Black Cobain, Fat Trel, Kingpen Slim and Ra the MC all released projects yesterday.

Yesterday, as previously mentioned, was a huge day for DMV hip-hop, with rappers Black Cobain, Fat Trel, Kingpen Slim, and Ra the MC all releasing projects. How did it happen? By all accounts, coincidence (unless the folks behind the projects just didn't want to disclose some shrewd master business plan, which is entirely possible).

The only intentional coordination was between the projects of Black Cobain and Fat Trel, who are both a part of the Board Administration entertainment company, of which Wale is a co-founder.

Tre of UCB, also a co-founder of the Board, says dropping both Cobain's Now and Fat Trel's No Secrets on the same day was carefully planned.

"We wanted to release them on the same day, because they were both buzzing at the same time," says Tre. "It was better for the label as a whole, as far as branding the label, and having them pick up where the Wale [More About Nothing] mixtape left off."

Kingpen Slim, whose project, The Beam Up 2, was released yesterday says he initially didn't see the benefit of a shared drop date, but quickly realized that it's a good thing.

"It’s about traffic," he says. "The whole city, the whole area, if you’re into music and follow this music scene, this is the biggest day in hip-hop since Wale put out his album."

Ricky Parker of Studio 43, the Kenny Burns-run label that put out Ra's album , Heart of a Champion (and also signed Wale early in his career) also says it's all love.

"I feel that its a great opportunity for the DMV to show the world the array of talent that is in this area," he wrote in an email. "Each artist that dropped, from RA the MC to Fat Trel, each has their own lane and story to tell. Having that diversity is the beauty of the DMV Hip Hop movement."

Black Cobain says the day was important in "building camaraderie" among DMV hip-hop artists: "I've never seen rap and hip-hop being talked about so much, it's just a tremendous thing."

Fat Trel concurs, calling the Aug. 31 DMV rap deluge a "good look" for the area. "It's showing that we're not playing, and we're ready to have our foot in the door and be known like Atlanta, Houston, and LA. And it's good music, so stop it."