family, Mouse, Threezy Mcfly, Qwality, Like of Pac Div, Uness, Young Rell, Nitty Scott MC, and some tall black guy (no, really, that’s the name of one of the producers), and is hosted by DJ Soundwave. Continue Reading →

MV: Nando – Passport (Prod. Matt McGhee) | @WhyNotNand

I was really hoping that Va$htie would make an appearance in this video, given Nando’s penchant to big her up (in so many different ways), but in due time, I suppose. The Carry Out 3 is on the way, and to whet our appetites a bit, Nando drops the visuals for this weekend-starter “Passport”. Continue Reading →

Nando – Passport (Prod. Matt McGhee) | @WhyNotNando

Nike Nando links up with producer Matt McGhee for this entertaining narrative of a random rendezvous during a weekend.
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MV: JFK ft. Nike Nando & Hunit Grand – KICK IT (Prod. JFK)

Hollafame Music drops this visual jewel that features JFK, Nike Nando, and Hunit Grand. Produced by JFK, and the first single from JFK’s The HOMIE, “KICK IT” asks the age-old, ATCQ-inspired question, “Can I kick it?”, with the three unleashing with a variety of flows. BTW DEAD @ Nando with the slow-mo Harlem shake, though.