The Next Wave of Hip-Hop Artists

With labels and artists beefing now more than ever, youre starting to see more artists release work independently and in most cases, for free. Artists like Mickey Factz, Blu, Drake, Asher Roth etc. are releasing mixtapes on their websites for free. Mickey Factz, a product of New York City, is debuting a new set of songs every week on his myspace page, which sets up for his album, to be realeased early 2009. And believe it or not, the free music isn't just half-ass decent shit, all of it is crack. Drake( you may or may not know him from the television show Degrassi), has released two mixtapes, Comeback Season and Room For Improvement. These helped set him up to collaborate with artists like Lil Wayne. Rumors surfaced that he'd be joining his Young Money Entertainment label, with his album, Thank Me Later, hitting stores early 2009. This phenomenon is only growing, and can actually help boost record sales and bring back real hip-hop.

Super Duper Supras Remix - Mickey Factz

Roth BOYS - Asher Roth

Deceiving - Drake

Deceiving - Drake