New Orleans emcee D. Francis of the Tygah Woods collective is coming back with what he is calling his final project EVER.  D. Francis’ discography is as varied musically as it is subject matter wise. Spanning from underground boom bap Hip Hop to uptempo trap-esque type tracks and everything in between. Now, we have heard […]

Read More D. Francis- So To Conclude… [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC]

In 2013, coming off of the heels of the monumental 5-day collaboration sessions that spawned the critically-acclaimed underground project “The Bush League: Cold Skool“, award-winning New Orleans based producer Prospek and legendary underground Hip Hop producer/DJ Bazooka Joe came up with an idea. Since the success of Cold Skool had taken off in a positive direction, […]

Read More L’Daialogue- The Long Way [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC]

Here’s another beat tape from the producer MiZUnderstatistic titled Tignon Lawz. This tape is directly influenced by L’Daialogue DiCaprio’s second home outside of his birthplace Memphis: New Orleans, Louisiana. This beat tape has grooves inspired by the Big Easy’s homegrown sound that comes second nature to the whole world now with the advent of producers “borrowing” […]

Read More MiZUnderstatistic- Tignon Lawz [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC] [BEAT TAPE]

Betta now than never.  Shouts out to Beats Freaks & Geeks (Shouts out to Noah) for hosting L’Daialogue’s beat set in Hollywood, California last Nov. The Clazzikal Clazzik Team was in full effect. Check out the visuals and groove out with North Memphis’ Own from Hollywood & Chelsea up in Hollywood, CA. The video is […]

Read More L’Daialogue- Beats Freaks & Geeks Producer Beat Set [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE][NEW MUSIC]

Here is a special beat tape from MiZUnderstatistic titled Alori’s Soul. This tape is named after the Carson-raised songstress Loriana Johnson professionally known as Alori Joh. Alori was professionally aligned with Tog Dawg Entertainment as she provided the backing vocals for most of their earliest and arguably classic records like “Heaven & Hell“, “HiiPower” and […]

Read More MiZUnderstatistic- Alori’s Soul [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE][NEW MUSIC] [BEAT TAPE]

Memphis’ own High Ruler King Cane & L’Daialogue DiCaprio, better known as the group 2Deep has had a productive 2018 with their critically accalimed LP, My Whole Team Is King dropping in August of this year. They are back at it again with another full length project entitled ANNAKNOCKKEY. ANNAKNOCKKEY is an elevated contination of […]

Read More 2DEEP- AnnaKnockKey [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC]

Houston, Texas is home to many different things. The Houston Texans (depends on who you ask), Astroworld (which is closed now but happens to be the title of fellow Texas rapper Travis Scott…but more on that later), Screw tapes, Rap-A-Lot Records, Beyonce Knowles and a slew of SUCCESSFUL independent rappers. Houston is also home to […]

Read More RocNation tries to finesse Texas artist Beatking for his hit song “BDA” [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE]

#wakeupKanye Per L’Daialogue: In lieu of all things Kanye this week, this track “L’Daialogue vs Ye vs The People” was recorded maybe a few hours AFTER the original song dropped with him and T.I. I felt like T.I took it easy at the time and in lieu of the MAGA hats, outbursts and the exchange […]

Read More L’Daialogue- L’Daialogue vs Ye vs The People [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC]

Here is the latest visual from L’Daialogue off of his Cosigns & Mo’ Signs 2 project (if you haven’t copped it you can cop it right HERE, HERE and HERE). The track is titled 360 and is produced by MiZUnderstatistic. This visual was shot & edited by @HBShoTiT. Check it out below NOW!!!!      

Read More L’Daialogue- 360 (Official Video) [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC VIDEO]

Memphis duo High Ruler Warlord King Cane & Pharoh Mista Blac Prince L’Daialogue DiCaprio are known as the group 2Deep and has been for years. But on their latest project titled, My Whole Team Is King they are taking it back to the basics.  “Our very first mixtape was titled Lil’ Cane & Lil’ Die […]

Read More Cane & Dai- My Whole Team Is King [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC]

Eupham crew frontman and New Orleans’ Hip Hop mainstay Lyrikill is back at it with a new project titled Restock. Everybody knows that ‘Kill is the ultimate kick head and this title alludes to one of the greatest words any sneakerhead wants to hear from their local spot: restock. The project features Rich Semere, Coco […]

Read More Lyrikill- Restock [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC]

New Orleans emcee Alfred Banks is coming through with his latest EP to set the summer on fire. The 5-track EP titled Mere-Exposure Effect is already getting rave reviews its first days out.  Check out the write up below and the links below and support Underdogcentral. –MiZUnderstatistic  ______________________________________________________________ Per HipHopDX.com: New Orleans-based MC Alfred Banks has returned […]

Read More Alfred Banks- Mere-Exposure Effect [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC]

Article by: D.M. Becton These days it is really hard to find a DJ on the radio that can keep your attention without all of the gimmicks and gossip. It almost protocol to be on the radio and talk about everything but music. But one DJ is breaking the mold on radio and beyond. That […]

Read More B-High: How One Atlanta DJ Is Quietly Documenting Memphis Rap History by D.M. Becton [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW VIDEO]

New Orleans emcee A. Levy have been on go mode for the last few months. Piggybacking off of his 2015 critically acclaimed project, Squares Delgation, Levy has been making major moves via tours (domestic AND international), merchandise and visuals online.  His latest visuals are from his latest project, Reparations which has been well received partly due to his […]

Read More A. Levy- “Love You/ F*** Rap” [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC][MUSIC VIDEO]

Memphis rapper Blocboy JB has been having a year like no other. He started of the year with his single “Rover” heating up in the streets (with 10+ million views on Youtube). Shortly after that, he dropped the single “Look Alive” featuring Canadian native/ Memphis by-proxy rapper Drake (with a WHOPPING 180+ million views on […]

Read More Blocboy JB’s “Look Alive” featuring Drake is CERTIFIED PLATINUM!!! [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE]

Slangston Hughes of the legendary Tygah Woods collective is sparking off Summer 2018 with some new music. The title of his latest track is “Innocent” featuring Knox Ketchum which is powerful considering the political climate that we are living in today.  Slangston adds, “A song for the John Bunns, Lena Bakers, Jerome Morgans and wrongfully […]

Read More Slangston Hughes- Innocent (feat. Knox Ketchum) [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC]

Memphis emcee L’Daialogue DiCaprio is back at it with latest project titled Cosigns & Mo’ Signs 2. This second installment is expanding on the concepts that L’Daialogue was conveying on the first Cosigns & Mo’ Signs project. It is still heavy on the concept of the “cosign” itself and the foretelling nature of “mo’ signs” […]

Read More L’Daialogue- Cosigns & Mo’ Signs 2 [OVAGROUND EXCLUSIVE] [NEW MUSIC]