Cincinnati emcees Donte The Gr8 (MOOD) and Buggs Tha Rocka have joined forces to form Space Invadaz. With their first project, a free 14 song mixtape titled Contact, available this Spring, the duo offer up a first taste in "Gun Show". The song is a commentary on the country's obsession with guns and gun violence and features production by Supa Dave West.

Roots reggae singer Mark Dyer, better known by his stage name Warrior King has announced the release of his fifth studio album, his first in four years, entitled "The Rootz Warrior". The album will be distributed digitally by Zojak Worldwide and available on iTunes in February.

Just a few weeks out from the release of Linear Labs' Adrian Younge release Something About April II, Rza drops a remix of one of the albums tracks in commemoration of Quentin Tarantino's Hateful Eight. Hands of God also features Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier and Israeli singer Karolina. You can hear the track below with the original version available on Something About April II, dropping January 22nd from Linear Labs.