ILL Silla's "This Me" off of TME's mixtape, Through My Eyes, is one of the week's fresh local hip-hop tracks.

A new year is here, and from the looks of this week's new batch of music, it's going to be a good one for local hip-hop. We're off to a good start, anyway. We've got new beats from Man Mantis off his label's new comp, a fresh joint from production duo Fly 4 Ward, a new cut from ILL Silla, a new freestyle from SP Double, a new radio-ready single from DGirl the Bombshell's upcoming mixtape, Mascara Music 2, and a swan song from old-school Denver spitters the HighTops. Continue on for some fresh hip-hop.

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- Fresh hip-hop from Pries, SP Double, Myke Charles, Molina Speaks, AG Flux and more
- Fresh hip-hop: A Broncos anthem, plus new cuts from Billy Lipz, Young Doe and more
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Another week, another batch of fresh hip-hop from the Mile High City. Pries draws all eyes to him with The Lonely Kid Show, the tireless SP Double shows his proficiency on "The Mission Statement," Myke Charles, FL and the ReMINDers take on some G.O.O.D. music in "The Mourning," Black Mask member AGFlux recounts his musical journey on his new album, Scenic Exchange, Molina Speaks puts in work on Flobots.org's The Ten-11 Tapes Volume 1, and K!NG gets personal with his new release, ODOTGL (Over Dose on That Good Love) Vol 1. Keep reading to see what's good.

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- Fresh local hip-hop from Innerstate Ike, Billy Lipz, Young Doe, L-Keys
- Fresh local hip-hop from King FOE and Yonnas Abraham, Naeem Oba and brikAbrak
- Fresh local hip-hop from SP Double, Mr. Midas, SF1, Turner Jackson and Kid Hum

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We've got another fresh batch of local hip-hop for you this week, including a new cut from Innerstate Ike, Esi Juey and Nyke Nitti that pays homage to the beloved boys of winter in the orange and blue. If you have't heard it yet on KS-107.5, which has been showing the track love since premiering it on Friday, here's your chance to bang this bad boy. It's called simply "Bronco Anthem," and, well, it more than lives up to its name. We've also got new cuts from Billy Lipz, Young Doe and L-Keys. Keep reading to see what's good.

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- Fresh local hip-hop from King FOE and Yonnas Abraham, Naeem Oba and brikAbrak
- Fresh local hip-hop from SP Double, Mr. Midas, SF1, Turner Jackson and Kid Hum
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King Foe and Yonnas Abraham get their "Goth Swag" on.

We've got a fresh batch of hip-hop for ya, and it sounds goood! King FOE and Yonnas Abraham of BLKHRTS rap scary in "Goth Swag," Naeem Oba and brikAbrak open eyes with "La La La" from their upcoming EP Bread and Circuses, Myrical gets dirty with his new banger, "Ass Out," Myke Charles releases a hot new video for "100 Degrees," Pries's "Contact High" makes an appearance on Devin the Dude's new soundtrack for Highway and BURNTmd presents "Smooth Criminal Part II" from his new album Not So Black and White.

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- Fresh hip-hop from SP Double, Mr. Midas, SF1, Turner Jackson and Kid Hum and more
- King Foe immerses himself on Junkie
- Rapper Myke Charles has talent and charisma to spare

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There's a ton of fresh music from the scene, including Colorado Crates Vol. 1, a free compilation hosted and mixed by SP Double and featuring a bunch of local favorites, including SP, Mr Midas, Innerstate Ike, Foodchain, Cola Diva, Spoke In Words and more. Speaking of Spoke In Words, he's also dropped a new track with Surpass Flavor. Shane "SF1" Franklin, meanwhile, just released his album Inamorata, and Turner Jackson and Kid Hum have posted "Malt Liquor," the first single off their upcoming project, ABC. Keep reading to see what's good.

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- SP Double has come a long way, and it shows
- Mr. Midas on Son of the Crack Era, hip-hop unity and the downfall of King Midas
- Spoke In Wordz on his new album/mixtape and the lack of respect for hip-hop legends
- Turner Jackson talks Star Destroyer and self-destruction
- Kid Hum weighs in on what it takes to make a great track

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Catch the Foodchain and a ton of the other of the best local hip-hop acts today at the Westword Music Showcase at City Hall.

Happy Westword Music Showcase weekend, friends, Romans, hip-hop heads! This weekend promises to highlight all the reasons why the music scene in Denver houses some of the best talent in the country. With the hip-hop scene, in particular, the styles and profiles of the MCs, DJs and singers have been high on the rise in the past few years. With hard-hitting rhymes and rhythms, the lineup this year is diverse and eclectic enough to give you a great grasp of what's going on. Since we focused on the best local hip-hop in this space ever week, we thought we'd devote this week's edition of That's A Rap strictly to the Showcase performers. Page down to see what you have in store today.

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This week, we've got a ton of music for you to catch up on. With all the sunshine, parties and pretty girls on the horizon, someone's got to be out there making the soundtrack for the summer, and those on the scene in Colorado have been very, very busy crafting a fresh batch of backpack and boom-bap to brighten the days ahead. Page down to check out the latest joints from Pries, Solomon Words, Luke Skyy, Miss K. and Al Catone.

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Dirty Laboratory

Among a handful of the local music-scene tributes to recently deceased Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, Time offered his respects for the fallen MC and activist on a new tune, "Too Sweet to Be Sour," a cross-Atlantic collaboration with British MC Akira the Don. The track opens with a crisp horn line looping over a pounding '80s analog kit reminiscent of Rick Rubin's License to Ill-era productions. The sampled chorus, Yauch's line "Too sweet to be sour/To nice to be mean," introduces each MC, whose verses mingle memories and some clever Beastie references.

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The Foodchain gets "Back to Basics" this week with J.D. Era

This week, we've got enough rap to make your head spin and then some. Check for hot new music from the Foodchain, Myke Charles and Spoke In Wordz murdering a dope boom-bap hip-hop beat, Myrical Child and the latest smoker's anthem to keep in heavy rotation, a peek at the latest video from Pries celebrating how far he's come, plus new cuts from LKeys, Sid Fly and more. The rap cats are doing their thing and we're loving it. Page down to check the rhyme.

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D'Girl gets her groove on in her new "Sex Show" video.

Another fresh batch of local hip-hop this week: D'Girl brings in a few of her homegirls on her latest video for "Sex Show," ProCyse lets his flow loose over a laid-back beat, the Kool Crue spits lines over Drake's "Headlines," and we introduce you to a fresh new face in the roundup, King NiCO. Page down to get the drop on this week's goodness.

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