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It's THE SESSION! This week, we close out 2013 with special guests Cife...Man and K. Remedy in the studio for a holiday edition of The Sesh. We talk to the Canarsie-based duo about their new collaborative mixtape Sagittarii, that Beekay Ent. movement, upcoming videos, and we answer your questions on another segment of Love Sessions. PLUS another legendary Session Cypher and exclusive tracks from Cife & Rem, new music from Jus Daze, Sean Price, Slaughterhouse, gaVen heVy, 60 East and much more. AND like usual, we bring you up to date on those dope albums, mixtapes, and that hip-hop news.

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Download SAGITTARII (Free Download). Follow @Cifeman and @REM_BeeKay. And tell a friend.

New track from Gangsta Gibbs with production supplied by Cookin Soul.

New track from the NY-based emcee/activist AWKWORD, featuring BK native Centri and produced by Dismas & Trilian. This is the latest single off that World View album, now officially slated for a Feb. 22nd release. World View has been a project 5 years in the making, with contributions from artists on 6 different continents and 18 different nations. It'll also be the first ever 100%-for-charity hip-hop album of it's kind. Brought to you by the good people at the DJBooth.

Check out our interview with Awk on this week's Sesh. And tell a friend.

New illness from The Slaughter, with production by Just Blaze and Cardiak. This will be on their new album, coming in 2014.

New track from Rakim Allah (c/o Complex Mag), both honoring the late South African leader Nelson Mandela, and promoting the new biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which will be in theaters nationwide Dec. 25th.

It's THE SESSION! This week we got an exclusive interview with the legendary NY-based activist & emcee AWKWORD. We discuss his upcoming LP, World View, the first ever global 100%-for-charity hip-hop album, working with artists on 6 continents, as well as the American for-profit prison system, the viral spread of fake "news", and more. PLUS new music from Agallah, Muja Messiah, Retch, Madchild, Nutso, new tracks off World View and much more. AND of course we bring you up to date on the latest mixtapes, albums, and that hip-hop news.

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Follow @AWKWORDrap. Check out AWKWORDrap.com. And tell a damn friend.

New single from Agallah Don Bishop, featuring Roc Marciano. This of off The Past And Present EP, the upcoming collaborative project from Alchemist & Agallah.

New track from Sean Price and M-Phazes, off that collaborative new album Land of the Crooks, dropping Dec. 17th.

New unreleased track from YC The Cynic. His new album, GNK is available now. Tell a friend.

It's THE SESSION! This week, special guest Trav Ford is in the studio. We talk to the Jamaica, Queens emcee/producer about his upcoming Call It What You Want, we discuss which city really runs hip-hop, and of course we got a new edition of Love Sessions for ya. PLUS an exclusive freestyle from Trav, new music from Termanology, Lil Fame (of M.O.P.), Mars Jackson, First Division, Shelton Harris, Torae, and more. AND of course we keep you up-to-date on the latest albums, mixtapes and that hip-hop news.

Listen here. Follow @FratTrav and tell a damn friend.

November was another legendary month at The Sesh. Brooklyn's own Cife...Man stopped by on the 6th to drop some freestyle bars and new tracks from Sagittarii (which is downloadable here).

The talented Jus Daze rolled through Session World Headquarters on the 12th with new tracks off that highly-anticipated Walk Twice As Hard (cop it here).

And we wrapped up the month with the acclaimed Queens-based lyricist Billy Conahan on the 21st.

Listen to past Sessions right here. And tell a friend.

New track from Brooklyn-based emcee A.R. Stylez, over Kendrick Lamar's "Hiii Power" (Prod. by J. Cole) with an assist from Scott Morris. A.R.'s latest mixtape Realism is available now on DatPiff.

Check out ThisIsARStylez.com and LifeofSMorris.com. And tell a friend.

New track produced by Black Spade.

New track from the Queens-based emcee Billy Conahan, off his upcoming Episode III project, which is due for an April/March arrival. Billy stopped by The Sesh this week, which of course you can hear right here.

It's THE SESSION! Featuring special guest Billy Conahan. We talk about his victory at this year's Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Show & Prove, his upcoming Episode III mixtape, the influence of EDM on hip-hop, and more. PLUS an exclusive freestyle, new music from Loaded Lux, DJ Mr. Phantastik, Big Sant, Euroz, Lecrae, Troy Ave, Gran Fortune, Raekwon, ANTHM, AND of course we bring you up to date on those albums, mixtapes, and that hip-hop news. 

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Follow @BillyConahan and check out BillyConahan.com. And tell a damn friend.

The new album from Jus Daze aka The Bowlegged Bandit, the legendary Queens-based emcee and Session veteran. Features include Lenore, Devo D. and wrestling star MVP.

Stream it here and then get it on Bandcamp. Hear more Daze at JusDaze.com. And tell a friend.