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Gustavo Louis doesn't wait around and goes straight for the kill early on 'Thundercat Rap'!!! The new project has him, once again, teaming up with, producer, Jazzy Lion Man for yet another solid piece of work!!! Despite the amount of work these two have put out together, over the last year, their chemistry just gets stronger, and stronger, with each release!!! And yes, before you start, we did cover this in our first post of 2025 but when something this dope drops, and you sit with it for a bit, you've got to give it it's own spotlight!!! Stream + Purchase the project here -  Gustavo Louis & Jazzy Lion Man - Thundercat Rap

Dirty Needlz is back, for 2025, with a brand new edits/remix project this time reworking some classic tracks from, Dancehall legend, Bounty Killer!!! Another dope project to add to Needlz ever growing Bandcamp discography!!! Stream + Download the project here -  Dirty Needlz Presents Bounty Killer 'Reworked'

After an insane run in 2024, producer, Jazzy Lion Man drops a brand new collaboration project, alongside Lucai, 'Dig Me Up When I Die'!!! The Chicago based rapper literally floats over Jazzy's incredible production for an album that's sure to make people's best of 2025 lists...and it's only January!!! Dope lyrics and dope beats make for, we hope, a solid foundation of what Hip-Hop will be for the next 12 months!!! Stream + Purchase the project here -  Lucai & Jazzy Lion Man - Dig Me Up When I Die

So, ladies and gentlemen, today marks the 5th anniversary of R.A.W Media!!!  To celebrate the occasion we're going to take a little trip down memory lane and look back at five pivotal moments, in our history, that made R.A.W Media into what it is today!!!  5. United Elementz Media joins Bout Dat Online (2018) - This was a pivotal moment in the history of R.A.W Media because if it hadn't of joined Bout Dat Online, under it's previous name of United Elementz Media, in early 2018 then the brand would have never of had the opportunity to branch out beyond the world of Hip-Hop/Rap and into the world of Professional Wrestling as well. Thanks to Bout Dat Online's 'WrestleBiz' section United Elementz Media had the opportunity to cover, both classic and current, Pro Wrestling events and helped make the decision to eventually re-brand to R.A.W Media on January 3rd 2020. Though R.A.W Media and Bout Dat Online went their separate ways, i...

Only a few months to go until the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance returns, for one last hurrah, with 'One And Done' at the 2300 Arena!!! A second official trailer has been released providing more history, for those who aren't aware, of the promotion that brought extreme wrestling to Philadelphia in the late 80's/early 90's!!! This one's an emotional one so make sure to have your tissues on hand, because no matter what they tell you, hardcore fans can shed a tear as well!!! Check out the trailer, via the ECWA official YouTube channel, here -  Tri-State Wrestling Alliance 'One And Done' - Official Trailer Part 2

The Hip-Hop Advocate returns with the sixth installment of his 'Behind The Boards' playlist series, via his YouTube channel, focusing on The Alchemist's classic production work between 2000 - 2010!!! Al's work ethic, and longevity, is beyond legendary and it's pretty difficult to sum up his amazing production work in just one playlist but the Advocate's certainly done his best by zoning in on a particular period of time!!! Featuring classics tracks from Jadakiss, Lil Wayne, Cam'ron, Ghostface Killah, Slaughterhouse, Prodigy and more!!! Check out the playlist here -  The Hip-Hop Advocate's Behind The Boards: The Alchemist Edition (Playlist)

Happy New Year and welcome to 2025 on the R.A.W Media Blogger site!!! To kick start the new year we've already had some new music, that closed out 2024 and brought in 2025, courtesy of Gustavo Louis & Jazzy Lion Man, M-Acculate and Uncle Murda so check the links below and get ready for what we expect to be another year of dope Hip-Hop/Rap from around the globe!!! Gustavo Louis & Jazzy Lion Man - Thundercat Rap (Narco Club Exclusive) M-Acculate - Pavor Nocturnus (Stream + Purchase) Uncle Murda - Rap Up 2024 (Audio)