East St. Louis duo premieres cartoon-inspired video

Scripts N' Screwz is an experimental hip hop duo outta East St. Louis, Illinois and they came through with this fresh video premiere for "Brick" that deserves a spotlight. Fans of Saturday morning cartoons will undoubtedly be hooked from the very beginning as the animated video depicts the two as cartoon characters in an adventure down underwater. The mannerisms of the characters are hilarious and the story is easy to follow, making for a very enjoyable video. Hit them up on MySpace or Twitter to find out more.

Down below we got the rest of a pretty big update, starting off with a positive new record from Chicago's Kidd Russell. "Be.Song" delivers with an uplifting message over a clearly rock-inspired production that fans of both hip hop and rock should dig. I came across of a trio of presumably unreleased Q-Tip tracks that fans of his will also dig and Truck North and Big Pooh linked up in Chicago for their collabo "Dutch Dalton" (shouts 2 RH) that is some more good hip hop for your Friday. Finally, Consequence pays homage to his native Queens with his brand new video featuring cameos from Q-Tip, Prodigy, Grafh, DJ Whoo Kid, and more. Browse the rest of the update also featuring names like Ludacris, Kid Cudi, and Raekwon. Enjoy! 

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