Greg Grease: "Basement Soul" (Music Video)

Bobby Raps and Alejandro P produced this new song from Greg Grease, off his Cornbread's Coming. Greg's album Cornbread, Pearl & G, will be out this fall.

Greg Grease: "Basement Soul"

PREVIOUSLY - Greg Grease: "Rip Well"

Sound of the City, Vol. 12 (Mixtape)

The folks at 4seen Magazine have been putting out these monthly Sound of the City mixtapes for a year now. Coming from someone who writes a blog — and does so horribly inconsistently — this is a respectable feat. The latest tape features the late Fly Henderson, Mike Dreams, K.Raydio, Bobby Raps, Tek, Big Dylan, MaLLy, Mike the Martyr, I Self Divine, and more. Hit the jump to stream it.

Illuminous 3: "No Turnin Back" (Prod. Bobby Raps)

Illuminous 3 is back with another Illuinous Free track, this one done by St. Paul native, Audio Perm affiliate, and multi-talented youngster in the Twin Cities scene, Bobby Raps. Check out the video for a breakdown of Bobby's production setup, and download/listen to the song below.

DOWNLOAD - Illuminous 3: "No Turnin Back" (Prod. Bobby Raps

Tek & Franz Diego: "Shots Paul & Wag Town"

St. Paul's Tek and Minneapolis' Franz Diego came together to create an anthem for the Twin Cities that will definitely be getting many plays during the coming weeks and summer months. Download the song, which was produced by Bobby Raps and Jesse James, below or hit the jump for a YouTube stream.

Tek & Franz Diego: "Shots Paul & Wag Town"

WagOutParty.com Presents: Wag Out! The Mixtape

To say Minneapolis' Wag movement is starting to reach any sort of niche cultural significance would be selling it short. Franz Diego is hosting multiple parties per month at Minneapolis venues. The term is reliably blowing up on my Twitter timeline. And now, WagOutParty.com is releasing a free mixtape featuring music from all sorts of artists associated with the Wag scene: Illuminous 3, Greg Grease, The Usual SuspectS, P.O.S., Mike Mictlan, Spyder Baybie Raw Dog, Lizzo, Yakub, Audio Perm, Mike Frey and more. Hit the jump to see the entire tracklist and download the free mixtape.

Toki Wright: "Ode to Maximillian Cohen (π)" (Music Video)

Here's the new video from Toki Wright  for his song "Ode to Maximillian Cohen (π)," a dedication to the paranoid mathmatician protagonist in Darren Aronofsky's 1998 film Pi (π). The song, to be featured on Toki's upcoming Faders mixtape (out 3/31), was produced by Bobby Raps and the video was shot by Adam Dunn.

I'd also like to wish the homie Toki a very happy birthday.

Toki Wright - Faders mixtape release party
The Fine Line Music Cafe
Saturday, March 31
8pm // $10 Advance (at Fifth Element, Electric Fetus) // $12 door
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I.B.E: "AlwaysOnIt ft. Buda Tye & Muja Messiah" (Music Video)

"AlwaysOnIt" is the latest song from I.B.E's That Tape mixtape to get a music video release. The smoked out track features verses from Budah Tye and Muja Messiah, and was produced by Bobby Raps. The video was directed by the multitalented Greg Grease, whose work has been popping up regularly lately.

Sound of the City 7 (Compilation Mixtape)

Last month I shared the Sound of the City 6 compilation mixtape. This month, 4Seen Magazine is back to present another collection of recent Minnesota-made hip-hop. Included in this mix are Metasota, Bobby Raps, Brother Ali, Franz Diego, Mike Dreams, Mike the Martyr, the Tribe & Big Cats!, MaLLy, and more. Stream/download the project after the jump.

Bobby Raps: Gimme Daps (Mixtape)

In late April I posted Bobby Raps' debut music video for his song "Riff Raff." Now, he's officially released his Gimme Daps mixtape, establishing himself among the brightest young talents in the Twin Cities rap scene. The 18-year old from Saint Paul showcases his talents on the 10-song mixtape, which also features Freez of Illuminous 3 and others.

Bobby Raps: "Riff Raff" (Music Video)

Bobby Raps is a youngster (judging by those St. Paul Central letter jackets) in the local rap scene. I don't have much information to share about him at the moment, as his video was passed to me somewhat unexpectedly. Still, the kid is years ahead of many rappers his age. Check out his debut music video for "Riff Raff" above.